I wouldnt be surprised if this was suicide by cop. But its still indicative of a structural problem that such a thing is possible.

in order to use the “share nearby” feature between a phone and a PC, yes, as far as I can tell

edit: I should probably mention my phone is still googled.

the chat app?

i think syncthing is actually going to be a better solution for what i want to achieve (keep local music files on my phone on my PC too), but it’s good to know these things.