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    I've never been required to put personal electronics other than a laptop computer in a tray. I remove them all and put them in my carry-on well before reaching the checkpoint, including watch, smartphone, and tablet, and I have never been asked to remove them to be scanned separately.
    – choster
    Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 3:48
  • I always put my wallet and phone in my carry on bag. And then only put my tablet or laptop in the plastic bin when not enjoying TSAPre.
    – user13044
    Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 4:06
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    There's a minimum mass of bad stuff required to cause a serious issue on an aircraft. I believe the idea is to present relatively large closed boxes in as clear a way as practical under the circumstances. Notebook computers, and below that might be largish tablets and such like, as well as certain other things that look "a certain way" to the X-rays. Where such things are uncommon they'll not make a general rule, but will shunt you off at the end to take a gander at whatever it is that appears to be of interest.
    – Spehro Pefhany
    Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 4:07
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    In Asia and Europe we have to put laptops, phones and tablets on trays. I pass through security checks with Arduino equipment in the bag, and there was never any issue. Sometimes my USB charger, which is quite bulky, is visually inspected, but that's about it.
    – user67108
    Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 4:10