Use GPS Boost on walks and days out — Help Center

To save battery, your ZoomiTag normally sends your pet's location every 5 minutes. That's fine for checking where they are, but on a walk your pet can cover a lot of ground in 5 minutes. The pin trails behind them, and the route and distance cut corners.

GPS Boost fixes this. It switches the tag to much faster updates for a set time, then switches back to normal on its own.

If your pet's pin seems "laggy" on walks, or the distance in the app looks too short, turn on Boost before you set off. On a fast dog it makes a big difference.

Start a Boost

Open the Zoomi app and go to the Track tab.
Tap the ⚡ Boost button on the map.
Under Ping every, choose 30 sec, 1 min or 2 min.
Under For, choose how long: 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h or 4 h.
Tap Start Boost.

The app shows Switching your pet's tag to Boost… until the tag confirms the change. After that, an amber GPS Boost on banner with a countdown appears on the Track tab, Dashboard, Health tab and your pet's profile. Tap the banner at any time to check on the Boost or change it.

Why the first fast update can take a few minutes

Between updates, the tag sleeps to save battery, so it only picks up the Boost the next time it checks in. That can take up to 5 minutes. From then on, updates come through at the speed you chose.

So start Boost a few minutes before you leave the house. You can start it while your pet is still at home. The timer starts when you tap Start Boost.

Which setting to choose

Ping every	Best for	Battery
30 sec	Fast or off-lead dogs, sighthounds, working and gun dogs. Gives the most complete route and the most accurate distance.	Uses the most
1 min	Most walks and hikes	Moderate
2 min	Long days out, or when you just want a closer eye on them	Uses the least

Every Boost uses more battery than normal tracking, so head out with a good charge if you plan to Boost for a long walk.

Stopping and extending

Boost ends on its own when the timer runs out, and the tag goes back to 5-minute updates. You'll get a Boost finished notification.
Stop it early: tap the banner or the Boost button, then Stop Boost. If you get home before the timer ends, stop it to save battery.
Need longer? While a Boost is running, open it and tap Extend. A single Boost can last up to 4 hours in total.
Daily limit: each tag can Boost for up to 8 hours in any 24 hours. The app shows how much is left today.

When Boost switches off by itself

Low battery: if the battery drops to 10%, Boost switches off to protect it. You'll get a notification asking you to charge the tag.
Lost Mode: marking your pet as lost ends any Boost straight away, because Lost Mode is faster still.

Boost or Lost Mode?

	GPS Boost	Lost Mode
Use it for	Walks, hikes, days out, working dogs	A pet who is actually missing
Updates	Every 30 sec, 1 min or 2 min	Every 5 seconds
How long	15 min to 4 hours, your choice	1 hour
Pet profile	Unchanged	Shows your pet as LOST to anyone who scans the tag

If your pet runs off during a boosted walk, switch straight to Lost Mode.

If Boost won't start

The Boost sheet tells you why the Start Boost button is greyed out. The common reasons are:

Battery too low: Boost needs more than 15% battery. Charge the tag first.
Tag offline: Boost needs the tag to have checked in within the last 30 minutes. See Why is my tag offline?
Still setting up GPS: a brand-new tag needs its first GPS fix before it can Boost. Take it outside for a few minutes.
Lost Mode is on: Lost Mode already updates every 5 seconds.
Today's limit is used up: it frees up as earlier Boosts drop out of the 24-hour window.

If you see We couldn't start Boost, the tag didn't confirm the change within 10 minutes, usually because it had weak mobile signal. It stays on normal 5-minute updates. Check it's online and try again.

Don't see a Boost button at all? Update the Zoomi app to the latest version from the App Store or Google Play. Boost also needs an active ZoomiTag plan.

Boost notifications

You'll be told when a Boost ends, when it's switched off for low battery, and if it couldn't start. You can turn these off under Account → Notifications → GPS Boost. We recommend leaving them on, so you know straight away if a Boost stops early.