- Fixes for reported issues
Monthly Archives: February 2012
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Version 1.2.33 (12-02-23)
- New URLs for OpenPisteMap (and better zoom)
- Fixed crash when getting directions
- Added MyBackup support, so that non-root users can perform backup and restore of MyTrails settings and data (install from the Preferences > About screen)
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.32 (12-02-16)
- Better filename validation for saved tracks
- USGS was sometimes not added
- Added Frogsparks account, which allows you to use map subscriptions on all your devices (you need to log in from each device)
- Added look for > coordinates to jump to a coordinate
- Added support for GB National and US Military grid coordinates
- When displaying coordinates and the map is not centered on the current location, a reticule is drawn matching the coordinate display
Version 1.2.31 (12-02-12)
- Ordnance Survey 25k and 50k map for GB! This is a premium map that requires a specific in-app purchase (Pro not required)
- MyTopo (US/CA) is no longer available, and is replaced with USGS (US only)
- More new maps: Cassini (FR, historical) and Sigpac (ES)
- Flexible WMS support: thousands of supported map providers
- Test version of IGN top25 and top50 map for France. Also a premium map, not yet available for purchase
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.30 (12-02-03)
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.29 (12-01-30)
- Enabled 2-step overzoom (previously only 1-step)
- Start an offline map download by long-pressing the main map to select one edge of the area and drag to the opposite edge
- The scale is updated when the latitude changes (since it’s latitude-dependant) and is not displayed at all when zooming out
- Major performance improvements (especially on tablets): improved tile loading speed, memory management and caching (the cache will be reset on first run)
- Added Portuguese translation (thanks Jose!)
Version 1.2.28 (12-01-16)
- Improved tile loading speed (by as much as x6 on some configurations)
- Much improved UI to select the area for offline download (including ability to enter coordinates in DMS or UTM format)
- Added update checking for non-Market users
- Added option to display the GPS coordinates on the map (Pro only)
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.27 (12-01-05)
- GPSies: fixed the public flag being inverted
- Fixed Google Terrain maps and added auto-detection
- Fixed an issue with getting directions in some countries
- Started using BugSense
- Updated French translation
Version 1.2.26 (11-12-13)
- Deferred network usage: uploading a track to an online community and normalizing a track’s altitude can be queued and executed later
- Added an option to not upload automatically detected pauses to GPSies (to reduce clutter)
- Added a visual timer for sticky GPS
- Improved the offline tile download process to better handle slow tile providers
- Detect incorrectly set saved tracks location
- Fixes for layout issues on HD screens and xhdpi densities
- Added an option to keep the screen on full brightness
Version 1.2.25 (11-11-30)
- When switching maps by swiping, the map name is briefly displayed
- Fixed crashes on quit that were introduced in the last version
- Improved the layout of the large buttons
Version 1.2.24 (11-11-23)
- Added the ability to create waypoints with default values (will use the same values as previously created waypoints for track and color)
- Improved quitting the application: double-tap back to shut down the tracker
- Added a preference to quadruple the size of the zoom buttons, for bikers
Version 1.2.23 (11-11-10)
- Improved offline map downloader to support a daily limit for providers that send placeholder tiles in cases of abuse
- Fixed an issue where offline downloads would stop and need to be restarted in cases of errors with multi-layer maps
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.21 (11-10-21) and 1.2.22 (11-10-24)
- Multi-layer maps: Google, Yahoo and Eniro hybrid maps are now supported
- Added a new OSM-based (3-layer hybrid!) map: WanderReitKarte
- Tweaks for Ice Cream Sandwich
- Added Lonvia.de maps (2 layers)
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.20 (11-10-18)
- Added new map source for the UK: OS Opendata. This is a premium map, for which a subscription is required. Not OS 25k and 50k yet…
- Added progress bar to file uploads (My Trails, GPSies, Dropbox)
Version 1.2.19 (11-10-14)
- German translation updated (thanks Ansgar!)
- Fixed Yahoo maps, but Yahoo hybrid now use layers, so they no longer work (until MyTrails supports layers)
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.18 (11-09-22)
- Optimized drawing: zooming and panning should be even smoother now
- Fixed normalizing altitude of tracks that didn’t have altitude data
Version 1.2.17 (11-09-15)
- Added altitude normalization (Pro) in the track manager (for saved tracks): uses an online service to correct altitude for GPS tracks
- Improved offline map generation: the map can now be used even before the download is complete, and a new download session can be added to an existing offline map
- Improved pinch-zooming
- Improved GPX saving and loading: MyTrails-specific data (waypoint color, etc.) is retained
Version 1.2.16 (11-09-09)
- First Honeycomb-optimized version (not all dialogs are optimized yet)
- Version info is no longer shown on each startup
- Fixed an issue introduced in .15 where exported GPX were incorrect if they included waypoints
Version 1.2.15 (11-09-07)
- Google Earth maps should now automatically use the latest data
- Removed Cyklolatlas maps, as they are now protected by a dynamic authorization scheme
- Added look for > waypoint to easily center a waypoint
- Added option in waypoint context menu to download offline map around the waypoint
- Removed offline help file for a lighter install (online help is still available)
- Fixes for Honeycomb tablets: better memory allocation, fixed issue with tracks sometimes not displayed
Versions 1.2.9 to 1.2.14 (11-08-11 to 11-08-24)
- Pause detection: stops recording the track when the device is stationary, until it leaves the area
- MyTrails now reports the time spent recording the track (excludes time when GPS is off) and pause time (tap the scale to display)
- Removed OS maps (UK) following a request by the rights holders
- Added preference shortcut to minimize power drain
- Moved zoom indication to zoom buttons and changed zoom icons
- Added preference to prevent MyTrails from keeping the screen on
- Fixed importing GPX from attachments
- Reworked map manager so that future map updates are less intrusive (only updated maps are changed)
- Fixed Yandex and docelu.pl maps
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 1.2.8 (11-07-25)
- Added option to disable compass after a few seconds when not using compass orientation (useful for long trips with screen on)
- HUD is refreshed when coming to a stop
- Added option to draw a line to the next waypoint (must be manually selected)
- Added higher-visibility mode (replaces larger scale option)
- Upgraded issue reporting system to ACRA 4
- Track uploads to MyTrails.com.au are now gzipped to save bandwidth
- Improved offline downloader to be more error-tolerant (and keep the screen on to speed download)
- Fixed touch-related crashes on Honeycomb
- Fixes for reported issues
Versions 1.2.6 and 1.2.7 (11-07-05)
- Dropbox upload and download of tracks
- Fixed MyTopo in such a way that upcoming changes on the MyTopo server will be detected automatically
- Added an option for higher friction when the map is flung, consistent with Google Maps
- Compass now works even when the phone is not horizontal
- The HUD is no longer pixelated on small screens (320×240)
- Fixed offline download feedback and notifications
- Added Dutch (thanks Maurits!)
- Fixes for reported issues
Versions 1.2.5 (11-06-14)
- Fixes for reported issues
Versions 1.2.4 (11-06-09)
- Track sharing communities: added GPSies
- Moved contact lookup into a separate application so that MyTrails no longer relies on READ_CONTACTS permission
- Fixed offline map generator downloading too many tiles
- Added preferences to reduce the memory usage of tracks for long trips
- Added ability to select how saved tracks are named
- Added map provider: OpenHikingMap
- Improved several screens in landscape
- Fixed proximity notifications for very slow speeds (walking)
- Fixes for reported issues
Versions 1.2.3 (11-05-26)
- Track sharing communities: upload to, search and download tracks from MyTrails.com.au (more to come)
- Fixed GPS tracking not starting in certain cases
- Added ability to open GPX attachments in emails and GPX files from file browsers
- Clarified pause/continue recording and added a dedicated Start new recording option
- Fixed Yandex Map and Satellite, Google Satellite
- Fixes for reported issues
Versions 1.2.2 (11-05-16)
- Fix for scale display on small screens
- Fixed saved GPX when waypoint names or descriptions include invalid XML
- Fixed waypoints appearing after the corresponding track is deleted
- Many FC fixes, sorry for the trouble
Versions 1.2 and 1.2.1 (11-05-11)
- Waypoints: add, edit, read from GPX, write to GPX; Waypoints can belong to a track or not, and they be of different colors
- Directions: create a track providing directions between two locations
- Proximity warnings: vibrate, ring and/or speak the name of the upcoming waypoint (Pro only)
- Improved memory management
- Changed sticky GPS delay to 15s rather than 5s
- If the screen is dimmed, MyTrails ignores the first tap
- Reorganized main menu to better separate current recording from other tracks
- When traveling at speed > 10km/h, the GPS dot is replaced with an arrow indicating direction of travel
- Option to use GPS direction of travel for orientation instead of compass
- Magnetic declination correction
Versions 1.1.4 (11-04-15)
- Search no longer crashes on pre-FroYo devices
Versions 1.1.3 (11-04-13)
- Fixes for reported issues
Versions 1.1.2 (11-04-08)
- Search improvements: works on all devices, added ability to search for contacts, added search history
- Edit name and description of loaded tracks
- Offline map creation: better feedback during download
- Fixes for reported issues
Versions 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 (11-03-30)
- Map manager
- faster and more robust
- added ability to reorder maps and hide maps from the map selection dialog
- added many more maps (including Google maps)
- Offline map creation in the Map Manager (limited to 100 tiles in the Free version)
- HUD and permanent legend (Pro only)
- Three-finger swipe to switch map and display HUD
- Option to return to GPS after a few seconds following a drag
- Option to not display track duration
- Option to display tracks with a wider highlight
- Extended track info in Track Manager
- Option to change the storage location for tracks and offline maps
- Fixed Cyklolatlas, DoCeLu, MyTopo
- Added the ability to provide a Referer header for online maps
Version 1.0.2 (11-03-15)
- Added Hungarian (thanks Péter)
- Fixed reported issues
Version 1.0.1 (11-02-22)
- Added multi-touch gestures to Eclair (Android 2.1)
- Fixed reported issues
Version 1.0.0 (11-02-15)
- Track manager (thank you Joachim for your dedication to helping me fine-tune this feature)
- import and organize loaded GPX tracks
- display multiple tracks simultaneously
- background track loading
- select color for each track
- zoom to all tracks
- show tracks around current location
- Moved track caches to the standard Android cache location
- More readable legend
- New option for a larger scale display
- Improved file picker for landscape mode
- Improved icons
- Fixed an issue where the tracker might start recording even if MyTrails was not set to record the track, if restarted automatically by Android
- Fixed pinch-zooming with Yandex maps
- Added German (thanks Stefan) and Spanish (thanks Lázaro) translations
Version 0.9.8 (11-02-07)
- Fixed an issue with pinch zooming if the map is also tapped at the same time
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 0.9.7 (11-02-04)
- Added a Quit menu for users unused to Android’s ways
- Added support for GPX routes in addition to tracks
- Improvements in the way the state of the GPS is reported and used by MyTrails, in particular a warning is displayed at launch if the GPS is disabled
- Fixed blank or black tiles in overzoom with some providers
Version 0.9.6 (11-01-20)
- Double-tap and pinch zooming improvements
- Added new track colorization: slope
- Enhanced the colorization parameters and made the track stand out more
- Reduced tile edge artifacts when using overzoom and Show entire track when the track is empty (thanks Axesider)
- Added several translations: Chinese traditional (Scribe), Czech (Radek), French (Thierry), Macedonian (Hristijan), Polish (Axesider). Thank you all very much!
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 0.9.5 (11-01-11)
- Fixes for threading issues
Version 0.9.4 (11-01-10)
- Easier way to change track colorization (in Track menu) and select a map (thanks Chris)
- Colorization legend (in Track menu)
- Added filtering to the rate of ascent and speed track colorizations
- The notification is only shown when MyTrails is tracking
- First translation: Finnish (thanks Patrik)
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 0.9.3 (10-12-21)
- Fixed scrambled display on screen rotate
- Updated ACRA to 3.1RC1
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 0.9.2 (10-12-16)
- Fixed jumping to Antarctica following pinch-zooming if a finger was lifted first
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 0.9.1 (10-12-13)
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 0.9 (10-12-09)
- The track can be colorized to indicate speed, rate of ascent, GPS accuracy, altitude
- Added the ability to load GPX tracks and to stop tracking (thanks Joachim)
- Smoother zooming
- Reorganized preferences, updated main menu
- Improved GPX saving to include altitude and accuracy
Version 0.8.9 (10-12-02)
- Added option to display the current zoom level
- Fixed compass needle when following compass (thanks again scribetw)
- Fixed AQM loading (slightly different format, thanks Michael)
- Fixed reported issues
Version 0.8.8 (10-12-01)
- Pinch to zoom and zoom animations (Android 2.2 and later)
- Faster startup thanks to a reorganized tile cache
- Fixes for reported issues
Version 0.8.6 (10-11-25)
- Added error reporting and log collection for improved issue tracking. Big thanks to the following amazing projects:
- Tiles are now loaded in a more logical order
- When zooming in or out, while the new tiles load, the already loaded tiles from adjacent levels are used
- The map can now be zoomed one step past the maximum zoom level (overzoom)
- Added OPNV map provider, reset the Map Manager to use it (thanks Michael)
- Added support for non-square MGM packs (thanks scribetw)
Version 0.8.5 (10-11-18)
- Local maps (MGM, AQM) can be configured with a fallback, which will be used to load tiles that are not available locally. Usually, the fallback will be an online map
- Fixed an issue with local maps where tiles would be loaded from the wrong pack if multiple packs were available (big thank you to Trevor Marshall)
- Fixed a few other issues that were reported
Version 0.8.1-0.8.3 (10-11-10)
- fixed FC issues with the 0.8 release
Version 0.8 (10-11-08)
- many more map providers (Yandex, MyTopo/USGS, OutdoorActive, Nokia, etc.)
- ability to test online maps within the Map Manager
- fixed FC when scrolling across the dateline
- kinetic scrolling now works while using the compass
- many under-the-hood changes
Version 0.7 (10-10-13)
- Initial version