Google has officially stated that the first use case for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) on the Pixel 6 Pro is now enabled. As part of this, there’s now a settings toggle to enable/disable the chip.
Ultra-Wideband on the Pixel 6 Pro allows for “accurate ranging and spatial orientation.” To know that, the “Ultra-Wideband (UWB)” can be accessed by the Settings app > Connected devices > Connection preferences.
It will show on the bottom of the page underneath “Android Auto” and is curiously not accompanied by an icon like every other menu item above it.
Down the road, UWB will aid digital car keys, which today only work with NFC and a physical tap to the vehicle’s door handle. When this is enabled — as Google previewed at I/O 2021, you won’t even have to take your phone out.
As per the official statement on its support page acknowledging the problem, Google said it has identified a fix to the problem that various Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro users reported regarding call drops or disconnection.
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It also said that the fix will be rolled out in a software update by late January, and it will “include all the fixes and improvements that were originally planned in December”. This means that users will get features such as digital car key support in certain regions, Quick Tap to Snap, improvements in Now Playing feature and Recorder.
