Is my ex still coming to/near my house

[LynnAnneBenfield]

So I have a smart tv and a few weeks ago when we went on YouTube it was randomly signed in to my exes account, as far as I know it's never been signed in to it before and certainly not since he left, about 6 months ago, anyway I thought it was a bit weird but my friend thinks it means he's come to or near the house and the tv has signed him in automatically if he's connected to the WiFi, we had been out on a long walk before we discovered the YouTube thing.

Anyway today the tv wasn't connecting to the internet properly so I was messing about in the settings and saw it was still signed in on his email, and as show in the picture says it was last synced on the 7th, I'm sure I was in that day but does it sync if he's not nearby? I don't understand technology but I'm a bit freaked out!

I should have clicked sync now to see if it would do it or not but I panicked and deleted the account so I can't do that now.

He lives about 20/30 minutes away and has no reason to be anywhere near where I live, it's quite remote.

He still has a key and I haven't been able to afford to get the locks changed and to be honest I hadn't considered I needed to until now

Change the locks and the WiFi password asap.

Like I said I'm not financially in a position to do the locks at the minute

I'm just wondering if there's an innocent explanation for it like maybe it syncs remotely?

Bump

Switch it off at the wall unless you are actually watching tv.

It may bexoincidence but change the wi fi password if you do nothing else. Make sure any record you keep of it is well hidden. personally I would also change the passwords on all my accounts as well.
Are you locks the type that.you can just change the barrel yourself rather than get a locksmith?
Is there a bolt on the front door you can lock and then go in and out via the back door ? You might feel more secure

Sounds like it was just signed in from before he left?

If you phone Womens Aid, they used to help you change the locks. If they no longer do it themselves, they should be able to tell you who can.

It's the date on the picture though that says last synced on the 7th of may so last week, I'm honestly not that bothered about what he can do with the tv etc it's more that if he's been here it can only be for something dodgy, I live quite remotely and there's no reason for him to be near here

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to do from far away or if you have to be close by or on the WiFi

Do you have a Yale locks? They’re about £7 to change the barrel, YouTube tells you how.

YouTube I think keeps you logged in but I would be suspicious about the last synced thing.
Usually something only syncs when you're near it or in range with it imo.
I would probably think he could be letting himself in.

Also why have you not got your key back?

It’s really really easy to change the locks, OP. Have a look at your lock, take down the details ir better still photograph it, check online and see if you can afford to buy one, the follow instructions on YouTube.

Calm down and put your keys in the locks do he can’t get in. Does the system normally automatically sign out when he leaves or does he have to sign out? If you can sign out yourself, do that. I wouldn’t rush to change the password, but wait to see if he signs in again, just to be sure that it wasn’t a one off. Changing the password is like sticking your fingers in your ears and hoping it/he goes away. You need to calm down in order to stay smart and safe.

The YouTube was definitely not signed in to his account the whole time he's been gone, the only reason I know is my DC is the only one that watches it on the tv so it normally has all their videos on the home screen, then randomly after we'd been out and come home it had all changed, so I clicked on the sign in/out button and it said it was signed in on exes account. My friend thinks this is from exes being on our WiFi and it automatically signing him in

I haven't got the key back because he refuses to give it back 🤷🏻‍♀️ Things were quite hard when we broke up, he took it badly, threatened suicide, turned up here pissed etc so it's not totally out the question that he's been around here but equally I don't understand technology too much so no idea if it can do the things it's done without him being near

@T0tallyFuckedUpFamily I will check the lock etc thanks, not sure why you're telling me to calm down so many times 😂 I am calm I just would like to know if there's an innocent explanation or if I should be worried

Because I’ve had too many glasses of wine. Sorry.

@T0tallyFuckedUpFamily well that's totally acceptable! 😂 I don't think I've had enough wine so I'm going to take a leaf out of your book! ☺️

What’s the brand & model of the tv?

How does the TV fit into the timeline? Did you buy it after he moved out? Is there absolutely no way he was signed in from when he used to live with you?

www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00128631

This article suggests that to add an account, you need to physically have access to the tv and the remote (he couldn’t do it by standing outside your house). So either he was signed in from when he lived with you before, one of your children know his account details and signed in, or he has recently been in your house. It won’t automatically add just because he connected to your WiFi.

my friend thinks it means he's come to or near the house and the tv has signed him in automatically if he's connected to the WiFi

As above, I don’t think this is correct. But you can test this yourself surely? If you sign out of your account does the tv automatically sign you in if you connect to WiFi like your friend suggests?

This looks like your operating system

Can you leave a key in the front door? And can you get out of your back door? If so does he have a key to that.

I would say if you can use your back door leave the key in the front so he cant get in (just in case).

Also with regards to tv he would not be able to sign on remotely. He would need to be in or close to your house to use the wifi to access the tv. Changing your wifi password as pp have said would solve this issue.

dont worry, it would have been just signed in and you guys never signed out of it. He doesnt need to be nearby to sync, the account is on google servers accessible from the internet, and ur tv has access to the internet and these servers, so it can sync with the account. His phone being nearby has nothing to do with it, the accounts r on common publically accessible servers