Elegant, and lets me sleep at night.
I started using Boomerang Bike in August 2023. Two months in and I’m extremely happy with this product. It’s simple, cheap, elegant, and is a highly effective deterrent. I’ve had to leave my bike in risky locations for stretches of several hours, and so far so good.
I had a few issues at first with not being able to turn the alarm on or off, but after reading the manual carefully, I was able to figure out what I was doing wrong (I wasn’t reconnecting to the device from scratch each time I wanted to control it). Since then it’s been plain sailing.
The stats on my miles and trips are an added bonus. Overall, this is a great device and app.
I had a few issues at first with not being able to turn the alarm on or off, but after reading the manual carefully, I was able to figure out what I was doing wrong (I wasn’t reconnecting to the device from scratch each time I wanted to control it). Since then it’s been plain sailing.
The stats on my miles and trips are an added bonus. Overall, this is a great device and app.
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Great Defense
Mine has worked well fo 2 years. Also good to see trip stats
Login password does not allow paste on mobile (or desktop). Whu?
I don't recall ever using a mobile app that disallowed a paste into the password field on login. It's especially ironic that this is how the software of a security-focused device was designed. Any security-focused user is going to want to paste a strong password in from a password manager. The security-focused user is not going to want to create a simple password just to use the app and they are definitely not looking to tap out a password full of case-sensitive characters, numbers, and symbols. [disapproving head nods] C'mon.
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GDPR issues and 98% Unreliable App
As of April 2022, and based on attempts to use the app daily since January 2022, it is very disappointing the app is 98% unreliable.
It yields incorrect status for boomerang gps devices (eg, when app shows active Bluetooth green “connected”, the readouts for the boomerang device does *not* match the lights on the boomerang device… so, when the device is “armed”, and this shows visibly via the lights built into the device + audibly via device alarm, the app shows it is *not* armed … and the app does *not* then control the device, it does not turn off the alarm, even when “connected” for hours at a time … same goes for device not being armed … fully Bluetooth connected app simply does not respond to device in reality … this has caused problems to the extent a neighbour was so cheesed off the boomerang alarm would simply not turn off, they used a push pin to reset manually, and the usb port/panel collapsed into the interior of the boomerang device, and can therefore no longer be charged.
The developers promised app updates “in a few weeks” back in February and have been 100% unresponsive to my emails requesting support since then, and no sign of the updates they promised back in February.
It yields incorrect status for boomerang gps devices (eg, when app shows active Bluetooth green “connected”, the readouts for the boomerang device does *not* match the lights on the boomerang device… so, when the device is “armed”, and this shows visibly via the lights built into the device + audibly via device alarm, the app shows it is *not* armed … and the app does *not* then control the device, it does not turn off the alarm, even when “connected” for hours at a time … same goes for device not being armed … fully Bluetooth connected app simply does not respond to device in reality … this has caused problems to the extent a neighbour was so cheesed off the boomerang alarm would simply not turn off, they used a push pin to reset manually, and the usb port/panel collapsed into the interior of the boomerang device, and can therefore no longer be charged.
The developers promised app updates “in a few weeks” back in February and have been 100% unresponsive to my emails requesting support since then, and no sign of the updates they promised back in February.
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Not ready for prime time
Battery lasts barely one week without a charge. Alarm goes off as you try to disarm - not really useful when you are in a public place. Support is week, one man and a GPS device. I would not buy.
