How to find a lost phone in a no-cell-coverage camping site?
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#2this is pretty smart, i didn't realize the hotspot tells you how many connections there are although i don't really use mine. my mind went straight to bluetooth pairing.
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#3I thought "find my" on newer iphones could do local non-cellular location services, like airtags.
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#4So, there is no security feature that prevents a phone from connecting to a cloned wifi network??
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#5Wait until dark, shine a flashlight around and look for reflection off the glass. Or use a metal detector...
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#6So, there is no security feature that prevents a phone from connecting to a cloned wifi network??
How can you tell a wifi network is cloned if the SSID/password match? After all, it might legitimately be a new legitimate access point in the network.
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#7So, there is no security feature that prevents a phone from connecting to a cloned wifi network??
If the SSID and password are the same, how would the phone tell the difference? I don't know.
My Fitbit has a "find my phone" feature that uses Bluetooth to tell the Fitbit app on the phone to make a loud whistle. It's kind of handy and ive made use of it several times around my house, but obviously isn't useful outside Bluetooth range.
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#8So, there is no security feature that prevents a phone from connecting to a cloned wifi network??
How can you tell a wifi network is cloned if the SSID/password match? After all, it might legitimately be a new legitimate access point in the network.
Obivously using certificates and TOFU. APs would share the certificate.
(That's how it should work, not how it does in practice)
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#9I thought "find my" on newer iphones could do local non-cellular location services, like airtags.
They can, but the AirTag has to be "seen" by another connected device and that device must relay the GPS position it was "seen" at.
I don't know if Apple IOS is correct enough to log the time and position of AirTags when the device itself is disconnected from a network...
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#10not directly relevant, but was riding my motorcycle in the boonies, and lost the phone which was on the handlebar (bumpy rocky path).
Looked for it several times on the path with no luck. Then I remembered my old iPhone was in the backpack. Did a Find my phone on the backup phone and it showed exactly where it had lost touch with the primary phone. This is all without cell or Wi-Fi service. Saved me a $1000.