Never lose anything ever again with the TrackR Bravo

Bright Williams
Updated 4:02 pm ET, January 22, 2018

The TrackR Bravo is a coin-size Bluetooth device that helps you locate your lost belongings. Just attach the gadget to your keys, wallet, or anything else you’re prone to losing, and you can use your phone to make the TrackR beep. Thanks to a key ring-friendly design and an included adhesive pad, you can attach it to nearly anything. And it works the other way around as well, helping you to track down your lost phone. It’s a sleek-looking tracking device, and by far one of our favorites here at PromptWire. By the way, we used this LINK and coupon code: TECHGUY to save 40% on our 4 orders of TrackR, and got 4 free. (Yes, that’s buy 4, get 4 free along with a 40% off promotion!)

When you attach this coin-size tracking device to an item and lose the item, you have a 20,000-times chance of getting it back. The accompanying app enlists the network of 20,000 TrackR users to locate your lost bag, bike or dog. You can also track your lost wallet (or whatever) yourself. The TrackR app displays how far you are from your keys or purse you dropped, and it will sound the alarm to help you pinpoint its exact location.

If you realize you left your bag in another location, all other TrackR users in the network are notified, and when one passes your missing article, you’ll get an update sent to your phone. What if you can’t find your phone? Use TrackR to ring it, even if it’s on silent mode, and you’ll find your phone fast. TrackR helps you keep your stuff…especially if you’re a chronic (keys/wallet/bike/car/bag) misplacer.

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As Sleek As A Quarter
The TrackR is a small, lightweight plastic disc about the size of a quarter that tapers in a small loop at the top. It measures 1.2 inches across and 0.2 inches thick, and weighs 0.3 ounces.  You can fit an included keychain ring through the loop, or attach a circular bit of adhesive tape (also included) to the tracker’s surface. A TrackR logo sits on the front, with a backlit pairing button right below it.

The tracker works with Bluetooth 4.0 devices running Android 4.4 or later and iOS 8 or later. I paired it with my iPhone 6s in no time using the free TrackR app. You can pair up to ten TrackRs with your smartphone.

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As for battery, the TrackR uses a standard CR1616 coin cell that must be replaced yearly. While it’s nice that you don’t have to worry about recharging the tiny device, there is no real way to tell when the battery is dying.

How It Works
Both your connected phone and the TrackR will notify you with an alarm when they’re out of range of one another. So if you leave your TrackR-attached keys behind, your phone will sound an alarm when you travel out of range, while the keys will sound off when you forget your phone. You can toggle these alerts on or off in the TrackR app’s settings. You can also set custom alarm sounds from your phone’s music library.

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You can manually search for your connected phone by pressing the button on the TrackR, while will cause it to sound an alarm when in range. You can do the same for the TrackR by tapping an icon in the app. These functions work whether or not the Separation Alert is enabled. They also work when your phone’s volume is muted.

To test the TrackR, I had a colleague hide my keys and wandered around my office, phone in hand with the TrackR app open. The keys were out of range at first, as indicated by the app’s bisected main screen. The top half contains a Google Maps layout and a pinpoint that details where and when the TrackR was last seen. The bottom half has a green icon you can press to activate the TrackR’s alarm, along with messages like Close By, Far, or Near, TrackR’s version of “hot or cold”.

This is a pretty substantial shortcoming for a tracking device, though the TrackR offers some additional features that are a bit more successful. For one, you can set up Wi-Fi Safe Zones in the app to disable proximity alerts when you’re at home or at work, so you don’t have to endure useless alarms every time you get up from your couch or desk. You can also share access to your TrackR with a community of users in case your phone or TrackR go missing. This allows strangers with the TrackR app to anonymously ping your lost phone or TrackR if it happens to be in proximity. An alert will notify you if a good Samaritan has found your lost item. And if you’re uncomfortable with this feature you don’t have to use it.

Snag Yourself One, Or Eight.
We found ourselves placing a TrackR on everything, so it made the most economical sense to purchase the pack of 4 and get another set of 4 free. And don’t forget to save up to 40% on your next order of TrackR using this LINK and code: TECHGUY. I personally placed one on my cell phone, wallet, keys, bicycle, and even my computer.

 

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