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Samsung hat auch den Batterieverbrauch vergeigt bei Android 16.
Die üblichen Einstellungen: Energiesparen - AUS, Locus dauerhafte Hintergrundnutzung erlauben, beides in Android

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hmm interesting ... magic? I have no idea, did changed nothing.

Problem is back ...
There might be a new Android 16 permission for location access? Or does Locus use frequent wake_locks?

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@michaelbechtold
hmm interesting ... magic? I have no idea, did changed nothing.

Problem is back ...
There might be a new Android 16 permission for location access? Or does Locus use frequent wake_locks?

What is for sure: Samsung screwed up their latest update.
Good chance there is zero Locus issue.

Latest beta from Friday on my S25u solves the battery problem that has been reported elsewhere. What's the magic, Menion?

Dies sind die Neuigkeiten:
- Der komplette OAM-Hintergrund für ZL 8 und höher ist jetzt aus Christians Oktober-2025-OAM-Vektorkarten generiert.
- Die Auswahl und Priorisierung der Siedlungen (Großstädte, Städte, Dörfern etc.) wurde nach 1 1/2 Jahren wieder einmal komplett neu berechnet.
  Da Siedlungen in OSM vermehrt als Relationen definiert werden, allerdings in uneinheitlicher Manier (selbst innerhalb eines Landes, von verschiedenen Ländern gar nicht zu reden ...), war eine Erweiterung des Algorithmus nötig ("Warum fehlt Grävenwiesbach in ZL 9??" war hier mein Augenöffner für das Problem). Und es gab noch viele weitere Fälle zu lösen.
- In Vietnam wurde diesen Sommer die Provinzstruktur stark verändert - die Hauptstadt-Ebene wurde entsprechend angepasst.

These are the news:
- The complete OAM background for ZL 8 and above is now based on Christian's October 2025 OAM vector maps release.
- After one and a half years, the selection and prioritization of settlements (cities, towns, villages, etc.) was recalculated once again.
  As settlements are increasingly defined as relations in OSM, but in an inconsistent manner (even inside one country, let alone between different countries ...), an extension of the algorithm was necessary ("Why is Grävenwiesbach missing in ZL 9?" was my eye-opener for the problem). And there were many more to be fixed.
- In summer 2025 Vietnam changed its province structure - the capital layer has been adapted accordingly.

@Andrew & Menion: if I understand the article correctly, the adb stuff will be on the developer side. Asamm will register for sure, so APK sideloading Locus should work as today.

Hallo Christian,
bei mir kommt das nur wenn ich eine Suche mit Treffern habe, ein Treffer ausgewähkt ist, dieser aber nicht im Fenster sichtbar ist.
Wenn ich auf die Karte tippe, geht das Biest bei mir weg. Und wenn ich auf diese Lupe tippe springt der Bildschirm zur Lokation und ich kann "hide" wählen.
Probiert mit dem aktuellen RC.
Schönen Urlaub da oben und LG
Michael

Backup is working again ! Thank you.

Tested RC beta: backup broken on my devices, too.

Stable on S10 (2019), S25 Ultra.
Few crashes on Tab S10 Ultra, e.g. using 2 fingers to zoom across a number of levels.
Nothing serious, restart is Ultra quick ;-)

Copy providers.xml from your working/older phone to Locus-Root/mapsOnline/custom - I keep mine like an eyeball :-)
But as long as you have the information around your map of interest, you can build a working entry to this file yourselves.

PS: while access speed is no different in either location (data versus media), the benefit of media is file manager access.

In case you move the root folder, I do not know if the current media structure is MERGED or SUBSTITUTED.

If your LoMaps are recent enough, you could re-download in case of destruction.
In case you have Gold subscription you do not care and just download again.

The (in your case only map) data from media can easily be backed up to PC, in case you do not have Gold.

On a Pixel you do not have an external SD card, hence speed is no criteria for optimizing locations, for the databases and alike (any maps could be on a 1.5 TB ext SD and it works like a charm on my Tab S10 ultra).
In other words, you can have maps in either or in both locations without any difference for operations.
When it comes to updates, I do not know if Locus substitutes in place for the location not mentioned in the Locus file system settings.
You may post a screenshot of the set root folder settings page and the set sub-directories settings page.

Locus does scan both of those locations for offline maps. HOWEVER, the /Android/media location is the smarter choice, as you can access it with capable file managers directly (/Android/data needs Shizuku geek approach to overcome Google's insane restrictions).
Did you change the Locus root location in recent times (again, both locations are possible)? Or the offline map location? Both you can defined/change in the Locus settings.
Cheers
Michael

Die Weltkarte wird eingestellt über Settings->Maps->Advanced->Preload.
Zuvor muss mindestens eine Rasterkarte (mbtiles oder sqlitedb) heruntergeladen sein, am besten durch den entsprechenden Installationslink in OAM World Maps.
WELCHE Karte Du da herunterlädst bestimmt den Umschaltpunkt zwischen Raster und Vektor; ZL 9 oder 10 nehmen wohl die meisten.