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Old 07/15/2009, 11:37 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by palmit View Post
my concern is that there is not an option for "Hidden" which are on other treo's. I liked knowing that this prevented bluetooth hacking. Does anyone know if my phone is automatically hidden after pairing or is my phone open for this type of security risk without the option to hide?
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I think the OPs concern is although it's EASIER this way... does it leave his phone open to being accessed by someone unscrupulous to access it. MOST of us prefer to have feedback that we are permitting something to access our device. Since 0000 is standard that means almost anyone can get into it automatically and that is NOT what we want!
The Pre is not discoverable unless the Bluetooth Preferences app is running. Don't keep it running and you're good to go.
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