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

submitted 1 year ago by PixeIOrange@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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!)

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[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 115 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bluetooth devices only broadcast their name when in pairing mode, at other times only the mac address is available. In other words, these are just people's Bluetooth devices like headphones, cellphones, airtags, etc.

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

… tv’s, soundbars, remotes, keyboards, mouses, media players,… fucking toothbrushes, vibrators, mirrors, etcs.

[–] Waker@lemmy.ml 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please don't fuck toothbrushes :(

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if they vibrate though?

[–] kafa@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they map in Bluetooth as vibrators then

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

You'd think... Mine didn't... Had to write a whole wrapper with kernel module and all...