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By any chance, does someone know of a private FOSS app to use this kind of bluetooth LED glasses with? (One that is not on the Play Store)(lemmy.ml)

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The only one I found so far demands location permission, according to F-Droid. Why…

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simonmicro@programming.dev
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The location permission is needed to activate BLE and scan for other devices using low energy. Android things…

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Well then, learned something new today.

But hey, if the app can be verified not to do anything stupid with that permission, that’s more than you can say about the closed-source offerings on the Play Store

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Gryzor@lemmyfly.org
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Afaik it’s not “Android things”. Apple devices also use location to use some BT functions if I correctly recall.

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Jack@lemmy.ml
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What app did you find?

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miss_brainfart@lemmy.mlOP
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Badge Magic on F-Droid, though I’m not sure if it would actually work with any device

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