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How secure are smart watches ?

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  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    indesisiv wrote: »
    My garmin watch picks up Bluetooth notifications from my phone from significantly further away than 1m!
    I would say 10m is a lot more realistic as I can leave my phone in the living room, walk through the house and sit in the garden and still get notifications on my watch.

    Does your Garmin smart watch need a linking code to connect via Bluetooth ?
  • AndyPix
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    Do we need a code to get you to answer the question posed in post #9 ?
  • indesisiv
    indesisiv Posts: 6,359 Forumite
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    Does your Garmin smart watch need a linking code to connect via Bluetooth ?

    Yes you have to pair it with the number it generates on the watch.
    “Time is intended to be spent, not saved” - Alfred Wainwright
  • 50Twuncle
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    indesisiv wrote: »
    Yes you have to pair it with the number it generates on the watch.
    Mine (and many other cheap imitations) - do not need any code - they just link when they are detected by the phone/tablet !!
    Hence my concern about security.
  • ballyblack
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    edited 24 August 2018 at 9:18AM
    Did not know you could link to another bluetooth device without pairing it for the first time?

    Pairing does not necessarily mean inserting a code


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  • 50Twuncle
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    edited 24 August 2018 at 9:29AM
    ballyblack wrote: »
    Did not know you could link to another bluetooth device without pairing it for the first time?
    Pairing does not necessarily mean inserting a code
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    I can link my watch to two different devices - both my tablet and phone (both "paired")
    obviously not at the same time - but then I only connect to my phone once a day and otherwise bluetooth is disabled on my phone !
  • wongataa
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    Mine (and many other cheap imitations) - do not need any code - they just link when they are detected by the phone/tablet !!
    Hence my concern about security.
    Maybe you shouldn't buy cheap imitation devices if you are worried.
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