2-Pack Life360 Tile Slim Bluetooth Tracker (Black) $30 + Free Shipping w/ Prime or on orders over $35

panthrpants

Jul 28, 2026 4:19 PM

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FYI to anyone thinking about buying this for yourself only - keeping the 2nd one for when the 1st one is dead - know that both batteries are sealed from the factory and start deteriorating from that point, regardless of whether you use them.

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f0xh0und

Aug 1, 2026 9:25 PM

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f0xh0undAug 1, 2026 9:25 PM

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Why would anyone use a Tile in 2026?

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JWeavis

Aug 3, 2026 1:53 PM

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JWeavisAug 3, 2026 1:53 PM

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Why would anyone use a Tile in 2026?

What's better? Many of us prefer not to use iOS devices.

tonight

Aug 3, 2026 2:08 PM

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Quote from JWeavis

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What's better? Many of us prefer not to use iOS devices.

Honestly for what it is, this is a good deal. I still use Tile for my lowest priority things, or double up with it for the more important stuff.

That said, it's all but useless for most things in 2026. Even a generic airtag compatible device without local directional finding is better because the Find My network is so huge. Tile still has some users but it's shrinking every day.

I use both android and iOS but I get not wanting to buy into it, so I get where you're coming from. It's pretty undeniable that it's the best tool for the job here though. At this point I'd go for a Google or Samsung tag before I went for a new Tile simply because Tile's network requires an opt in while the others don't. This means that they're going to keep shrinking in terms of coverage area/density while the others are only going to grow.

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hobi

Aug 3, 2026 2:11 PM

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hobiAug 3, 2026 2:11 PM

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When the battery dies after 2 months, don't be surprised if Tile tells you "too bad, you should have bought one with a fresher battery." They did it to me.

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chaimav

Aug 3, 2026 2:41 PM

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chaimavAug 3, 2026 2:41 PM

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Quote from f0xh0und

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Why would anyone use a Tile in 2026?

What's better for a non iPhone non Samsung phone?

pyroskater85

Oct 14, 2026 8:25 PM

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pyroskater85Oct 14, 2026 8:25 PM

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Quote from tonight

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Honestly for what it is, this is a good deal. I still use Tile for my lowest priority things, or double up with it for the more important stuff. That said, it's all but useless for most things in 2026. Even a generic airtag compatible device without local directional finding is better because the Find My network is so huge. Tile still has some users but it's shrinking every day. I use both android and iOS but I get not wanting to buy into it, so I get where you're coming from. It's pretty undeniable that it's the best tool for the job here though. At this point I'd go for a Google or Samsung tag before I went for a new Tile simply because Tile's network requires an opt in while the others don't. This means that they're going to keep shrinking in terms of coverage area/density while the others are only going to grow.

I run air tags and tile tracker and Samsung tracker in my vehicle to see which one better. I find my tile tracker updates more often than airtag. It will update faster and actually move along in near real time when on the freeway. I think because you can have tile and life360 to help track the tracker which works on both apple and Android. I understand you should have better results with airtag as nearly 50% of the population uses apple in one way or another. But the airtag just doesn't update as often as my tile tracker. Even my dog's collar has both and i can find him sooner with my tile. It's possibly because tile trackers update when they are near Ring devices as well, unless they stopped doing that, I haven't heard any updates in quite a while.
Just my experience

pyroskater85

Oct 14, 2026 8:27 PM

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pyroskater85Oct 14, 2026 8:27 PM

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Quote from hobi

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When the battery dies after 2 months, don't be surprised if Tile tells you "too bad, you should have bought one with a fresher battery." They did it to me.

That sucks, I have had them replace 2 of my devices now over the past 6 years. And I do not subscribe to their subscription model. Maybe try again? I think I had to show I bought it within the 1 yr warranty or so.

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