Adding my cell phone into my local HASS

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  1. I have a Ring camera in my RV parked 1 mile away.
  2. I have a cell phone in the RV with its Hotspot turned on.
  3. My Ring camera is connected to the Hotspot
  4. I want to be able to add my remote cell phone into my local HASS to keep an eye on its battery.
  5. Is this possible?

I was considering using HASS Cloud, but after reading a bunch, I am not sure if it can do this. My use case is not to remote into my local Home Assistant, but to add a remote device to my local Home Assistant

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Maybe install Tailscale both ends and expose a subnet on the RV end?

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If the phone has the HA app installed and your local system has Mobile App integration, the phone’s status is visible as long as both devices are online.

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I’m not understanding your solution.

My remote phone is not registering in my local HASS.

I am wondering, how is my remote phone supposed to connect to my local HASS if it is not connected to my local wifi? I must be missing something.

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Can HASS Cloud to this?

In other words, if I sign up for it, could my remote phone connect to my local HASS?

If so, would that do the same thing as Tailscale?

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Yes, using the cloud will do it. You then need to install the HA app on the phone.

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Yep - I was thinking you wanted HA to access the camera, but if you just want battery status this will work.