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Air Tag Alternative (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hello selfhosted community,

I need a privacy respecting alternative for an Apple AirTag. I recently bought my first expensive bike and i would like to know where it is, as it will be used by multiple people.

I know gps service costs something and I am willing to pay for it but I do not want any location data ending up somewhere it shouldn’t.

Thank you.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

What happens if it goes offline and you need the last known location? Like if your dog gets stuck in a drainage culvert with no gps signal?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    You can set it to update location every minute, hour, ten seconds etc. Then just check the app for last known location. I have excellent telecom coverage where I live, and it can ping for wifi networks as well as gps, so I have personally never lost signal as long as it's charged.

    The frequent charging might be the biggest downside for tracking a bike, for my pet I can just do it every night when they stay indoors and don't need it.

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