News stories are not rare in which People’s privacy is violated through hidden cameras. It has happened in a multitude of environments, from tourist apartments to companies or public establishments, but it is a concern above all for people who They travel frequently and tend to stay in many different places. Now, if you are a mobile user from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomian upcoming update of HyperOS will include a tool that will allow you to detect if there are hidden cameras in the place where you are.
The detection of hidden cameras will be part of HyperOS 2.0Xiaomi’s customization layer on the operating system Android of Googlewhose release is expected to accompany that of the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Prowhich takes place tomorrow, October 10, at the Chinese market. Expected to roll out globally between the end of 2024 and 2025. Hyper OS 1.0 was launched a year ago, replacing the well-known MIUI on Xiaomi phones.
The first information about this functionality emerged last August, but this week XiaomiTime has published a video in which you can see it in operation.
Mobile phones that can be updated to HyperOS 2.0 will be able to scan the network to detect active devices connected by Wi-Fi and they will report their presence. What you won’t be able to do is indicate your exact locationso if HyperOS informs you that there is a hidden camera, it will be up to the user to find it.
The tool It also does not cover all types of hidden cameras. If one of these devices is not connected to a Wi-Fi network and has media, such as a memory card, to store the images, it will be ineffective.
In this type of case, an alternative is to use the mobile camera with an app that allows you to detect infrared radiation that the hidden camera emits to locate it.
Xiaomi has a huge catalog of smartphones. While waiting for the manufacturer to inform which models will be upgradeable, you can venture it with the app Xiaomi Downloader. Available on Google Play, it determines which phones will be updated to the next version of HyperOS based on available information and the company’s history. It can also inform you if your mobile is upgradeable to Android 15.