Mastering Detection Accuracy

Introduction

Accurate detection is the technical foundation of LETSTOP. When the app knows exactly when you are driving, how you move, and where your route goes, it can reward you fairly and avoid missed or broken trips. This guide is for users who want to tune their device and settings for maximum detection accuracy.

What Detection Accuracy Means in LETSTOP

Detection accuracy has three main components.

Correctly recognizing when a drive starts and ends

Tracking your route and distance with precise GPS

Classifying your activity as driving instead of walking or cycling

If any of these fail, you may see issues such as trips not recorded, drives marked as too short, or strange route shapes. The good news is that most accuracy problems can be solved with a few adjustments.

Step 1: Confirm Critical Permissions

Permissions tell your phone that LETSTOP is allowed to access the signals it needs. Without them, the app has to guess, which always reduces accuracy.

Location set to Allow all the time or Always, not only While using the app

Precise Location turned on so GPS coordinates are accurate

Physical Activity or Motion and Fitness enabled so the app can detect driving patterns

Display over other apps allowed on devices that require it for stable background tracking

After changing any of these, restart the app and, if possible, restart your phone. This clears cached restrictions.

Step 2: Optimize GPS and Location Services

GPS quality varies depending on how your phone is configured and where you keep it.

Place your phone where it has a clear view of the sky, such as near the windshield

Avoid placing the phone in deep pockets, metal compartments, or under heavy objects

Use high accuracy or similar mode in your system Location settings, if available

Keep Wi Fi and mobile data on for better assisted location in dense urban areas

If you often drive through tunnels or underground parking, expect short gaps. LETSTOP will handle them as gracefully as possible, but perfect lines are not always possible in those areas.

Step 3: Check Battery and Background Limits

Modern phones are aggressive about saving battery. Sometimes they close apps running quietly in the background, which can cut a drive in the middle.

Add LETSTOP to your device battery exceptions or Do not optimize list, if available

Allow background activity for LETSTOP in app settings

Disable app sleep or deep optimization rules that target rarely opened apps

This allows LETSTOP to keep monitoring your trip even when the screen is off or another app, like navigation, is on top.

Step 4: Use Activity Signals Correctly

Activity and motion data help LETSTOP understand what kind of movement is happening. When configured correctly, the app can avoid recording fake drives when you are on a bus or simply walking.

Keep Motion and Fitness enabled continuously

Avoid disabling sensors using third party battery or privacy tools while driving

Use the same phone for LETSTOP and navigation to keep signals consistent

Over time, the system uses these patterns to refine its classification models for you and for the wider community.

Step 5: Align In App Settings With Your Style

Inside LETSTOP, certain settings influence how drives are tracked.

Enable options similar to Always on track if you want automatic detection, even when the app is closed

Keep notifications from LETSTOP allowed so you receive start and end alerts

Use the same distance measurement (kilometers or kilometers) consistently when comparing trips

Choosing a stable configuration and sticking to it is more important than constantly switching features on and off.

Diagnosing Common Detection Issues

If you still notice detection problems after adjusting your setup, look for these patterns and apply the matching fix.

Drives not recorded at all: usually missing Location Always permission or aggressive battery optimization

Drives cut in the middle: often due to the app being closed by the system or background activity disabled

Very short drives that you know were longer: GPS instability or the trip starting only after a long delay

After applying each fix, test it with a short controlled drive, for example around your neighborhood, and review the results on the map.

When to Contact Support

If you have followed these steps and your trips still look wrong, it may be related to a specific device model or system version. In that case, contact support from inside the app and include screenshots of your permission screens and a recent ride summary. This information helps the team fine tune detection rules for your setup and for future users.

Accurate Detection, Fair Rewards

Mastering detection accuracy ensures that LETSTOP sees your safe driving clearly and rewards you properly. Once your setup is dialed in, you can focus entirely on the road while the app quietly does its work in the background.