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Can't this all be prevented by the already connected devices checking if the new device matches a newly purchased, not yet set up device in your purchase history? Really slim chance someone eavesdrops on its id and retransmits fast enough to hijack the setup
Possibly.
A) has amazon actually implemented such a system?
B) do you trust it's functioning correctly? Both now and for the foreseeable future.(would/could you even know if it wasn't?)
Side note: does this feature work with factory reset and/or re-sold devices?
I don't see why they wouldn't. No way to verify I guess but it's really hard to think Amazon wouldn't come up with a system equivalent or better than what I did while reading this thread.
I imagine it'd be a one time convenience thing, or maybe you could open amazon and click 'set up this device again' or something and it reactivates