As title suggests, how do I go about stopping my phone from scanning my surroundings for extra devices?
Note: my phone was already connected to my own headphones.
this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2024
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You can disable the feature, it's called something like near device discovery. Also check this cool app that lets you spoof those devices and spam the suggestions.
How come when I use this, I can't see any of the devices on windows?
I tried it with 3 Windows laptops and only one worked. Not sure why, maybe turning Bluetooth off in windows prevents this.