Tile's Anti-AirTags Are a Safer Way to Track Your Items - Lifehacker

But AirTags aren’t the only tracking devices on the market.

Just as AirTags communicate with Apple devices in the Find My network to update their location, Tile trackers communicate with phones running the Tile app.

Perhaps that’s why the company is offering a stripped down, simple version of its product: QR code stickers.

Unlike Tile trackers, they don’t need to have the Tile app to connect with you: All a good samaritan has to do is scan the QR code the same way they would, say, a restaurant menu, and they’ll have access to your chosen means of contact.

That might be obvious, since they’re stickers, but it means you don’t need to worry about replacing the battery on your tracker after a year, or replacing the whole thing altogether.

Sure, you lose out on the convenience of passive tracking, since Labels won’t be able to automatically communicate with passing devices.

You need to buy three sheets of five Labels at once, totaling 15 QR code stickers.