Steps to help ensure your trap.nz phone app has accurate GPS locations

 

When using the trap.nz phone app, you will need to follow these steps to minimise GPS locations being incorrect.

 

Please read the following link which explains GPS accuracy and why sometimes the GPS coordinates are not where you expect them to be.

 

General notes on phone GPS accuracy, what to expect, how to improve results.

 

 For android phones

The phone needs to have location services set to Always On (Android, iOS) AND have battery optimisation turned off for the Trap.nz app (Android.) Failing to do so will mean no tracks are recorded when the app is in the background (i.e. in your pocket.)

Disabling GPS mode

In some circumstances, it will be more appropriate to temporarily turn off the GPS servicing via the GPS toggle button (see below.)