Devices and methods for improving proximate device control are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a signal from a proximate device when the proximate device satisfies a distance threshold. The signal may include a dataset corresponding to the proximate device, and the proximate device may have a primary connection to a primary device. The example method may further include analyzing the dataset to determine whether the proximate device requires control; and in response to determining that the proximate device requires control, establishing a secondary connection to the proximate device.