TrackR Bravo - Bluetooth GPS, Silver

First one stopped working only after a few weeks, changing the battery didn't help. I contacted the company direct and they eventually replaced the device, to-date this one is working well.Word of advice, I attached mine to my car keys these devices are painted after a very short time the paint comes off making them look very scruffy

We bought it to attach to dogs collar and it seems to be OK but range of 100ft seems to be quite low.

Non serve a nulla

It doesn't stay connected. I can be looking at the device, 15 feet away, and it will tell me it's not in range. That makes it useless for its function. Returning it.

I am changing my review because we finally got it to work and it works very well.The instructions are not really precise enough because it is a bit tricky to activate.The activating "button" is slightly recessed and one needs either a strong fingernail, a nail file or a dime to depress it.Once we got it working we tried it on our keys and found that the audible signal was loud enough to hear at a distance.And the light it emits is quite bright and VERY bright in a dim room on in the dark.I am giving it four stars because it lost one star because the instructions are too vague and because of the activating "button" being difficult to depress.I am revising this review because this device was interfering with the operation of my daughter's Smartwatch. Causing the timer to operate erratically and completely knock out the essential operation.

When these tracking devices first came out (from another maker) I bought one, being the techie that I am. I really didn't have an urgent need for it because I’m not prone to losing things very often. The only thing I might tend to forget where I left it last is my phone and the phone I own today already has a find-my-phone feature built in so, again, no pressing need to own a tracking device. I have long since discarded my original tracker.I got this so-called latest generation tracker mainly to see if these things have any useful value at all, and if so what that would be. So here is a short list of what it's good at and what it can't do:Attached to a key ring - an obvious potential use. Fine if you habitually set your keys down in different places. Makes them easier to find if you left them in the same or an adjacent room.In my wallet - pretty much the same as my keys except the way I'm most likely to lose my wallet is if I set it down in a store while waiting forever for those new credit card chip readers to work. If I do that I should consider my wallet gone forever, at least everything of value in it, so the TrackR would be of questionable value.Attached to my laptop computer. I should be responsible enough not to forget where I left a thousand dollar laptop. Ditto with cameras and other high ticket toys.Locating my car in a parking lot. Something I need to do more often than I care to admit. Pretty much useless except I tried taping it to the inside of the windshield behind the mirror and having it flash a bright blue locator light is actually pretty useful in a dark parking lot.I don't lose my pets but if I did they wouldn't be lost close enough for Bluetooth to work and if they were I would be able to hear them.So the bottom line is that other than being much slimmer than my original tracker not much has changed, I still don't think they're ready for really fully prime time yet. Hint: if it fits your needs and you do choose to get one, set a reminder to yourself to change the battery often before it goes dead. Short battery life and being useless with a dead battery are the #1 single downsides of device tracking devices like this. I missed seeing the deal about free replacement batteries when I first set it up and TrackR kindly added a comment to my review explaining it. I respect a manufacturer who is so responsive to customer needs and accordingly I’ve made a slight bump up in my rating from 3.2 to 3.8 rounded up to 4 stars.

First off, I have used a leading competitor's Bluetooth tracker for over a year, so I know a thing or two about this type of trackers. The TrackR bravo tracker seems to work on-par with the competitor's tracker. They both use Bluetooth LE for location service when it is in range and crowd sourcing when it is out of range. They don't always work reliably and you have to have the app running on your phone in order for them to function properly. What sets the TrackR bravo apart for me is some of the features that the competition lacks, namely, user replaceable battery, rugged build and integration with Alexa.The TrackR bravo is relatively small and lightweight. It has a replaceable battery and an aluminum outer shell that make it last longer than the competition which is only good for one year with its non-replaceable battery (after that the app will constantly nag you to buy a new replacement tracker). Given the short time that I have the bravo, it is still early to tell how long the battery would last in it. One good thing going for it though is that it has a low battery indicator on the app, so you know when it's about time to change the battery.Another nice feature is that you can locate your phone by asking Alexa to find it, provided the app is running. You can also press the button on the tracker to find your phone, which is pretty much a standard anyway.The bravo is not without any drawbacks though. The most significant one for me is the volume of the ringer on the bravo. It's very soft and hard to hear in a moderately noisy environment. Good luck using the ringer to find your item if you're commuting in a train.Overall, I like the TrackR bravo. It is far from perfect. That said, it performs reasonably well and the app seems stable and easy to use. If you're looking for a Bluetooth tracker to tag your important item with, it is worthwhile to give it a try.