What radio frequencies can iPhone's detect?

I plan to develop an app which can detect drone signals but I need to know what the detection range is for iPhone's. I've listed iPhone 5s, as that is the one I own, but any other generations would be useful too.

iPhone 5s

Posted on Mar 25, 2020 4:38 PM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2020 5:07 PM

No commercial cellphone will do what you want.


Not unless your target drones are active on very-short-range Bluetooth or on short range Wi-Fi.


You’ll need a separate receiver or transceiver. If you want to be flexible about radio frequency support, have a look at Software Defined Radio SDR software (LuaRadio, etc) and associated hardware.


There are various SDR-based drone-detection projects available, as well. (Dronesense, etc.)


RF jamming is illegal in many jurisdictions.

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Mar 26, 2020 5:07 PM in response to Insert-Valid-Username

No commercial cellphone will do what you want.


Not unless your target drones are active on very-short-range Bluetooth or on short range Wi-Fi.


You’ll need a separate receiver or transceiver. If you want to be flexible about radio frequency support, have a look at Software Defined Radio SDR software (LuaRadio, etc) and associated hardware.


There are various SDR-based drone-detection projects available, as well. (Dronesense, etc.)


RF jamming is illegal in many jurisdictions.

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