Luggage trackers

Any updates for Android users? I don't have any apple devices, but reading this thread, tiles seems problematic.

I have the following all on the one ticket through an Aeroplan award.

The flights I have are:

Tuesday 19.30 JFK to GVA, arrives into GVA on Wednesday at 09.20
Leave that same day (Wed) to CPH on Swiss, arrive into CPH at 20.35
Leave CPH on Thursday at 12.00 on Singapore Airlines bound for SIngapore.

Wondering whether it is worth risking getting luggage checked through all the way from JFK to SIN
 
Im an Android user and have been using Tile without any issues for a couple of years now.

Apple users like to disparage anything non Apple but I've not ever had any trouble getting a read on where my Tile tagged bags have been.
 
I use Tile and has worked flawlessly. The latest Tiles have replaceable batteries (although my Tile mates are still going strong after much longer than the 2 years they guarantee).
 
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blackcat20 said:
Yes, Samsung Tags work perfectly for us across multiple countries.
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I hear people say their AirTAgs can track their bags at airports, etc. Do Samsung Tags also work like this?
Excuse my naive questions but I have no experience in this area.
 
prozac said:
I hear people say their AirTAgs can track their bags at airports, etc. Do Samsung Tags also work like this?
Excuse my naive questions but I have no experience in this area.
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We can see that they are at the airport, and when they are close to the baggage carousel if that is what you mean?
 
blackcat20 said:
We can see that they are at the airport, and when they are close to the baggage carousel if that is what you mean?
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Yes. If the bags went to astray could they tell you if they were at a different airport for instance?
 
prozac said:
Yes. If the bags went to astray could they tell you if they were at a different airport for instance?
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Absolutely, you can see them on a map. This is showing my phone location but they are all on the one map and it labels each device/tag.

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Depending on position of my bag in the hold can often seek my Tile tagged bags on the plane.

And I was able to know my bags were still at LHR when I was in EDI and also to see same bags being driven around Edinburgh before they arrived at my hotel.
 
Tags are detected by bluetooth of a mobile/tablet/smart watch nearby, then the gps location of the device that detected it is displayed on a map.

So it is as accurate as the last device to detect it. Once you are in general area of the item you can use your device to request it play a sound so can find keys etc.
 
kookaburra75 said:
Interesting new entrant into the luggage tracker market
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2088753886/phototag
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For $29 earlybird offer, it's a tempting competition to Airtags, but I can't see the attraction or purpose of a screen.
For $59 after the earlybird period nah.

Remove the screen, make it smaller and it should sell decently if priced around the $30 to $40 mark. The battery life is mentioned as being about 10 months whereas my airtag has lasted roughly 3 years so far on its original battery. I wonder what power drain the screen has? Without the screen surely the battery would last much longer.

EDIT: Was looking through the comments on the Kickstarter page & discovered a Motorola alternative to the Airtag. The Moto Tag.
 
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prozac said:
Does anyone use an Android tracker like Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2? Happy or not?
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Yes. +1 and I use Samsung SmartTags. We won't have any modern Apple devices in the house (the only exception to this rule is I still have an iPod classic which is the backup of last resort for my completely digitised music collection which were at the time processed through iTunes for Windows (2,000+ CDs).

The Samsung SmartTags work perfectly with Samsung Galaxy phones and the Samsung "Find" or "SmartThings" apps. I was recently in BKK and SIN (I believe there is a greater number of Android users in Asian markets) and I was very impressed at how quickly the tracking and reporting happened. But equally I've not noticed any material delay in other markets.
 
Chalkie said:
Yes. +1 and I use Samsung SmartTags. We won't have any modern Apple devices in the house (the only exception to this rule is I still have an iPod classic which is the backup of last resort for my completely digitised music collection which were at the time processed through iTunes for Windows (2,000+ CDs).

The Samsung SmartTags work perfectly with Samsung Galaxy phones and the Samsung "Find" or "SmartThings" apps. I was recently in BKK and SIN (I believe there is a greater number of Android users in Asian markets) and I was very impressed at how quickly the tracking and reporting happened. But equally I've not noticed any material delay in other markets.
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This week MrsP misplaced her car keys at work and called in a panic so I have another good reason to buy SmartTags. I'll probably place one in her car as well as she sometimes loses it too. :)
 

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