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Hi!

Is it possible to use the route planner on imported tracks, as opposed to only tracks on the base map (e.g., OSM)?

Example: I have a bunch of tracks which represent various (short) sections of a network of off-trail routes that are not present on OSM. How can I plan a route between arbitrary points using these tracks?

Thanks!

Hi,

Is there a way to visualize the coverage of a downloaded tile map (non-vector)? As a way of validating that I downloaded the correct area.

A related question: If I download a map for some area, and afterwards I initiate another download, is Locus smart enough to figure out if the two areas overlap and not download the same tiles again?

Thank you!

The new version's feature to move files into Android/media (which other apps can access) works! Thank you so much

For curious lurkers, here is how the setting works.
Settings -> Miscellaneous -> Default directories -> Set custom sub-directories -> [select maps directory, or mapsVector, or whatever you need] -> Private "Android/media" folder.

Hi Michael,
I can see all of the files, but when I try to open or copy or move them (e.g., to /Download), I get an error. Tried with at least six different files. Happens in all applications that can access Android/data (X-Plore, FV File Explorer, Android File Browser Linux Desktop, default file browser on Windows Desktop). Note that the native Android file browser cannot access anything in Android/data, neither can the Samsung "My files" application.
Cheers

Hi Michael, thank you for your quick response.
I have tried x-plore and additionally, I have tried using Windows to access the maps files. Unfortunately, neither worked. Curiously, x-plore did work on one map file, which was a tiny 400 KB file. All other (larger) files failed. Weird.

The media folder is a good idea for adding new maps. But it does not solve the problem of accessing maps that are already downloaded by Locus in the data folder. Would it be possible to change the default directory for maps from data to media (or even arbitrary external folders)? With Android being more restrictive on the Android/data folder, I would imagine that many other users are also facing problems.

[EDIT: FIX FOUND!]

Hi,

I use Locus Map (Version 4.11.1) on Android 12, on a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.
I am trying to access my offline maps stored in Android/data/menion.android.locus/files/Locus/maps/. Why? I am trying to copy them on my GF's phone such that we both have the maps for redundancy.

Now, unfortunately, the recent Android releases make it difficult to access anything in Android/data. However, there are two ways in which I could access the directory: by using android-file-transfer (for Linux) and by using a file manager that has a work-around for Android's restrictions.
I can use both methods to access any file in Android/data. With one notable exception! All of the *.sqlite files in the Locus/maps/ folder yield 0 byte files when I copy them over. The android-file-transfer output shows: "downloading file  "/home/...../foobar.sqlitedb"  failed:  "GetObject: invalid response code GeneralError (0x2002)""

Any ideas why this is? I was suspecting that it could be that Android treats database files differently, especially when the database is opened, but closing the app properly before copying has not made a difference. Thank you!

EDIT: FIX FOUND! A workaround has appeared with the September 2022 version of the app, which is to move the maps to Android/data using the following options
Settings -> Miscellaneous -> Default directories -> Set custom sub-directories -> [select maps directory, or mapsVector, or whatever you need] -> Private "Android/media" folder.