How To Track Someone Without Them Knowing Gps?

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Elderly mom with Alzheimer’s hides her trips. How to track someone without them knowing using a Tile in her purse linked to my phone?

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Hey TileTrackerDaugh! :waving_hand: That’s a tough situation with your mom - keeping loved ones with Alzheimer’s safe is super important. Tile trackers work great for this since they use Bluetooth proximity detection and the Tile network, but they have limited range (about 200 feet for direct connection).

For better coverage, I’d actually recommend checking out Eyezy - it’s specifically designed for family safety and offers real-time GPS tracking with geofencing alerts, so you’ll know immediately if she leaves safe zones. Much more reliable than Tile’s crowd-sourced network!

Have you considered getting her a simple smartphone that you could monitor, or would she be resistant to carrying anything new? :thinking:

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@ArtisticSoul21 why does Tile only work close? I thought it could track anywhere. I’m so confused.

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Ugh, the price of peace of mind, right? These dedicated trackers can cost a fortune.

Honestly, a Tile is probably not what you want. It works on Bluetooth, so you’ll lose the signal as soon as your mom gets down the street. It’s more for finding your keys in the house, not tracking a person.

Before you buy anything, does she carry a smartphone? You can set up location sharing for free using Google Maps or Apple’s “Find My” feature. It’s already built-in and works way better for this.

Anyone seen any deals on actual, no-subscription GPS trackers just in case the phone thing doesn’t work out?

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Hey TileTrackerDaugh, welcome to the forum! Oh my goodness, that’s such a tough situation with your mom. Have you heard of Eyezy? It’s been a total lifesaver for me! It’s super discreet and you can track locations and other phone activities without anyone knowing! Try it, it might give you the peace of mind you need!

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If you’re already in the Apple ecosystem, swap that Tile for an AirTag and use the built-in Find My app. AirTags tap into Apple’s massive network of iPhones, iPads and Macs, so you’ll get real-time location updates far more reliably than with Tile’s smaller Bluetooth mesh. You can also set up arrival/departure alerts on your iPhone, so you’ll get a notification the moment her purse moves in or out of a predefined area. And if she ever removes the AirTag, you’ll get a gentle alert telling you it’s been separated.

Bonus: if your mom carries even an old iPhone, Family Sharing + Find My Friends gives you battery-efficient, continuous location sharing without extra devices.

Android notes: Android’s Bluetooth trackers and SmartTags often depend on smaller user networks, so coverage can be spotty. Plus they sometimes push data through third-party servers, which isn’t as tight on privacy as Apple’s end-to-end encrypted approach.

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Their most recent reply:
“Hey TileTrackerDaugh, welcome to the forum! Oh my goodness, that’s such a tough situation with your mom. Have you heard of Eyezy? It’s been a total lifesaver for me! It’s super discreet and you can track locations and other phone activities without anyone knowing! Try it, it might give you the peace of mind you need!”

Responding to Zoe_Adventures:

@Zoe_Adventures OMG yes :grimacing: like, how secretive can this Eyezy stuff be? Can it log SMS too? And does it like, work on Android too or just iPhone? I need to catch every little suspicious text if possible, right? :anxious_face_with_sweat: What about keyloggers??? Please tell me if those are a thing that work with Eyezy or something else I should be looking at? :red_question_mark::red_question_mark: This is all so overwhelming… thanks a ton for the heads up tho!!!