Lost waypoints/geocaches

jonny-blue · November 17, 2013, 05:11:12 PM

Hi Orux,

I often use OM for hiking and geocaching because it's the best app to see tracks, routes, altitude, moving direction ... and caches on the way.

... but with geocaches I have some problems.

With my geocaching app I can export caches and import in OM ... that works great. 8-)

After that I can see the caches on the map ...

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But after some time (especially when running OM in the background and use some other apps) ... the geocaches suddenly disappear ... :shock:

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I've asked this longer time ago in the "old" forum but found no workarround. :?

Is there a way to change this behaviour? ... to make the geocaches permanent active?

febs · November 17, 2013, 08:46:29 PM

This happens to me as well, with any waypoints, not only geocaches. I use waypoints seldom but hey.

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orux · November 19, 2013, 06:39:20 PM

~~Quote from: "febs"~~This happens to me as well, with any waypoints, not only geocaches. I use waypoints seldom but hey.

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If android removes oruxmaps from memory, the app recovers itself a few seconds after; but some artifacts are not show again, such as geocaches or wpts added to the route.

I promise to work on this soon.

orux

febs · November 22, 2013, 04:41:16 PM

Please! :-) I am soon going to rock climb on a Greek island and I would love to mark all the crags on the map (and recall them after a force close

. Thank you!!

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orux · November 24, 2013, 07:24:08 PM

~~Quote from: "febs"~~Please! :-) I am soon going to rock climb on a Greek island and I would love to mark all the crags on the map (and recall them after a force close . Thank you!!

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The last beta should keep the geocaches/wpts even if oruxmaps is killed.

orux

febs · November 24, 2013, 07:51:59 PM

Going to download! Gracias chico

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jonny-blue · November 24, 2013, 07:53:10 PM

~~Quote~~The last beta should keep the geocaches/wpts

Cool ... THX. 8-) 8-) 8-)

First (indoor :lol: ) steps looks pretty good ... can't wait to try it tomorrow outdoor.

Greetings from Germany ... and many thanks for this great app. 8-)

jonny-blue · November 24, 2013, 08:06:15 PM

Oooops ... :shock:

Just tried it intensiv by calling a lot of apps (with OM in the background).

Before switching from OM to some other apps it looks like that ...

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And when I came back to OM again (it started from scratch) and shows a blank map :cry:

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orux · November 26, 2013, 06:03:13 PM

~~Quote from: "jonny-blue"~~Oooops ... :shock:

Just tried it intensiv by calling a lot of apps (with OM in the background).

Before switching from OM to some other apps it looks like that ...

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And when I came back to OM again (it started from scratch) and shows a blank map :cry:

Hmm,

it should work if you are following a route/wpt. navigating/geocaching.

But not it you are not 'using' the geocaches/wpts.

orux

febs · November 27, 2013, 09:37:21 AM

Shouldn't they stay onscreen anyways?

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jonny-blue · November 27, 2013, 04:21:27 PM

~~Quote~~But not it you are not 'using' the geocaches/wpts...

OK, normaly I just display the existing geocaches on the map and when I'm near one of them I use the "geocache" function for this choosen cache.

But after switching to some other apps and running OM in background ... all the caches (waypoints) disappears (even the one marked).

orux · November 28, 2013, 09:36:14 PM

~~Quote from: "jonny-blue"~~
~~Quote~~But not it you are not 'using' the geocaches/wpts...

OK, normaly I just display the existing geocaches on the map and when I'm near one of them I use the "geocache" function for this choosen cache.

But after switching to some other apps and running OM in background ... all the caches (waypoints) disappears (even the one marked).

I will try to restore all wpts/geocaches even if not following/wpt navigating,

orux

febs · November 28, 2013, 09:57:59 PM

By the way. Locus allows to stay in background mode. So that it's never killed. Wouldn't be worthwhile to add such an option to OM? I really miss it.

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febs · November 28, 2013, 10:00:20 PM

I meant "as a service", and, be able to do so even if not recording a track. Thanks!

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orux · November 28, 2013, 10:04:27 PM

~~Quote from: "jonny-blue"~~
~~Quote~~But not it you are not 'using' the geocaches/wpts...

OK, normaly I just display the existing geocaches on the map and when I'm near one of them I use the "geocache" function for this choosen cache.

But after switching to some other apps and running OM in background ... all the caches (waypoints) disappears (even the one marked).

How do you load the geocaches to the mapviewer? from the caches list or from files (gpx/kml/kmz)?

I'm trying, and if force closing the application, then open it (using the latest beta) loaded wpts remain displayed.

orux