How Do You Activate Tile?

Heres how to set up and activate a Tile equipment:

Download and set up the Tile app.

launch the Tile app, and tapGet Started.

Tile app sign-up/sign-in options on Android

Already have an account?

TapContinue with Facebook, or enter an email address and create an account.

EnableBluetoothon your machine if it isn’t already enabled.

Activating a Tile by enabling location data and adding a new device via the Android app.

Enable location access on your gadget.

From the main Tile screen, tap+in the upper left corner.

Tap thetype of Tile deviceyou want to set up.

Selecting the type of Tile to activate via the Android app.

Click thebuttonon your Tile.

TapNexton the app, and wait for the app to find your Tile.

Select thetype of itemyou will use your Tile with, and tap Next.

Last steps to activate a new Tile include selecting the main purpose of a new Tile, and using the Find tool.

Tapfindto test your Tile.

Double pressthe button on your Tile to test operation.

If it works, your phone will sound an alert.

Adding a sticker to the Tile app via Android.

How Do You Set up a Tile Sticker or Additional Tile Devices?

You set up Tile Stickers in the same way, but the steps are just a little different.

Heres how to set up a Tile Sticker:

pop swing open the Tile app.

Activating your Tile sticker via the Android app.

Tap+in the upper left corner.

Press the button on your Tile sticker.

Wait for the app to find your Tile sticker.

Finishing up setting the Tile sticker via the Android app.

Select theitemyoull use the Tile Sticker with, and tapNext.

TapFindto test the Tile Sticker.

Double pressthe button on the Tile Sticker to check operation.

Creating a bond between your Tile sticker and your phone.

Read the description of how the Tile Sticker works, and tapNext.

As the description states, your Tile Sticker will take 24 hours to bond fully.

Your Tile Sticker is set up and ready to use.

Using a Tile to find the device you are looking for.

How Does Tile Work?

Tile tracking devices are designed to help you keep track of your stuff.

If the corresponding Tile machine receives the signal, it sounds the alarm.

Steps to find a Tile that is out of range.

Each Tile unit has a button you use to put it into connecting mode.

This button also causes the Tile to send out a signal via Bluetooth if you double press it.

How Far Can You Track the Tile?

Since Tile uses Bluetooth, its limited by the range of Bluetooth.

The first way uses a direct Bluetooth connection.

If you lost your keys somewhere in your house, this is the method youll use.

TapFindin the box for item youre looking for.

If you see connecting instead of find, move around your house and hit it one more time.

you oughta be close enough to your missing item for the Tile to connect to your phone.

Listen for the alert sound, and tap Done when you find the item.

If the sound stops before you find your item, just tapFindagain.

What If Tile Wont Connect?

The Tile app will show you a map of the last place your Tile gadget was detected.

Go to the location indicated in your Tile app, and check to see if the Tile machine connects.

If it does, tap Find to locate the unit.

FAQ

No, Tile tracks down connected objects and devices with location updates, not real-time tracking.

Press the button on your Tile tracker twice to make your phone ring.