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Launched in April, the AirTag (£29) is Apple’s version of the tracker that promises to help you ‘lose your knack of losing things’. Price: £29.50 | Check price on Amazon | John Lewis | Argosīluetooth range: 100m (328 ft) | Additional tech: UWB, NFC-tap for lost mode | Size: Dia 3.2 x 0.8cm
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Pros: Flexibility Alexa and Google Assistant-compatible wide Bluetooth range water resistant one year battery life limited edition versionsĬons: No strap included relies on other Tile app users to find items out of your range
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Water resistance and a one year battery life makes the Pro slightly more enticing too.įor an extra £3 a month, you can upgrade to Premium on the app and get smart alerts that will send you a push notification any time you leave your belongings somewhere, 30-day location history and free battery replacement. You can choose from a range of ringtones including ‘Bionic Birdie’ which we found quite piercing and both the Tile Pro and phone alerts are the loudest we’ve tried too, which is reassuring if the missing item is buried under a pile of cushions. One of the things we like most about the Tile offering is that it has a two-way finding tool, so if you lose your phone you can press the Tile Pro device and it will send an alarm to your phone. Once you’ve lost an item you can press ‘notify when found’ in the app and you’ll receive an alert from an anonymous user once their Bluetooth has picked up your item in range. When we tested the Pro there were around 480 Tile members in our local area. If your device is out of range, you will have to rely on other Tile users to pick up the last known location of your item and relay it to you via an alert in the app and an email.
Once you press ‘Find’ it will tell you how near you are to your missing item and let you know the signal strength indicating how near you are. You can easily see the last known location of the Tile on a map within the app. Once we had downloaded the app, we found it simple to pair the Tile device in seconds. It runs off its own Tile app, which you can use to locate your items with the help of a ‘community’ of 26+ million users, which spans over 230 countries. With its square design measuring just over 4.2cm high, the Pro is the largest Bluetooth tracker we’ve included in our roundup and it comes in a choice of colourways and limited edition finishes.
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This collection instantly stands out for its versatility, ease of use and compatibility with both Android and iOS. There’s also the Slim (£22) that can be slipped into card holders and wallets. The collection also includes the Mate (£20), with a 200ft range, and the Sticker (£25) version, which is useful for attaching to thin, harder products such as a laptop or remote control.
Tile sells a whole range of Bluetooth trackers and the Tile Pro (£29.50) is the top of the lot, with the widest Bluetooth range. And location trackers can also be used as a makeshift pet tracker, whether it's for a cat that likes to paint the town red or an over-enthusiastic dog on walks.
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The app will record the last known location of your lost item via Bluetooth, and should you be out of range, you can often mark your item as lost on an app and other users can anonymously alert you when their app picks up its location.īluetooth trackers that come in sticker form can also be useful for tracking down the sacred TV remote control around your home, or can be attached to electronics such as your skinny laptop so you can easily find it when it’s hiding in a pile of books. Pop one in your wallet or backpack or attach one to your child’s favourite toy.
Small and light enough to attach to a keyring, this kind of tracker can be used to locate a number of other everyday items. (For the sake of our heads not exploding, we’ll use Bluetooth trackers as a catch all term.) Most location trackers use Bluetooth but this year we’re seeing accessories using GPS, NFC and UWB (Ultra-wideband) technologies in the name of accuracy. They’ve been around for a while, with Tile the big name player for a number of years, but in the last year Apple, Samsung and Vodafone have all launched their own versions. Bluetooth trackers connect to a dedicated app on your smartphone or tablet to help you pinpoint the exact location of your belongings. Losing things stopped being cute a long time ago.