This worked for me - thank you. The key insight is that the setting is in the profile...
On Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 10:09:34 UTC-5 Max1234Ita wrote: > Hi, > once you have selected the profile you like for navigation (i.e. car, > bike, etc.), try checking: > > * [OsmAnd Menu] -> Configure profile -> General settings -> Display > position always in center* > > With this, you can choose whether the map will follow the display center > (option enabled) or bottom (disabled) > > In order to make the map auto-follow your current position, just look at > the button in the bottom-right of the display (a small circle with > crosshairs): if it's blue-background and white crosshairs, then the map > will stay centered on the view you manually set. > Just tap it, and: it will become white-background with blue crosshairs and > the map will automatically follow your current position (provided you > enabled Location Services and your device is properly receiving GNSS > signal). > > > Best regards, > Max > > Il giorno mercoledì 27 aprile 2022 alle 12:41:43 UTC+2 [email protected] > ha scritto: > >> What's the correct way to allow the map to follow where you are (ideally >> with the pointer in the center of the map, but I'm not super concerned >> about that). Idea is that if you are cycling/driving or whatever that the >> map just shows your vicinity and keeps updating it without you having to >> press the 'location' button on the bottom. >> >> I think it's to do with something around the compass arrow... for >> example, you have to have it one of the three direction modes for it to >> work, but I still couldn't get this to do what I needed, the arrow just >> wonders off the screen and you have to manually recenter it. >> >> I've also read that there is a setting on the app, but I think this is >> old now as I I could no longer find this. >> >> What's the right way to turn this on? >> >> Thanks, ace >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/f4261c8d-d790-46ec-b293-951d6f8c2013n%40googlegroups.com.
