“If I send this with my son and he's kidnapped, will this be able to tell me exactly where he is and has been in real time? I saw a comment about it needing to be next to a Samsung device. Does this mean if it's out in the middle of nowhere I can't track?”
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If any Samsung phone has sharing and bluetooth enabled and comes within <400feet proximity you will get a location. It does give a "ghost" last location. Not likely, but the batteries do eventually die. Going 2+ years and batteries still going strong on the couple I have. If you head to the "last known" location there is an option to ring the device that could give you audio cues. Kidnappers probably know what a smarttag is though and would circumvent the tech. This is more for a lost child but could help with a last known location which narrows the distance and direction for investigators. Situational awareness education would be your best bet to avoid the worst case.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Essentially yes. This sounds like a privacy nightmare, though. I hope you have a good reason to be tracking your son and his consent. The tag communicates with the Smartthings Find Network via other Samsung phones or nodes. So, it generally works better (updates faster) in high-traffic areas. If your son is abducted and taken somewhere rural, then you'd probably be out of luck.
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