TYPE S TOURING ITEMS Smart Wireless Parking Sensor, Bluetooth Solar Powered Wireless Parking Sensor Kit Car Vehicle Reversing Radar System

Worked fine for a few months, but once the cold weather and snow season came in, it started malfunctioning. Started noticing it had a hard time connecting to the app until I noticed it somehow let moisture in to the unit. Worked on/off a few weeks after that until it finally stopped working at all. Would definitely not recommend since I was expecting it to last at least a year for the $. Been in contact with the company support team but almost going in to a month and no solution yet. DO NOT BUY!!!

I bought this front access parking sensor for the front of my Camry. It works flawlessly, was extremely easy to set up and works every time I park close to something. It works on my iPhone and connects automatically. When I get in my car, if something happens to it, I will surely buy another one.

I charged it fully as instructed, and then paired it with my android device (Pixel 7, Android version 13).Few observations:1. If your app is closed i.e. if you opened it, paired it, and then closed it. Then it gets disconnected from the sensor, and will not beep. You must remember to not close it. This is weird. Other apps like Fitbit are able to connect via bluetooth even when closed, so this app *should* be able to connect as well. Probably a bug in the app.2. If you reboot your device, you must remember to start the app again. If not, it's not gonna beep because the phone won't get connected to the sensor. Again, other apps like Fitbit are able to handle this case.3. When I went out of range, and then came back, it didn't beep. It had lost the connection. Even after shaking the device (to make sure it's not in standby mode), and waiting for a a minute or so, it didn't beep. I did this experiment again, and it worked fine the second time though.4. It turns from intermittent beep to constant beep at 2 feet. I would prefer it to do that at 1 feet, so that I can park tightly. This is just my personal preference though, and not a real issue with the product. The intermittency between the beeps changed at the expected distances as per the manual. Slow beeps at 4 feet, changes to medium beep at 3 feet, and then to constant sound at 2 feet and closer.Because of the connection issues with the app, I am going to return it. I really loved the idea of it: solar powered, no wires, no need of additional screens, just use your phone. But, in practice, it needs some improvements I think.

I really, really, really wanted to like this unit. My situation may be unique so YMMV.I started off purchasing one of these units. It arrived with a damaged box and the unit, after initial connectivity, never started up or connected again. I returned it and bought another. The new one actually charged and connects. The problem is it's finicky at best and totally worthless at worst. As noted, my situation is unique. I am running an android "AI" box that connects to the usb port of my car and essentially takes over the UI as an android device. Despite driving one of the smallest cars on the planet (2024 Miata), the Bluetooth connection between the android box and the sensor was frequently interrupted. This was likely the fault of the android box as I run a hotspot from that box that interferes with the bluetooth's 2.4ghz signal. However, even when the hotspot was turned off, the connection was intermittent. The connection with my iPhone was far stronger.Here come the major flaws of this unit.1. Connectivity - it's intermittent on the android box and on the iPhone it wouldn't disconnect. I kept getting alerts long after my car was off and I was inside the house that the device was connected to my phone.2. Audio - When running it to my android box, it absolutely refused to initiate sound. What do I mean? I would have to play another sound just for it to beep. When the media ended, so did the sensor's sound out put. The only resolution I found was to play a youtube video for about 30 seconds before I would use the sensor and even then it would work only part of the time.3. Settings - You can have three audio profiles: sound plays while your in the app, sound plays while the app is running in the background, or sound off. None of these settings ever saves. You find yourself having to reapply each time the app starts up, which is self-defeating. The purpose of a device like this is for quickly starting it up and going. My android box had a macro to start the Type S app on boot so I could have the audible beeps. Unfortunately, the device never cooperated.4. Lack of awareness - one of the huge downsides with a device like this is that it does not know when the driving is complete. This thing will keep beeping until you turn the app off (if your sensor is near an obstacle / object). I know it has a built in GPS, but it's just too inconsistent. An accelerometer / gyro sensor may have been a better idea? That way it knows if it's going backwards or forwards or stopped...but the GPS should've taken care of that as well.So much promise....but it's failed to deliver. I am sending the second unit back, unfortunately.

While such a sensor is a good idea, when it is installed at the car’s front license tag, it cannot support stable Bluetooth connection to my smartphone inside the car - too much engine’s metal is on the way. I have tried two different smartphones, Samsung Flip 5 and Pixel Fold – both show same unstable connections with the sensor. Also, the front “red zone” is more about 2 feet from the front – it better be a foot at least. The sensor’s design is not thorough – both the “on/off” switch and light, as well as a charging port better be placed on the sensor’s sides rather than facing a road. I am returning the unit expecting it will be better redesigned.