Locus Map (Android), version 4.34 ( 05/2026 )

Version 4.34.0 (13.5.2026)

Search

• chg: reworked "Places and addresses" search screen
• chg: custom locations now visible in the list of suggested items in search
• add: clipboard coordinates visible as the first item in search
• chg: completely new picker for locations integrated into the main search view
• chg: search in My Library now allowed even when picking a point/track
• add: new HERE online address search
• chg: removed Bing address search (no longer functional)
• add: "Search on Booking.com" integration for accommodation LoPoints

Track charts

• add: zoom buttons on the track charts screen
• add: option to display waypoints (not navigation orders) on the charts
• add: support for tapping waypoints on the chart, including highlight
• add: "Map" button in track charts to display the location on the map
• chg: track chart now reacts to taps on a track on the map
• chg: chart zoom now respects the selected location, topic
• chg: slope chart now uses only an inner fill, no gradient below
• chg: (SILVER) Dashboard charts no longer display value bubbles
• chg: clock-friendly intervals on "Axis X - time"
• chg: improved text formatting in track charts
• chg: increased optimisation strength for slope data in track charts
• fix: (SILVER) Dashboard charts now correctly use the defined text color
• fix: new chart was consuming tap events unnecessarily, topic
• fix: (SILVER) charts were ignoring taps in the Dashboard editor
• fix: correct trackpoint selection after clicking on the chart
• fix: crash in track chart when the visible window had no drawable data
• fix: crash in some cases when "Axis X - time" was visible
• fix: (SILVER) scrolling no longer blocked in weather day detail after tapping a chart

Sensors & GPS

• add: support for QStarz BLE GNSS receivers (BL-1000ST / BL-1000GT / BL-818GT), topic
• add: (SILVER) APRS receiver — pick a custom waypoint icon per sensor in "Sensors manager > sensor > Settings"; default rendering is now a discreet Locus dot (no more Garmin red flag), topic
• add: (SILVER) per-sensor audio/vibration alert when a connected sensor unexpectedly drops, topic
• chg: (SILVER) minor UI changes in Sensors manager (unified with the system used in Locus GIS)
• chg: (SILVER) unified radar sensor settings into the generic sensor settings
• chg: (SILVER) improved stability when working with sensors (ANT+ / BT / USB / network)
• chg: removed special GIS-based parameters for external GNSS devices
• fix: (SILVER) APRS receiver — Kenwood-radio waypoints (`$PKWDWPL`) were plotted on the wrong continent due to a lat/lon swap; timestamps now use the message's own date instead of the phone's wall clock
• fix: (SILVER) memory leak in scanner for BT4 devices

Android Auto

• add: (GOLD) support for custom user-defined locations in Android Auto
• add: (GOLD) Android Auto - "Route overview" mode during active navigation
• fix: (GOLD) Android Auto - centering on the selected search result
• fix: (GOLD) Android Auto - crash when starting navigation in some cases
• fix: (GOLD) improved GPS waiting message in Android Auto when location permission is missing

Navigation

• chg: reworked "Follow route" dialog for navigaton or guidance selection
• fix: incorrect keep left/right commands on highways when using LoRouter
• chg: improved prevention of navigation on overlapping segments
• chg: another iteration of the "Smooth movement" algorithm
• fix: BRouter (external app) incorrectly treated roundabout voice hints as u-turns; navigation icons are now also correctly displayed for unsaved planned routes
• fix: premature "End of navigation" on circular routes
• fix: rare crash on navigation start
• fix: crash when opening the navigation menu with an external routing service
• fix: crash in the top navigation panel when guidance reported a valid state without a navigation point
• fix: incorrectly merged plans for planned routes (Re-route wasn't working as expected), topic
• fix: missing LoRouter custom parameters in "Sharing URL"
• fix: improved handling of "Route URL" and better match with the web planner version

Other major changes

• add: integrated Augmented Reality solution (similar to the old malfunctioning add-on, still expecting further tuning)
• add: support for the in-app updates system (the app will inform you about a new version if not updated for 1+ month)
• add: each running background service (track recording, navigation…) now has its own notification with a "Stop" action button
• add: option to upload bug reports directly to our helpdesk
• chg: track recording widget reworked (10+ year old solution rewritten internally)
• chg: all "config.cfg" settings moved to Expert settings (and config.cfg support removed)

Minor tweaks

• chg: redesigned track selection halo to read reliably on any map background, regardless of user track color
• chg: major speed-up when loading Geo-tagged photos
• chg: improved rendering of circle map items — outline and fill now draw correctly
• chg: completely removed support for the Gear watch add-on (the Tizen system is no longer supported by Samsung itself)
• chg: improved line style to support "dotted style" (just dots on trackpoints), topic
• chg: improved fallback line style naming and color options, topic
• chg: visible directional arrows when highlighting a track, topic
• chg: improved reliability of map downloads from Locus Store
• chg: track editor now saves the track after user confirmation
• chg: custom geocaching icon pack can now be selected via UI
• chg: restored option to create GC waypoints directly from clipboard data
• chg: improved handling of ads, including required consent dialog and lifecycle
• chg: heap snapshot captured on OutOfMemory crashes and attached to bug reports sent within 24 h
• chg: improved handling of failed custom icon loads for points (for example from KML files)
• chg: all running services now correctly post a black/white icon
• chg: (SILVER) unified handling of internal Dashboard variables
• chg: "locusActions" internal maintenance
• chg: unified background handling of compressed files for consistency
• chg: major internal migration of the Store, offline search, track editor, online map downloading and Asamm-based live-tracking systems. All were 10+ years old and needed a rewrite. No changes should be noticeable.
• chg: major (really MAJOR) update of various internal libraries (unexpected behaviour may occur)
• chg: plus a huge list of various internal optimizations

Fixes

• fix: severe performance regression with large point folders (1 000+ points), topic
• fix: app occasionally stuck on the loading screen at start, topic
• fix: rare crash on app start when the system rejected early connectivity-monitor registration (Samsung / Android 11)
• fix: crash on Android 16 when setting the language
• fix: crash at start on some devices
• fix: crashes in the Locus Store, track editor and some other places
• fix: crash when taking a photo for LoPoints
• fix: crash when 2+ track recording widgets were used
• fix: crash when the cache directory is temporarily unavailable on external storage
• fix: rare crash on long click on the main map screen
• fix: (GOLD) prevented crash when the Sync screen resumed before sync was initialized
• fix: another attempt to fix occasionally unhandled parameters passed to the app during start
• fix: spurious "This isn't a hierarchical URI" error on app start for opaque intent URIs
• fix: memory leak in main screen panels
• fix: notification appearing on every uploaded LoMedia photo
• fix: (SILVER) custom live tracking stop button in notification not working when the app is in background, topic
• fix: locus-actions downloads no longer fail with timeout (12569) on slow / fluctuating connections, topic
• fix: (SILVER) incorrect restoration of "transparent" state for WMS maps, topic
• fix: incorrect altitude units in My Library, topic
• fix: photo description/caption missing from KMZ export, topic
• fix: wrong colors and ignored checkbox in track overview generator, topic
• fix: another iteration on problematic usage of IGN as a map overlay, topic
• fix: geocache wpt list strips '*' due to Markdown italic conversion, topic
• fix: (SILVER) internal server error when downloading multiple Pocket Queries, topic
• fix: multiple tracks accidentally selected at once, topic
• fix: incorrect preview for subsequent "Share as screenshot" calls, topic
• fix: problem switching between Silver and Gold pages in the "My premium" screen
• fix: track editor — selected point preserved correctly after deleting multiple points, topic
• fix: clear highlight of selected (track) waypoint
• fix: incorrectly visible "Folder" label in the track waypoint editor
• fix: display of pre-selected areas in online map download
• fix: missing translations for internal vector theme categories
• fix: stuttering "Show view" and heading line
• fix: attempt to fix incorrectly rendered track marks during recording