| The name of the base system (platform): | Samsung SmartThings (ранее Samsung Connect) |
| Developers: | Samsung Electronics |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | October, 2020 |
| Branches: | Internet services |
| Technology: | Internet of Things of Internet of Things (IoT), Tablet computers and smartphones |
2020: The announcement of Samsung SmartThings Find - service for search of the lost smartphones in Bluetooth and UWB
On October 30, 2020 Samsung started free service for search of lost smartphones. The service which received the name SmartThings Find uses for search of gadgets of technology Bluetooth and UWB.
The SmartThings Find service is available on smartphones under Android management 8. Among the supported gadgets also: tablets, earphones, hours. For use of SmartThings Find it is necessary to be registered. For search of devices the service uses Bluetooth technologies with low power consumption (BLE) and ultrabroadband communication of Ultra Wideband (UWB). UWB is supported by devices Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Z Fold 2.
If the lost device connected to service will appear offline, service initiates a countdown (30 minutes). After stay in a standalone mode, the device will give a signal of BLE which can receive other user gadget from the SmartThings Find system. Devices of other users act as repeaters which transfer coordinates of the lost device to the server of Samsung.
The user who lost the device can specify it lost in SmartThings Find then service will provide it gadget coordinates. The company claims that exchange of all data is performed in encrypted form therefore the owner of the device can not worry that data will get to the third parties.
Search of the lost device using SmartThings Find looks as navigation to the set point according to the card. When the lost gadget appears nearby, the Search Nearby function on the basis of AR which will show to the user exact location of the gadget is activated. Besides, the user can be guided by search of the device by the color signals from service reminding the children's game "Cold hotly".[1]
Access to SmartThings Find is open within the SmartThings application. To begin to use service, it is enough to click a banner in the lower part of the main screen of the program. The SmartThings application is available in Google Play. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Samsung announces SmartThings Find, powered by Bluetooth and UWB
- ↑ [Samsung SmartThings https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.oneconnect application]
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