Bengaluru auto driver returns woman's lost AirPods, know how he used the gadget to find her

In many ways, technological improvements have made our lives easier. It is not surprising that most residents of Bengaluru are tech aware given the city's reputation as an IT hub. A Bengaluru resident posted a interesting story about how her auto-rickshaw driver found her and brought back her Apple AirPods on Twitter.

In a tweet, Shidika Ubr, a woman, explained how she misplaced her AirPods while riding in a car. Nevertheless, the car's driver was able to find her and left the AirPods at her office's entrance 30 minutes after dropping her off. She revealed that he was able to locate her by using his PhonePe payments to contact her after connecting the AirPods to get the owner's name.

In her viral tweet, she wrote, “Lost my AirPods while traveling in an auto. Half an hour later this auto driver who dropped me at WeWork showed up at the entrance & gave it back to security. Apparently, he connected the AirPods to find the owner’s name & used his PhonePe transactions to reach me.”

Lost my AirPods while traveling in an auto. Half an hour later this auto driver who dropped me at WeWork showed up at the entrance & gave it back to security. Apparently, he connected the AirPods to find the owner's name & used his PhonePe transactions to reach me. @peakbengaluru

— Shidika Ubr (@shidika_ubr) November 15, 2022

Since being tweeted, the viral Twitter post has garnered over 9,000 likes on social media. Around 100 internet users have commented on the post. One internet user wrote, “Auto drivers are more tech enthusiasts then engineers or what ?? ( Especially in Bangalore)”.  While another made hilarious remark and commented, “That’s crazy! it’s only right now that you give him one of the airpods.” “Sometimes I feel Bengaluru Auto drivers are more tech savvy than any of us,” commented another.

Auto drivers are more tech enthusiasts then engineers or what ?? ( Especially in Bangalore) 

— Dibyadyoti Sarkar (@dibyadyoti_) November 15, 2022

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