Technology giant Google stands out with its work on many innovations that will make the lives of its users easier. One of them is happening in the field of Bluetooth. The company is testing a feature that will let users know how far their accessories are from their smartphone. Here is the Google Bluetooth distance measurement feature!
Google is developing a feature to measure the distance between a Bluetooth accessory and a phone
Bluetooth is frequently encountered in the wireless mice and headphones we use. For this reason, we prefer accessories because of the convenience and freedom it provides today. However, there are areas where Bluetooth is limited. Technology giant Google measuring the limit working on new path.
Android is adding an API to measure the distance between devices using Bluetooth RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator). This won’t be a super precise way to measure distance, but it should be good enough for features like “Watch Unlock.”https://t.co/i52UfNjUzy
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) January 17, 2023
The company users Bluetooth It is working on a new feature that will allow its accessories to be at a distance from their phones. This feature is a new Bluetooth Distance measurement API contains. If this is the Bluetooth Distance Measurement API Mishaal Rahman he noticed.
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Rahman shared the API he noticed on his Twitter account. Although the accuracy of the distance measurement is not exact, the Bluetooth Distance Measurement API can tell you the approximate location. That is, it can indicate whether your phone is more than 1 meter or less from the Bluetooth accessory.
This API specifically uses Bluetooth to determine the distance between your phone and connected devices. RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) will use. Thus, this feature brings to mind Apple’s AirTag. There is no clear information about whether the feature will come or not. However, in case of the possibility of the feature coming, it may be necessary to wait for Android 14.
Before then, this technology seems to play a role in the use of Android’s Active Unlock API to bring users the proximity-based Watch Unlock for the Pixel Watch, which Google showed off at CES.
So, what do you think about the Google Bluetooth Distance Measurement API? Do you think this API would be useful? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section!
