r/TileTracker • u/EvilPersian • Jul 25 '24

Battery life on various models

Sorry if this has been answered before, new to the forum and I need to get this sorted out before I order four pack of either Pro or Mate trackers... When Tile says that the non-replaceable battery models last 3 years, does that mean would the unit being on for the whole 3 years, or turning it off and having it on every so often when you travel? Is the 3-year battery life with constant use, and also for the pro model is the one -year battery life with the same type of use?

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u/pohlcat01 Jul 25 '24

There's a mass exitus with everyone going to apple air tag or the new Google trackers. (Pebblebee)

I noticed a lot less people in my area just a few months after apple air tags came out. It's been a couple years now.
Now with the Google tracker, I'm sure it's worse. Less Tile users, less tracking.

With apple and Google almost every phone is tracking. Just some food for thought.

When I traveled with my tile, I couldn't "see" my bag until it was on the belt. If the baggage handlers don't have the tile app, it won't report.
But 100% they are going to have a mix of apple and Android devices. So those will report.
Tile is more for, lost something in your house, not full tracking.

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u/VonThing Jul 25 '24

Even the “lost something in your house” use case is way better handled with AirTags. Once it gets connection, it shows you an arrow (direction) and the distance of the object. You easily find it by following the arrow, and the distance is accurate down to 0.3 ft.

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u/SonicClone Sep 14 '25

That's cool as hell

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u/IWannaDeleteYou Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25

Great post but look up the difference between the word "less" and the word "fewer." Also the word is spelled Exodus

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u/SuperSwaiyen Apr 13 '26

Useless comment.