TdotMatrix

@TdotMatrix@lemmy.ml

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TdotMatrix,

I gotta hand it to Samsung that they outline all the open source licences they use, at least in their Galaxy smartphone products:

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/967c52e8-7015-4350-a4aa-7079abf71324.png

TdotMatrix,

Alone. Phone’s unplugged. Ignoring calls even though no one does.

Why are there loads of unnamed bluetooth devices around me? (feddit.de)

I live in a big city in the center. When i activate “Show bluetooth devices without names” in the developer settings of my android 13 phone, there appear loads of this devices. I have no clue what they are. Does anyone know? Are that the bluetooth nanobots of the vaxxinated people? (/s to last question!)

TdotMatrix,

That’s how it’s expected to work, yes. As does Samsung SmartTags, and Tiles. These tracking devices (that we purchase and opt-in for) are a net positive in most cases. How else would we expect them to work if not for Bluetooth beacons (and UWB)?

TdotMatrix,

Yes, it is turned on by default. You can opt-out if you’d like. Here’s a pretty good article that covers it all: howtogeek.com/…/what-is-apples-find-my-network/

Samsung SmartTags “Find” network is opt-in, which stagnated the growth of their network.

Tile’s network is naturally opt-in as it requires us to install the app, and therefore has the lowest coverage from my understanding.

I recall seeing the following approximate numbers:

  • Apple: 1,000,000,000
  • Samsung: 300,000,000
  • Tile: 35,000,000

Battery and data usage are negligible.

TdotMatrix,

Not automatically. You had to click ‘sign up for threads’. Still, it was very seamless and even let you auto follow those you had on Instagram, so the user count was definitely inflated. It’s not surprising the number of active users are way down.

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