What is the battery life of Trakbond GPS tracker?

Similar to your smartphone, the battery life of Trakbond may vary depending on how its used. Trakbond uses a variety of algorithm to maximize the battery life. For instance, that tracker will automatically go into Power Saver mode when it's still at a place for more than 5 minutes. During this mode, the tracker will not be connected to cellular and satellite signal to conserve the battery and LEDs of the device will go off. 

In Power Saver mode, tracker shows the last known location of your child in the mobile app.

During this time, the Trakbond looks for vibration and motion in a very low power operation. When the tracker gets in motion again, the Trakbond exits from this mode and sends  the location again to the mobile app.

Battery life that you can expect, and additional tips to make sure you get the most battery life are listed below.

Trakbond Trail [600 mA/H Lipo battery, 3.7v]

Routine	Usage	Estimated Battery Life
Stand by	not actively used	2-3 days
2 to 12 years kid	daily	1-2 days
continuous running	daily	12-18 hours

Trakbond Trail+ [1000 mA/H Lipo battery, 3.7v]

Routine	Usage	Estimated Battery Life
Stand by	not actively used	3-5 days
12+ years child	daily	2-3 days
continuous running	daily	16-24 hours

How to maximize your Trakbond's battery life?

By setting up safe-zones 

Make sure to set up Safe-zones and Safe-zones Alerts for frequently visited locations of your child.

Common places should be home, school, daycare, after school care, sporting practice/field, etc. Once you have defined these places, your Trakbond will be able to reduce power usage during its stay.

Don’t keep it in cold

Avoid keeping your Trakbond device in extreme cold as the battery life of the consumer electronic goods degrade if exposed to cold weather for a long time.

Checking Battery Charge Percentage in mobile app

Battery charge percentage of Trakbond device can be checked on the Profile icon in the app. Battery charge level indicator is present on top left on profile icon.

Profile Icon	Battery charge percentage
	100% Battery
	80% Battery
	60% Battery
	40% Battery
	20% Battery
	0% Battery

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