Temporary or holiday accommodation may also pose a risk to guests’ privacy and security. Apartments and rooms available on platforms like Airbnb and even inns and hotels There are hidden camerasIt is not common for this to happen, but there is a risk. This is an issue that is increasingly being reported on social networks and the platforms themselves.

There are some basic methods to detect these spy cameras using our mobile phone, but Xiaomi wanted to go even further. The Asian company has developed a tool that allows you to find hidden cameras using your mobile phone, and it is really promising to use.

Xiaomi phones will search for suspicious devices to detect spy cameras

Spy cameras may be hidden in some places Corners of a room that would not normally arouse suspicionFor example, in wall sockets, desk clocks, smoke detectors or behind mirrors and other places. One of the most common ways to find this type of camera is to use the flashlight (or flash) on your mobile phone or even the camera on your smartphone.

However, Xiaomi will implement a smarter system dedicated to finding these cameras. The Asian company’s solution is based on analyzing the room and our surroundings to find active devices connected to the WiFi network. This system, as revealed in a video published by XiaomiTime, Suspicious devices connected to WiFi networksuch as a portable, battery-powered security camera, among others.

Screenshot: XiaomiTime / YouTube.

This tool can be very useful for: to alert us to the existence of such a device However, we cannot seem to determine its exact location in the apartment or room we are in, so it will be up to us, the users, to search for the location of the suspicious device detected by the Xiaomi system.

However, this system can only detect devices connected to a Wi-Fi network but cannot detect devices that use a USB memory stick or microSD card to save recorded videos. Such cameras or devices need to be detected using more traditional methods.

Xiaomi has not yet specified which smartphones and tablets will receive this interesting function for users’ privacy and security, but it is estimated that it will come with the HyperOS 2.0 update.

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