XDA Developers on MSN

5 reasons a $10 Bluetooth proxy should be your next smart home investment

This DIY Bluetooth proxy can dramatically improve range, speed, and privacy in your smart home without adding complexity.
Fudzilla

ESP32 microchip has a backdoor

Espressif’s popular ESP32 microchip, found in over a billion devices, has been caught with its digital trousers down, thanks to an undocumented "backdoor" lurking in its Bluetooth firmware. For those ...
Bleeping Computer

Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...
Hosted on MSN

I built an ESP32-powered presence sensor using only Bluetooth, here's how it works

For smart home deployments, there are a lot of ways to track the presence of individuals in a room. There are motion detection sensors that use mmWave and PIR, and you can also use simple detection ...
Bleeping Computer

Undocumented "backdoor" found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains an undocumented "backdoor" that could be leveraged for attacks. The ...