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centering button badge > maybe you have disabled the "Enable GPS when centering" option?

yes, correct

welcome back; we are thinking of a 6-week cycling trip in your beautiful country next year!

I know (and really appreciate it) that when a track recording is started, there is a warning if battery saving is detected. Maybe, and to be helpful/ consistent, if Location is disabled, there is a similar warning?

we have a problem finding new users, and our big goal (already for a year or two and now even more important)

I seem to be using desktop version of Anthropic Claude (AI) more & more. I've already mentioned to @menion, but in test just now I asked "what are the best free cycling related GPS Android apps?" and main opposition/ competition OsmAnd is in list with comment "...is a powerful open-source mapping app that works great for cycling. It uses OpenStreetMap data and offers excellent offline capabilities...", sadly the premier app Locus Map is not in the list. So as more & more users get their questions answered by these AI, how does LM get into these crucial lists?

my question FYI @ https://claude.ai/share/16a4f8ec-8918-420f-aa5f-b0e94da4353f

so I then asked "what about Locus Map" and clearly the AI knows, because it gives this glowing report... "You're absolutely right to bring up Locus Map - it's actually one of the best free cycling GPS apps available and deserves to be highlighted. Locus Map is particularly excellent for cycling because:...Thanks for mentioning it - Locus Map definitely belongs in the top tier alongside Strava and Komoot, especially for cyclists who prioritize navigation and offline capability over social features."

thanks @Graf Geo - yes, we've been around this circle many times. I know all that. That's perfectly adequate for me too. I'm thinking of other, maybe less technical users. I have other friends that I've shown LM too, encourage to use - and they say far too complex for them to bother using - their own words. As I've said, sorry again, normally tapping the whole button results in action. When the red badge is visible, tapping is apparently ignored if map is already at last position. How does a user link in the mind the connection between a "red badge" and realizing the Android location is disabled? They see something is wrong, but there are no hint how to fix their situation.

My point in general is that users, like me & you, know LM inside out. I'm thinking more how new or occasional users look when evaluating GPS apps & which they chose and/ or continue to use.

By the way, I was using Anthropic "Claude AI" a few days ago. Asking for help. It recommended I check out OsmAnd. I replied like "are you aware of Locus Map". It wasn't. So then that potential new user, maybe silver or gold, is lost. I guess OpenAI/ ChatGPT will give a similar reply.

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- red badge on location button > this is more a warning that there is a problem. Tap on this button should offer a solution. It does not happen to you? Really, nothing happens?

@Menion - ahh I see - that's the issue - tapping for you "offers solution", for me is ignored, hence my suggestion it should "offer solution" - at least we agree there. So, I wonder why the difference.

for that reason investigate using /Android/media instead of /Android/data

Thanks but /Android/media/menion.android.locus.pro is empty.

empty now, and sorry I didn't provide more details, but Locus can place all its files in /media rather than /data, and as a result file manager programs are able to display/ move/ delete/ copy these files. It may be worth investigating.

for that reason investigate using /Android/media instead of /Android/data

You quickly get used to what the red badge means.

@Graf Geo - how would a new user work out what it means? Normally a tap on the centering button does *something*. When Location is turned off, it then does nothing. I just mean a toast-style orange messagebox, not a button within a button.

Experts & power users may/ probably know that the red setting badge (below) means Android Location setting is turned off, but how does the average user (me) know what Locus is indicating? There is no way to tell.

composite screen cap - locked position left side/ no location ride side
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Can this be improved? The button has a question mark (?) in the middle but any tap is ignored - unhelpful. I suggest a tap displays an informative message. Simple improvement?

Love the blog Ulrich.

that cloud sync resulted in the local track I created was deleted locally instead of being uploaded

concerning news; the first thing I do after stopping the track recording is export to a local GPX, just in case.

First a "Sorry" for asking a question which isn't related to actual test version.

I can't help but you could in future create a help topic as a question or bug @ https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/add to move discussion out of beta versions. It's a bit of an inconsistent relationship between this forum & the help system. A pity they couldn't be merged, but that's history.

editing LoPoint fixed - thanks for the quick fix. have a great break.

4.30.1.3: @menion for me, serious new bug: create any point, save, edit point, it completely vanishes from the folder. 100% reproducible.

now confirmed on 2 devices/ 2 Android versions

4.30.1.3: @menion for me, serious new bug: create any point, save, edit point, it completely vanishes from the folder. 100% reproducible. Enough detail?

• long tap on map
• + to add point
• save (note folder)
• visit folder & confirm point
• from map tap on point
• add single character to name
• save & note no longer visible
• visit folder & confirm no point

PS. or make a copy of any other point, then any edit & save the new point - GONE!

Great work on the lopoints visible on the map. Could this be included in the presets too?

great idea. It appears all visibility is disabled when LM is started. Would it be possible, better, to preserve the status through restarts?

4.30.1.3 @menion I hope you are feeling a little better. Should the point size be different between A) map content LoPoints & B) online search points? example attached of category toilet - icons in A are (too) bigger than in B. Would you think in general these new search icons are a little too big?