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Bluetooth IRK Turns Phone Into Presence Sensor
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Home Assistant's Private BLE Device integration uses a phone's Identity Resolving Key (IRK) to track rotating Bluetooth addresses as a presence sensor. Capturing the IRK requires an ESP32 with Derek Seaman's firmware, though Android pairing can fail. Detection lag can exceed 15 minutes.
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