{"id":234547,"date":"2026-01-15T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/234547\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:48:10","slug":"is-samsung-deliberately-restricting-third-party-uwb-tags-on-its-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/234547\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Samsung deliberately restricting third-party UWB tags on its phones?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Samsung<\/p>\n

Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

A Redditor has claimed that Samsung is artificially restricting UWB functionality for third-party tracker tags.
\nThe user asserted that third-party tags like the Moto Tag don\u2019t benefit from precision finding and augmented reality features.
\nMeanwhile, some Galaxy owners found that third-party tags worked fine, but that uninstalling and reinstalling Find Hub could solve issues.<\/p>\n

UWB<\/a> technology is the backbone of Apple and Google\u2019s precision-finding solutions, powering products like tracker tags and more. However, a Samsung<\/a> owner has claimed that the company is holding back this tech on its own phones.<\/p>\n

Redditor LucianoToscano<\/a> dug into their Galaxy S24 Ultra and claimed that it doesn\u2019t play nicely with non-Samsung tracker tags. The user noted that Samsung\u2019s phone didn\u2019t support precision finding for third-party tags like the Moto Tag<\/a>, as it fell back to a \u201cUWB Lite\u201d mode. By contrast, the official Samsung tag apparently delivered precise finding and augmented reality functionality.<\/p>\n

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For what it\u2019s worth, some Redditors noted in a separate, earlier thread<\/a> that their Moto Tags supported UWB just fine on Samsung phones. There were a few people who had issues in this thread, but workarounds like uninstalling and reinstalling Find Hub apparently seemed to do the trick.<\/p>\n

Does your Samsung phone fully support third-party UWB tracker tags?<\/p>\n

20 votes<\/p>\n

Yes, it does<\/p>\n

15%<\/p>\n

No, it doesn’t<\/p>\n

25%<\/p>\n

I don’t know<\/p>\n

60%<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, we\u2019d like to know from you if your Samsung phone fully supports UWB for third-party tracker tags (e.g., precision finding, augmented reality functionality). Let us know in the poll above and leave a comment if you have more to share.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve asked Samsung whether third-party tracker tags are artificially restricted on its phones. We\u2019ll update our article as soon as the company issues a response.<\/p>\n

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