Private MAC Addresses Explained: Why Your Phone Fails to Join Wi-Fi

Private MAC Addresses Explained: Why Your Phone Fails to Join Wi-Fi

A phone no longer shows its factory hardware ID to every Wi-Fi network. iPhones have used a private MAC address per network by default since iOS 14, Android since Android 10, and Windows offers it as an option. The address is invented per network, so tracking a device across locations is harder. It also clashes … Read more