„Nearby Glasses“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
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Smart Glasses are often hard to spot. This app scans for their Bluetooth ID.

i was listening to Could Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ be banned across the UK? ☞ https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/aug/07/could-metas-pervert-glasses-be-banned-across-the-uk-the-latest

in the podcast they mentioned an app that scans for them and my partner asked me to find the app. I guess it may interest some people here ☞
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses
https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses

The app, called Nearby Glasses, has one sole purpose: Look for smart glasses nearby and warn you.

It uses company identificators in the Bluetooth data sent out by these.

  • stylusmobilus@aussie.zone
    6·
    2 days ago

    There’s cheap ones getting around too. Not sure what they connect to, I think it’s a Chinese mob. The ones I refer to are being stocked by Kmart in Australia and run under their in house Anko brand.

    I don’t know if this app or program detects those. I guess the developer would need the Bluetooth code.

      • stylusmobilus@aussie.zone
        1·
        2 days ago

        Yeah I think they only put them on the shelves this week

        I just went into the local one, they didn’t have them there unless they were behind the counter