ONE-TIME SETUP
REQUIRED INITIAL SETTINGS
1. INSTALL TrailCore Radar from App Store or Google Play.
2. SET UP PERMISSIONS — otherwise GPS tracking stops and you'll show up as a stuck dot on the map!
| Android | iPhone |
|---|---|
| Location → ALLOW ALL THE TIME + PRECISE LOCATION | Location Services → ALWAYS + PRECISE |
| Turn off Pause app activity if unused | Turn on Background App Refresh |
| Xiaomi/Samsung/HyperOS: battery → No restrictions | Don't close the app from the switcher during a race |
3. SETTINGS TAB (⚙️)
- Enter your Name and phone number (required); they're saved on your phone and you can edit them anytime. When you join a race, the organizer receives them to identify you on the map.
- Enter your Emergency contacts (optional) — other phone numbers or emails available to you. They're saved only on this phone: they'll be used in the future as new features are introduced, but today they are not sent to the organizer (not even with SOS).
How it works
RACE DAY
- Home → RUN → JOIN AN EVENT.
- Enter the organizer's 4-digit RACE CODE → JOIN.
- Turn on the green toggle "Tracking Live (GPS)"
- DURING THE RACE turn off the screen and put the phone in your pocket, but don't close the app :-)
- AT THE END OF THE RACE make sure to stop GPS tracking by pressing the EXIT ✕ button. This lets you update your status, so choose between I'VE FINISHED or ABANDON (DNF), so your status will also show on the map. Pressing EXIT ✕ automatically stops GPS tracking
Without a race code
FREE RIDE (24H)
For a ride or a training session you don't need a code. After entering your name and phone: Home → RUN, turn on the Tracking Live (GPS) toggle and go. A free ride lasts 24 hours.
ONLY IF NEEDED
other available features
| Button | When |
|---|---|
| INVITE | Send the join link to your teammates: they open the app on the same race or ride and appear alongside you on the map |
| I'M HERE | Maps/Waze link for whoever is picking you up |
| SOS (hold for 3 s) | Emergency on the route → notifies the organizer (+ call 112) |
About the Map
3 WAYS TO VIEW THE MAP
- Via browser — open radar.trailcore.app → VIEW THE MAP → enter the code received from the organizer (or use a link or QR code).
- Via app, without GPS — Home → FOLLOW THE MAP → enter the code you received → OPEN MAP (view only, you don't join the tracking).
- Via app, during a race — tracker screen → MAP button (if GPS is off it turns it on and immediately opens your race's live map).
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