Bluetooth Inspector 4+

doesn't work

didn't want to give this a bad review as ratings are low i just wanted to address the issue for the devs to fix as it did nothing my 2016 macbook pro running Big Sur.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your review. I’ve released v1.0.1 which fixes an edge case where the warning message when the app didn’t have access to Bluetooth was not shown. Did you get prompted to give the app access to Bluetooth when opening it? Double-check your Bluetooth is on and grant access to Bluetooth Inspector in System Preferences → Privacy & Security. If you'd prefer to contact me on email I'm at apps@georgegarside.com; thank you for helping me resolve this issue.

Impressive App with a Privacy Concern

I don’t know what “interrogation” means. But somehow, I was able to connect via Bluetooth with 2 Apple Watches, an iPad, and two iPhones that weren’t mine! I wonder what shows up to these devices and how much of my information is exposed to them.
The app helped me recognize that someone was spying on me in a hotel.
I’ve been hearing weird sounds coming from the wall behind my hotel bed. The floor map showed a small area that was behind the wall, but isn’t in the room. That was weird because the wall was a dry wall, this means that anything that happens inside my room can be heard from the other side. So creepy.

I was very impressed to know that the person spying on me was wearing an Apple Watch and had an iPhone 14 Pro.

I paid for the pro version because I saw that I can send messages but that wasn’t true. I couldn’t send any messages to any devices and this is why I gave it three stars. I don’t like to be misled or scammed.

The pro version connected my device to so many other devices and i was so creeped out. I’m sure they can know or see something that can show the name of my device at least. This information and all details must be shared with all app users.

This app helped me find my Apple Pencil

I misplaced my Apple Pencil. I knew it was in the house. The app’s basic functionality showed a signal strength for each device some of which were named. By moving around my home and re-scanning I was able to narrow down the room and then use the signal strength from other devices to figure out the general location.

It’s not going to home in on the device or do anything magical, but it will help you figure out the general location.

The signal strength percentage isn’t calibrated very well so you need to compare percentages to devices that are a known distance away and work off that.