Tile Mate 2024 Blue / Orange

Tile Mate 2024 - Blue / Orange

The Tile Mate 2024 is a Bluetooth-based item tracker. It's designed to help you find lost or misplaced everyday items - like keys, bags, backpacks, water bottles - by attaching or slipping the tracker onto or into them. Using the paired smartphone app, you can ring the tracker, view its last known location, or elicit other locating aids.

Easily attach Tile Mate to keys, backpacks and anything else you need to keep track of regularly. Water-resistant with an up to 250 ft Bluetooth range, loud ring and up to 3-year battery. Just open the free Tile or Life360 apps and tap Find to locate your stuff. You can also double press the button on your Tile to ring and find your phone.

Key Features & Functionality

Bluetooth tracking: It uses Bluetooth to connect with your phone, allowing a range in typical conditions (open space) to be up to about 250 ft (≈ 75 m).

Sound / Ring feature: If you misplace the tracker, you can ring it using the app. The device will emit a sound (loud enough to locate it).

Find your phone: Double-pressing the tracker button can cause your phone to ring, even if it's silenced, which is helpful when the phone is misplaced.

Battery life: Offers up to 3 years of battery life per unit (non-rechargeable battery). After that, you need to replace the tracker.

Water resistance: It's water-resistant (though not fully waterproof). The rating is IP68 on the 2024 Tile Mate line, meaning it should handle being exposed to dust and being submerged to some degree (but not abuse).

Connectivity & App / Integration

Works with both iOS and Android phones via the Tile or Life360 app.

No hub required - it works via Bluetooth and the peer network of other Tile (Life360) users for locating in "crowd-find" scenarios.

The tracker also integrates with voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice-activated find/alert routines.

There is an SOS feature: you can discreetly trigger an SOS alert to your selected Life360 Circle (trusted contacts) if you are in unsafe situations.

What to Look Out For & Limitations

Because the battery is non-replaceable or difficult to replace, once it's worn out (after approx 3 years), you need to replace the unit.

Bluetooth range is good in ideal conditions (line of sight, minimal interference) but will be less effective through walls, inside thick bags, or in areas with much radio interference. Real-world performance usually lower than the maximum spec.

Though "water-resistant," IP68 doesn't mean it can survive constantly submerged or in very harsh water (e.g. salt water, strong jets). Useful for accidental exposure or light rain/splash-situations.

Functionality depends on having a compatible smartphone and keeping Bluetooth and location permissions enabled. If the app is uninstalled or permissions revoked, tracking/ringing features may be disabled.

SOS / safety-alert features require both parties (tracker and app users / family / Life360 circle) to be set up correctly, and the app must be running / properly configured. Not all users may know how to set these up.