Drone Scanner App

dj3183 · May 5, 2024

Has anyone ever used the “Drone Scanner” app? I’ve tried numerous times and it never shows any drones in the air. Even when my Air 2S, which I know is RID compliant, is in the air. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a better app out there?

hansenn · May 5, 2024

you have to be very close to the other droner.

msinger · May 5, 2024

dj3183 said:
Has anyone ever used the “Drone Scanner” app?

You can find other members talking about Drone Scanner in these threads.

Skydreamer · May 5, 2024

Air Sentinel for android works fine,it does takes few minutes at first to get all the info with map….i tried bunch of others,drone scanner too, with no luck

DoomMeister · May 5, 2024

Drone Scanner on iOS only works with Bluetooth RID broadcasts as Apple does not allow iOS devices to receive the type of WiFi broadcasts used by RID.

Drone Scanner for Android can detect both Bluetooth and WiFi RID broadcasts.

I believe all DJI RID broadcasts are via WiFi.

msinger · May 5, 2024

DoomMeister said:
I believe all DJI RID broadcasts are via WiFi

That's correct

Mrprop365 · May 6, 2024

drone scanner worked right away for me on an s22

Infide1 · May 7, 2024

Does the drone need to be airborne to transmit or simply powered on? I tried drone scanner, opendroneid and air sentinel on my Oneplus 11 while the drone was only turned on but nothing showed up. Air2s with latest C1 firmware and remoteID configured.

msinger · May 7, 2024

Infide1 said:
Does the drone need to be airborne to transmit or simply powered on?

Data will be transmitted after the motors start.

dj3183 · May 12, 2024

After reading all these comments, the app seems to be kind of useless for those of us with iOS devices. Am I wrong?

DoomMeister · May 12, 2024

dj3183 said:
After reading all these comments, the app seems to be kind of useless for those of us with iOS devices. Am I wrong?

The fewer people that can track your drone the better. There are a lot of people using Apple phones that will only be able to possibly see a drone using an add on module that transmits via Bluetooth.

I mounted my HolyStone RID module on top of my Typhoon H. It allows the module to get good GPS, but the foil under the top cover that isolates the inner electronics from the aircraft’s GPS blocks downward transmission of the RID module.