Re: [APP] - version 4.32.+ ( 12/2025 )

[Menion]

This theme is especially for John Thorn maps. It has no usage for LoMaps, OAM or other vector maps.

[Mark_Again]

I am running 4.32.0.1. When I click on release notes the app crashes.

[Erelen]

@Erelen - all my dashboards have proportional rows. I don't see problems. In fact until your comment, I didn't realize fixed height rows were possible - thanks.

I completely forgot that dashboards have modes other than "Whole screen overlay" :) Yes, my statement "all dashboards are broken" is too bold.

[Holger]

You could also show Google who writes the apps for Google.
Instead of constantly being harassed by Google, you can also publish the apps on F-Droid.
If Google doesn't want to, they should just leave it alone and write their own apps.
I wish all developers would do that.
Then a Google-free smartphone would finally be possible.

[Graf Geo]

Yes, that would be nice.

But the vast majority of Android smartphone users don't even know that there are other app stores. For them, there is only the Play Store. Anyone who doesn't place their app there will only reach a minority. Unfortunately.

Most people also don't know that there are other search engines besides Google and other map applications besides Google Maps... etc.

[WRPSoft]

Yes, that would be nice.

But the vast majority of Android smartphone users don't even know that there are other app stores. For them, there is only the Play Store. Anyone who doesn't place their app there will only reach a minority. Unfortunately.

Most people also don't know that there are other search engines besides Google and other map applications besides Google Maps... etc.

Other app stores can certainly be an alternative to the Google Play Store.
However, F-Droid isn't always the best option, as it's an installable catalog of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) apps for Android.
Not every Android developer wants to or can market their apps as free and open source software. This should also be taken into consideration.

[slarti76]

Is there any ETA on a new beta? Especially with the fix for the track editor - I'm really backlogged on some track cleaning up.
I know, there's 4.32.0.1, but that has the lower release number, so as I already installed 4.32.0.0, I cannot use that. Please provide a 4.32.0.2 with updated release number, thank you!

[john_percy]

I've been testing the functionality with old V3 maps.
An old OAM V3 map from 2019 displays perfectly using both the internal themes and external V4 themes. Good.
However I have an old LoMap V3 map from 5 November 2021 of England. If I select that map, instead of showing it Locus displays the latest version England map I also have installed. If I uninstall the newer map, Locus shows a blank map when the older map is selected.
The older map displays perfectly in Locus Classic.

[Blihi]

Can confirm the crash when opening the release notes on 1197

[Andrew Heard]

hey all - our good German epic (huge distance) bike trekking friends who I introduce to Locus, tell me <I'm struggling with the name locus for this mapping app. In Germany we use it when we go to the toilet 🙂: "Locus" comes from Latin, "locus necessitatis" means "place of need".>

best wishes to all the hard working Locus/ place of need team from down under

[Tapio]

Old story, but yeah it sounds like. My wife also was irritated by the name. To be precise the german word is Lokus, it's a toilet. A slightly dated word, not sure if too known in the very young generation.

[Menion]

Hi guys,

it is weird December. Not just the weather in the czech is terrible, but also again and again some technical complications ... I looked at what we did in Android this year > not much  . Many technological puzzles on the background, many unexpected requirements from Google itself (most of them make sense) and so on ...

This time, I had to change a very old system I used for app protection (10+ years) to a different one. This means that again, the whole app is not as stable as before.

I did a lot of manual testing during the last 14 days. But still not feeling 100% confident saying > all works perfectly. I believe it is, but still ...

New Beta version 4.32.0.3 on the Google Drive.
This time in the directory "alpha"! Use at your own risk and keep the previous 4.32.0 APK on the device, just for sure.

[Andrew Heard]

@menion - if problem with MapGooglePlay_4.32.0.3_1198_beta.apk, do I just "install" MapGooglePlay_4.32.0_1198_release.apk, or need to "uninstall" first?

I looked at what we did in Android this year > not much

huge # changes in release notes!!!

[Menion]

I know, huge list, but ... I'm not satisfied with it  . Too many tasks affecting the structure and "invisible" stuff ... simply a maintenance of the old project. Never mind, 2026 has to be better 

And you need just "update". Both have identical code 1198, so there is no need to un-install!

[T-mo]

Updating a bunch of libraries is often a challenge.
I do recognise your ongoing love, so there is love and world a good place

I launched LM Afa 4.32.0.3_1198 alpha and clicked a bit here and there and all was fine.
I realised that RoutePlanner has issues with offline-router LoRouter Offline, see pic.
Track-segment results in error-notification and a direct line with draw-manually pencil-icon, maybe due to missing calculation-result.
I updated routing-segments, tested tts in settings, chosed different profiles, didn't help.
Online-routing is working, all fine.