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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/duckredbeard on 2025-11-23 01:31:56+00:00.
So my son left his phone on my daughter's car today, moments before she drove off. About 20 minutes later my son comes to me in a panic. No sweat. We have Tile installed on his phone and Google location sharing enabled.
Google shows his location to be at home 30 minutes ago. Tile shows his location on a "Davis Rd" which is a few miles long. Could be neither.
I pull up HA map and it shows it at a roundabout just a mile or two from my house, literally at one end of this Davis Rd. I zoom in and it shows that it is on the inner circle of the roundabout. I drive there, park, and without looking at the ground I walk to EXACTLY where HA says it is. Then I look down.
Bingo. Phone found.
Google failed, Tile was vague. Home Assistant delivered.
The screen is cracked, but HA found the phone.