Hello.
I bought key fobs for dad which I attached to all the items he frequently loses. All he had to do was press the appropriate button on the base unit, and walk around with the unit in his hand whilst following the beeping noise til he finds the object. Great. But then he loses/misplaces the base unit so no longer can use it. Also, as his memory goes, I predict he would forget what the base unit is for anyway or how to use it.
So what I need is a key finder that I can use instead. For me to have control and responsibility for setting of the beeping alert that dad can follow til he finds it. It has to be something that doesn’t require me to be in his home. It needs to work via my phone or my computer from long distance. Ie: between Kent and Scotland.
I do have apple devices and use the ‘Find My’ app frequently for my own stuff. But all that does is give an address. I already know dads keys are in his house. I need something that actually sets off an alarm on the object so dad can still follow the noise and find it.
So far, everything I’ve found requires the phone or computer to be within a certain range. Working via Bluetooth or WiFi etc. I can’t find anything such as the Find My app that also sets off an alarm and works from a great distance.
The idea is that dad would tell me he can’t find his keys. I go into my phone or computer down here in Kent, 500 miles away, and search for the item, setting off its alarm for dad to follow.
Has anyone found something like this? I really need something like this to attach to his keys, wallet etc. thank you.
I bought key fobs for dad which I attached to all the items he frequently loses. All he had to do was press the appropriate button on the base unit, and walk around with the unit in his hand whilst following the beeping noise til he finds the object. Great. But then he loses/misplaces the base unit so no longer can use it. Also, as his memory goes, I predict he would forget what the base unit is for anyway or how to use it.
So what I need is a key finder that I can use instead. For me to have control and responsibility for setting of the beeping alert that dad can follow til he finds it. It has to be something that doesn’t require me to be in his home. It needs to work via my phone or my computer from long distance. Ie: between Kent and Scotland.
I do have apple devices and use the ‘Find My’ app frequently for my own stuff. But all that does is give an address. I already know dads keys are in his house. I need something that actually sets off an alarm on the object so dad can still follow the noise and find it.
So far, everything I’ve found requires the phone or computer to be within a certain range. Working via Bluetooth or WiFi etc. I can’t find anything such as the Find My app that also sets off an alarm and works from a great distance.
The idea is that dad would tell me he can’t find his keys. I go into my phone or computer down here in Kent, 500 miles away, and search for the item, setting off its alarm for dad to follow.
Has anyone found something like this? I really need something like this to attach to his keys, wallet etc. thank you.
