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I don't know how it works on iPhone, but on Android you can easily get a new mac address and get additional 20 minutes. Settings > Developer Options > Wi-Fi non
by yoavm 3y ago
I don't know how it works on iPhone, but on Android you can easily get a new mac address and get additional 20 minutes. Settings > Developer Options > Wi-Fi non-persistent MAC randomization. Then just forget the network and reconnect.
- jeroenhd 3y agoI don't know how it's managed on your phone, but I get an option per WiFi network on my phone to control whether I use a random MAC address or a my phone's.
- yoavm 3y agoYes, but AFAIK by default (Android) it will use the same random MAC address for each network. I think it is randomly generated based on the SSID, unless you tick the aforementioned option.
- circuit10 3y agoiOS has “Private Wi-Fi Address” which I think is the same thing
- accrual 3y agoThe feature creates a MAC address for each access point and rotates them after 6 weeks without joining. It would be interesting to collect some of these and see if they have anything in common - same OUI, or from a group of OUIs, or totally random, etc. > Starting with iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7, your device improves privacy by using a different MAC address for each Wi-Fi network. This unique MAC address is your device's private Wi-Fi address, which it uses for that network only. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227
- yoavm 3y agoSo if it takes 6 weeks of wait, I guess this iOS feature isn't very useful for getting 20 minutes extra...
- ranger_danger 3y agoIf the backend to their hotspot system uses any kind of fingerprinting scheme, changing the MAC won't help you.
- yoavm 3y agoWhat kind of fingerprinting scheme? I have never seen this on any network.