[Pyxl101]

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?

[mdrzn]

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)

[zeroer]

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

[systemizer]

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.