Microwave Hack: How Three Techies Outwitted Apple’s Location Block on AirPods Hearing Aid Feature
Three tech-savvy friends in India turned their kitchen into a DIY lab, using a microwave as a Wi-Fi jammer to unlock Apple’s hearing aid features on AirPods Pro 2. Despite Apple’s restrictions, these determined grandsons found a way to help their grandmas hear better with a touch of tech wizardry and foil.
Hot Take:
When life gives you geolocation restrictions, build a Faraday cage on top of your microwave! Kudos to these tech-savvy grandkids for turning kitchen appliances into signal-blocking heroes and proving that where there’s a will, there’s an electromagnetic way!
Key Points:
- A trio in India found a way to bypass Apple’s geolocation restrictions for hearing aid features on AirPods Pro 2.
- They used a homemade Faraday cage built with aluminum foil and a microwave to block signals.
- Apple’s restrictions are due to regulatory hurdles in certain countries, like India.
- The workaround involved tricking the iPad into thinking it was located in California.
- The hack highlights how tech knowledge can circumvent Big Tech’s geofencing restrictions.
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