The BikeFinder app has different modes for the BikeFinder tracker to locate the bike:
Tracking Mode:
- In this mode, your tracker will send GPS positions as often as per minute, even without movement detection.
- The positions are available in your app, the latest shown on the map, and the older positions are shown in "history".
- You will not get any push notifications in the app in this mode.
- Only used when tracing your stolen bike.
- Battery life: Short, less than a week
Security Mode:
- On this mode, the tracker can send a position every 10th minutes, if it detects a movement.
- After giving a position, the tracker will sleep for 10 minutes, and will not react to any movement or giving any notification until the timer runs out.
- You get push notifications on your app if it detects movement.
- You get push notifications on your app when 40 & 20% battery left
- Tracker will also send a position every 24 hours if there is no movement.
Battery life: Medium, up to 2 weeks
Standard Mode:
- This mode is the same as Security mode except for no push notification on movement
- The tracker can send a position every 10th minutes if it detects a movement.
- After giving a position, the tracker will sleep for 10 minutes, and will not react to any movement or giving any notification until the timer runs out.
- You get push notifications on your app when 40 & 20% battery left
- Tracker will also send a position every 24 hours if there is no movement
Battery life: Medium, up to 2 weeks
Passive Mode:
- This mode is made for disabling GPS to save battery time for longer bike trips.
- Tracker only gives a GSM location every 20minutes, if it detects a movement.
- After giving a position, the tracker will sleep for 20 minutes, and will not react to any movement until the timer runs out.
- Your insurance will NOT cover your bike in this mode.
Battery life: Long, up to 8 weeks
How to change modes:
1. Open the tracker in your BikeFinder app.
2. Go to "modes".
3. Swipe to change to the mode you want.
NB! The new Mode will only take effect/activate only when the timer from the last used Mode has run out.
Slide the bar to select the different modes