Bluetooth Connection screen accumulates "Unknown device" entries from previous BLE scans (MAC address randomisation)

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#4,582 opened on Jul 3, 2026 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 55/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Quiet
Tech stack: android, cpp
Domain: mobile

Research direction

Start at More → Manage GPS receivers → Connect new receiver → Bluetooth and trace how scan results are collected and retained between sessions. Reproduce the issue on Android with no nearby devices, then verify that each new session shows only current discoveries and does not retain unidentifiable randomised-MAC entries.

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Description

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Description

The Bluetooth Connection screen shows a large and growing list of "Unknown device" entries even when no Bluetooth devices are physically nearby. The entries appear to be stale BLE scan results that are never cleared between sessions. Because BLE devices use MAC address randomisation, each scan of the same physical device generates a new unique MAC, causing duplicate "Unknown device" entries to accumulate in the list indefinitely.

Environment
[ ] Staging [x] PROD

Application (+ app version, build, operating system)

Mergin Maps mobile 2026.2.0, Android (Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, Android 16)

Steps to reproduce

Open the app → tap More → Manage GPS receivers
Tap Connect new receiver → select Bluetooth
Observe the device list — even in a location with no Bluetooth devices in range, a large list of "Unknown device" entries with various MAC addresses is displayed

Actual results

A long list of "Unknown device" entries with MAC addresses is shown, persisting across sessions even when no devices are nearby. The list grows over time due to MAC address randomisation causing each BLE advertisement to appear as a new unique device.

Expected results

The device list should only show devices discovered in the current scan session and should be cleared between sessions. Devices advertising with randomised MACs that cannot be identified as GPS receivers should not be added to the persistent list.

Screenshots or logs

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dca061f1-1173-4b4c-8424-ff68fa8c7337

Conclusion
Created by Claude and supervised by a human test analyst.

Dominant language: C++
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