Tile is mostly great

Got the tile for Christmas 2015 and it was one of the best gifts in 45 years (seriously). I installed it on my key ring and downloaded the app on my phone, and really really appreciate using my keys to find my phone and vice versa. Saves me a lot of time at home and in garage not having to look high and low. Also great when you are out and about - my space gray iPhone is in a black otter box case so it hides itself quite well in dark places (under car seats, etc.). Moments of panic are now short lived - just a press of the tile on my keys or on the phone app lets me know the other is at the bottom of my shopping bag or under my seat or whatever. I also appreciate that would-be thieves cant shut off the phone alarm with a simple swipe if the phone is locked - giving me a few extra precious seconds to track them down before they leave the vicinity. Truly, its the gift that keeps on giving. Since the battery is good for a year, I will simply make sure Tile is permanently on Santas list. Ive read reviews of the competition and currently, the rest are not even worth considering - which is rare.

Not so great:
It is true that if the Tile App isnt open on my iPhone, it wont be alerted by the Tile. For this reason, I highly recommend you practice using Tile to find your phone so you get used to keeping the app open at all times, and also a good idea to "wake" the connection between the Tile and phone app periodically. While not very convenient (and hastens battery discharge) it is a price I am willing to pay for the many "phew!" moments Ive had these past 3 months.

An upgrade I would love to see (hopefully an app upgrade or at least for the next version of Tile) is the ability in the app to switch between "away" and "home/normal" modes. In away mode the phone and Tile will both sound an alert if distance between them exceeds a threshold - while at the beach or vacation or just out shopping - so if something falls out of a pocket or gets forgotten I cant get too far away until Im alerted. It would be great to use my phones location services to have the option to make this mode automatically turn on whenever I leave home or the office.

Overall, 9 out of 10. Thanks Tile! Keep striving towards a perfect score please!

Rustys Reviews about Tile - Find lost keys & phone, v1.11.1