Samsung May Launch Earphones With UWB Support
The firm filed (via) for a patent with the US Patent and Trade Office on Thursday for wirelessly sharing audio between a tool and wi-fi earphones utilizing UWB. The patent discloses that Bluetooth might be used to determine a preliminary connection between the host machine and the primary earphone. Once each earbuds sequentially transition to a UWB connection—beginning with the first after which the secondary—UWB audio transmission can start.
According to Samsung’s patent, UWB audio transmission will possible present decrease interference and latency than Bluetooth connections. The firm asserts that UWB permits for high-speed knowledge switch, notably as much as 20Mbps, whereas consuming much less energy, making it a power-efficient different. Additionally, the quicker speeds might facilitate the transmission of lossless audio.
For UWB connectivity to perform successfully with wi-fi earphones, the host machine just like the smartphone, pill, PC, or smartwatch, will even need to be outfitted with UWB assist. This know-how is at present present in smartphones, trackers, AirPods, and choose smartwatches. However, these use UWB for options like machine monitoring, entry management and different issues. UWB assist for wi-fi audio transmission, if carried out, might be a substantial new growth.
Notably, Samsung’s newest Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra handsets include UWB assist. The base Galaxy S25 mannequin doesn’t assist UWB connectivity. The earlier technology Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra have UWB assist too, in addition to the Galaxy Z Fold 6. The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra was the primary smartphone that Samsung launched with this know-how.Â