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How do I prevent others random device suggestions in Public Areas? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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As title suggests, how do I go about stopping my phone from scanning my surroundings for extra devices?

Note: my phone was already connected to my own headphones.

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[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 73 points 10 months ago (4 children)

You can disable the feature, it's called something like near device discovery. Also check this cool app that lets you spoof those devices and spam the suggestions.

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lool. Love it

[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And my classmates now hate me :(

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

As long as they don't know who it is, you're safe.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is how those iPhone crashes worked with the Flipper Zero, I believe. Which allegedly was also able to crash some medical devices and actually hurt people.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Yeah it crashed my pacemaker now my heart only beats to the McDonald’s jingle.

[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 10 months ago

With the app that I linked to, I was able to crash friend's iPhone multiple times.

[–] MSugarhill@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago

Way more covert then the flipper zero :D

[–] skele_tron@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago

Im having so much fun at work rn haha

[–] fruitSnackSupreme@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How come when I use this, I can't see any of the devices on windows?

[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I tried it with 3 Windows laptops and only one worked. Not sure why, maybe turning Bluetooth off in windows prevents this.

EDIT: It stopped working on the one laptop it worked on before. Idk why.