Comment on AirTag 2 not expected until 2025 as Apple sits on backlog of first-gen inventory
Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Tile works on both platforms
Tiles are fine for stuff around the house, but if you leave something out in the wild, that’s where they shit the bed. Tile’s tracking network is dependent upon people willingly installing the Tile app. Apple’s FindMy network was deployed via an OS release that most iPhones auto updated to.
Google is about to follow Apple’s lead and bake something into Android. Once that happens, Tile is up shit creek. They will have the worst tracking network on both iOS and Android.
Yea and I’ll tell you that Tile is far from working because I have never heard of Tile.
And I own a few AirTags myself
Tile is basically the original tracking device and predates AirTags by about 8 years.
tbh i think Samsung’s one is better just because of much larger network
Yeah. I still have a preorder on a few android trackers. But picked up a samsung tracker for a trip where I would actually need to check my luggage and have it moved from hotel to hotel.
in the US it seemed like near constant coverage. Had fun sitting in a lounge watching it pin every minute or so as it was moved to get loaded onto my plane or to luggage claim. And even in Japan (where Samsung has a much smaller market share because… beef with Korea), it was still maybe every half hour or so that it would ping while the luggage delivery service had it. Was especially funny to realize I was on the exact same shinkansen at one point and acknowledging I should get a drink before walking to my hotel.
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Wile true, AirTag has significantly more coverage because all iPhones, regardless of AirTag ownership, transmit AirTag data. Time, on the other hand, only works when people have the tile app installed and (ifaik) running in the background.
steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Apple opened up the find my network to third party trackers but I don’t think tile has decided to join it yet. Looks like this brand supports it though: chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card-spot
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Apparently, that specific device is also exclusive to the “Find My” network
girthero@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Even then if you don’t use it enough android will remove its permissions unless you override in the android settings.
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Right. Although if you don’t use the iOS app enough and have the default settings, iOS will remove the app and you’ll have to reinstall it. Found that out the hard way with some games on an airplane with no WiFi 😅