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Calibrate Location

If location tracking is inaccurate, calibrating the GPS on your child's device usually fixes it.

Bark offers location tracking on Bark Phones, Androids, and iPhones with the bark kids app.pngBark Kids app. You can view location information and check-ins in your parent app or dashboard.

If your child's location tracking is inaccurate, you may need to calibrate the GPS. Select their device below:


Getting repeated alerts even when the device hasn't moved?

If you're getting arrival or departure alerts when the device is staying in one place, it may be due to small changes in how the GPS reports location. This can happen when signal is weak — like inside buildings or during bad weather — and may cause the location to appear to "jump" slightly on the map.

A quick fix is to increase the radius of the favorite location so small location shifts don't trigger unnecessary alerts.

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