Hello there
So I wondered if I could track Bluetooth devices (namely phones) entering my home via a computer equipped with a Bluetooth adapter and some lines of Python.
It works like a charm on my friends Xiaomi. If she turns on Bluetooth, my script detects her for as long as her device is in range.
However, my Samsung Galaxy S8 is only detected as long as the Bluetooth scanning activity is open and in the foreground. As soon as I press the home button to return to the home screen, or as soon as I turn off the screen, the script does not detect it anymore.
My question is if this is an S8 thing or if there are a lot of phones that stop advertising their Bluetooth name when the screen is turned off.
Does someone have any experience with that?
So I wondered if I could track Bluetooth devices (namely phones) entering my home via a computer equipped with a Bluetooth adapter and some lines of Python.
It works like a charm on my friends Xiaomi. If she turns on Bluetooth, my script detects her for as long as her device is in range.
However, my Samsung Galaxy S8 is only detected as long as the Bluetooth scanning activity is open and in the foreground. As soon as I press the home button to return to the home screen, or as soon as I turn off the screen, the script does not detect it anymore.
My question is if this is an S8 thing or if there are a lot of phones that stop advertising their Bluetooth name when the screen is turned off.
Does someone have any experience with that?
The Xiaomi apparently leaves device discovery on even in the background which is pointless and a security risk.
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