diff --git a/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index eaf5ea6..ef9e522 100644
--- a/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                                 <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
                             </label>
                             <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" fixedFrame="YES" text="timestamp: " lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="xhg-HS-tbU">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="20" y="185" width="281" height="21"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="19" y="214" width="281" height="21"/>
                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMaxY="YES"/>
                                 <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="15"/>
                                 <color key="textColor" white="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                                 <color key="backgroundColor" red="0.074509806931018829" green="0.80000007152557373" blue="0.7882353663444519" alpha="1" colorSpace="deviceRGB"/>
                             </view>
                             <button opaque="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" fixedFrame="YES" contentHorizontalAlignment="center" contentVerticalAlignment="center" buttonType="roundedRect" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Zal-ts-Jff">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="20" y="241" width="99" height="30"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="20" y="269" width="99" height="30"/>
                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMaxY="YES"/>
                                 <state key="normal" title="start tracking">
                                     <color key="titleShadowColor" white="0.5" alpha="1" colorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
@@ -67,11 +67,19 @@
                                     <action selector="handleTrackingButton:" destination="vXZ-lx-hvc" eventType="touchUpInside" id="7rm-GB-ibz"/>
                                 </connections>
                             </button>
+                            <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" fixedFrame="YES" text="accuracy level:" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" adjustsFontSizeToFit="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="P5w-7W-Tf6">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="20" y="185" width="280" height="21"/>
+                                <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMaxY="YES"/>
+                                <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="15"/>
+                                <color key="textColor" red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="calibratedRGB"/>
+                                <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
+                            </label>
                         </subviews>
                         <color key="backgroundColor" white="0.0" alpha="1" colorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
                     </view>
                     <connections>
                         <outlet property="accuracyLabel" destination="tcw-5s-aHp" id="udN-uO-HI2"/>
+                        <outlet property="accuracyLevelLabel" destination="P5w-7W-Tf6" id="hPH-ij-AsN"/>
                         <outlet property="latitudeLabel" destination="Qc5-WS-ycH" id="Ftr-eu-W2D"/>
                         <outlet property="longitudeLabel" destination="tT8-VX-pS4" id="OKg-CP-4Um"/>
                         <outlet property="timestampLabel" destination="xhg-HS-tbU" id="52S-ku-1v2"/>
diff --git a/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/WSViewController.m b/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/WSViewController.m
index 0510dc7..a11b673 100644
--- a/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/WSViewController.m
+++ b/phoneClients/ios/GpsTracker/WSViewController.m
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 @property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *accuracyLabel;
 @property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *timestampLabel;
 @property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *trackingButton;
+@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *accuracyLevelLabel;
 @end
 
 @implementation WSViewController
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@
     locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
     locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyNearestTenMeters;
     locationManager.distanceFilter = 0; // meters
-    locationManager.pausesLocationUpdatesAutomatically = YES; // YES is default
-    locationManager.activityType = CLActivityTypeAutomotiveNavigation;
+    locationManager.pausesLocationUpdatesAutomatically = NO; // YES is default
+    //locationManager.activityType = CLActivityTypeAutomotiveNavigation;
     locationManager.delegate = self;
     
     guid = [NSUUID UUID];
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
     increasedAccuracy = YES;
     firstTimeGettingPosition = YES;
     lastWebsiteUpdateTime = [NSDate date]; // new timestamp
+    [self updateAccuracyLevel:@"high"];
 
     [locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
 }
@@ -81,8 +83,9 @@
 - (void)reduceTrackingAccuracy
 {
    locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyThreeKilometers;
-    locationManager.distanceFilter = 9999;
+    locationManager.distanceFilter = 5;
     increasedAccuracy = NO;
+    [self updateAccuracyLevel:@"low"];
 }
 
 - (void)increaseTrackingAccuracy
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@
     locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyNearestTenMeters;
     locationManager.distanceFilter = 0;
     increasedAccuracy = YES;
+    [self updateAccuracyLevel:@"high"];
 }
 
 - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations
@@ -136,7 +140,6 @@
     }
     
     NSString *trackingAccuracy = (increasedAccuracy) ? @"high" : @"low";
-    
     NSLog(@"tracking accuracy: %@ lat/lng: %f/%f accuracy: %dm", trackingAccuracy, location.coordinate.latitude, location.coordinate.longitude, (int)location.horizontalAccuracy);
     
     if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] applicationState] == UIApplicationStateActive) {
@@ -144,6 +147,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (void)updateAccuracyLevel:(NSString *)accuracyLevel
+{
+    [self accuracyLevelLabel].text= [NSString stringWithFormat:@"accuracy level: %@", accuracyLevel];
+}
+
 - (void)updateUIWithLocationData:(CLLocation *)location
 {
     NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];