Nearby Glasses: This app notifies you when smart glasses are nearby

https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses

Just saw this on F-Droid (well actually on IzzySoft) and thought I'd pass it along. Haven't tried it, please don't kill the messenger, just sharing...

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eremophila@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 2d (2 replies)

"⚠DO NOT HARASS ANYONE AT ALL⚠"

Unless they are perverts, nazis, racists, sexists, zionists, dodgy politicians, ai users...

eldavi@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2d

All pretty safe bets considering that they're wearing it anyways despite the mass rejection to it -- like cybertrucks. Lol

Cethin@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 2d

It's a good idea for them to say this. It's "cover your ass" language. They aren't responsible if you decide to harass someone. They explicitly told users not to.

muimota@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 2d (1 reply)

Reminds to glasshole, an art project from 2014 that detected the presence of Google Glass and kicked it off the wifi network

Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1d

Such a great name

unitedwithme@lemmy.today · 18 pts · 2d

While it's a nice thought, I prefer to have my BT disabled so I'm not being scanned by nearby APs or other networks tracking me too. It's kind of a catch 22.

fireweed@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2d

I'm amused by all the "don't harass people!" disclaimers.

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2d (2 replies)

I tried this a couple of months ago. The app will not stay running in the background on Android.

Not running, not scanning.

swicano@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1d (1 reply)

The OS is probably optimizing it away, there might be a setting under battery management or app deep sleep that stops the OS from killing it, but it's gonna use a bunch more battery, too. I think this is a simple enough thing that a little esp could do it instead of a whole phone app

RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 1d

I tweaked several settings in the OS.

Under Mobile Data for the app I allowed "background data" and "unrestricted mobile data usage"

And under battery "unrestricted" and "allow background usage".

After all that I can't keep the app running. 🤷