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Why does MyTrails require permission X?

MyTrails requires the following permissions:

Fine GPS Location: this should be obvious 🙂
Full Internet Access: to be able to download online maps
Modify/Delete SD Card Contents: to store the map cache and recorded tracks
Prevent Device From Sleeping: to keep the screen on while the map is displayed, and to keep the device running when creating an offline map
Access Network State: to (optionally) pause the offline map creation if WiFi is disconnected
Read logs: to send error reports (you can disable attaching logs in the preferences)
Receive Boot Completed: to allow MyTrails opportunity to resume recording the track after an anomalous reboot (can be disabled in the preferences)
Access Wifi State: to allow MyTrails to resume an offline download when the device reconnects to Wifi

I want to buy MyTrails Pro, but Play Store is not available in my country or I don’t have a credit card

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You can use PayPal to purchase map subscriptions or the Pro license, using your PayPal balance or a credit card, even without creating an account.

What does the MyTrails License / Pro version buy me? Is this a crippled trial?

MyTrails offers a lot of unique and refined features, and most of them are available for free, without limitation.

However, I have spent countless hours developing this application, and I am asking for a modest sum for some extended features, which can be evaluated during the initial (and frequently-reset) trial period. After the trial expires, Pro features can be enabled with an in-app purchase within MyTrails or buying the MyTrails Pro Licence application.

Here is a list of Pro features.

Why is MyTrails not immediately activated to the Pro version when I install the MyTrails License

If MyTrails License has indeed been installed, but MyTrails still behaves as the Free version, you should exit MyTrails. When you run MyTrails again, it should be in Pro mode. If that doesn’t work, you can use a task killer to stop MyTrails, then run it again.

Since MyTrails 1.2.41, a notification will be displayed when the license is installed and MyTrails will preemptively verify and activate the license.

Since MyTrails 1.4.1, the Pro license information is stored on my own authorization server, and if you’re online, activation should be immediate.