When a GPS tracker loses its data connection, an SMS command may be the available way to query or change a compatible setting. This update allows the ALTAGAMA GPS Android app to download SMS commands in advance and keep them available without Internet access. It also introduces downloadable device certificates and corrects command-history time zones and document printing.
SMS commands available without an Internet connection
The Android mobile app downloads the SMS commands configured for devices in the account. Once stored on the phone, users can select them even when a data connection is not available.
The capability is especially useful on highways, in rural areas, parking facilities, and other places with limited Internet access. If the phone still has text-message coverage and the tracker can receive SMS, a technician can send a compatible instruction without waiting for the app's connection to return.
- Field work: review prepared commands after moving into an area with poor connectivity.
- Communication recovery: send a configuration instruction when the device is not reporting through data.
- Fewer errors: select a stored command instead of typing a technical sequence again.
- Faster response: act from a phone without needing to open the platform on a computer.
Offline availability refers to the command catalog inside the app. Delivery uses the phone's SMS capability, so it requires mobile coverage, appropriate permissions, and an active text-message service. The tracker must also have a line capable of receiving the instruction, and the command must match its brand, model, and configuration.
How to use SMS commands responsibly
Commands can change reporting intervals, communication destinations, or other options supported by the tracker. Before sending one, the integrator should understand the effect documented by the manufacturer, verify the device number, and confirm that the instruction belongs to the correct model.
A business can prepare common commands while connected, travel to the vehicle, and use them during an installation or diagnostic visit. When the equipment communicates again, ALTAGAMA GPS can continue receiving its positions and events according to the applied configuration.
Downloadable certificates for GPS devices
The device information section now includes an option to generate and download a certificate associated with the tracker. The document is presented in a print-ready format and provides a formal reference for the equipment registered in ALTAGAMA GPS.
The certificate can support delivery, installation, asset documentation, or administrative control. An integrator can attach it to a customer's file; a fleet can retain it with vehicle records; and a manager can print it when a reference to the device related to the service is required.
- Centralize the device reference in ALTAGAMA GPS.
- Reduce manual preparation of certificates.
- Make tracker information easier to share or archive.
- Connect documentation with the equipment managed in the platform.
Correct dates in sent-command history
ALTAGAMA GPS corrected the time zone used when reviewing sent commands. Dates now appear according to the user's time settings, making it easier to relate an instruction to a device response, a support call, or a change observed on the map.
This accuracy matters when a business operates across regions. Administrators can interpret the sending time within their working hours and avoid confusing the stored time with the operation's local time.
Better printing for invoices and receipts
The background display was also corrected when printing documents such as invoices and receipts. The improvement produces copies that more closely match their on-screen presentation, supporting archives, customer delivery, and administrative control.
Real-world applications
A technician can download commands before visiting a vehicle, arrive in an area without a data connection, and send the required instruction by SMS to a compatible tracker. The technician can then generate the device certificate to complete the installation documentation.
If the support team reviews the case, it will find sent commands with dates adjusted to the user's time zone. The administrative team can also print related documents with the corrected presentation.
Technical summary for GPS integrators
The Android app retains the SMS command catalog for account devices locally; command transmission uses the phone's text-message service rather than the app's data channel. ALTAGAMA GPS adds a print-ready device certificate, adjusts sent-command history dates to the user's time zone, and corrects the styles used when printing administrative documents.
ALTAGAMA GPS combines real-time GPS tracking, device configuration, commands, alerts, maps, trip history, and reports. Each command's compatibility depends on the capabilities supported by the tracker.
Explore ALTAGAMA GPS plans and features to review the options available for your GPS tracking project.