Why do my wired headphones connect to my girlfriend's iPhone?
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CuriousPineapple42
I experienced an odd situation with my wired headphones today. I plugged my budi EP20L headphones into my iPhone 7 to listen to a voice note, but somehow they managed to connect to my girlfriend's iPhone 15 in another room! These headphones are wired and don't have Bluetooth or any wireless capabilities. When I plugged them in, my phone recognized them as AirPods and prompted me to connect, but it seems they linked to her phone instead, without any notification on her end.
This isn't the first strange thing happening with our tech; we've noticed weird behavior like mouse cursors moving on their own, Powershell opening and closing on boot, and our TV turning on by itself. We're wondering if something could be tapped or compromised. Is it possible there's a spyware issue on my phone that somehow caused this? Or could the headphones themselves be faulty? When we tested calling a friend, the call came through to the headphones, and I could control the music too. We found these headphones while cleaning and don't remember buying them. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
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It's possible that some manufacturers create wired earbuds that can pull power from your phone but still connect via Bluetooth. This could explain why your headphones would show up as AirPods. Here's a link to a video that goes into this concept further. As for the other tech issues you mentioned, it sounds like one or more of your computers might be compromised, and it would be a good idea to address that before worrying too much about the earbuds.
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Honestly, it's a good idea to disconnect everything from the internet immediately. If you suspect any spying, get a clean computer on a different network and change all your passwords to be safe.
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Devices generally can't connect to each other without both needing permission and notifying the user. Make sure to rule out Bluetooth connections first, maybe turn off Bluetooth on your girlfriend's phone to see if that changes anything. This could help clarifying if the issue lies with the headphones.
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Bluetooth only operates within a limited range, so this scenario with your wired headphones doesn’t really check out. You might want to think about disconnecting everything from your internet temporarily and perhaps even reset your devices. Safety first!
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