u/Amazing_Anxiety25

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I am looking into tracking Tags for android, primarily for my pets (dogs, cats, tortoises). Also for my wallet, certain tools, other items during travel. I don't want to spend $50 a tag.

iPhone tracking Tags are the best it seems due to the way they have their basic settings on iphones. Basically a tag is tracked based on other iPhone users, and the setting for pinging their phones. Where as for android users it's a setting that needs to be turned on (such as Bluetooth), from my understanding of reading about it.

So on to my idea. If I need more android phones to have Bluetooth or whatever setting turned on, can I just use two or three old phones to do this? Bluetooth doesn't need service/SIM card to work. But maybe Wi-Fi is needed? If so I can still connect to my router or my personal phone with hotspot.

Example: I have 2-3 phones connected to WiFi, with Bluetooth on set at opposite ends of my house, and 1 in my shop (on my property). Dog leaves the yard and goes a block or two over, which is approx 500ft-1000ft. Would the tag app use the other phones to ping the tag so I'm able to track it?

Do other devices such as tablets also ping or just phones?

Seems this forum is geared towards GPS trackers for business, but maybe someone can share some insight on a thought I had.

I am looking into tracking Tags for android, primarily for my pets (dogs, cats, tortoises). Also for my wallet, certain tools, other items during travel.

iPhone tracking Tags are the best it seems due to the way they have their basic settings on iphones. Basically a tag is tracked based on other iPhone users, and the setting for pinging their phones. Where as for android users it's a setting that needs to be turned on (such as Bluetooth), from my understanding of reading about it.

So on to my idea. If I need more android phones to have Bluetooth or whatever setting turned on, can I just use two or three old phones to do this? Bluetooth doesn't need service/SIM card to work. But maybe Wi-Fi is needed? If so I can still connect to my router or my personal phone with hotspot.

Example: I have 2-3 phones connected to WiFi, with Bluetooth on set at opposite ends of my house, and 1 in my shop (on my property). Dog leaves the yard and goes a block or two over, which is approx 500ft-1000ft. Would the tag app use the other phones to ping the tag so I'm able to track it?

Do other devices such as tablets also ping or just phones?