# Mobile Application — Latest

**URL:** /c/help/mobile-application/12
**Topics on this page:** 11

## [Troubleshooting GPS Issues](/t/troubleshooting-gps-issues/73)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-05-07T08:51:52Z

What is GPS?
GPS is a system to estimate location on Earth by using signals from a set of orbiting satellites. 
Tips: Achieving good initial GPS lock
To achieve a fast start and a high-accuracy position estimate, you sho&hellip;

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## [Hiding notification icon](/t/hiding-notification-icon/83)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:08Z

Back in the days MyCarTracks app didn’t show any notification in your notification bar and was silently recording all your drives. This was great as it didn’t bloat your notification bar with another icon, but, we had to&hellip;

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## [Synchronization](/t/synchronization/82)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:07Z

The main part where your recorded data from MyCarTracks mobile app are sent to mycartracks.com web application is called synchronization. Our app gives you various settings how you can use synchronization, that can be us&hellip;

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## [PIN lock](/t/pin-lock/81)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:07Z

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 y&hellip;

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## [How to setup account](/t/how-to-setup-account/80)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:06Z

To use MyCarTracks on your Android mobile device, you need to link the device to the Google account your administrator created for you. 
First time run
When you install MyCarTracks app and run it for the first time it wi&hellip;

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## [Understanding Battery Usage in MyCarTracks Tracking App](/t/understanding-battery-usage-in-mycartracks-tracking-app/79)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:05Z

We understand some users have experienced higher-than-expected battery usage while using our live positions and mileage tracking app. We appreciate your feedback and would like to explain how our app works to help clarif&hellip;

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## [Tasker and Locale integration](/t/tasker-and-locale-integration/78)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:04Z

Tasker and Locale are great well known tools for total automation. If you don’t know them you can learn and also purchase them here: 
Tasker App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.tasker&hellip;

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## [Jobs](/t/jobs/77)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:03Z

With the MyCarTracks Job-dispatch feature your in-field workers get an overview of daily jobs that they should do. All Jobs come with the details about each task like what to do, who is the customer, and the location of &hellip;

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## [How to synchronize vehicles](/t/how-to-synchronize-vehicles/76)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:02Z

Start the mobile app. On iOS touch the three lines ** icon on the top left. On Android touch the three dots ** on the top right.
Select Vehicles.
Touch the ** icon on top and wait a while.
All vehicles shared with the c&hellip;

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## [Daily synchronization](/t/daily-synchronization/75)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:01Z

Daily synchronization is a feature that gives you the option to sync all recorded tracks at a certain time of a day. It comes handy in the following cases: 

Your mobile devices have internet connection issues or drivers&hellip;

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## [Mobile application](/t/mobile-application/74)

**Author:** @MyCarTracks_support
**Last posted:** 2026-04-16T08:29:00Z

MyCarTracks minimizes expenses, saves time and money! 
MyCarTracks Android mobile app is the key and replacement of the old, well known GPS tracking units you have to buy and let install it to your vehicle. You don’t hav&hellip;