Locus Map (Android), version 4.30 ( 6/2025 )

Version 4.30.0 (19.6.2025)

Major changes

• chg: automatic switch between online/offline modes for seamless display of LoPoints (needs an update of offline LoMaps)
• add: option to highlight selected categories of LoPoints on the map
• chg: route planner - major improvement of the workflow for selecting routing profiles and their parameters
• chg: option to recalculate the whole route available without Premium
• add: automatic loading of the online LoMaps as backup for missing offline coverage
• add: new dialog for a batch update of all downloaded LoMaps, topic
• add: brand new notification system (top bar online map notification, notification center,…)
• chg: (SILVER) Wikipedia search design unified with the new general search system
• chg: (SILVER) GeoNames system unified with the new search design
• fix: major memory leak caused by the coordinate transformation library

My library & sync

• chg: faster refresh of MyLib content after an item deletion
• chg: improved MyLib folder selection dialog, topic
• add: improved selection of folder icons in the filter
• add: support for the asterix in MyLibrary search, topic
• chg: closing My library by back press from restored folder
• chg: restoring scroll position when returning to a MyLibrary folder, topic
• fix: incorrect reporting of deletion of shared tracks when sync is not active
• fix: incorrect track overview generation
• fix: crash when syncing an invalid track (2 or less trackpoints)

Geocaching

• chg: disabled context menu for a geocache's "Placed by" value
• add: (SILVER) "Placed by" user for geocaches downloaded over API
• chg: (SILVER) "Import displayed" geocache limit to screen bbox
• chg: (SILVER) improved Geocaching Live Map cache import
• fix: "Log visit" in guidance panel is inactive when GC detail panel is open, topic
• fix: (SILVER) incorrect import of visible caches & closing of import dialog, topic
• fix: (SILVER) incorrect geocache owner's name for downloaded caches, topic
• fix: circle/line geocaching tools close when computing is done

Android Auto

• chg: Android Auto is now working for none-Premium users for 60 minutes daily
• chg: improved search results handling in the car
• chg: minor changes in the car module

Minor tweaks

• add: support for a direct download of missing offline LoMaps from the main screen top bar notification
• chg: (SILVER) new dialog when connecting to external sensors
• chg: update in LoMaps themes, topic
• add: support for clusterization of highlighted LoPoints respecting icon size
• add: visible profile type icon during recalculation
• chg: redundant "Offline LoPoint autoload" settings removed
• chg: non-functional Kapsi.fi and Lantmäteriet online maps removed
• chg: improved naming of temporary routes in the route planner, topic
• chg: light empty map background even when the app is in dark mode
• add: support for attaching any local file to a point
• add: support for gradian angle units
• chg: check of existence of custom icon pack before importing a KMZ file with icons, topic
• chg: default point simplification moved from zoom level 10 to 12 (new users)
• chg: improved resize of internal screen cursors
• chg: simpler start of manual rotation of the map (requires smaller movement)
• chg: GPX RTEPT points added as basic trackpoints when without navigation instructions
• chg: improved error handling when manual backup fails because of invalid custom directory
• chg: option to disable hardware accelerated rendering for points and tracks added to expert settings
• chg: maximum compression for backup zips set, topic
• chg: major rework of background re-loading of online Lopoints

Fixes

• fix: color tint for trackpoint icons on the map and in UI
• fix: (SILVER) incorrectly restored "way types" in route planner, topic
• fix: (SILVER) swapped coordinates for WPL NMEA messages
• fix: (SILVER) incorrectly set recalculation settings in default car presets
• fix: incorrect colors for simplified points (dots) on the map, topic
• fix: defunct Statkart.no maps (change in map URL)
• fix: incorrect update of the bottom panel during search in categories, topic
• fix: defunct system for loading app data
• fix: (SILVER) WPT and PLWDWPL NMEA reader
• fix: missing overview for a track copy
• fix: error when searching for categories over global search
• fix: rarely incorrect scale value for vector map texts
• fix: incorrect handling of web.locusmap.app images
• fix: problem with not rendered vector maps due to problem with scale of texts in rare cases
• fix: crash when opening track detail in route planner, topic
• fix: (SILVER) image calibrator correctly accepts only bmp/png/jpg images
• fix: crash in drag & drop of route planner itinerary
• fix: (SILVER) crash when sorting folders manually
• fix: incorrectly imported KMZ with icons as "icons only", topic
• fix: attempt to fix rarely not working vector map auto-loading
• fix: incorrect default for format of coordinates
• fix: order of items on the map during drawing
• fix: incorrect restoring of vector map language after a restart, topic
• fix: maps not always marked as selected in the map manager
• fix: lost LoPoints upon screen rotation
• fix: incorrect display of tile-size for local maps, topic
• fix: incorrect restoring of track segments upon re-routing of a saved route, topic