How secure are smart watches ?

50Twuncle

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

Do we need a code to get you to answer the question posed in post #9 ?

indesisiv

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.

50Twuncle

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

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

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

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.