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CONSTANT unwanted pairing requests

Discussion in 'Android Help' started by surveyor65, May 22, 2017.

  1. surveyor65

    surveyor65 Lurker
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    I use an LG V20 running v7.0. I'm constantly bombarded, like once every minute, with Bluetooth pairing requests from a device named 'sparrow.' I have no idea what this device is, nor have I EVER paired with it. I get requests regardless of where I am...home, work, store...everywhere. Is there a way to block these requests so I can turn my Bluetooth back on and use my smart watch and ear buds again?
     


    #1 surveyor65, May 22, 2017

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  2. JAy3001

    JAy3001 Android Expert

    Having looked into this, there are a great number of similar threads around. However your case seems different as you are getting requests no mater where you are, so it's not a local device trying to connect to your device.

    It seems rather possible that an app on your device is trying to connect to Bluetooth; I have seen reference to an app/process called sparrow that uses Bluetooth to send messages between devices without the need for a data connection. Maybe there is such an app doing this on your phone?

    When you get these requests try going into settings/memory and selecting "Memory used by apps" and see what comes up, maybe a clue in there as to what is sending the requests?
     
    #2 JAy3001, May 22, 2017
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  3. surveyor65

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    The top 10 apps on the list are apps I've had for quite a while or essential apps for the phone...nothing seemed unusual.
     
    #3 surveyor65, May 22, 2017
  4. JAy3001

    JAy3001 Android Expert

    Why not try force stopping each process and see if the requests stop? You see if it is a process, an app can be calling it in the background.

    No guarantees on this naturally. The worse things that can happen is you phone becomes unstable, a quick reboot will cure this.

    Or screen capture your apps list and we can see if something looks like it maybe the culprit?
     
    #4 JAy3001, May 22, 2017
  5. surveyor65

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    I'll just send 4 at a time so I won't bog anything down.
     

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    Next 4
     

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    Next
     

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    More
     

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    Still more
     

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  11. surveyor65

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    Problem solved. Somehow my smart watch was renamed 'sparrow.'
     
    #11 surveyor65, May 25, 2017
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  12. JAy3001

    JAy3001 Android Expert

    Whoops, glad it's fixed. :cool:
     
    #12 JAy3001, May 26, 2017
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