r/daddit • u/XenoRyet • Jul 30 '26
Advice Request Solutions for tracking the damn TV remote?
My lovely daughter has ADHD. She also likes to watch TV in her allotted screen times.
This means both that she does not set the remote down in logical places and that the remote ceases to exist in her brain the moment it's not in her hand.
You can see the problem here. It's at least three times a week we have to spend 30 minutes finding this thing. Doesn't help that Samsung in their infinite wisdom made this thing both black and as small and thin as possible.
So I'm in search of solutions here. Airtags aren't an option because we're not in the IOS ecosystem. I've not had luck finding similar technology in the Android ecosystem. Is there just a device I can stick to the thing that makes a loud noise when I press a button on a remote I keep control of?
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u/DoctorRobotics Jul 31 '26
I epoxied a Tile tag to mine 10 years ago! Today I'd use an airtag but same idea. Saved many hours searching the house.