Version 1.9. What's new?

Version 1.9 is in beta development right now.

Reworked sound volume control in built in iPod

As Apple obsoleted from iOS 11.4 the old way how sound volume is being set, I used this opportunity to bring you a completely reworked sound volume control:

Now when you tap on a volume control button in built in iPod you can control the volume as always, plus see the current master sound volume level, the sound route description (where music/sound goes) and change the sound routing as well. Left top settings button in this menu will open detailed sound settings screen which will help you troubleshoot and work around ANY sound environment in your car or helmet.

Google map option for all map screens

Until now Google map was only available for the main map screen - all other map screens used either Apple or Custom/Offline maps. This update brings Google map as the first class citizen to all map screens:

Waypoint editor, Track view, Black box, Trip tracks.

Only one feature that Google map doesn't support - coloring tracks by speed or altitude. You'll have to switch to Apple or Custom/Offline maps to use this feature, as before.

Tiny, but hopefully useful compass on all maps. More options for the "navigate - search/browse" button.

While unifying all maps in the app, it was important to provide a unified map compass experience as well. Here is how this tiny map compass looks:

As part of this work I also changed the default behavior of the button that compass is shown around. Previously this button would just switch between "navigate" mode - when map would follow your location and direction of travel and "search/browse" mode - when you can search on the map, browse and create/edit objects.

By default, this button now opens options for showing/hiding objects on a map, plus switching between "navigate" and "search/browse" mode:

If you think that old way of switching between navigate and search/browse modes was more convenient, you can use map settings to revert the behavior to a one tap switch:

Option to edit/move waypoint directly on the main screen

In map search/browse mode, tap on a waypoint to reveal new option: Move:

Now you can move the map until red arrow points to the new waypoint location:

Screen elements to highlight here:

#1 - Waypoint that is being edited.

#2 - Red line from the original waypoint location to the new location.

#3 - Red arrow (in map center) showing new waypoint location.

#4 - Waypoint course/angle button. Shows/hides waypoint course/angle editor. In the image above course/angle editor is a gray circle around the new waypoint location. Tap anywhere in that gray circle to set waypoint approach angle/course. Tapping on this button #4 will hide the angle editor.

#5 - New in version 1.9 - geo coded address of a map center.

Bottom left red arrow button also gives you more options from version 1.9:

- Move to the current location

- Show/hide red arrow (map center) details. Red arrow details are: coordinates, distance from the current location, map or red arrow angle, geo coded address.

Use Cancel or Done buttons to cancel or confirm the waypoint move.

Option for showing whole current track on the main map

Whole currently being recorded track can be shown on the main map (Google, Apple, blank and offline). As always, you can "pin" any previously recorded track to the main map (light blue), while current track will be shown in red and in its entirety:

By default this option is off. To enable, open common map settings and you'll find new options down to the bottom:

New in version 1.9 is also ability to hide the "tail" completely. If you choose to show the tail, option to show the whole currently being recorded track as a tail will be available.

Units of measurement - REWORK

My theoretical physics teacher used to say - "Establish system of coordinates first and units of measurements". All the places in the app where units of measurements would not be shown have been adjusted to show them. E.g., trip stats:

Same applies to degrees or mils in compass/course.

And if you take a look at trip stats above - it shows feet for a pretty long distance. This is now possible due to a completely new units of measurement settings:

By default, everything stays as you used it to be. BUT, you have a lot of new options now!

You can set when feet or meters should switch to miles (or nautical miles) and kilometers. Feet or meters can be used for altitude totally independently on other units. And for measuring on the map, length & areas - you can pick independent units again. More on measuring lengths and areas ahead! :)

If you are like John from US, who wrote me "Stan, I need to keep the app measuring/tracking in feet as this is what I'm using for everything on my farm" - then these new options are for you.

New options for HUD and Full screen

Full and HUD screens are reworked in version 1.9 to show name of field and unit of measurement for each of the extra fields:

"+" button (#2) gives you a hint that you can add an extra field here. Tap on a "+" to add a field.

Once you assigned what you want to see in the particular field, blue hint button #1 will give options for the field:

When current distance counter is selected as an extra field, its options will include resetting the counter.

Color of each extra field in hud/full screen can be now adjusted by "Set color" button in the field menu.

Bill (CA) initiated these changes by his request to be able to change extra fields colors so they are more visible during flying.

"Photo GPX" track export option

This was initiated by David from UK and grand thanks to him for providing the requirements and also testing in Lightroom. David also kindly put a document together to describe how it all works in practice:

Photo Export GPX (Photo Geotagging)

"Photo GPX" export options ensures that you'll have a time/location sample per each second in the output GPX. Why it would not happen by itself? Imagine GPS would not be available for some time, and the app as well optimizes the track recording by filtering out some points to keep the track size smaller (Can be configured in Advanced Settings > GPS Tracking > Optimize recording).

You can find this option between current track export options:

Measuring areas, lengths & routes

Implemented.

Vertical speed indicator

Is being implemented.

Trip planner

Planned for implementation.

Miscellany

• Performance of viewing and exporting huge tracks is greatly improved.