Secure GPS expands the tools businesses and integrators use to supervise vehicles, assets, and cargo conditions from anywhere. This update introduces Google Maps in the Android app, change history for important settings, and a second temperature reading in map reports.
All three improvements address everyday GPS tracking needs: choosing a familiar map while working on the move, understanding how a setting evolved, and analyzing cargo that requires more than one measurement point.
Google Maps in the Android GPS tracking app
Android app users can select Google Maps as the base map for viewing device locations. This option complements the mapping alternatives in Secure GPS and provides a familiar visual reference when vehicles or assets are monitored from a phone.
The change is useful for drivers, supervisors, and field personnel who need to recognize roads, neighborhoods, and nearby landmarks while away from the office. With more map options, users can choose the view that best fits the location and task.
- Mobile supervision: check the position of vehicles and GPS devices from Android.
- Familiar orientation: use recognizable cartography to understand the surroundings.
- Field decisions: quickly identify where an asset is and how to reach the area.
- Continuity across devices: keep a consistent map reference when moving from a computer to a phone.
Change history for global settings and emails
Secure GPS now retains a history of changes made to global account settings and email templates. Administrators can review earlier versions and the context of each update instead of relying only on the team's memory.
This traceability is valuable when several people administer an operation. It helps them understand what was adjusted, who made the change, and when it happened, making it easier to review decisions and investigate unexpected behavior.
- Greater administrative control: review how account-wide preferences have evolved.
- Consistent communication: inspect changes made to messages sent by email.
- Faster diagnosis: connect new behavior with a recent modification.
- Team collaboration: provide a shared reference for administrators and support personnel.
For example, if a notification begins displaying different wording, the person responsible can review the history of its email template. If a global preference changes, the team can identify the modification and confirm whether it matches the operation's policy.
Second temperature reading in map reports
Reports opened from the map now include a Temperature 2 value when a compatible GPS device transmits a second reading. Secure GPS displays this information alongside the first temperature and respects the configured unit, whether Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Two measurement points make it possible to observe different conditions in the same vehicle or facility. A business can compare cargo areas, supervise equipment with separate compartments, or identify differences that a single reading would not reveal.
- Cold-chain operations: compare temperatures in two areas of a refrigerated vehicle.
- Specialized transport: supervise products with different thermal requirements.
- Sensor diagnosis: identify discrepancies between two readings during a trip.
- Centralized analysis: relate location, time, and temperature in the map report.
How to use these capabilities in a real operation
A supervisor can open Secure GPS on Android to locate a vehicle with Google Maps, use the platform to review whether a preference or template was modified, and analyze both temperatures recorded along the route. Geographic information, administrative traceability, and sensor data therefore connect within the same workflow.
For reliable results, the tracker must support the relevant readings and be installed correctly. Temperature 2 is available when the device transmits that value; Secure GPS presents it in the report whenever it is received.
Technical summary for GPS integrators
The update expands the map selector in the Android app, adds historical review for changes to global settings and email templates, and introduces an independent second-temperature column in map reports. These capabilities do not change tracker protocols: they use information received from compatible equipment and present it more effectively to users.
Secure GPS brings together real-time GPS tracking, maps, trip history, alerts, geofences, sensors, and reports so businesses and integrators can supervise their operations from one platform.
Explore Secure GPS plans and features to choose the right capabilities for your fleet, assets, or GPS tracking project.