ben-z/findphone
Locate a nearby Bluetooth device by signal strength, from the macOS command line — for when Find My isn't available observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 63
- Longevity 2
Flags: young no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 33
- days_rel: 33
- days_push: 32
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1308 stars · 183 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A macOS command-line tool that locates nearby Bluetooth devices by signal strength, for cases where Find My is unavailable. It offers survey mode to list nearby Apple devices and hunt mode with optional audio clicks that speed up as you approach the target.
Use cases
- find a lost iphone in a room when find my is disabled by mdm
- locate a nearby bluetooth device by signal strength from the terminal
- track which corner of the room a device is in with audio clicks
- list paired bluetooth devices and their addresses on macos
- sweep a room by ear to find a hidden phone
When to choose
- you're on macOS 13+ and Find My is unavailable but the device is within Bluetooth range
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free Swift CLI with a universal binary
- you need audio-guided proximity hunting or redacted output for screen recording
When to avoid
- the device is out of Bluetooth range or you need actual GPS location
- you need a GUI or cross-platform (Windows/Linux) tool
- you need precise distance measurement — signal strength is heavily attenuated by walls and metal
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
search-engine developer-tools cli apple-ecosystem developer-tools hardware cli bluetooth ble find-my device-tracking signal-strength corebluetooth command-line macos swift
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ben-z/findphone · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4f7e111cc43c
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