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What is the suspected method of Bluetooth communication? Afaik phones do not share their internet blindly to Bluetooth devices.
by venussnatch 5mo ago
What is the suspected method of Bluetooth communication?
Afaik phones do not share their internet blindly to Bluetooth devices.
- max8539 5mo agoAlso thought about it. It’s possible, but requires enabling hotspot on the phone. Without it, it will not share internet via BT.
- fragmede 5mo agoIt would also require that my phone not show my car using the hotspot, when it does show my laptop, and also for my cellphone plan to not show that usage (I have limited hotspot data), which is theoretically possible, but now we're talking three companies having to collude in a totally undetectable fashion, which seems a little far fetched.
- buran77 5mo agoThe author probably means CarPlay and Android Auto. In wireless mode they share the phone's internet connection. The adapter linked in the article is a CarPlay adapter, not plain BT.
- max8539 5mo agoSeems like this way of using CarPlay isn’t documented. Bluetooth is used for discovery and WiFi/USB for CarPlay communication but not for providing car and internet access. Using users’ phone data without notice could be noticeable by users as well…
- icehawk 5mo agoThat doesn't seem right at all, since my phone doesn't have tethering plan and I can still use CarPlay.
- jeroenhd 5mo agoBluetooth PAN seems to work pretty seamlessly once you've paired your phone and set it up. It's possible some kind of "seamless hotspot" functionality is remotely activating PAN on a paired device.