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Is this why I keep getting notifications that such-and-such a website wants access to devices on my local network? I've been denying those left and right lately

• TeMPOraL 14d ago
  Android 17? If yes, then that's because they added a new permission specifically to block apps from LAN access, then bundled it together with "nearby devices" (one introduced earlier specifically to block Bluetooth and WiFi scanning and point-to-point connections) because apparently they believe the concept of "local network" is too difficult for normies to understand or something - and due to how it's implemented, even apps trying to talk via loopback with themselves get captured in scope, too. The UI won't tell you which is which, though.
• dwaite 13d ago
  That's likely Google's implementation of Local Network Access (https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/ https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/). The browser delegates passkey plumbing up to the core platform typically, so it already should have the appropriate permissions.