Reference

What is that Bluetooth device?

In a flat you are constantly picking up other households. Here is how to tell ordinary hardware from something that is following you.

Guides

Identifying what is around you

Identify

An unknown Bluetooth device is showing up. What is it?

Most unknown Bluetooth devices are a neighbour’s television. A small number are not. Here is how to tell the difference witho…

iOS alerts

“Unknown Accessory Detected” on iPhone: what it means

The alert is doing exactly one thing: telling you a Find My accessory that is not yours has been near you for a while. Everyt…

Safety

How to check whether someone is tracking you

There is a specific, testable question underneath this worry: is any device present in two places I have been, that I do not …

Method

How to scan a room for hidden Bluetooth devices

A Bluetooth scan is one instrument, not a detector for everything. Knowing its edges is what makes it useful.…

Reference

Reading Bluetooth signal strength (RSSI)

Signal strength is the only distance information Bluetooth gives you, and it is noisier than people expect. Used correctly, i…

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Bluetooth name lookup

What the device names in a scan actually mean.

18 names

Smart home

Govee, Ring, Echo Dot…

17 names

Wearable

Mi Band, Amazfit, Charge 6…

12 names

Earbuds

AirPods, Beats Fit Pro, Galaxy Buds…

10 names

Tracker

Tile, iTAG, Chipolo…

10 names

Vehicle

Tesla Model, SYNC, Ninebot…

9 names

Speaker

JBL Flip 6, JBL Charge 5, Sonos Roam…

8 names

Headphones

LE_WH-1000XM4, LE_WH-1000XM5, LE-Bose QC45…

7 names

Peripheral

MX Master, Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil…

6 names

Health

Withings, OMRON, Dexcom…

6 names

Sensor

Inkbird, MEATER, H5075…

5 names

Controller

Joy-Con (L), Pro Controller, DualSense…

5 names

Television

[LG] webOS TV, [TV] Samsung, Hisense…

5 names

Remote

Roku Voice Remote, Fire TV, Apple TV…

4 names

Sport

Wahoo, Edge, Tacx…

3 names

Power

BLUETTI, EcoFlow, Victron…

2 names

Audio

Soundcore, Skullcandy…

1 names

Handheld

Steam Deck…

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