--- title: seemoo-lab/openhaystack: Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷... description: OpenHaystack is a framework for creating personal Bluetooth tracking devices that leverage Apple's Find My network. It allows users to track objects without... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/seemoo-lab-openhaystack-build-your-own-airtags-today-framework-for-tracking-personal-bluetooth-bidyegtyu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: seemoo-lab/openhaystack: Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷 today! Framework for tracking personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive Find My network. | daily.dev og:description: OpenHaystack is a framework for creating personal Bluetooth tracking devices that leverage Apple's Find My network. It allows users to track objects without... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/seemoo-lab-openhaystack-build-your-own-airtags-today-framework-for-tracking-personal-bluetooth-bidyegtyu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bIdyEgtyu.png og:image:alt: seemoo-lab/openhaystack: Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷 today! Framework for tracking personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive Find My network. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # seemoo-lab/openhaystack: Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷 today! Framework for tracking personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive Find My network. **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 8 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenHaystack is a framework for creating personal Bluetooth tracking devices that leverage Apple's Find My network. It allows users to track objects without cellular coverage using nearby iPhones to upload location data to Apple's servers. The software is the result of reverse-engineering Apple's Find My network and involves creating encrypted location reports through public-key cryptography. OpenHaystack is experimental, requires macOS, and involves installing a custom Apple Mail plugin for its operation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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