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#1
Hi WildWortWechsel, I've just realised that I had that 'ping' sound when uploading photos on my new mobile phone at first too. I was able to turn it off in the Android settings like this:

Apps > Locus Map > Benachrichtigungen (dort zu Laufende Dienste scrollen) > LoPoints Fotos OFF.

See screenshot:
#2
@ WildWortWechsel: Sorry, but I don't hear any 'pling'. Maybe a problem with your device. Does anyone else hear that 'ping'?
#3
Hi Menion, thanks for the update. Great improvements! 👍🙂

However, I'm not too keen on the new track highlighting. Complementary colours are being used again, which looks better in some cases and worse in others, depending on the line colour. It's partly okay with thin, single-colour lines, but I also use wider lines with high transparency and an outline so that I can see the paths/roads underneath. (This option was introduced specifically for that purpose back then).
When highlighted, this sometimes looks very bold and overly colourful, which is visually unappealing and, on winding or angular tracks, can make the exact course difficult to discern at times (see screenshots). I found the subtle white outline in the previous version much more pleasant and better.

I know it won't be possible to find a solution that pleases everyone. Tastes vary and many may prefer to use only thin, single-colour lines, but perhaps as a compromise, two options could be offered in the Expert Settings (where you can also disable highlighting entirely): "Light" as in the previous version 4.33.0.12 and "strong" as it is now.

Further outdoor testing to follow. Have a lovely long weekend!
#4
Dieser Thread hat sich inzwischen totgelaufen. Er driftet zunehmend ins OT ab oder dient für einige nur noch als Frustabladestation.
Was relevant ist, wurde zur Genüge gesagt und Menion hat sich auch zur Genüge dazu geäußert.

Nun sollte es auch mal gut sein.
#5
Note: When I'm recording a track, the Locus icon appears correctly (black and white) in the notification bar. But only then.
During navigation, it remains a white square.

When I'm recording and navigating at the same time, the icon is displayed correctly. If I stop recording and navigation continues, the white square reappears.

The notifications themselves (three are displayed for navigation, recording and service) show that it is always the service that causes the white square:
#6
Es ist etwas schwer nachvollziehbar. Kannst du einzelne der 168 gleichzeitig angezeigten Tracks auf der Karte anklicken und dann bearbeiten? Mal testweise einen in einen anderen Ordner verschieben?

Was passiert bei einem langen Klick auf das Auge-Icon beim Erlangen Ordner?

Ich würde auf alle Fälle erstmal ein Backup machen, bevor du weiter rumprobierst.
#7
Thanks for 4.33.0.12.  :)

A minor visual issue: Locus as a Service – I now have a white square in the notification bar instead of the Locus icon. The same applies to the notification itself. It doesn't look great. See screenshots.

But first, have a lovely long weekend!
#8
I have to agree with the others on this one. The decision to integrate the options that used to be listed in the grid into the search as a narrow scroll bar is unfortunate.

When I want to set a waypoint or reposition one, I practically never search for a town. Yet the most recent search results take up 90% of the screen and I have to scroll in the narrow bar at the top...  Sure, I can sort the most frequently used options to the left, i.e. at the front, but only two or at most three options are visible without scrolling.

When I want to navigate, the cities or towns I'm looking for may well be relevant, but they don't necessarily take 90% priority. Locus is primarily an app for outdoor activities and less of a car navigation system.

Perhaps the screen could be split 50:50. In the top half, the options could remain as before in a grid or as a vertical list, so that as many options as possible are immediately visible, and in the bottom half, the search results. 

Incidentally, search results can only be deleted one at a time, and the next one from the history then appears, so that I always see 5 entries... Can't they all be deleted completely at once?

#9
Vermutlich ist BerndMaier nur eine Sockenpuppe. Ist der erster Beitrag mit diesem Account...
#10
Bug when editing a merged track

4.33.0.10 - I don't know if this bug was present in earlier versions; I've only just noticed it. It's easy to reproduce:

Use the route planner to create any route from A to B.

Create a second route from B to C.

Merge both routes. This creates the route from A to C.

Now I want to edit the merged route from A to C using the route planner. However, in edit mode, it only shows the section from A to B.
#11
Quote from: slarti76 on April 20, 2026, 08:17:55...
"AR"? = Augmented Reality? Must have missed that, where can I find that? I searched in settings and functions, nothing...

I had to look for it too. Main menu > All functions > Tools.

(Deutsch: Hauptmenü > alle Funktionen > Werkzeuge)
#12
Even with full-screen mode enabled, all the buttons are still displayed on my screen.
#13
Quote from: WildWortWechsel on April 17, 2026, 15:44:19...
Rotating the phone "eats" away buttons. This happens in both directions.
...

On my device, all the buttons are displayed in landscape mode. It seems to depend on the device.

Quote from: Tapio on April 17, 2026, 15:35:01400 Points shown, I turn AR on, rotate the camera a bit fore and back, along the points... LM crashes reliably.
...

Quick test with over 1200 points displayed and then AR – no crash for me.
#14
Klick on the X just below your marker on the right and they are back.
#15
Quote from: Wole on April 11, 2026, 09:24:23...
Auch die Planung einer Tour ist m. E. nicht Aufgabe von Locus. Hierzu setze ich schon seit Jahren eine eigene Software am PC ein.
...

Das sehe ich aber komplett anders. Der Routenplaner (in der App) ist für mich eigentlich noch wichtiger als die Navigation und eine der von mir meistgenutzen Funktionen.
Der Webplaner kann diesem leider immer noch nicht das Wasser reichen, trotz Verbesserungen. Ich plane zwar nur gelegentlich am PC, nutze da dann oft lieber Brouter / bikerouter.

Ansonsten kann ich die Kritiker schon verstehen, auch wenn meine Erfahrungen mit Updates und Weiterentwicklung überwiegend positiv sind. Und vor einem Urlaub / Outdoor-Wochenende sollte man im Zweifelsfall erstmal nicht updaten, wenn man eine stabile Version hat und keine Lust/Zeit mehr hat, erst zu testen.

Allerdings gibt es auch für mich naheliegende Verbesserungen, auf die ich seit Jahren warte. Vor allem die Möglichkeit, das Trackinfopaneel individuell anpassen zu können. Nach Einführung der Trackgalerie und der neuen Charts wichtiger denn je, da bei mehrzeiligen Tracktiteln und aktivierter Trackgalerie das Trackinfopaneel komplett die Karte verdeckt. Was die Nutzung/Auswertung des Höhenprofils sehr erschwert. Zumindest das Ein-/Ausblenden der Track-Galerie und vielleicht des Tracktitels sollte zeitnah möglich sein. Die Konfigurierbarkeit soll zwar geplant sein, aber hoffentlich passiert das noch, bevor ich zu alt für Outdoor-Aktivitäten bin. 😉

Dennoch überwiegen für mich eindeutig die positiven Erfahrungen. Ich nutze Locus gefühlt seit einer Ewigkeit und finde die Entwicklung fantastisch und die App ist bei mir fast täglich im Einsatz.