The One UI 3.0 battery optimization on your Samsung phones or tablets with Android 11 is drastically turning off background apps after only 3 minutes in the background. This causes the recording not working correctly and results in missing tracks. Follow these steps to fix the issue: Open the Settings menu on your […]
Location Tracking Devices – GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo
MyCarTracks platform offers besides the most advanced smartphone-based tracking app also the support of all major hardware location trackers (GNSS) from established brands like Teltonika, Ruptela, Galileosky, you can see the list here. You can use your existing devices or choose from the newest models. Please note that we don’t offer hardware installation into […]
Location devices – Chinese Clones
If you own a no-name or cheap Chinese GPS tracking unit you must read the following information. Different manufacturers and sellers brand their devices under similar popular names (e.g. TK102, TK103, GT02A, H02, and others), so it’s impossible to identify the correct port and protocol for those devices just by […]
Integromat example – get tracks in KML, CSV, GPX format and save them to Google Sheets
Integromat is a platform where you can automate workflows with the use of world-known tools like Google Docs, Slack, Airtable, and many other integrations. Before you start visit the MyCarTracks Integromat documentation and follow the Connecting MyCarTracks to Integromat instruction. After you have it set follow these steps: 1. Navigate to Integromat template: https://www.integromat.com/en/integration/4815-get-mycartracks-tracks-in-kml-csv-gpx-format-and-save-them-to-google-sheets?pc=matemplates 2. Click […]
Integromat integration – watch all tracks from MyCarTracks and save them to Google Sheets
Integromat is a platform where you can automate workflows with the use of world-known tools like Google Docs, Slack, Airtable, and many other integrations. Before you start visit the MyCarTracks Integromat documentation and follow the Connecting MyCarTracks to Integromat instruction. After you have it set follow these steps: 1. Make a copy of this […]
PIN lock
Protect the app with a PIN Sometimes you don’t want the drivers to mess with the app settings or to be able to disable recording. Sometimes it comes in handy to have protection so that any of your child playing with your phone doesn’t disable the auto-recording and you lose […]
Supported location tracking devices and settings
Follow the instructions you received with your tracker to set the below address and port where your tracker should send data. Note that even if your model is missing from the list, there is a very good chance that it’s still supported. Connection details Address: gw.mycartracks.com Port: find your device in the list […]
How to switch recording mode – Android
By default, MyCarTracks uses the On Move Automatic recording. This mode detects automatically when you’re driving and records all journeys automatically. Sometimes you don’t want to use this automatic mode, you want for example start recording manually or when your phone connects to vehicle Bluetooth handsfree. To switch modes follow […]
My app doesn’t record any drivings (Android)
Not all Android devices support the Automatic On move drive recognition. If you see that your app doesn’t track any driving (check it under Menu / Tracks on your Android) it is possible that your device is one that just doesn’t support it. In that case, we recommend you to switch […]
Zapier integration example – request selected tracks into Google Sheet
Zapier is a platform where you can automate workflows with the use of world-known tools like Google Docs, Slack, Airtable, and more than 2000 other integrations. In this example, we will create a workflow that will obtain and move tracks for the selected vehicle and time interval into Google Sheet. We will use […]