It is not necessary to be a clueless person to be cautious about not losing valuables such as house or car keys, wallet, backpack or any other. Surely more than one has suffered a turnaround when he has verified that any of these has disappeared from his pocket or from the table where he rested. That is why we find in the Tile a perfect accessory with which to have these always locatable.
Analysis of the Tile Sticker, Tile Mate and Tile Slim
The Tile are accessories created specifically to avoid losing our accessories through GPS tracking. There are several ways, as we find models in keychain format, others in sticker format and even in the form of a card to fit perfectly in our portfolio.
For several weeks, a server has had the opportunity to thoroughly test these Tile, and the truth is that they have given me a lot of peace of mind while I have solved the odd problem when trying to leave home in a hurry and not I remembered where I left the wallet.
The specific models that I have are the Tile Sticker that has a sticker format, Tile Mate that allows you to hook up as a key ring and Tile Slim in card format. All of them have identical operation despite being different physical formats.
How the Tile app works
The Tile app is available in both the iOS App Store and the Android Google Play . As soon as you open the app for the first time we will find the option to see a tutorial on how these Tiles work. Although we must have previously logged in, for which we can use our Facebook account.
Once the bluetooth and location permits are also granted, we will be ready to get going. We must select the option to add a new Tile . The process is really fast and simple.
- Choose for the object for which you will use the Tile . There are multiple options such as keys, wallet, wallet, phone, toy, pets, cars …
- Press the Tile button and wait for it to play a melody.
- Keep the Tile close to your mobile and wait several seconds .
Once this is done we can do a functional test, pressing the “find” button on the mobile and listening to how the melodic signal is emitted in the Tile. There is also another extremely useful option and it is the reverse process, since we can locate our mobile from the Tile.
It should be noted that also from this app we will have the possibility to see on a map where the accessory to which we have linked the Tile is located . This is surely the most striking option, since we can know the exact location in case of loss or if a thief has stolen the accessory.
User experience with the Tile
It is clear that not every day we will lose something important. Starting from this base I have verified how with the Tile you win in peace of mind . It is not that I am now leaving my keys lying around or leaving my wallet in view of possible thieves, but I am reassured to know that if there is a situation of theft or loss I will have more chances of finding my things.
A situation that I now live every day is to find my wallet thanks to Tile Slim. I don’t usually take it out of my jacket pocket, but there are times when I need to take it to get the card and make an online purchase or make photocopies of my ID for some type of documentation. In these cases I tend to be quite clueless and I don’t remember where I left it for the last time. That’s why when I leave home I use the app to make a sound and find it quickly.
The Tile Sticker are probably one of the ones that have surprised me the most, since having a sticker format allows me to put it on all kinds of objects. My laptop is wearing one, but so is the harness that I put on my dog when we go for a walk. This is very long to take long walks in the countryside and when I lose sight of it it is very good to locate it on a map to see where it has been. It will sound comical, but I’m even getting used to it when the Tile melody plays, go to where I am.
All these accessories work with a button battery, identical to the one worn by many watches. These batteries have a very long duration, although it is also not a problem considering that the price of these is very low and in most cases we find a pack of several batteries for less than € 2.
Conclusion, are the Tiles worth it?
My answer to this is a resounding yes. As I said at the beginning, it is not necessary to be a very clueless person so that on some occasion we may suffer the misfortune of losing an object or in worse cases that rob us. That is why I think that all Tile variants are interesting.
The Tile Sticker are ideal for all types of objects that allow the good grip of your glue. The Tile Slim model is ideal for wallets and even folders with documents and backpacks. The Tile Mate for its part is perfect to carry on a keychain and even to carry it inside a backpack.
We can find these Tile in various places, although we recommend doing it on Amazon, since it has good prices. We can buy them individually or buy a pack for € 70, which is a reasonable price considering the tremendous utility of these.
