Drone Scanner App

[dj3183]

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]

you have to be very close to the other droner.

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[msinger]

Has anyone ever used the “Drone Scanner” app?

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

 

[Skydreamer]

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]

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]

I believe all DJI RID broadcasts are via WiFi

That's correct

 

[Mrprop365]

drone scanner worked right away for me on an s22

 

[Infide1]

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]

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

Data will be transmitted after the motors start.

 

[dj3183]

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

 

[DoomMeister]

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.

 

[Rabia Anjum]

Which drone app is the best app?

 

[drfoto]

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

Sadly the link for “these threads” is not active.

 

[msinger]

Sadly the link for “these threads” is not active.

I see lots of results after clicking that link:

 

[DARKSeifer]

For RID to work properly, you need a dedicated receiver.

The app works on Android, but it's slow to get the package and only gets the every now and then, even with the drone flying at a few meters. Despite that, I've been able to pick my M3 at 3Km; as long as there's line of sight with the drone, the range is about that on a phone.

A drone at 60-120m altitude is an ideal broadcasting point, so it can be listened from several Km, you only need to receive a package to be able to tell the location of the pilot. A dedicated antenna on a proper location could pick drones at 50+ Km easily. Bear in mind that RID is a one-way transmission, so it can reach way further than OccuSync which is a two-way dialogue between the drone and the controller.

On the bright side, RID is not encrypted like Aeroscope, it's open source and can be spoofed/tricked easily by having hundreds of virtual drones flying around, so the real one don't get attention; You just need a Pi or an Arduino with a Wi-Fi/BT module and a code you can find on GitHub.