GUIDE - Grabbing your Phone/Watch Bluetooth IRKs (2026 edition)

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Getting the IRK for your phone

Devices that use Bluetooth randomised mac address security and an IRK (Identity Resolving Key) - which is to say all smartphones - can be tracked by installing the Private BLE Device integration which is part of HA core. You will need to tell the integration the IRK for each of your devices. This is how to find the IRK for your phone - it works for Android and Apple devices. Summary: Install Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) on a desktop or laptop - Windows, Linux or Mac; it…