1) They use bluetooth, not wifi. 2) They're actually designed to work in situations where you don't even have your phone as a primary use case. So no, of cour

1) They use bluetooth, not wifi. 2) They're actually designed to work in situations where you don't even have your phone as a primary use case. So no, of course not. That was actually a major point made early on in the article. If you'd even skimmed the article, you'd have seen the answer to your question. :)