Wait so any nearby stranger can connect their bluetooth speaker to my phone, at any time, and there is no popup or approval needed on my end? Like the only way I know this happened is my sound stops working because unbeknownst to me it is now playing through a speaker next door? This just happened.
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And you can select their speakers to broadcast spooky or startling sounds in the middle of the night😉
A few hours of research later, that's not happening again.
> YES
No problem! Go to this link, and hit PLAY.
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Is your problem resolved?
> NO, but I feel better.
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If they keep reconnecting every time you turn bluetooth on: play a very high pitched noise, or a low pitch very loud and blow their speaker. Use a frequentie-generator app.
I listen to some pretty blue comedy/TC podcasts. My husband came in one day, “Did you know everyone is outside and can hear what you’re listening to?” I died right then, which may explain a lot lately.
Betcha the problem solves itself. 😁
Is it possible your phone made you aware of a nearby BT device and you accidentally initiated the connection. From that point forward it will auto-connect.
I have multiple kids with airpods. My iPhone has never even noted their devices, much less connected.
the phone is asking again.
Should be illegal…
iPhones have a memory. If the same device comes in proximity multiple times it will ask at some point, thinking you’re too dumb.
Hilarity (uhem) ensued
I can't conceive of how this would happen unless somehow you accidentally approved a new BT connection in the past without thinking or realizing?
Bluetooth is just a radio protocol, it isn’t special or really even all that advanced. On its own, it is very very dumb.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/12/06/kamala-harris-is-bluetooth-phobic-495343
I have accidentally connected to many speakers trying to click mine when a random one pops up.
It'll get worse before it gets better.
, first time pairingbalways comes with confirmation.
What did you do in your neighbor's apartment?
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I told it to shut up.
Then it offered to give me some tips on how to hammer more efficiently.
I beat it to pieces with a rock that didn't say anything.