Can a Privacy Phone detect trackers?

Yes. You can see nearby Bluetooth tags, look at an odd Wi-Fi network, and cut Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in one tap.

AirTags, Tiles and similar tags talk over Bluetooth at a short range. A look-alike hotspot can try to catch a connection. The phone will not jam those radios. It will show them to you, and it will let you go quiet.

How a Privacy Phone handles BLE and Wi-Fi trackers

• Every Privacy Phone randomises the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth address, and turns those radios off after 10 minutes with no connection.
• One tap cuts Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, sensors, and more. See kill switches.
• Pro Bundle adds tracker scanning and alerts in the Ghost profile.
• Put the phone in a Faraday bag when you want the radios blocked from the outside. Pro Bundle includes one.

Tracker protection on every Privacy Phone

A new address on each Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection, so the phone is harder to follow from network to network. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switch themselves off after 10 minutes with nothing connected. The tiles for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC and USB sit in the quick settings.

Tracker scanning on the Pro Bundle

The pre-configured Ghost profile arrives with the scanning tools. A Bluetooth scan looks for AirTags, Tiles and Find My devices nearby, alerts you, and can play a sound to help you find the tag. You can set a zone, such as home or the car, and be told when a tag enters or leaves it. A Wi-Fi scan shows hidden network names, signal strength, and a hotspot that does not look like the one you expected.

The Faraday bag in the box blocks the radios from the outside while it is sealed. Test it: phone on, bag sealed, call it. If it rings, the bag failed. See How Faraday Bags Boost Privacy and Security.

What tracker detection will not do

It will not jam a tag. It will not hide the handset from your carrier while the SIM is on. It will not replace looking in the bag, the car and the jacket. A tag in a car’s wheel arch is a physical search, not an app.

Common questions about BLE and Wi-Fi trackers

Will a Privacy Phone find an AirTag in my bag?

• It can alert you that a tag is travelling with you, and help you make it beep. You still have to find the tag.

Does the Essential phone have the tracker scanner?

• Essential has the radio switches and the randomised addresses. The scanning tools and the Faraday bag are on Pro Bundle. See Essential or Pro.

Does turning Bluetooth off stop all tracking?

• It stops this phone talking to a nearby tag or hotspot. It does not stop a tag that is talking to other people’s phones, Wi-Fi beacons, and hiding a SIM.

Modern tracking devices and rogue networks are increasingly used for surveillance. Privacy Phones paired with Faraday bags gives practical, easy-to-use tools to detect, block, and respond to these tracking threats – without needing technical expertise.

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