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[Version 4.36.1.2 (9.10.2026)]

Version 4.36.1.2 (9.10.2026)

• add: the Wear OS watch app is now part of Locus Map: install it from the Play Store on your watch, the separate Wear for Locus Map add-on is no longer needed
• chg: the watch app has a new dark design, pinch zoom on the map and heart rate on Wear OS 6 and newer
• fix: (GOLD) cloud sync no longer deletes points and tracks on a device that was out of sync for months
• fix: a backup restore that fails part way no longer deletes your points, tracks, folders or settings
• fix: the track editor no longer deletes the waypoints of a track it failed to load
• fix: track recording keeps its last points when you pause and close the app, or when storage fails for a moment
• fix: saving a recorded track is no longer interrupted by rotating the screen, and the track is never saved twice
• fix: a track recording started without location access asks for it instead of doing nothing, also from the widget, a watch or another app
• fix: logging in to the Store no longer freezes the app on a slow connection
• add: point icons packed in a GPZ file can be SVG images, which win over PNG icons of the same name
• add: the background image of a geocache listing is shown and saved with the other listing images, topic
• add: the report dialog lists the files that will be sent
• chg: geocache log photos download in a smaller size, which saves mobile data, topic
• chg: the track editor shows short tips in its tools menu instead of a slideshow at first start
• chg: DXF export shows points as visible marks in CAD programs, and tracks keep their colour
• chg: CSV export writes altitude and bearing with one decimal and ISO times, and marks names that start with =, +, - or @ so spreadsheets do not run them as formulas
• chg: TCX activity export writes the track name at the start of the notes
• chg: the live tracking profile wizard has a refreshed look and a compact header in landscape
• chg: (SILVER) a tap on a track photo on the map opens all photos of the track, starting at the tapped one
• chg: "Send crash report" is now one dialog, it uploads the logs when you are signed in and otherwise opens an email
• chg: the report button on error messages opens the same dialog and sends recent logs too
• chg: the AR view shows the elevation of a place next to its distance
• chg: markers in the AR view are bigger, the distant ones most of all
• fix: (SILVER) Bluetooth LE sensors you already added, like heart rate straps, reconnect even with the device Location turned off, topic
• fix: (SILVER) a Bluetooth sensor's battery level no longer disappears after 15 minutes of a ride
• fix: DXF and OV2 exports no longer break on line breaks in names or points without altitude, and OV2 keeps accents and rounds coordinates correctly
• fix: CSV export has one header for points, an empty line between tracks, no minus sign on zero values and an empty time for a point without one
• fix: TCX export keeps the parts of a track with pauses as separate tracks, leaves out heart rate and cadence values the format does not allow, and no longer fails for a track without points or an unnamed course
• fix: TCX and FIT exports of a track without times get valid times instead of 1970
• fix: FIT export no longer fails for a very long course name or a track without points, and does not deliver a half-written file
• fix: center button in the track detail keeps the point picked in the full chart, topic
• fix: (SILVER) a tap on a track photo on the map opens it directly instead of asking to choose between the photo and the track
• fix: (SILVER) the track stays highlighted after you open one of its photos on the map
• fix: (SILVER) "Show on map" for a track photo lowers the track detail, so the place is no longer hidden below it

Wear app is finally available. And it is not an update. It was rewritten completely.
Unfortunately, installing the app without Google Play is not so easy. Here are the steps for the brave one.

Needs ADB from SDK Platform-Tools and the watch on the computer's Wi-Fi.

Every `adb ...` command runs **on the computer, in a command line** (Windows: Command Prompt or PowerShell, macOS / Linux: Terminal) opened in the unzipped `platform-tools` folder, on macOS / Linux type `./adb` instead of `adb`.

1. Watch: Settings → System → About → Versions, tap *Build number* 7 times.
2. Watch: Settings → Developer options, enable *ADB debugging* and *Wireless debugging*.
3. Watch: *Wireless debugging* → *Pair new device*. Computer: `adb pair <IP>:<pairing port> <code>`.
4. Watch: back on *Wireless debugging* (IP with another port). Computer: `adb connect <IP>:<port>`.
5. Computer: `adb install -r <watch APK>` (copy the APK into the `platform-tools` folder first).
6. Open Locus Map on the watch; it offers to uninstall the old "Wear for Locus Map" if present.
7. Turn *ADB debugging* off again.

Have a nice weekend. We have a team-building next week, so can't promise I'll react extra quickly!

[@0709]

@0709
supprot for SVG icons - next version

@Graf Geo
photos over map - thanks for the feedback. I've improved the system a little. Selection on the map now excludes the track, it also directly opens the photo with the full track gallery, long-click to center on the photo also reduce the height of the track panel

huge amount of photos - this is not yet solved, I'm waiting for ideal idea in my mind 

old Beta > heh, sorry. I wanted to publish really only verified fixes, not a many features that are "in process". New beta will be tomorrow for sure! And yes, the "Keep app data" tick caused it. It saves the whole app settings. Simply > do not uninstall if it is not really necessary.

@Pcmann
sorry for an "unpleasant experience", unfortunately, it is not clear to me what the problem was. What was inside this "unresolved" folder that app was unable to load?

config.cfg - no longer exists. All settings are available in the app's expert settings.

@luce
labels on the map > interesting problem. We are unable to simulate anything like this. Does it happen at all zoom levels where this text is visible? Also with any other labels, or just "Klagenfurt"? A little mystery ...

@Titanyus
thanks for testing and offering help. There is one best way > in the Friday, install Locus Map in Beta version (link in my signature, new version at Friday, simply update, no re-install!). Then, in the settings of the added bike/sensor, enable "Record raw data to file". Do a short ride where this problem happens. After the ride, stop the bike connection and long-click on the app main menu button > "Upload to support" and write to me an report ID. Looks complicated, but it is easy. Thanks.

Hi pix,
check settings in the My library folder at the bottom.

[DE translation]
Hallo pix,
überprüfe die Einstellungen im Ordner ,,Meine Bibliothek" unten.

Hi,
sorry for the trouble. It happens only on Android 17, unfortunately.

A fixed version is already prepared, but Google is currently blocking the update. So please update manually with our APK file from here, thanks.

There is no need for it. App grabs the list of friends directly from the geocaching.com web.

[Version 4.36.1.1 (1.10.2026)]

Version 4.36.1.1 (1.10.2026)

• add: new "Save images for offline use" setting keeps geocache images you view in listings and logs on the device, topic
• add: saved geocache images of caches you no longer have are removed automatically after a month, topic
• add: geocache detail shows the number of cache images next to the logs, a tap opens them all, topic
• add: (SILVER) the track detail shows the photos taken during the recording on the map, a tap opens the photo
• add: (SILVER) long press a photo in the track detail, or use "Show on map" in the photo gallery, to center the map on the place it was taken
• chg: geocache listings always load their images, the "Auto-load images" setting was removed
• chg: one Images page per geocache shows its listing, spoiler and log images in separate sections, with proper titles; log images stay collapsed until opened, topic
• chg: GCVote ratings removed from geocaches, the map and My Library, as the GCVote service has shut down
• chg: the AR view shows places from your offline LoMaps when there is no internet connection
• chg: offline LoPoints on the map use the same icons as online
• chg: long press a folder's eye button in My library to show or hide all of its content
• fix: geocache listing text in the point detail is readable in the dark theme
• fix: sharp previews of geocache log photos, topic
• fix: online images, like geocache log photos, are downloaded only once, which saves mobile data
• fix: zoom buttons on geocache images, spoilers and map theme legends are no longer hidden behind the navigation bar
• fix: tracks and points no longer blink on the map while the map rotates by compass, topic
• fix: long press on the map content button no longer fails when the previous map was deleted
• fix: (SILVER) Bosch e-bike battery no longer goes blank for minutes at a time during a ride, topic
• fix: a route planned in the route planner uses your default track line style when you start navigation

Guys, sorry, but it is harder and harder to fix anything in the old Locus Classic code. Here, even more, because there seems to be some problems with cooperation of the old Locus Classic with also very old Geocaching4Locus add-on.

So sorry, there is very low chance, that there will be any bug-fix version for these smaller problems, sorry and thanks for understanding.

Thanks. I'll fix it to the next app version.

We probably talk about the different re-logins. The first screenshot in the initial post was a screen with the "Dropbox" page. Here, on this page, tap the three dots and choose Logout, and, later, "Login" button at the bottom that appears when you are logged out.

[@Graf Geo]

@Graf Geo
Augmented reality > I'll look at it, thanks.

@freischneider
long-click to toggle visibility > it is currently mapped to the bottom panel toggle. But you are right, it is not the expected place. I'll move it to the eye toggle on the right side of the "Folder" line. Next version.

@Tapio
crash when zooming of the chart > at least a crash report or shared track is needed.

improved work with track photos > I'll look at it.

Ahoj, omluva, chyba jen na Androidu 17. Oprava bude přinejhorším zítra venku.

Yes, not many people left on Locus Classic and Google Drive is not much promoted, so only a few people get to the newly generated versions.

Hi Arnor,
interesting. I'm unable to simulate this problem. What happens when you re-login? Do you see a Dropbox screen that requests a login or does it return immediately to the Locus Map app?

[Version 4.36.0.1 (25.9.2026)]

Beta version 4.36.0.1 for the weekend.

I'm thinking about how to shrink the list of news. I do not expect anyone to read it, but at least CTRL+F may help when you search for something specific

Have a nice weekend!

Version 4.36.0.1 (25.9.2026)
  - add: long press the visibility button in My library to show or hide a whole folder at once
  - add: (SILVER) share a dashboard from the dashboard list, and open a shared dashboard file to add it to your dashboards
  - chg: auto-pause waits for a full minute of standstill and also listens to a connected speed sensor, so reading a sign or waiting at a traffic light no longer splits the recorded track
  - chg: (GOLD) a "Full download" interrupted by restarting the app asks you to start it again, instead of running unattended
  - chg: export to the older GPX 1.0 format leaves out extras that format cannot store
  - chg: point icons packed in a GPZ file now win over built-in icons of the same name
  - chg: a very long route with many warnings opens faster
  - chg: during navigation, route warnings in the next 2 km show in a narrow strip at the screen edge with the distance to the nearest one; tap it to see all warnings of the route
  - chg: autofill no longer offers unrelated suggestions in the app's own text fields
  - chg: screen readers now announce more buttons and input fields
  - fix: (GOLD) a delayed "Full download" replaces your data as asked, instead of uploading it
  - fix: a recording you paused by hand is no longer resumed on its own once you start moving again
  - fix: a failed save of an edited track or route deleted the original instead of keeping it
  - fix: a very long route crashed My library and could not be opened
  - fix: route planner could stay stuck on a progress dialog when saving a route failed
  - fix: the GPS button could stay orange despite a good signal until the app was restarted
  - fix: (SILVER) the screen-lock slider no longer covers the bike radar strip, and with left-handed control the strip no longer pushes other controls aside
  - fix: (SILVER) recalculating a route no longer skips the via point you have not reached yet
  - fix: (SILVER) recalculating a route along the route no longer skips a via point that lies off the road
  - fix: (SILVER) adding a via point during navigation keeps its name and place, and the via points around it keep theirs instead of turning into unnamed points on the road
  - fix: (GOLD) via points of a route planned on the web no longer turn into plain waypoints after you edit the route in the app
  - fix: (GOLD) re-planning a route from the web no longer shows its via points twice, and saving keeps them where they were placed
  - fix: a reversed route opened in the route planner uses the right routing profile on each part again
  - fix: navigating a route backwards, or copying or merging it reversed, keeps its route warnings and speed limits in the right places
  - fix: (SILVER) during navigation, distance markers along the route always count down to the destination, instead of sometimes counting from the start
  - fix: in the route planner, a waypoint changed into a via point stays in its own place, and a via point changed into a navigation command lands where the route passes it
  - chg: in the route planner, a via point picked from a saved or online point becomes a regular point once you move it, while a via point you placed yourself stays a via point
  - fix: a route exported to GPX and opened again keeps a via point that lies off the road in its place
  - fix: a via point that lies off the road now triggers its alert on a device when the route is exported as FIT or TCX
  - fix: waypoints added while recording a track were missing from the track chart
  - fix: an exported GPX with geocaches was refused by Garmin BaseCamp
  - fix: an exported track with power data was refused by Garmin BaseCamp
  - fix: when Dropbox rejects the saved login, the Dropbox screen offers to log in again instead of an error code
  - fix: address search in offline LoMaps could miss results on devices set to Turkish
  - fix: various stability improvements

Hello Henk,
hmm, you are right. This was an unfortunate change (enabled by default) that passed into the Locus Classic version. Please uncheck it and I'll change the default for the next version. Thanks.