Locus Map, version 4.12 ( 27. 9. 2022 )

Version 4.12.1 (12.10.2022)

• add: option to add photos to offline LoPoints as well
• add: sorting options to the public photo gallery
• add: option to disable generating of previews during import of tracks, topic
• add: (SILVER) option to disable/enable extra automatic zoom-in on navigation commands
• add: (SILVER) Long-press "Choose dashboard" option on the "Toogle dashboard" function panel button, topic
• add: E-Tube Ride app to side functions panel, topic
• chg: track previews now stored in more efficient JPG format
• chg: unified style of "notify center" badge in main menu button and main menu
• chg: minor update in "Log the cache" behavior
• chg: (SILVER) calibrated maps now stored in JPG format (instead of PNG)
• add: support for import "info" and "LoMaps POI" files together with base map
• add: small "colored hint" in the LoPoint detail informing that the place does not have a photo
• chg: adding photo to LoPoint is not possible right at app start (blocked by loading)
• chg: updated UI in live tracking selection screen
• chg: bottom function panel icons now correctly aligned to the side
• fix: (SILVER) incorrect offset of dashboards, topic
• fix: (SILVER) not working online "Log the cache", topic
• fix: problem with reading xDOP values from the NMEA messages
• fix: display and centering of points received over URL to web planner
• fix: crash when attaching huge images to points
• fix: incorrect locale when testing Text-to-speech notifications, topic
• fix: (SILVER) ads visible even after login to the Locus account
• fix: (SILVER) incorrect "Last edited" time in dashboard, topic
• fix: incorrect parsing of some specific OpenStreetMap links, topic
• fix: color of the Live-tracking chat button
• fix: opening of "Import > Main directory" in the system root
• fix: crash when loading photo gallery over Locus Store > profile
• fix: still not working "autosave" of recording from notification

Version 4.12.0 (27.9.2022)

Highlights

• add: public user profile with LoPoint photo gallery & stats
• add: automatic loading of fresh info for offline LoPoints
• add: (GOLD) Satellite maps with labels
• add: LoMaps in the Ski theme with a special set of online LoPoints
• chg: major rework of full-screen system

Minor updates

• add: option to request a reset of account password during login into Locus account
• chg: world map used only for offline maps
• add: option to move maps to private 'Android/media' directory as default
• chg: bigger default scale for online 4UMaps
• chg: removed outdated online "Map1.eu" map
• add: (SILVER) "Distance markers" available in presets, topic
• add: better support for openstreetmap.org links, topic
• add: (GOLD) counter of database sync progress, topic
• add: option to enable centimeter accuracy for altitude values (expert settings), topic
• add: option to enable 2 more decimal numbers for angles (expert settings)
• add: long click to toggle cache waypoints visibility, topic
• chg: increased minimum number of items in points/tracks screen till fast scroll appears
• chg: toggle to previous map (long click on the map content) now does not notify about "map is out of area"
• chg: improved handling of hardware keys when ScreenLock is active
• chg: improved highlighting of focused/clicked views
• chg: improved status reporting in notification center
• chg: improved double-tap behavior for the photo gallery
• chg: improved error reporting when app can't create a valid export directory
• chg: option to tap to close app messages, topic
• chg: (SILVER) automatic discarding of invalid trackable logs
• chg: another iteration in FIT export system
• chg: unified alignment of the content of bottom function panel
• chg: (SILVER) automatic removing of empty rows for top/bottom dashboards
• chg: enabled reading of xDOP values from GNSS NMEA messages
• add: checking HDOP & VDOP values during track recording to prevent storing of problematic locations
• add: (SILVER) vertical accuracy (usually not known), HDOP, VDOP, PDOP fields for Dashboard
• add: Golf, HandCycle, Sail and Wheelchair to Strava activities
• chg: improved handling of shared links to Locus Map, topic

Fixes

• fix: check of invalid export path in "Share" mode, topic
• fix: incorrect computation of the number of used satellites for external GNSS devices, topic
• fix: correct support for breaks in the FIT file, topic
• fix: incorrect "timer time" in exported FIT files
• fix: defunct "measure area" in route planner
• fix: unable to resume download of HGT files after pause
• fix: problem with trackpoints without elevation in charts
• fix: incorrect preview of audio/video attachment in the point detail
• fix: support for U-blox NL-8004U USB GNSS device, topic
• fix: incorrect base directory when downloading supplementary maps, topic
• fix: impossible to place an OSM Note without login, topic
• fix: missing content when saving online LoPoints to user database
• fix: switched X/Y of certain coordinate systems when formatting to UI
• fix: prevented auto transfer of root directory to SD card when a huge map is in it
• fix: incorrect download of zipped content (LoMaps) from the Locus Store in some cases
• fix: incorrect side function panel visibility after rotation
• fix: ignored "zoomMax" value for the background online maps, topic
• fix: defunct import of track with invalid (one-point) segments, topic
• fix: incorrect sorting button badge in points/tracks screen
• fix: wrong height of the panel with sat numbers in the Skyplot screen
• fix: wrong import of GPX file with incorrectly formatted heart rate values, topic
• fix: (SILVER) problem with reconnecting of NTRIP client, topic
• fix: problem with selection of points/tracks & accidental scroll, topic
• fix: incorrect merging of track segments in route planner
• fix: (SILVER) incorrect WMS map loading, topic
• fix: performance problem in case of huge avatar icon in Live-tracking, topic
• fix: invisible notifications in Quick settings screen, topic
• fix: crash when adding links in point detail, topic