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How was it resolved? Did the person come forward, turn off the phone, etc.?

What do you think would have happened if they didn't?

They said they would have searched every bag, but they wouldn't have find it since it could have been any kind of Android with a changed SSID. It's the ultimate troll!

edit: > no further action was taken on the passenger with the device (from the BBC article)

Could have been an iPhone, too, since you can write whatever you want as the hotspot SSID.

The person came forward with the device and it was determined that the phone wasn't actually a Galaxy Note 7, but was just named that way. We were very close to being diverted though.

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