| TrackR | |
| Type: | Private |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Founders: | Chris Herbert Christian Smith |
TrackR was a commercial key finder that assisted in the tracking of lost belongings and devices.[1] Trackr was produced by the company Phone Halo[2] and was inspired by the founders' losing their keys on a beach during a surfing trip.[3]
The founders of Phone Halo began working on TrackR in 2009. In 2010, they founded the company and launched the product.[4] In Winter 2018, TrackR rebranded itself to Adero, as part of changing its focus to other uses for its tracking technology, taking TrackR beyond the Bluetooth fobs that had been the core of its service.[5] TrackR shut down its services and removed its apps in August 2021.[6]
The device contains a lithium battery that needs to be changed about once a year by the user. It communicates its current location via Bluetooth 4.0, to an Android 4.4+ or iOS 8.0+ mobile device on which the TrackR app is installed and running. This feature is referred to as "Crowd Locate", since each device will report its location to all other TrackR devices in range, including those that are neither owned nor registered by the user. This feature is useful because the app must be installed and running on a nearby Bluetooth enabled device for any device's location to be relayed.
As of August 2017, over 5 million TrackR devices had been sold.
As of August 2021, the official website stated that the manufacturer has discontinued App support for both Apple and Android devices.
For Trackr Bravo, the producer published the following data as of August 2017:[7]
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| TrackR | Tracker | tile | Slightech | Chipolo | XYFindit[8] | Lapa | PebbleBee | |||||||||||
| Wallet (TrackR)< | --printed on device: TrackR with bold "R"--> | Bravo G1 (TB001) (no ringer hole) | Bravo G2 (1 ringer hole) | Pixel | Sticker[9] | tile G2 (3 ringer holes) | mate [10] | slim | MYNT [11] | Chipolo [12] | Chipolo Plus | XY3 | Lapa (G1) | Lapa 2 [13] | PebbleBee [14] | PebbleBee Stone [15] | PebbleBee Finder [16] | |
| Sold since | ca. Jan 2015[17] | ca. Oct 2016 | <= Aug 2017 | ca. Jul 2014 | ca. Oct 2016 | <= Aug 2017 | <= Aug 2017 | discontinued | <= Aug 2016 | Mar 2016 | ca. Oct 2014 | ca. Mar 2016 | ca. Dec 2016 | |||||
| Case material | black plastics | colored anodized aluminium | black plastics | black plastics | white plastics | white plastics | white plastics | colored | colored | white or blk plastics in metal cylinder | ||||||||
| Diameter | 65x40 mm bowed rectangular | 31 mm (1.22") + eyelet < | --34 mm (1.34") http://newatlas.com/trackr-bravo-item-tracking-device/32540/--> | 26.2 mm (1.03") | 24 mm (0.98") | (>34x>34 mm) square + big hole | 34x34 mm square + hole | 54x54 mm square (no hole) | oval + eyelet | hexagonal | triangle round | ca. 25 mm | ||||||
| Thickness | 4 mm | 3.5 mm (0.14") | 5.6 mm (0.22") | 4.1 mm (0.16") | 4,65 mm | 2,4 mm | pebble-like + silicon sleeve | ca. 10 mm | ||||||||||
| Weight (incl. batt.) | 4.5 g (0.15 oz) | |||||||||||||||||
| Attachment | bent eyelet | loop (thread) | big hole | smaller hole | (no hole) | eyelet | thru cylinder | |||||||||||
| Battery type | 2x CR2016 | CR1616 | CR1620 | CR2016 | CR2016 | CR2032 | ||||||||||||
| Battery life | 2 years | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | |||||||||||||
| Battery exchange | by user | by user | by user | by user | by user | not discounted exchange of device | ? | ? | ? | by user | ||||||||
| Bluetooth | 4.0 | BLE 4.0 | BLE 4.0 | BLE 4.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bluetooth range | up to 30 m (100 ft) | less than G2 | up to 30 m (100 ft)[18] | up to 30 m (100 ft) | up to 30 m (100 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Device Ringer Volume | Up to 92 dB | less than 2nd ed. | Up to 82 dB | Up to 90 dB | "loud" | |||||||||||||
| Remarks | tile has 5 mio. units sold[19] | MacOSX 10.10+, water sleeve | remote camera shutter; App off: iOS is active[20] | water resistant | heavier, long range | |||||||||||||
| CR1620 (16 mm diameter, 2.0 mm height); G1 = Generation/Edition 1, ... | ||||||||||||||||||
| Further or older editions: tile SPORT; Pebble Bee: Honey, Finder; key finders: https://wiki.ezvid.com/best-key-finders | ||||||||||||||||||