# What's a "Tile"? A "Motion Tile", as you will see, is commonly referred to as a "tile" in our support articles. A tile is the platform's visual representation of a single [point](/motion-platform-software/tiles/whats-a-point.md) on a device. Every tile communicates real-time device point data to Motion's cloud. {% hint style="warning" %} Tiles are not the same as points. Read our [article about points](/motion-platform-software/tiles/whats-a-point.md) for more info. {% endhint %} Additionally, every tile comes packed with UX software features that give meaningful value to that specific device point. Motion baked in these tile software features to turn normal device data into a meaningful tool to optimize building device management. These software features include: 1. Appearance customization 2. Easy schedule configuration 3. Configurable alarm conditions & push notification alerts 4. Live and historical data charts 5. Remote device control capabilities --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://kb.motion.cloud/motion-platform-software/tiles/whats-a-tile.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.