CarTrack turns the Android screen already in your car into a real-time GPS vehicle tracker. You get live location on a map, automatic trip history, geofence and overspeed alerts, SOS emergency dispatch and Telegram notifications — without buying a GPS tracking device and without a monthly subscription.
Most car GPS trackers cost $50–$200 up front plus a recurring SIM or platform subscription. CarTrack uses the GPS receiver and data connection already built into your Android car head unit, so there is no extra hardware to buy, wire or hide.
Install the CarTrack head unit app on the car screen, register a free account on this dashboard, link the two with a Device ID, and live tracking starts immediately. Location updates reach the map in under 10 seconds on a healthy connection.
Yes. CarTrack is free to install and free to use for real-time tracking, trip history, geofences, overspeed alerts and SOS. There is no monthly subscription and no per-vehicle licence fee. The app is supported by ads.
Yes. CarTrack uses the GPS receiver and data connection already inside your Android car head unit, so you do not need to buy, wire or hide a separate GPS tracker. That typically saves $50–$200 on hardware plus the recurring SIM or platform fee those devices require.
CarTrack is one. Most vehicle trackers bundle a hardware purchase with a monthly data or platform subscription. CarTrack has neither — you install the head unit app, link it to a free account, and tracking runs on the head unit's own internet connection.
Install the CarTrack app on your Android car head unit, copy the Device ID it shows, create a free account on the CarTrack web dashboard, and link the two. Your car's live location then appears on a map you can open from any phone or computer, at no cost.
CarTrack runs on Android car head units and aftermarket Android infotainment screens running Android 8.0 (Oreo) or newer, up to and including Android 16. The head unit must have GPS and an active internet connection via a built-in 4G/5G SIM or a Wi-Fi hotspot from your phone.
No. The tracker app is built for permanent background operation on car head units. Standard Android phones apply aggressive battery-saving restrictions that kill long-running background location services, so tracking would stop unpredictably. The owner dashboard, however, works fine in any phone browser.
Location accuracy matches the head unit's own GPS receiver — typically 5–15 metres outdoors with a clear sky view. Position updates reach the map in under 10 seconds on a healthy connection, and the app recovers automatically after tunnels or signal loss.
Yes. The head unit dashboard shows live GPS speed with a large, daylight-readable readout, plus distance driven today. You can set a speed limit in Settings and the dashboard turns amber the moment you cross it.
Yes. The dashboard always shows your vehicle's last known location with a timestamp and parked status, so you can find a parked car even when the head unit is powered down or offline.
You draw a circular safe zone on the map around a place that matters — home, school, office or a depot — and set a radius. CarTrack notifies you the moment the vehicle enters or leaves that zone, in the app and via Telegram.
CarTrack can push alerts to your Telegram chat for engine on/off, overspeed, geofence breach and SOS events. Open @CarTrackerAlertsBot on Telegram, tap Start to get your Chat ID, then paste that ID into CarTrack Settings and send a test notification.
One tap on the SOS button on the car screen immediately sends your live location to every emergency contact you have saved, as a map link. It is designed for breakdowns, accidents and threatening situations where typing is not possible.
Yes, for live tracking. The head unit needs continuous internet — a 4G/5G SIM in the head unit or a Wi-Fi hotspot shared from your phone — to transmit location, speed, geofence and SOS data. Distance driven today is measured on the head unit itself, so that keeps working with no network.
Yes. You can link several head units to one CarTrack account and switch between vehicles from the dashboard, which suits families with multiple cars as well as taxi and delivery operators — with no per-vehicle hardware and no per-vehicle fleet-management fee.
An OBD tracker is a dongle you plug into the car's diagnostic port; it is visible, removable, and usually needs its own SIM and subscription. CarTrack runs as software on the head unit already fitted to the car — nothing to plug in, nothing a thief can unplug from the OBD port, and no recurring cost.
Yes. All location telemetry is transmitted over TLS (HTTPS) and stored encrypted. Your tracking data is isolated to your account, is never sold, and is not shared with third-party advertisers. Only you and people you explicitly send a share link to can see your vehicle.
Yes. Settings contains a Delete Account option that permanently erases your profile, linked vehicles, trip history coordinates, alert logs and emergency contacts from the servers immediately. There is no waiting period and no retained copy.
Yes. Live location sharing generates a temporary link that expires automatically. The person you send it to sees your vehicle on a map without needing an account, and cannot see your trip history or other vehicles.
CarTrack works worldwide wherever the head unit has GPS and mobile data. The interface is available in English and Hindi, and it supports international phone numbers and multiple currencies including US dollars, Indian rupees and UAE dirhams.
Tracking a vehicle you own is legal in most jurisdictions. Tracking a vehicle you do not own, or tracking a driver without telling them, may be illegal where you live. Check your local laws and inform anyone who regularly drives a vehicle you track.