In this article I’m going to show you how to give your Android apps the ability to discover and connect with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. What your app does once it makes this connection will vary ...

June 16, 2022 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Bluetooth devices are more common than ever. It seems the wireless technology is baked into almost every product ...

Bitchat, a messaging app created by Twitter and Block founder Jack Dorsey, is available to download from the iOS App Store. Dorsey says he coded the basis of the app over the course of a weekend in ...

As we embrace the conveniences of modern technology, we must also confront the potential threats to our privacy. Recent developments reveal that certain applications have been tracking car locations ...

What if your favorite music app opened automatically the moment you connected a Bluetooth device? With Samsung’s Modes and ...

Although Tom has spent many years building a career in corporate IT, his passion has always been following what's coming in consumer gadgetry, and getting his hands on as much of it as possible for ...

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Think Bluetooth is just for headphones and car calls? Think again. It’s one of the sneakiest ways apps track you, and most people have no clue it’s happening. Even when GPS is off, your phone is ...

From what I have seen in various apps, it's not that the car is launching an app or doing anything really. The phone makes a bluetooth connection to what it sees as a big speaker and whatever app is ...

In context: A new feature in iOS 13 asks you if you would like an app to have access to your Bluetooth. Apple added it for privacy reasons, and it is surprising how many apps want access to your ...

Last week, Apple and Google announced that they would be joining forces to create a tool that will assist public health authorities in creating contact tracing apps to help stop the spread of Covid-19 ...

As more governments turn to contact tracing apps to aid in their efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, cybersecurity experts are warning this may spark renewed interest in Bluetooth attacks.