Version 5.0.4 - what's new:
• Now you can find a point on the map by its coordinates. The function is available in the main menu. Both decimal coordinates and degrees can be used as input. Also, now app can open coordinates from third-party applications (e.g. from Google Photo) – you can mark waypoints on your track, where certain photos were taken.
• Added new measurement units – nautical miles. The option is available in the display settings.
• Added support for closed paths from KML files (LinearRing). Polygons are imported as closed line paths in the application.
• Improved algorithms for calculating statistics: maximum speed, elevations, vertical distances, slopes. Many of you sent reports, where maximum speed was higher or lower than expected. Vertical distances were often overestimated, because the application reacted to any minor changes in elevation – now the algorithm takes into account only those segments where the vertical distance begins to change direction. I tried to take into account all of your reports. Thanks to everyone who sent in their tracks and helped with debugging!
• The maximum amount of cached data for OSM maps and Mapbox’s satellite images has been increased (from 50 to 256 mb).
• When copying coordinates, you can now choose the format (decimal or degrees). To do this, you need to long tap the copy button.
• When saving screenshots, you can take a screenshot of statistics only, without a map. To do this, you need to long tap the save or share screenshot button.
• Added new options in custom record profile settings for recording rate and minimum distance.
• Added a setting to completely hide the bottom status bar. This option is available in the display settings.
• Fixed rare issue, where tracks could not export correctly.
• Fixed rare issue, which caused abnormally large values in statistics. To correct statistics for already recorded track, you can export in any format (GPX/KML/KMZ) and then import back into the application. The easiest way to do this is through the “Share” option below the track name in the list. This “life hack” also works on previous versions, by the way.
• During stops, the speed on the charts did not drop to zero. This issue has also been fixed.
• Sometimes, when adding a marker, it was added to the wrong track (In the “add marker” dialog, by default, the last opened track was selected in the list, and this is where the marker was added. If you opened another track after starting the recording – marker was added there). Now, if a marker is automatically attached to a track (when a marker is added with a long tap on the map), it is added to this track by default. In other cases, the current recording track is selected by default, and only if the recording is not in progress – the last selected one. You can always select the desired track in the list, in the “add marker” dialog (if several tracks are opened).
The selected folder for export/import was often reset – this was fixed.
• Sometimes, when editing tracks in third-party programs, they “got corrupted” and failed to open back in Geo Tracker. Also fixed with the new version.
• After removing the marker, focusing on the track might not work quite correctly. This was also fixed in the new version.
• When recording a track, its display on the map sometimes lagged. In the new version, the lag should be less or absent.
• Several typos in the settings descriptions have been fixed.
You can get the new version as usual, from Google Play.
• Now you can find a point on the map by its coordinates. The function is available in the main menu. Both decimal coordinates and degrees can be used as input. Also, now app can open coordinates from third-party applications (e.g. from Google Photo) – you can mark waypoints on your track, where certain photos were taken.
• Added new measurement units – nautical miles. The option is available in the display settings.
• Added support for closed paths from KML files (LinearRing). Polygons are imported as closed line paths in the application.
• Improved algorithms for calculating statistics: maximum speed, elevations, vertical distances, slopes. Many of you sent reports, where maximum speed was higher or lower than expected. Vertical distances were often overestimated, because the application reacted to any minor changes in elevation – now the algorithm takes into account only those segments where the vertical distance begins to change direction. I tried to take into account all of your reports. Thanks to everyone who sent in their tracks and helped with debugging!
• The maximum amount of cached data for OSM maps and Mapbox’s satellite images has been increased (from 50 to 256 mb).
• When copying coordinates, you can now choose the format (decimal or degrees). To do this, you need to long tap the copy button.
• When saving screenshots, you can take a screenshot of statistics only, without a map. To do this, you need to long tap the save or share screenshot button.
• Added new options in custom record profile settings for recording rate and minimum distance.
• Added a setting to completely hide the bottom status bar. This option is available in the display settings.
• Fixed rare issue, where tracks could not export correctly.
• Fixed rare issue, which caused abnormally large values in statistics. To correct statistics for already recorded track, you can export in any format (GPX/KML/KMZ) and then import back into the application. The easiest way to do this is through the “Share” option below the track name in the list. This “life hack” also works on previous versions, by the way.
• During stops, the speed on the charts did not drop to zero. This issue has also been fixed.
• Sometimes, when adding a marker, it was added to the wrong track (In the “add marker” dialog, by default, the last opened track was selected in the list, and this is where the marker was added. If you opened another track after starting the recording – marker was added there). Now, if a marker is automatically attached to a track (when a marker is added with a long tap on the map), it is added to this track by default. In other cases, the current recording track is selected by default, and only if the recording is not in progress – the last selected one. You can always select the desired track in the list, in the “add marker” dialog (if several tracks are opened).
The selected folder for export/import was often reset – this was fixed.
• Sometimes, when editing tracks in third-party programs, they “got corrupted” and failed to open back in Geo Tracker. Also fixed with the new version.
• After removing the marker, focusing on the track might not work quite correctly. This was also fixed in the new version.
• When recording a track, its display on the map sometimes lagged. In the new version, the lag should be less or absent.
• Several typos in the settings descriptions have been fixed.
You can get the new version as usual, from Google Play.
Version 5.1.0 - what’s new:
- Added navigation mode, which allows you to automatically rotate map to match your direction while moving.
- Now app warns you if geolocation services are turned off in your phone: before recording starts, the application will ask you to turn on geolocation in the system if this is needed, also the correct status is shown if geolocation is turned off while recording.
- Also on Samsung phones, the application now asks you to disable battery optimizations right before recording starts (if they were not disabled already).
- Design of application elements was refreshed a bit: icons, fonts, colors. Edit dialogs have become more convenient, and no longer occupy the entire screen.
- More data is now displayed in the recording notification: current speed, altitude, coordinates accuracy and the number of visible satellites.
- The application is now able to display your direction using device's compass. For correct measurements, you may need to calibrate the compass (you need to make the "eight" in the air with your phone several times). Compass reading can be disabled in the settings.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented your location from being displayed on the map sometimes.
- Fixed an issue, which resulted in incorrect statistics after a pause sometimes.
- Fixed displaying wrong message if you cancel the export process, saying that nothing was exported.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented focusing map on your location sometimes, when you press "Locate me" button.
- Should have fixed an issue, which bugged connected Garmin watches with notifications.
- Added navigation mode, which allows you to automatically rotate map to match your direction while moving.
- Now app warns you if geolocation services are turned off in your phone: before recording starts, the application will ask you to turn on geolocation in the system if this is needed, also the correct status is shown if geolocation is turned off while recording.
- Also on Samsung phones, the application now asks you to disable battery optimizations right before recording starts (if they were not disabled already).
- Design of application elements was refreshed a bit: icons, fonts, colors. Edit dialogs have become more convenient, and no longer occupy the entire screen.
- More data is now displayed in the recording notification: current speed, altitude, coordinates accuracy and the number of visible satellites.
- The application is now able to display your direction using device's compass. For correct measurements, you may need to calibrate the compass (you need to make the "eight" in the air with your phone several times). Compass reading can be disabled in the settings.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented your location from being displayed on the map sometimes.
- Fixed an issue, which resulted in incorrect statistics after a pause sometimes.
- Fixed displaying wrong message if you cancel the export process, saying that nothing was exported.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented focusing map on your location sometimes, when you press "Locate me" button.
- Should have fixed an issue, which bugged connected Garmin watches with notifications.
Version 5.1.1 — what's new:
- Statistics calculation algorithms improved, thanks for your feedback! To recalculate statistics for existing tracks, export it as GPX/KML file and import back again.
- Optimized loading trips with lots of markers.
- Added new options for minimal recording distance — 50 cm, 10 cm, 1 cm.
- Removed option for showing or hiding tracks on the map from display settings. Many people turned the track off accidentally and it was confusing sometimes. Now tracks are always displayed, when they are selected in the list.
- Various bugs fixed.
- Statistics calculation algorithms improved, thanks for your feedback! To recalculate statistics for existing tracks, export it as GPX/KML file and import back again.
- Optimized loading trips with lots of markers.
- Added new options for minimal recording distance — 50 cm, 10 cm, 1 cm.
- Removed option for showing or hiding tracks on the map from display settings. Many people turned the track off accidentally and it was confusing sometimes. Now tracks are always displayed, when they are selected in the list.
- Various bugs fixed.
This photo was taken near Sequoia National Park, CA, US in 2014, on the first Geo Tracker's birthday. It was not so functional those days, but it already helped people to remember amazing places and share them with friends. When I find such photos after almost 7 years, nostalgia rolls over me - I will definitely return there, thanks to Geo Tracker!
Version 5.1.2 — what's new:
- Now you can select measurement units separately for distances (kilometers, miles, nautical miles) and altitudes (meters or feet).
- Now you can switch slopes from degrees to percentages.
- Geo Tracker now warns you before starting a new recording, if the power saving mode is active in system settings — it prevents the application from recording a track when the screen is switched off (unfortunately, this warning only works on some phone models. For example it works on Samsung, but not on Xiaomi).
- Now you can search tracks in the list by their descriptions as well as by names.
- Vertical distances calculation algorithm has been improved based on your feedback.
- Navigation mode has been improved — bottom panels now never cover the location arrow.
- When adding a new marker into the current location, information about location accuracy and it's position on the track (distance and time from the beginning) is now also automatically added to marker's description.
- The compass is now automatically turned off if your speed is more than 3 km/h (previously it was 5 km/h).
- Fixed an issue, when markers sometimes disappeared from map.
- Fixed an issue, which led to multiple simultaneous tracks being recorded.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented importing GPX files without time information in its metadata.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented opening detailed information about a point on the map.
- Now you can select measurement units separately for distances (kilometers, miles, nautical miles) and altitudes (meters or feet).
- Now you can switch slopes from degrees to percentages.
- Geo Tracker now warns you before starting a new recording, if the power saving mode is active in system settings — it prevents the application from recording a track when the screen is switched off (unfortunately, this warning only works on some phone models. For example it works on Samsung, but not on Xiaomi).
- Now you can search tracks in the list by their descriptions as well as by names.
- Vertical distances calculation algorithm has been improved based on your feedback.
- Navigation mode has been improved — bottom panels now never cover the location arrow.
- When adding a new marker into the current location, information about location accuracy and it's position on the track (distance and time from the beginning) is now also automatically added to marker's description.
- The compass is now automatically turned off if your speed is more than 3 km/h (previously it was 5 km/h).
- Fixed an issue, when markers sometimes disappeared from map.
- Fixed an issue, which led to multiple simultaneous tracks being recorded.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented importing GPX files without time information in its metadata.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented opening detailed information about a point on the map.
Version 5.1.3 is available for all users today! What’s new:
- Geo Tracker can now calculate ski statistics! More details: https://geo-tracker.org/ski-statistics/.
- You can now automate track recording scenarios by integrating Geo Tracker with apps like Tasker or Macrodroid (More details: https://geo-tracker.org/tasker/).
- App is now fully compatible with Android 12.
- Some navigation mode improvements made in landscape mode and while app startup.
- When you add markers into current location, they bind only to the nearby recorded track automatically.
- Instructions for setting up background recording on Xiaomi and Huawei have been updated inside the app, also added links to instructions for Vivo, Nokia, Realme, Blackview.
- Fixed some issues while importing GPX and KML files.
- Performance of statistics and full-screen charts screens were improved.
- Battery consumption was reduced a bit while recording in background.
- Geo Tracker can now calculate ski statistics! More details: https://geo-tracker.org/ski-statistics/.
- You can now automate track recording scenarios by integrating Geo Tracker with apps like Tasker or Macrodroid (More details: https://geo-tracker.org/tasker/).
- App is now fully compatible with Android 12.
- Some navigation mode improvements made in landscape mode and while app startup.
- When you add markers into current location, they bind only to the nearby recorded track automatically.
- Instructions for setting up background recording on Xiaomi and Huawei have been updated inside the app, also added links to instructions for Vivo, Nokia, Realme, Blackview.
- Fixed some issues while importing GPX and KML files.
- Performance of statistics and full-screen charts screens were improved.
- Battery consumption was reduced a bit while recording in background.