Beacons

Known working

Name	Links	Notes
Android Phones		Must install an app
iPhones		Pair to retrieve IRK
Apple Watches		Use iCloud keychain to get IRK
Wear OS Smartwatches		Must use HA companion app
Tiles	amazon	These work great, but update somewhat slow
Blue Charm Beacons	amazon	Configure as iBeacon or eddystone, don’t enable both at the same time
Generic BTLE Beacons		Anything that follows the iBeacon or Eddystone standards
musegear finder 2	musegear	Must be connected once with the associated app.
Whoop strap 3.0		Id format: name:whoop-xxxxxxx
Whoop strap 4.0		Id format: name:whoop-xxxxxxx
Amazfit Band	amazon	Make sure discoverable is turned on
Amazfit Bip S	amazon
Amazfit Bip 3 Pro	amazon	Use the Zepp app on your paired phone to set the watch to be discoverable
Amazfit GTS 2 Mini	amazon
Amazfit GTS 4 Mini	amazon	Make sure discoverable is turned on
Amazfit GTR 2e	amazon
Xiaomi Mi Band	amazon	Make sure discoverable is turned on
Innway Wallet Card	amazon	Rechargeable iBeacon - no need to use app or activate
Ultrahuman Ring	ultrahuman

Works with caveats

Name	Notes
MiFlora plant sensor	Location only
FitBits	Only works when not connected to a phone
Xiaomi Watch	Only works when not connected to a phone
HUAWEI Band 6	Only works when not connected to a phone
HUAWEI Watch GT2	Only works when not connected to a phone
Fi Smart Dog Collar	Smart Base needs to be powered off or Collars will not beacon
Gigaset G-Tag	Only works when not connected to a phone
Garmin Instinct Solar	amazon	This only work while using the Broadcast Heart Rate function. It seems to be somewhat slow but usable. I do think that maybe all garmin device with this function will work.

Known to not work

Name	Notes
Apple AirTags	We can only count how many are currently not connected to a phone
Samsung SmartTags	Randomized mac addresses

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