About 90% of the time, my Z Flip 5 sets off shop alarms. I’ve tested this by taking my phone out of my pocket and walking back through. It is definitely my phone.

I’ve done some cursory googling and it seems like some other people have had the same problem with other phones, but I can’t find a solution as to how to stop it. It’s not a particularly bad problem, just an annoying one that gets me the occasional odd look. Any idea what could be happening?

  • why_no_salt@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I’m not an axpert, just trying to find an explanation. There are different system used in store alarm, the most recent use RFID tags, and this should be smart enough to know your phone isn’t a store item. The older system might use something simpler but I’m not too sure what. Is it possible that the magnets, the wireless charge antenna or the NFC antenna are triggering it?