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How to Enable GPS Tracking

Parker Conley Parker Conley · May 8, 2026
How to Enable GPS Tracking

This guide walks you through how to enable gps tracking in PoolDial, step by step.

This guide covers 5 steps and takes about a minute to complete.

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1. Open Settings

From the left sidebar, click Settings to open the settings page.

Open Settings

2. Click Routes in settings

In the settings sidebar, click Routes to open Route Defaults.

Click Routes in settings

3. Toggle Enable GPS tracking

Scroll down to the GPS Tracking section. Toggle Enable GPS tracking to turn it on for your account.

Toggle Enable GPS tracking

4. History Retention setting appears

Once enabled, a History Retention option appears. This controls how many days of location history are stored. The default is 90 days.

History Retention setting appears

5. GPS tracking is enabled

GPS tracking is now active. Technicians will be tracked automatically when they start running a route. They can opt out individually in the mobile app.

GPS tracking is enabled

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