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Review on πŸ” Tile Mate (2016) - 1 Pack - Discontinued: Find the Best Deals by Doug Hawkins

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Works as advertised. Not perfect, but works very well.

I bought this for my wife as she regularly loses her phone either in the car or somewhere around the house. She also lost her keys a few times so I thought this would be perfect for her. Setup was very easy with the app and the app has a nice interface. In general it works fine. The only problem is that it uses Bluetooth for communication, which isn't the most reliable technology. For example, if you need to find your keys, you can walk around the house with your phone and press a button to find the keys. You'll have to keep it running in every room you enter, as Bluetooth only moves 30 feet on a good day. That means it can take a while and you have to be really close for it to work, which might be pointless for some people. Luckily, it will let you know when it's out of range, which helps. The same goes for finding a phone. Just double tap the button on the tile to start the ringtone on your phone. The only problem (again) is that you have to get pretty close to the phone, so you have to walk through the house and press a button to make the phone ring. Overall it works well and I think it's a good investment. Update: I've noticed a lot of people complaining about app permissions on Android. Keep in mind that the Android operating system tends to overdo it by showing you what permissions an app needs. Not to mention some of those things were things he could do or access. This does not necessarily mean that the application uses these methods.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Some defects

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April 23, 2023
it paired and seemed to work fine. Then after not touching the Tile for over ...