How long you press and hold the button on your Lightbug tracker affects the actions performed.



Quick Button Press

Pressing the button for less than 1 second will display the following information on the LED indicators (from left to right). 


Battery - this indicator shows the current charge of the tracker. 1-4 LEDs will glow solid orange: 

1 LED – device is 0%-25% charged 

2 LEDs – device is 25%-50% charged 

3 LEDs – device is 50%-75% charged 

4 LEDs – device is 75-100% charged


 GPS signal* – this indicator shows whether GPS is detected. It glows solid orange when operational, but glows solid red when GPS is unavailable. It is normal for GPS to be unavailable when the tracker is indoors.


 GSM signal* – this indicator shows the GSM signal strength. It glows solid orange when operational, but glows solid red when GSM is unavailable. GSM may not be available in areas with poor cell phone coverage. 

*The signal indicators are for diagnostic purposes only.


1-3 Second Button Press 

Pressing and holding the button for 1-3 seconds will force a location update (this will update any pending settings, but not affect any saved settings). The battery LEDs will flash from left to right in a cycle, and you will hear a small beep. 



15 Second Button Press 

Pressing and holding the button for 15 seconds will force a hard reset (this will update any pending settings, but not affect any saved settings). This button press is recommended if you are facing network related performance issues. The battery LEDs may go blank for a second, but then will flash from left to right in a cycle, and you will hear a small beep.