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

[Tapio]

Language stays broken for me, behaviour as previously reported.

[Menion]

@Blihi
Thanks for the "ID". Unfortunately, I do not see any automatically reported issues. The current version seems to be more stable than I expected. So there are no unusual memory problems reported. This happens to you even when you start with an empty route planner and just add a few points? Does it make a difference what map you use? (online require a lot less memory, so give it a try).

@Tapio
Still is valid your info here? I'm unable to simulate it on Android 10  . System se to Czech, app to English. Even after a restart, all is correctly set with the latest 4.32.2 version. Hmm ...

[Tapio]

Still is valid your info here?

Yes, but now it works again. It's really strange, like after an update the problem is back, nothing I can do, then I forget about it and at some unknown point it's perfectly in english, setting, ui and themes. A mystery. Next time I see it I will look if the log tells something.

[Blihi]

@Blihi
Thanks for the "ID". Unfortunately, I do not see any automatically reported issues. The current version seems to be more stable than I expected. So there are no unusual memory problems reported. This happens to you even when you start with an empty route planner and just add a few points? Does it make a difference what map you use? (online require a lot less memory, so give it a try).

The problem occurs randomly in the routeplanner. It does not really matter if I start from an empty route or open an existing route for editing. I'm typically using offline LoMaps, not the online maps. It's unclear when the crashes exactly happen, but the way they appear is always the same: the screen freezes and the app reboots.

I'll try to debug a bit, but it's a hard problem to reproduce. I'll try to see if it also happens when I'm offline. Maybe the cloud synchronization in the background is interfering with the planner in some way.

I include a log file of today. Crashes happened a few times, no clear indication why, but there are a lot of exceptions in the log.

[balloni55]

Hello menion
Until now, I had always set the permission for location tracking in Locus to 'when Locus is in use'.

In V4.32.2, the 'stabilised GPS' function only works if I always allow Locus to track my location?!

Example: GPS fix is available, I create a POI and want to stabilise the coordinates.
At this moment, the GPS is switched off (no popup why) if the setting is set to 'when Locus is used'
stabilised GPS window > searching,

This was not the case before. Is there a reason for this change?

[Manuel]

The save button for notes and routes is now hidden under the keyboard. When entering text I have to minimize the keyboard in order to save. This is extremely annoying when collecting notes for changing osm

[Menion]

@Blihi
Thanks for the log. Unfortunately, there are just some generic errors that most probably do not caused crash of the app. Hmm, this is complicated. May you please try to create a big system log with this method right after the crash happens? Ideally, register a time when this happened.

@balloni55
this is very interesting. Until a few months ago, all crucial features required "All the time" permission. And a few months ago, I've changed the system for the track recording a little, so this one now DOES NOT require this permission.

But all other features that may run in the background > guiding, Live-tracking, POI alert, stabilised GPS and probably some others, require "All the time".

@Manuel
may you please post me a screenshot of these problematic screens? Thanks.

[bitti]

Hello,

I've just recently migrated from Locus Map Classic to Locus Map 4 in November, so forgive me if some of my problems are caused by user confusion. When I migrated, everything went well and I was able to use Locus Map 4 normally. However, after one of the most recent updates, the custom map of Finland I'm using hasn't worked (shows just gray background). I'm pretty sure this has to do with the custom map theme my custom map requires. If I reimport the custom map theme, it seems to go ok (Locus map shows a dialog about the theme and says it was imported succesfully). However, there's no place I can select the import theme. What's even weirder, when I choose the map in the the map selector, it shows "Hiking and cycling" under my custom map's name and the name of my custom theme under the "LoMaps Online" map. If I try to use "Map themes" under the "Map tools" menu, I get that no maps with themes are active.

How should I proceed in solving this problem?

[Menion]

Hello @bitti
the recent Locus Map 4 version dropped support for a very old MapsForge V3 map themes. So now, also old V3 maps require a new themes with "version 4+". Maps and themes are your own creation?

If so, you should be able to use the script we provide here, or simply update the theme on your own. Now it has to be 100% compatible with official MapsForge documentation. Otherwise, suggest contacting the maps & theme author to adapt to these changes (if not yet adapted).

[bitti]

Thanks @Menion!

Although the map theme isn't written by me, I was able to convert it, and it now works (it required some extra tweaks to render properly).

But if the app now requires the theme to be 100 % compatible to be imported, it would be nice to get an error message if that's not the case... 

[Diddi]

Since some versions the library is damn slow
I have some Geocaching folders..one of them includes 10.000 Caches.
I have to wait seconds, just to open it. Filtering and oder stuff lasts about 20 seconds. Often der percentage line increases up to 300 percent while waiting.
Some times the app crashes and says "wait" or "end" the app