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:
  • ACRA
  • android-log-collector
• 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

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