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I had an idea for a similar app, perhaps you can incorporate my idea into yours. My idea was when you write down their name, it also saves the available wifi ma
by dalore 13y ago
I had an idea for a similar app, perhaps you can incorporate my idea into yours. My idea was when you write down their name, it also saves the available wifi mac addresses it sees in the vicinity. Then when you see someone again somewhere else you can look at the app for names that might be them (based on the visibility of wifi mac addresses).
The theory is that people carry a phone on them that is unique and is often in wifi mode trying to make a connection which broadcasts the mac. So when you record a contact, one of the visible mac address might be them. In a new place it sees what mac addresses are around and loads up your contact list based on what addresses were visible at the time.
- tomasien 13y agoI'm not sure I follow - what information would the wifi signals nearby where you met them give you? Or would it be that hopefully they have their phone again when you see them, and it will know who they are that way?
- dalore 13y agoMost people will have their phone with them. So the app will use the id's it can currently see vs the one it saw when it recorded the contacts it will cross reference and show you possible contacts.