CIS-C0 / RFSentinel

RF Sentinel 
 BLE & WiFi police scanner for Android 
 Passively detects body cameras, license-plate cameras, patrol vehicles, drones,
 trackers following you, camera glasses and fake cell tower signs from the
 signals they already broadcast. No root, no Termux, no account.
 RF Sentinel (also written RFSentinel ) is a free, open-source police detector app for Android.
 What is RF Sentinel? 
 Website ·
 Q&A ·
 How it works ·
 Discord 
 Main features in 40 seconds live list · why it's flagged · radar · 3D driving map 
 3D driving view list + map split, then full screen (Mapbox map: Settings → Map → Map provider) 
 List + map (fsociety) · why a device is flagged (Night Drive) · 3D map (Synthwave) · map and radar split views (Dark). Demo data only. All 13 themes · Android Auto 
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## Contents
- At a glance
- What it detects
- Features
- Quick start
- How it works
- Using the app
 - Main screen · Device details · Map and traces · Navigation · Export
- Android Auto
- External hardware
 - ESP32 boards
 - Supported USB WiFi adapters
 - RTL-SDR: two-way radio detection
- Themes
- Privacy
- Limitations
- Q&A
- Building from source
- Signatures and sources
- Contributing
- Acknowledgements
- License · Disclaimer
## At a glance
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| **What** | A non-rooted Android app that lists every Bluetooth LE and WiFi device around you with its vendor, type and signal, and flags law-enforcement and surveillance equipment |
| **How** | Receive-only: reads advertisements, beacons and cell info that devices broadcast publicly. Never transmits to, connects to or jams anything |
| **Runs on** | Android 8.0+ phones (64-bit and 32-bit ARM), Android Auto, plus optional ESP32 boards (OUI-Spy, GhostESP, Marauder, Flipper Zero + BFFB, FREE-WiLi 2) and USB WiFi adapters |
| **Costs** | Nothing. GPL-3.0, no ads, no account, no subscription, no analytics |
## What it detects
 Body cameras Axon, Motorola, Digital Ally... 
 Plate readers Flock Safety, Genetec, Raven audio 
 Patrol vehicles police gear travelling together 
 Speed & red-light cameras warned ~30 s ahead 
 Trackers following you AirTag, Find Hub, SmartTag, Tile 
 Drones Remote ID with operator position 
 Camera glasses Ray-Ban Meta, Spectacles... 
 Fake cell towers IMSI-catcher signs 
 Police aircraft ADS-B, opt-in 
 Waze reports opt-in 
 Card skimmers gas pumps, ATMs 
 Hacking tools & deauth attacks Flipper, Pineapple, evil twins 
 Every category, with examples and how each one is identified 
| Category | Examples | Identified by |
|---|---|---|
| **Body cameras** | Axon, Motorola / WatchGuard, Digital Ally, Zepcam, Vievu, Utility, Getac, in-car video | `BWCDEVICE` payload tag, TASER company ID `0x034D`, Axon UUIDs `0xFC81` / `0xFE6B` / `0xFE6C`, IEEE prefixes such as `00:25:DF` |
| **License-plate readers** | Flock Safety, Genetec, Perceptics, Quercus, Tattile | `Flock-` SSIDs, `FS Ext Battery` / `Penguin-` / `FS-` BLE names, company ID `0x09C8`, plus the OpenStreetMap / DeFlock camera map |
| **Speed & red-