Amazon Sidewalk

Sorry for the lateness in putting up new stuff, but everything a little hectic lately.  But here we go with this one!

 

Amazon sidewalk.  Not sure if many people have heard of it yet.  It was released June 8th, and is "on" by default on all amazon devices.

 Amazon Sidewalk is a low-bandwidth long-range wireless communication protocol developed by Amazon. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for short distance communication, and 900 MHz LoRa and other frequencies for longer distances.

Basically what it is, is a "sharing" program that utilizes all Amazon equipment, ie. Amazon echo, ring doorbells, etc.  to use a small amount of your wifi. First off - NO it doesn't allow others to access your home network!  It does not have the speed or bandwidth to do so.

Basically it was designed to be used with air tags and other gps enabled devices compatible with sidewalk.  To allow for lost devices to find their way home via a small "mesh" network. 

Basically, if someones lost keys fall in your yard, and they have a tag on them and you have a Amazon device that has sidewalk, it will talk to your device and relay that info to another device until it reaches the home network - basically the person who lost them.

It has a few features, but for the most part, this is what it is used for for now.  There is no transfer of any of your data or access to your network given. But fear not, you can actually go in and turn it off if you do not wish to participate.

For the Echo family of speakers, open the Alexa mobile app and go to More, Settings, Account Settings, Amazon Sidewalk  and choose Disable.

In the Ring app, go to the Control Center, Amazon Sidewalk, Disable, Confirm.

 

Here is some great info on Amazon sidewalk, check this out.  Amazon Sidewalk 

 

 

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