# Automatic Phone-Locating Features The Jacquard Smart Jacket Ensures You Always Have Your Phone By Justin Lam | Published 2018-12-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jacquard-smart-jacket References: [theverge](https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/9/18131404/google-atap-levis-project-smart-jacket-jacquard-always-together) & [androidpolice](https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/12/07/googles-jacquard-smart-jacket-can-now-alert-you-when-youre-leaving-your-phone-behind-apk-download/) There are plenty of devices and features designed to ensure you never forget your phone, but [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-find-my-device-network) and Levi's Jacquard smart jacket now has a function that that automatically ensures a smartphone is never left behind. Known officially as Always Together, the feature is an automatic alert that will go off if the jacket moves too far away from a phone. When triggered, notifications will happen on both the phone and the jacket's signature sleeve tag. This new automatic feature is paired with the manual "[find your phone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/getmobi)" feature already included in the Jacquard smart jacket. The manual feature lets wearers assign a gesture command to the jacket, which when performed, would trigger the assigned smartphone to start ringing at full volume. Image Credit: Google, Levi's ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 88% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Automatic Phone-locating Features:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new wearable devices with automatic phone-locating features to prevent users from leaving their phones behind. - **Smart Clothing Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate smart technology into clothing to enhance functionality and convenience, such as automatic phone detection. - **Gesture-activated Smartphone Features:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create gesture-activated features for smartphones that can be triggered by wearable accessories, like the Jacquard smart jacket. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Wearable Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expand the capabilities of wearable technology to address practical everyday challenges, such as preventing phone loss. - **Fashion and Apparel:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Merge fashion and technology by incorporating smart features into clothing items, offering consumers added value and convenience. - **Smartphone Accessories:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative smartphone accessories, like gesture-activated wearables, to improve user experience and interaction with mobile devices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Phone Locator Alerts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fingerfind.md) - [Advanced Contextual Awareness Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humane-ai-pin.md) - [All-Weather Travel Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alpargali-jacket.md) - [Tracker-Detecting Smartphone Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-find-my-device-network.md) - [Device-Locating Digital Ecosystems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-find-my-device.md) - [Self-Locating Wallets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/esr-geo-wallet.md) - [Technical Smart Heated Vests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/x1-smart-heated-vest.md) - [Clapping Missing Device Locators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antilost-clap-to-find-phone.md) - [Modular Magnetic Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moncler-x-lovefrom.md)