Re: Public transport routing

[nickjohnstonsky]

I haven't tried it but I think the public transport routing works only with 
PTv2, and many public transport routes use the old schema.

Nick

On Thursday, 2 May 2019 10:01:34 UTC+1, mixedem...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi I've tried to use public transport navigation.  In England, 99% of the 
> time I get a message "Unfortunately Osmand could not find a route suitable 
> for your settings".  I have not switched off any of the public transport 
> types.
>
> In Birmingham public transport routes for tram, bus, train etc can be 
> viewed on the map by setting the correct toggle but OsmAnd+ will not 
> navigate via public transport.  I've also tried Manchester & Liverpool but 
> get the same message.  The only place in England I can get public transport 
> navigation to work is London.  I tried with Malta & it worked & Ibiza but 
> again received the "no suitable route" error message.
>
> Please could anyone confirm whether they are able to use public transport 
> navigation in England outside of London, or do you see the same "no 
> suitable route" message?  Is it because navigation routing for OsmAnd 
> hasn't yet been created in JOSM mentioned in the OsmAnd blog (even though 
> public transport routes can be toggled to be displayed on the map)?  ie 
> unreliable OSM data?  This looks like a fantastic addition!
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
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Re: I think my Osmand got messed up!

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Can you elaborate on exactly what seems "messed up"?

Nick

On Monday, 29 April 2019 13:39:38 UTC+1, Tom Norton wrote:
>
> Help!!😀 Today I was showing someone our projected cycling route through 
> the Baltic Countries and they started tapping on the screen and it seems 
> like something is messed up.  Not sure what is going on. thanks

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Re: routing.xml

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On Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:30:39 UTC+1, Bert Van de Velde wrote:
>
> I try to  adapt the routing.xml so that it will serve for scooter routing.
> I did put it in
>
> /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files/
> But it doesn't seem to load, how can I verify this in an easy way?
>
> Does this routing.xml affect all routing profiles (car, foot, bicycle 
> motorcycle)?
>
> Thx in advance
> Bert
>

Hi Bert,

This mailing list post (and linked presentation) might help.

https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2018-July/081041.html

Thanks
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Re: Release of OsmAnd 3.0. imminent?

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Hi,

You can monitor the milestones which the team use for tracking issues to be 
fixed for the next release:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/milestone/9

This milestone is due today, so either it will slip a bit (most likely) or 
some of the issues will be moved to the next milestone.

Generally once the team branch for the release (which they haven't done 
yet) it's too late to get changes included unless you submit a pull request 
to that branch.

Nick

On Sunday, 13 May 2018 16:07:25 UTC+8, Aceman444 wrote:
>
> Hi, I noticed on http://download.osmand.net/releases/ that a package of 
> OsmAnd 3.0-beta was uploaded. Looking at the history of releases, there use 
> to be only a few days before a stable x.0.0 or x.0.1 version is released 
> after beta.
> Translators, please check your translations on Weblate quickly. There were 
> quite a bit of strings touched/modified (about 400) at one point in this 
> cycle, so you may have some work at hand. Thanks
>
> It is a pity the OsmAnd team does not announce the new imminent releases 
> habitually (or make a string freeze some weeks before release as other 
> large projects do).
>
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Re: migration to a new smartphone

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You need to install the contour lines plugin from Google Play on your new 
phone.

Then restart OsmAnd (swipe it away in the recent app list, and then open it 
again).

Then go to Settings -> Configure Map and make sure Contour Lines and 
Hillshade layer are enabled.

Nick

On Friday, 20 April 2018 10:01:28 UTC+1, Matteo Melotti wrote:
>
> maps and traces ara ok!!! thank!
>
> but i can't see the contour line extension :(
>
> 2018-04-20 10:42 GMT+02:00 Majka >:
>
>>
>>
>> On Friday, 20 April 2018 09:39:16 UTC+2, Matteo Melotti wrote:
>>>
>>> i bought a new smartphone.
>>> How can i migrate downloaded maps, gpx traces and, the level curves add 
>>> on in a simple way?
>>>
>>> thank you every body
>>> m
>>>
>>
>> Look where Osmand folder is set up (Settings > common settings > data 
>> folder)
>>
>> Copy this folder from the old phone to the new one. 
>>
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Re: Names not showing french characters on zoom levels below 12

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I think this is a known issue and it's caused by switching between the 
world base / overview map (at low zoom levels) and detailed maps (at higher 
zoom levels).

Nick

On Thursday, 5 April 2018 08:05:14 UTC+1, Bas Roufs wrote:
>
> Hello Eric.
>
> Have been looking up the French city "Charleville-Mézières" at Osmand+, 
> along with Android 6.01. You're right. When zooming out too a less detailed 
> level, the accents vanish.
>
> Have also tried Google Maps. There, I saw "Gare de Charleville Mezieres" 
> without accents - but that was only at a very detailed city plan level, in 
> different circumstances. However, the city name kept it's accents, till it 
> vanished alltogether.
>
> Maps of Viamichelin keep showing the accents. That's why, I presume it is 
> some Osmand problem. 
>
> Yours.
> Bas G. Roufs, Utrecht,  NL.
>
> Op di 3 apr. 2018 21:36 schreef Eric Gagne  >:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Maybe it's always been like that and I just never noticed in older 
>> versions.   OsmAnd is not showing the accents on french characters at zoom 
>> below 12.
>>
>> Lac Gérard becomes Lac Gerard
>> Rivière becomes Riviere
>> etc
>>
>> Is it a problem in OsmAnd, the font used or maybe something in Android ?
>>
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Re: hiding and unhiding buttons

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I thought this feature was added in 2.9, not 2.8, but it can be disabled:

Settings -> General settings -> Full screen mode.

Nick

On Sunday, 25 February 2018 15:24:54 UTC, stras...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> When I tap on the map once, all buttons get hidden and OsmAnd is showing 
> me only the map. A second tap and the buttons are shown again.
>
> Is there any way to disable this feature (and keep showing the buttons all 
> the time)?
>
> Cheers,
>
> W.
>
> OsmAnd+ 2.8.2
>

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Re: Can maps be stored to SD- card?

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In principle you absolutely do not need to root your phone to use an SD 
card with OsmAnd on Android 5.x.

I used OsmAnd on Android 5.x with all my map data and favourites stored on 
the SD card.

As of Android 5.x, apps can read and write to their own directory on the SD 
card. On your SD card, there would be a directory called Android, and 
within that a directory called data, and within that a directory called 
net.osmand (free version) or net.osmand.plus (paid version). There might be 
a "files" directory within this.

Open OsmAnd, select Settings, General settings, Data storage folder, and 
select one of the "External storage" options. The path should look 
something like /storage/6419-1419/Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files

Also, for future versions of Android, I strongly recommend that you don't 
use the "adoptable storage" feature, because it means the memory card will 
only be readable in that phone.

Thanks
Nick

On Friday, 16 February 2018 07:12:02 UTC, Mika Paakkari wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Oh - too bad hear about that rooting.
> Is this more like an android problem or is it depending on the osmand?
> Just about curiosity...
> I'm perhaps not gonna root my phone...
>
> Actually - the sd card is formatted to be an internal memory.
> But, anyway osmand is showing in the maps download the "real" physical 
> inner memory.
> Which in my case is 8GB.
> So - it's not extending the memory seamlesly.
>
> BR Mika
>
>
>
> torstai 15. helmikuuta 2018 22.01.20 UTC+2 Klaus Lichtenwalder kirjoitti:
>>
>> Am 15. Februar 2018 19:40:17 MEZ schrieb Majka :
>>>
>>> On Android 5.1, you have to be rooted. Otherwise, not possible.
>>>
>>> On Thursday, 15 February 2018 14:23:47 UTC+1, Mika Paakkari wrote:

 Hello!
 I have tried and tried - no success so far.
 I have read and googled - no help so far.
 So, can someone help me?
 Is is possible to get osmand configured the way it uses SD- card as a 
 storage?
 It's not accepting the SD- card for storage.
 I always get the error "can not create storage..."
 Osmand is the latest version.
 My phone is Caterpillar S30 with android version 5.1.
 And the SD- card is formatted to be an internal memory.
 Thanks!
 BR Mika


>> I'd think if your sd card is formatted as internal storage then there's 
>> no sd card. Using the sd card as internal storage extends the device's 
>> storage with the sd card, "seamlessly"
>>
>> Klaus
>> -- 
>> Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail 
>> gesendet.
>>
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Re: Cannot load GPX tracks

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Hi,

Can you share the GPX track so we can take a look?

Thanks
Nick

On Thursday, 15 February 2018 20:47:46 UTC, Jeff Holeman wrote:
>
> Hi all, I am new to Android and using a Kyocera Duraforce Pro for a GPS. 
> Whenever I try to configure map and load a gpx track I get this error;
>
> "error reading gpx data attr value delimiter missing" 
> (position:unknown@1:15in java.io.InputStreamReader@1da9562)
>
> The last part after the second "@" changes each time but other than that 
> its the same thing.
>

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Re: Osmand on a phone??

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On Wednesday, 14 February 2018 02:15:49 UTC, john whelan wrote:
>
> A suggestion only buy at least a 16 gig micro SD card to go in it 
> especially if you're thinking of putting on a few mp3s.
>
>
>
I'd take this a step further and suggest a 64 GB card. They are very 
reasonably priced now. When you use full maps, contour lines, hillshading, 
Wikipedia (not just in OsmAnd but with Kiwix too--Kiwix also allows you to 
get Wikivoyage offline which is very useful when travelling), 16 GB could 
easily be too little space.

Buy a decent brand such as SanDisk. If buying on Amazon, make sure you're 
buying from Amazon themselves to reduce the risk of getting a fake.

Nick

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Re: Offline Travel Tracker

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Hi,

If you've activated the trip recording plugin you're half way there already.

Select "Configure screen" from the main menu, and enable the "GPX logging" 
widget.

You should now have a "GPX" button at the top-right of your window. Press 
it to start recording. The icon will turn red. Press it again to either 
start a new segment, or stop recording. Once you've stopped, press the 
button again to save the recording.

I recommend Bart Eisenberg's excellent video tutorial for more information 
about recording and using GPX files in OsmAnd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjbqrVkFEtY

Nick

On Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:35:28 UTC, Mark Tomson wrote:
>
> A bit like the application is distracting. That leaves the line that goes 
> along.
>

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Re: Trip recording in 2.8.2

[nickjohnstonsky]

What version of Android are you using? In some newer versions, apps 
repeatedly requesting location information are given dummy readings to help 
conserve battery life.

Possibly relevant discussion here:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3923

Nick

On Friday, 17 November 2017 21:32:54 UTC, Nico W wrote:
>
> On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 9:04:54 PM UTC+1, Nico W wrote:
> > me
> > I have problems with trip recording. If and when it decides to record it 
> does it only occasionally, resulting in a bunch of straight lines, with 
> time set for every 10 seconds. A route that is 15 km gets recorded as 
> 4..
> > In the widget settings the pedestrian symbol does not stay active, as 
> soon as you click out of it it goes back to Overview.
> > Pushing the red record button does not give an indication it is 
> recording, like it used to be in the past
>
> This screenshot says it all, 147 meters over a 20km walk.
>

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Re: suggestions

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For point 3, you should get a prompt to open any GPX file you download in 
any app with OsmAnd. You can then import it, and the track will appear in 
My Tracks tab in My Places.

On Sunday, 29 October 2017 14:47:37 UTC, guy vanvuchelen wrote:
>
> It would be nice if:
> 1. AV notes alongside, pictures, videos and spoken text would also allow 
> written text. In bad weather, it is difficult to understand spoken text.
> 2. If in My Places, "Own Filters" can also be displayed.
> 3. If in My Places TRACKS could be downloaded from Dropbox.
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Re: 'Holo Display'

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On Tuesday, 24 October 2017 12:53:37 UTC+1, Jonny Robbie wrote:
>
>
> Is it possible for osmand to have a sort of 'Holo Display' navigation 
> feature, where the display would be highly contrastive white navigation on 
> black background and mirrored, so your device could be put on the dashboard 
> of your car and used like this: https://i.redd.it/5k9gb8bkentz.jpg
>

There's already an GitHub issue open for this:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3433

Nick 

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Re: Osmand favourites.gpx is gone?

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On Saturday, 14 October 2017 09:54:37 UTC+1, Andrej Viktorovich wrote:
>
> I was using favourites.gpx file to save my custom favorites. But looks 
> like my Osmand not reads from it. I can delete file, but Osmand takes 
> favorites from somewhere. Where Osmand saves favorites and how to add my 
> custom one by editing GPX file?
>

Normally OsmAnd uses the favourites.gpx file in your specified data 
directory (Settings -> General Settings -> Data storage folder) but it also 
keeps a copy in private internal storage.

Check that the data storage path is correct.

Nick 

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Re: No way to start navigation?

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On Tuesday, 12 September 2017 19:19:33 UTC+1, magicus wrote:
>
> I just downloaded OsmAnd on iOS, and I can't get it show navigation. I'm 
> not even sure if this is a user error, a bug or a known limitation. Is 
> navigation limit certain areas of the world? Is it a paid-only feature?
>
> As far as I understand, there should be a blue "navigate" button when I 
> select a position. I see no such button. I see references on the web to a 
> "Settings > navigation" but I find no such entry. 
>
> I've tried removing and reinstalling the app. I've tried it on my iPhone 
> and my iPad. No luck anywhere. 
>

Navigation is not supported on the iOS version. As stated on 
http://osmand.net/ , navigation is an Android-only feature.

The iOS version is much more limited than the Android one. The vast amount 
of development is for the Android version. I actually wish the developers 
would stop work on the iOS version and focus exclusively on the Android 
one. With such a small development team, I think it's unrealistic to 
produce applications for two different platforms.

Nick

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Re: Feature request, financial support available

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Please tell me you're going to fund GTFS support, as well as multi-modal 
routing :) ...

On Friday, 8 September 2017 16:34:36 UTC+1, Awer Muller wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I hope this isn't an inappropriate subject for this forum. I already tried 
> to contact the OSMAND team directly through the contact link in the 
> official site, but I didn't get an answer.
>
> I work for a public transportation company and we'd like to request a 
> feature to be added. The company is willing to pay for this development if 
> it fits the budgetary restrictions.
>
> Can anyone here please instruct me on how to move forward with this matter?
>
> Thanks
>
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Re: No Map legend

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Known issue:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/4267

On Thursday, 7 September 2017 08:44:45 UTC+1, Pieter Klein wrote:
>
>
> No map legend showing while I'm online.
> Only the message "Image not available offline"
> How to fix it?
>
> Pieter, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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Re: Maps moved to SD-card but app "Kaarten GPS Navigatie OsmAnd" still claims 4,0 GB of internal storage

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There's a problem in some Android versions where application data stored on 
the SD card is reported as internal storage.

You can see if this bug affects your phone by unmounting the SD card and 
then seeing how much internal space Android reports OsmAnd is using. Most 
likely the "internal" space used will drop when you unmount the SD card.

Nick

On Tuesday, 29 August 2017 20:51:34 UTC+1, Chris Hoetmer wrote:
>
> I am using a Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Duos with Android 6.0.1 with 16,00GB 
> storage of which 14,56GB is in use.
> I also inserted a 64GB SD-card of which 40,53GB is in use.
> I have OSMAndPlus 2.7.5
> Somehow I succeeded to move the maps of to the SD-card and OsmAnd works 
> fine. I did this some months ago, so I don't remember the details, only 
> that it was not straightforforward.
> Last week I wanted to add another App but there was not sufficient 
> storage.  OsmAnd seems to be the culprit.
> "Kaarten GPS Navigatie OsmAnd" still claims 4,0GB of internal storage.
> I used File Commander to check the contents of map 
> "Android/data/net.osmandplus/files" in both internal storage and in the 
> SD-card and I am sure that the maps are on the SD-card and are NOT in 
> internal storage.
>
> Does anyone have the same problem? Was there a solution?
> Is there an error in the software of Android or OsmAnd that causes the 
> maps to be recorded as internal storage while they are on the SD-card?
> Is there a miscommunication between OsmAnd and Android?
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Re: Orange map marker disappears too easily on recent update.

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On Monday, 28 August 2017 10:12:20 UTC+1, Dave Booth wrote:
>
> Anyone else finding this a problem - having the map marker disapear when 
> moving the map around slightly?


The developers are damned either way here. They specifically changed how 
the orange marker behaves in this release because so many people complained 
when it was introduced. There are several posts on this forum about it, as 
well as on Twitter. To me, it was not at all obvious to have to drag the 
context menu down to get rid of the marker.

The only option is to ask the developers to add an option to control the 
behaviour of the orange marker.

Nick 

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Re: UK Postcodes

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On Tuesday, 22 August 2017 08:31:08 UTC+1, AlanF wrote:
>
> Recently installed the +version. I realised very quickly that virtually 
> all the UK postcodes are missing. Having contacted OsmAnd support, they 
> recommended an obf.file that gave the full list. I did, after a few 
> problems, managed to copy the file into the OsmAnd folder. When I tried to 
> look up a local postcode I basically got the following message. 
> "This obf. file is not supported". 
> I contacted support again, stating the problem. I also reminded them that 
> the file was their own suggestion from one of their own developers. I was 
> asked if I was using the latest version, which I am, having only downloaded 
> it 2 days previously. Their initial response was that they would sometime 
> in the future try to include the postcodes in the app. I really wasn't 
> happy with the answer. They did respond again and say that they would look 
> into the problem. 
> Has anyone else had this problem with the obf. file. Or alternatively 
> anybody suggest what I can do. At present I'm having to use a different Sat 
> Nav to get the postcode, then open OsmAnd to look it up on the map and pin 
> it. The reason I'm persevering with this arrangement is the fact that the 
> amount of detail in the map is far superior to anything else on the market. 
> The other big problem is the virtual lack of speed cameras. I can't 
> understand how other sat nav developers who use OSM maps can include 
> postcodes and speed cameras as standard but the company that designs the 
> maps can't. 


This recent discussion about UK postcode files might help:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/osmand/L2wnV3YWyGg

Postcodes are generally missing because they haven't been added to 
OpenStreetMap.

(Aside: with GPS devices now so prevalent I really wish we could break the 
mindset of using postcodes as a means of finding a physical location. Using 
latitude and longitude is generally only about 2-3x longer than a postcode 
but identifies a precise location, unlike postcodes. Of course there are 
issues like what datum you use, what format you use for degrees, and 
whether you quote latitude or longitude first and so on, but this still 
seems preferable to relying on proprietary data that's specific to a single 
country, and that is designed to help deliver mail, not identify precise 
physical locations.)

As for speed cameras, I understand that there have been some complaints 
about insufficient warning, and that speed cameras represented using 
enforcement relations are not alerted, but in general the speed camera 
warnings seem to work (from what I hear, I have no need for them).

Please find out if the speed cameras you think are missing are actually 
mapped in OpenStreetMap, i.e. is it an underlying data issue or a problem 
with OsmAnd itself?

Nick

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Re: OSM for maps on a website

[nickjohnstonsky]

https://switch2osm.org/ could be useful :)

On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 08:41:33 UTC+1, silvermapper wrote:
>
>
> I have recommended OSM to a family running a small business who wish to 
> add maps to their website, offering local walks from their premises. My 
> knowledge of OSM is limited to its use and the contributions I make. My 
> knowledge of working with websites is zero. Does OsmAnd help in this 
> regard, or can anyone offer something suitable for this requirement that I 
> can pass on?
>

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Re: Rogue update?

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On Sunday, 13 August 2017 23:47:18 UTC+1, deadmanw...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Yesterday I updated OsmAnd and a few hours later my phone started acting 
> VERY strangely. My network connection failed repeatedly, the screen lock 
> was disabled, time and date were changed, my keystrokes made sounds though 
> they were set to be silent and what not. I restarted the device, and on the 
> screen where I normally input my password (my device is encrypted) i heard 
> the same sound keystrokes made, one per second or so. After that, all 
> strange changes remained, and my sd (which is also encrypted) cannot be 
> mounted for whatever reason.
>
> I looked at OsmAnd permissions and found things that seem strange to me, 
> like "change your audio settings" and "disable your screen lock". I find no 
> word about them in http://osmand.net/help-online?id=faq#permission
>
> Its a long shot, but any project can be hacked, these things happen. 
> Anyway, I don't want to make accusations, I want to ask if anyone is having 
> the same issues and if you can think of an explanation.
>

I can't explain the strange behaviour you talk about, but OsmAnd registers 
itself as a device administrator because otherwise it cannot turn the 
screen on when it is off. (This is useful when you're following a road for 
a long distance and don't need to have the screen on--OsmAnd switches it on 
when you approach a turn.)

Changing audio settings is most likely so OsmAnd can interrupt music to 
play its announcements over Bluetooth.

I doubt there is anything sinister going on. If there was, others would 
most likely have reported it by now.

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Re: navigate along track with built-in routing

[nickjohnstonsky]

I believe this is planned for OsmAnd 2.8. See:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3908

Nick

On Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:24:52 UTC+1, patrick alberts wrote:
>
> I would like to use a GPX track as basis for navigation. That in itself is 
> not a problem with osmand.
>
> However, if you're preparing a long track, e.g. for a road trip, you'll 
> get something with thousands of points. In case you use GPSies to create 
> the track, the editor of GPSies reduces the track to, e.g., 3000 points. 
> That makes the track rather rough.
>
> The track is not a route, it's just a track along points. osmand offers to 
> navigate along the track and also to calculate the start to the first 
> point. It's also possible to start somewhere in the middle and continue on 
> the track. That's all good and great.
>
> However, between the points, osmand does no calculation but always uses a 
> straight line approach. That's very confusing in road navigation. And it 
> leads to a mess when osmand starts to believe you're off the track (as the 
> road doesn't necessarily follow the straight line) and then calculates a 
> route to the nearest point, which might be the last point behind you on the 
> road, asking you to go back.
>
> It would be much better if osmand had an option to calculate routing 
> between the individual track points. That only seems to be possible if the 
> track were a route. There are tools to do the conversion, but not inside 
> osmand. The problem then is, that osmand tries to pre-calculate the whole 
> route for all the thousands of points, which can take for ages (if it 
> finishes at all).
>
> Wouldn't it be possible to only calculate routing on-the-fly between the 
> track points as you pass the track? With some logic preventing osmand to 
> try to go backwards half of the time? All ingredients seem to be there...
>
> a otherwise happy paying user
>
>

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Re: housenumbers put on buildings missing in current maps?

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On Monday, 7 August 2017 08:44:55 UTC+1, Max wrote:
>
> I tested it.
>
> New OsmAnd versions are able to display the house numbers, but old OsmAnd 
> versions can't.
>
> So it seems that old OsmAnd version are not able to display the house 
> numbers of the August maps, but the house number search is working.
>
> Regards,
> Max
>

Rendering of house numbers has changed so that the numbers appear in the 
centre of buildings, but it required a change to the maps:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3980

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Re: Default measurement units

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On Thursday, 27 July 2017 10:21:47 UTC+1, nickjoh...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> On Thursday, 27 July 2017 10:10:39 UTC+1, Roger CO wrote:
>>
>> Apologies if this is an faq (it should be) but a search here isn't giving 
>> an answer. How can I force osmand to use kilometers and metres as the 
>> default measurement units. At present every time I start it it flips back 
>> to miles which is a right royal pain. (yes I am in the UK but prefer to use 
>> km for cycling) 
>> Thanks, RogerCO 
>
>
> Go to Settings -> General Settings -> Driving Region -> select either 
> India or Japan (left-hand driving but with sane units)
>
>
Whoops, Japan or Australia I mean. 

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Re: Default measurement units

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On Thursday, 27 July 2017 10:10:39 UTC+1, Roger CO wrote:
>
> Apologies if this is an faq (it should be) but a search here isn't giving 
> an answer. How can I force osmand to use kilometers and metres as the 
> default measurement units. At present every time I start it it flips back 
> to miles which is a right royal pain. (yes I am in the UK but prefer to use 
> km for cycling) 
> Thanks, RogerCO 


Go to Settings -> General Settings -> Driving Region -> select either India 
or Japan (left-hand driving but with sane units)

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Re: OSMAND pedestrian profile

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On Sunday, 23 July 2017 22:37:08 UTC+1, Serge Klein wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I use OSMAND+ a lot as it is the only app I found that I can use in car, 
> bike and as a pedestrian. And worldwide!
>
> Last week I walk in Switzerland from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg (
> http://www.netz-wandern.ch/wanderungen/157-grindelwald-kleine-scheidegg-wengernalp.html).
>  
> So the time calculated by OSMAND+ was adapted to a flat walking of about 10 
> km. If you check the profile it is a height difference of about 1100 m. So 
> it would be a nice feature of OSMAND of checking the height difference 
> between the starting point and the endpoint an adapting the time.
>
> Another nice feature for bikers would be a "curviy algorithm" between a 
> starting point and an endpoint.
>
> Regards,
>
> Serge Klein
>

Now that OsmAnd supports calculating elevation changes and slope for 
routes, I looked into using Naismith's rule 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith's_rule) to provide more accurate 
time estimates for pedestrian routing.

Unfortunately, the elevation analysis is completely separate from 
routing/navigation. When you analyse a route you're about to take, OsmAnd 
actually writes it to a temporary GPX file and analyses that.

Once navigation starts, elevation / climb remaining is not available to the 
code which calculates the remaining time.

Of course it's possible to change this, but it's a little more work than I 
thought.

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Re: Contour lines and elevations

[nickjohnstonsky]

It's a known issue:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3802

Nick

On Wednesday, 21 June 2017 10:57:41 UTC+1, Евгений Мартыненко wrote:
>
> There are almost no elevations on isolines. Can this be somehow corrected?
>
>
> 
>
>
> 
>
>

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Re: Maps.me rendering engine

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On Monday, 19 June 2017 17:25:14 UTC+1, JeCh wrote:
>
> Osmand is now almost perfect, but for me the rendering is one of 3 weakest 
> points. The other 2 are route calculation (mainly it's speed) and lack of 
> online services (for example collecting data from drivers and using them 
> for routing).
>
> Regarding routing, it is not just the speed which is bad also the lack of 
> any 3D visualisation. For example look how good maps look in this 
> navigation: 
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.generalmagic.magicearth 
> or buildings rendering here: http://osmbuildings.org/
>
> Switching to Qt is the right choice IMO. They even have ready to use map 
> solution (at least as an inspiration). Some sources for information are 
> here: 
> http://blog.qt.io/blog/2017/03/09/provisioning-openstreetmap-providers-in-qtlocation/
>  
> and 
> http://blog.qt.io/blog/2016/10/04/customizable-vector-maps-with-the-mapbox-qt-sdk/
>
> Another advantage I can see is the fact, that the developers won't have to 
> care which 3D rendering engine must be used. Qt will automatically pick 
> OpenGL, Vulkan or whatever else is available.
>

The developers are working on an OpenGL rendering engine which will support 
3D/perspective mode for navigation. It's taking a long time but it's a lot 
of work. IIRC there are some nightly builds which use the new rendering 
engine here:
http://download.osmand.net/latest-night-build/

As for routing speed, whenever I test Maps.me, it is much slower for 
walking and cycling routes, so I wouldn't be showing Maps.me as a great 
example of fast routing.

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Re: Navigation Walk

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On Sunday, 11 June 2017 16:49:28 UTC+1, An Van Laer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Can I adjust my settings so OsmAnd always uses Walk with the navigation as 
> standard option instead of the car?
>

Hi,

Settings -> General settings -> Default profile -> Pedestrian :)

Nick 

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Re: Mapillary photos for your favorites!

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On Wednesday, 24 May 2017 13:07:10 UTC+1, V S wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> You can always check the code on OsmAnd side which is open source. We 
> don't pass anything to Mapillary except coordinates of the point (so they 
> don't know whether it is favorites or your search results). So far they 
> don't even get your IP cause we are using OsmAnd proxy.
>
> Very important how to disable feature! If you don't open section it won't 
> make any request to the web server!
>
> Best Regards,
> Victor
>
>
>
Victor,

I like the feature--but I'm surprised that it works even when the Mapillary 
plugin is disabled. Is that intentional?

Thanks
Nick

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Re: Help please - Replacement phone.

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On Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:42:16 UTC+1, P Wat wrote:
>
> Hi folks
> My Android took a swim.   (I think it is about 3 feet under!)
> I want to install Osmand+ on my partner's phone as a replacement, but 
> despite logging into GooglePlay with my own account it keeps on requesting 
> £4.99.
> What is the solution, other than paying up?
> Thanks
> Paul W
>

You could try logging in to Google Play on your laptop/desktop and setting 
your partner's account to be part of your family:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6286986?hl=en

Hopefully it will then be possible to install the app on your partner's 
phone.

Nick

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Re: Instructional video on the new elevation profile feature

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On Monday, 8 May 2017 12:23:46 UTC+1, Metaluc wrote:
>
> Anybody know what the requirements are to make the elevation display 
> available to custom maps created with osmandmapcreator?
>
>  tag on each node along a way?
>

Take a look here:
https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd-tools/issues/136#issuecomment-294477324

Nick 

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Re: Track recording - comparison to "My Tracks"

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On Monday, 8 May 2017 04:05:23 UTC+1, OA wrote:
>
> I've just tested how Osmand records GPX track. I've started recording my 
> walk (8 mi, 2:40) using two apps at the same time: Osmans and My Tracks 
> (Google). Osmand has pretty much default settings, which are close to what 
> I use with My Tracks as well. 
>
> I usually record all my tracks with My Tracks app. This time I wanted to 
> navigate using Osmand, as well as to try to record the track and compare it 
> to GPX file, produced by My Tracks app.
>
> To see recorded tracks I use Garmin's MapSource program on PC. It opens 
> GPX files made by My Tracks without any problems. But to open GPX files 
> made by Osmand I have to edit the file and remove followed tag:
>
> 
>   1.25
> 
>
> To remove it I use an editor, supporting regular expressions, replacing 
> strings below with nothing:
>
>  +\n +[0-9]+.[0-9]+\n +\n
>
> (note first space in front).
>
> Here is is what I've noticed:
> My Tracks recorded 1488 track points, while Osmand have only 1216 points. 
> I see many times when Osmand suddenly missing records in time spans between 
> 0:30 and 1:45. It happened while My Tracks at exactly the same time still 
> collecting track points (they all come from the same source, of course). 
> Why is that? I don't know. May be Osmand developers have an answer.
>
> Meanwhile, until Osmand will fix this problem, I'm still going to use My 
> Track as a more reliable source of recorded data...
>

I can't explain why OsmAnd stops recording points--I would double check 
your recording parameters (like frequency, minimum accuracy/error and so 
on).

As for other software being unable to read GPX files produced by OsmAnd, I 
think the correct fix there is for OsmAnd to declare a namespace for 
elements that it adds to , and then use the prefixed elements 
in there.

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Re: Instructional video on the new elevation profile feature

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On Friday, 5 May 2017 19:03:30 UTC+1, john whelan wrote:
>
> I'm running 2.6.3  I have downloaded Ontario today, I have downloaded 
> contour lines and hillshades.
>
> I still do not see the elevation profile.
>
> Thoughts please.
>
> Thanks John
>

Hillshades and contours are unnecessary for the elevation profile.

As Bart explains in his latest excellent video, accessing this 
functionality is not obvious--skip to about 55 seconds into the video.

Nick

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Re: Feature request - Show elevation profile of planned route

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On Wednesday, 3 May 2017 10:13:54 UTC+1, Osmandtrier wrote:
>
>
>>  slightly 
>>
>>
>> 2000 4000 1 is slightly different? Assumptions are nice, testing is 
> better.
>

In your post (at least the one I replied to) you didn't specify how 
different the numbers were.

Nick

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Re: Feature request - Show elevation profile of planned route

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On Wednesday, 3 May 2017 07:05:31 UTC+1, Osmandtrier wrote:
>
> And there is a mistake. Opening a recorded gpx-file with an other 
> gpx-viewer, the other party gpx-viewer shows a different difference of 
> altitude than osmand. 
>
> So my idea was, perhaps osmand use the srtm-data. So I replaced the 
> recorded elevation-data with srtm-data. I got also a different difference 
> of altitude than osmand.
>
>
GPS altitude readings fluctuate a lot, so when apps like OsmAnd generate 
numbers for the total amount of ascent and descent, they usually use some 
filtering to distinguish errors/inaccurate readings from genuine changes in 
altitude.

I completely expect different apps to produce slightly different results, 
as they use different filtering thresholds and different algorithms.

Elevation figures calculated with SRTM data will be different. SRTM is 
based on measurements every 20-50m across the earth's surface. Presumably 
this has been interpolated into the OSM ways in OsmAnd's maps, so it will 
be less precise than GPS altitude measurements from when you've actually 
walked or cycled the route (though it also depends on how good a GPS fix 
you had).

Nick


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Re: "Big star" vs. "small circle" GPX waypoints

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On Monday, 24 April 2017 22:03:17 UTC+1, Akkana Peck wrote:
>
> OsmAnd is great for following GPX files while hiking. But when I 
> display a GPX file that includes a lot of waypoints, some of them 
> show as a big red circle with a white star inside it, while others 
> display as a small red circle with no red star. It's easy to lose 
> the small-circle ones when they're covered by big-star-circles. 
>
> For instance, in the attached screenshot (if it doesn't attach, try 
> http://shallowsky.com/tmp/Screenshot_2017-04-24-11-09-40.jpg ) 
> R3 is a big circle-star and R4 is a small circle. But in the GPX 
> file there's nothing that makes R3 seem more important than R4: 
>
>
> 2015-12-02T16:50:34Z 
> R3 
>
>
> 2015-12-02T16:50:34Z 
> R4 
>
>
> Is there a way to make OsmAnd display all waypoints the same size? 
>
> ...Akkana 
>

Hi,

I don't think there's a way to make all the waypoints the same size.

In your example, some of the waypoints are very close together. If all of 
the waypoints in that cluster were the same size, they'd overlap and you 
wouldn't be able to distinguish where the waypoints are.

It looks like OsmAnd uses the smaller icon for close waypoints in the 
centre of a cluster. That seems sensible to me. If you zoom in further I 
suspect all the waypoints will be shown at the same size.

Nick

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Re: Why not make the menu easier?

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On Saturday, 29 April 2017 10:14:06 UTC+1, guy vanvuchelen wrote:
>
> OsmAnd has 2 menu's: the normal menu and Dashboard. Why not make it 
> easier? For example, abolish Dashboard and transfer the few functions, only 
> available in the Dashboard, to the menu (for example: route simulation to 
> the Navigation menu and Parking plugin to My Places).
> Map markers are also unnecessary because Favorites are almost the same.
>

OsmAnd has lots of users with differing needs and requirements, and it's 
impossible to keep them all happy.

I wouldn't support removing the dashboard--it allows quicker access to 
things such as nearby favourites, as well as your search history. Without 
the dashboard, it would take several more taps to access common 
functionality. Also, unlike the main menu, the dashboard can be 
user-customised for greater convenience.

Map markers are similar to favourites but favourites are generally 
permanent, whereas markers are more temporary. I see value in having both. 
If you don't want to use both and prefer to use favourites for everything, 
that's fine--you can use OsmAnd as you wish.

Nick

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Re: Osmand tracking in pause

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On Friday, 28 April 2017 12:20:05 UTC+1, Clover wrote:
>
> Is it possible to put the recording of a track in pause? When drinking a 
> cup of coffee somewhere inside a building the gps signal is lost and 
> afterwards it looks like I was running around nervously inside instead 
> taking a rest ;)


You can pause the recording from the notification that appears when track 
recording is active. Just press the "Pause" button on the notification 
itself.

Alternatively, press the GPX recording button / widget in the app itself, 
and press "Stop GPX logging" or similar. Later you can just start it 
again--this will still be one track unless you pause for several hours.

Nick 

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Re: Crisis situation in Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia

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Hi,

I don't want to speak for the developers, but I'm sure you're welcome to 
use the app. The Red Cross have used it extensively in West Africa and 
mapped over 600 km of missing roads as a result.

If you want to use updated maps, generate an extract for the area you're 
interested in:
http://extract.bbbike.org/

Scroll down in the "Format" list and select "Osmand (OBF)" under "Android".

You can then copy the generated file to OsmAnd's directory on your phones.

Good luck.

Nick

On Friday, 7 April 2017 17:03:01 UTC+1, Carlos Castillo wrote:
>
>
>  Good morning, the Openstreetmap Colombia 
>  community is 
> activated due to the crisis situation in Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia 
> . 
>
> We want to know if we can immediately use your app with the updated map, 
> to coordinate field actions with the search and rescue agency.
>
> Thank you
>

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Re: Zoom level shown while zooming

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On Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:13:40 UTC+1, Bart Eisenberg wrote:
>
> When I change zoom levels, I'm seeing the zoom level, together with (I 
> think) the version number. in the lower-left above the menu button.  That's 
> useful, but the indicator is not always there.  Is there a setting for 
> this? Or a set of conditions needed to make it visible?  
>

Hi Bart,

I think this is shown whenever the OsmAnd development plugin is enabled.

Keep up the good work on your videos :)

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Re: Sustrans and Eurovolo routes on Osmand

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On Sunday, 19 March 2017 15:24:34 UTC, Leila Smith wrote:
>
> I have now found the sustrans routes but I cant figure out how to get the 
> map to start navigating it. 
>
> can anyone help please?
>

By Sustrans routes I assume you're referring to the national cycle network.

You generally can't tell OsmAnd to direct you exclusively along these 
paths. OsmAnd will route you along these paths or other cycleways when in 
bike mode and when following those paths makes sense for your route. 
(Generally, shorter distances are preferred, with a slight weighting to 
cycle paths if they don't make the route much longer.)

If there's a specific route you're planning and OsmAnd doesn't route you 
along a nearby cycle path, you can add a waypoint there to force OsmAnd to 
route you there. In practice, several waypoints might be needed, because 
OsmAnd might determine that it's quicker for you to then leave the cycle 
path soon after you've passed your waypoint.

To start navigation, select where you want to go. You can do this either by 
searching or by long-pressing your destination on the map, and then tapping 
the blue directions button which appears.

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Re: Custom Rendering and GPX Tracks

[nickjohnstonsky]

Hi,

Glad you found the instructions useful.

Unfortunately, I don't think you can customise the line thickness or style 
in the GPX file itself. OsmAnd doesn't support it.

As per the code (see 
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/blob/61aaf7146e50b983831da7e2c1c496a402e2fbf3/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/GPXUtilities.java),
 
the only item currently supported in  is .

I don't think it would be too hard to add another item in there to specify 
the thickness and/or style.

Nick

On Friday, 17 February 2017 23:25:50 UTC, EotS wrote:
>
> Update:  Thanks to nickjob's excellent instructions, I was able to 
> successfully color the different gpx files.  So the answer is yes, as long 
> as they're separate gpx files, you can have multiple colors for your 
> tracks.  Very easy trick, thanks!
> Now, the next question is can I create dashed and dotted lines?  I'm doing 
> some digging, and I've found some code that I can use for Androids - the 
> snippet I'm studying looks like this:
>
>  android:shape="line" >
>android:dashGap="1dp"
>android:dashWidth="1.5dp"
>android:width="1dp"
>android:color="#FFcdcdcd" />
>
> 
>
> 
>
> I'm going to see if I can adapt this to osmand with some trial and error. 
>  If anyone has some guidance, it would be much appreciated!
>
>
>
>

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Re: Custom Rendering and GPX Tracks

[nickjohnstonsky]

Hi Paul,

As David says, OsmAnd can display GPX tracks and routes using a colour 
specified in the GPX file itself.

This is useful as you don't need to keep selecting your desired colour when 
you display the file in OsmAnd.

To do this:

1. Open a GPX file in a text editor (such as Notepad) on your computer.
2. The file will start with something like this:


http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/"; version="1.0" 
xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0"; 
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; 
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0 
http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0/gpx.xsd";>

After the  tag, or after the  tag if it exists, insert this:


  #BBF5F532


3. As you can see, the colour is specified inside the  tag. Use one 
of the many online colour picking tools such as 
http://html-color-codes.info/ to get the code for your colour and edit 
appropriately.

*However*, take note--by default, the colour won't be transparent, so the 
rendered track in OsmAnd will be opaque and will obscure details beneath 
it. To do this, you specify an alpha value for the colour--that's the BB in 
the example above. That's about 50% transparent (it's in hex, so it ranges 
from 00 which is opaque to FF which is fully transparent).

To be clear, let's say you pick #31F642 (light green) as your colour. You 
would change this to #BB31F642 (i.e. add BB at the start) to make the track 
appear semi-transparent in OsmAnd.

4. Copy the updated track to your phone. If the track is currently 
displayed, untick it from My Places and then re-add it.

Good luck,

Nick

On Saturday, 11 February 2017 20:16:12 UTC, P Wat wrote:
>
> David 
> That sounds good - Please explain how (to this IT-capable non-coder) to do 
> it. 
> Thanks
> Paul W
>

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Re: GPX tracks colouring... suggestion

[nickjohnstonsky]

On Friday, 6 January 2017 10:33:55 UTC, Wim Peeters wrote:
>
>
> Hello
>
> As reply on the message of Andrew Davie:
>
> I have a feature request for OSMAND+ 2.5.4 for colors on the screen.
> The thing is, I use it on my mountain bike and I follow a track which I 
> load with a GPX file. In the 2.5.4 version I can set the colors/thickness 
> of the GPX file easily, nice, because I want these track default on THICK 
> RED lines when I load an open these.
> However it is very handy to also log/record the tracks and have them on 
> screen also in THICK BLUE setting. The reason is that I can see where I 
> have been already, specially when riding tracks which cross themselves or 
> are very near to each other. 
> But the thing is that OSMAND+ does not make difference between these two 
> GPX, the setting is the same so each time I have to change it by hand, each 
> time I start a recording I have to change the recorded track to THICK/BLUE
>
> What I would like is a separate setting for:
> 1) GPS tracks loaded
> 2) GPS tracks recorded
>
> gr Wim
>

I realise this isn't convenient, but you can edit your recorded GPX files 
to specify a colour int he files themselves.

OsmAnd will then always display the tracks in the specified colour.

See my comment on this issue for instructions:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3345

Nick

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Re: Bizarre road number announcements

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On Wednesday, 4 January 2017 13:53:08 UTC, Marc Gemis wrote:
>
> I hope the developers will not change that for Dutch. In Belgium we have 
> highway number such as E411, and never pronounce the individual numbers, 
> but read it as a complete number "vierhonderd en elf"
> This might be an additional complication to change it for English.
>
>
I'm slightly bothered by the issue that P Wat reported, but as usual, it's 
more complex than it seems (as your comment points out too).

In the UK we seem to read number in road names as a whole number (rather 
than sequence of digits) if they're less than 100. For example, for A40, 
people would say "A forty", not "A four zero". Same with the M25: people 
say "M twenty five", not "M two five". But for A roads with three digits 
such as A419, people generally say "A four one nine", i.e. they don't treat 
it as a single number.

So the only solution for now would be to change the English voice only for 
roads with more than two digits in the name, and hope that doesn't 
negatively impact other English-speaking countries.

Nick

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Re: Feature request - Show elevation profile of planned route

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On Wednesday, 14 December 2016 14:47:49 UTC, Mirco Zorzo wrote:
>
> The feature is now on the nightly release.
>

Really? My understanding is that analysis of GPX tracks has been added, 
showing elevation and speed over time. This is based on data stored in the 
tracks.

That's not what is being requested in this thread. As far as I understand, 
the feature request here is for a graph/chart showing the elevation profile 
of a route you're planning. That's very different, and can't be done 
without somehow processing elevation data.

Nick 

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Re: Text "Great Britain" appears in centre of screen in Scotland vector map

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On Saturday, 12 November 2016 17:13:55 UTC, A Thompson wrote:
>
> But most things I try just give "Exception occurred: renderer was not 
> loaded."
>

Just in case anyone is interested, I've figured out that this error appears 
if your custom rendering filename contains either dashes or underscores.

In other words, test_test.render.xml would not work, but 
testtest.render.xml is fine.

I've submitted a pull request for the fix--you can read the full 
explanation there if you're interested:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/pull/3296
 
Thanks
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Re: Hiking paths

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On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:55:17 UTC, Lubomir Bielik wrote:
>
> In previous version of osmand there was option to display hiking paths 
> (Slovak map). Nice layer and I use it much. In new version 2.5.3 I cannot 
> find this option. Where is this option?
>

1. Open "Configure Map" (tap the top left mode icon like pedestrian, car, 
...).
2. Scroll to "Routes" and tap it.
3. Select "Colouring according to OSMC" below "Hiking symbol overlay".

Nick

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Re: Cannot hide any more details, because the "configure map" menu has vanished. Please, help!

[nickjohnstonsky]

See this comment on Github for "Use location":
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3272#issuecomment-261790515

Nick

On Saturday, 19 November 2016 08:46:11 UTC, Bas Roufs wrote:
>
> > You can access "Configure Map" by tapping the mode icon (pedestrian, car,
>
> > ...) in the top left corner of the screen.
>
>  
>
> Thanks so much for telling this!! Life has been made easier again :-).
>
>  
>
> > 
>
> > I have no idea why "Configure Map" was removed the menu, it's confusing.
>
> > I've logged an issue on Github.
>
>  
>
> I wholeheartedly agree with you. 
>
>  
>
> > But, more important, what's the replacement for Use Location? I use
>
> > that a lot to set waypoints while I'm hiking and recording a track.
>
> > Is there some other way to record a waypoint at the current position?
>
> > I've tapped around and haven't found a way.
>
>  
>
> I have the same question.
>
>  
>
> Yours.
>
> Bas.
>
>  
>
>
> -- 
>
>  
> --
>
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>
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>
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Re: Cannot hide any more details, because the "configure map" menu has vanished. Please, help!

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Hi,

You can access "Configure Map" by tapping the mode icon (pedestrian, car, 
...) in the top left corner of the screen.

I have no idea why "Configure Map" was removed the menu, it's confusing. 
I've logged an issue on Github.

Nick

On Friday, 18 November 2016 11:34:27 UTC, Bas Roufs wrote:
>
> Hello Everybody. 
>
> Recently, I factory-reset my mobile - a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini along 
> with Android 5.5.1. After doing so, I installed the newest version of 
> the paid OsmAnd app: version 2.5.3., released 2016-11-13.  In this 
> update, a few vital items have vanished from the main menu: 
> + configure map; 
> + "use location. 
>
> Especially the non-availability of the "configure map" dialogue menu 
> is a big problem - I do not manage any more to hide details I have 
> looked for.  I am in Rome now - a few days ago, I looked for an ATM. 
> But after finding one of them, I did not manage any more to hide them, 
> because "configure map" is not available in the menu.As a matter of 
> result, the map of Rome is still covered with ATM's - they hide info I 
> am looking for. So, please, please, please - help me to get this 
> "configure map" menu back! 
>
> Thanks! 
>
> Yours. 
>
> Bas G. Roufs. 
>
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>
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Online Nominatim search no longer available in 2.5.3?

[nickjohnstonsky]

Hi,

I just installed 2.5.3 and notice that the old search has been completely 
removed, so it looks like the online Nominatim search is gone too.

Is it definitely gone, or is there some other way of accessing it?

Thanks
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Re: Android check out and build steps

[nickjohnstonsky]

On Friday, 11 November 2016 14:46:51 UTC, Richard Le Mesurier wrote:
>
> Thanks, Nick, those instructions work:
>  - 
> http://osmand.net/help/TechnicalArticles.html#Install_Development_Environment
>
> One minor point to note - the line after "# Build the repo on the 
> commandline to make sure everything works as expected" should read:
>  - cd Osmand
>
> I'm pointing this out because there are so many folders called osmand if 
> you ignore the upper/lower case. If you use the OsmAnd folder you will be 
> too deep in the hierarchy.
>
> It would be useful to get these instructions into a Github Wiki so they 
> can be kept up to date.
>

 Just to clarify, these aren't my instructions. They were written by Andrew 
Davie.

You can fork https://github.com/osmandapp/osmandapp.github.io, clone your 
fork, change the relevant page (website/help/technical-articles.html) and 
submit a pull request.

Thanks
Nick

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Re: Android check out and build steps

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On Friday, 11 November 2016 08:47:21 UTC, Richard Le Mesurier wrote:
>
> Where can I find the latest build steps for Android that actually work? 
> There is a lot of conflicting historical information, but I can't seem to 
> get things working.
>
> Is it true that the project requires Linux to build?
>
>
> I have seen mention of a wiki that outlines how to build, but can't find 
> anything.
>
> I know this has been asked many times before, but there is still no basic 
> step-by-step - which makes it very difficult to consider contributing to 
> the project.
>
> Thanks
>

Hi,

boldtrn updated the build instructions on the OsmAnd web site using 
instructions that Andrew Davie wrote:
http://osmand.net/help/TechnicalArticles.html#Install_Development_Environment

 Nick

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Re: Can I vieuw More info from the GPX file

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On Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:37:30 UTC, Guy Forssman wrote:
>
> Hi there some maps from other Android apps wil l shown additional data 
> from a GPX track when clicked upon.. like the hight differences the 
> duration it took etc..is this possible in Osmand?


Hi,

If you select "My Places" from the main menu and then select the "My 
Tracks" tab, you can see all your tracks. Tap on one and you'll see stats 
like:

- distance
- start time
- end time
- altitude range
- descent/ascent
- average speed
- maximum speed

There are more details in Bart Eisenberg's excellent video tutorial about 
using GPX files with OsmAnd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvjS8VAYlns
 
Nick

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Re: "In nine tenths of a mile"

[nickjohnstonsky]

On Tuesday, 13 September 2016 14:56:34 UTC+1, Jack Burke wrote:
>
> Does anyone know why OsmAnd gives direction announcements "in nine tenths 
> of a mile" instead of "in one mile"? 


It's something to do with the rounding code here:
https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd-resources/blob/master/voice/en/ttsconfig.p#L317

There's clearly an intention there to support "around one mile".

It looks like distances under 1,529 metres (bear in mind OsmAnd uses SI 
units internally) get the "tenths of a mile" message.
Distances between 1,529 metres and 2,414 metres get the "around one mile" 
message.

The thresholds seem a bit off (assuming I'm interpreting this Prolog 
correctly). If you wanted 7 tenths of a mile to 1 mile to be reported as 
"about a mile" you could change the 1,529 figure to 1,221 I suppose.

If you have an SD card in your phone and you've configured OsmAnd to use 
it, you can change this file yourself. It will be in the 
Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files/osmand/voice/en-tts directory (or 
similar). Take a copy first :)

Nick

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Re: Text "Great Britain" appears in centre of screen in Scotland vector map

[nickjohnstonsky]

I've opened an issue on GitHub:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3074

Nick

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Re: How do you re-import tracks?

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On Monday, 12 September 2016 23:49:25 UTC+1, P Wat wrote:
>
> Sorry to seem impatient, but is anyone willing to remind me how to 
> reimport a whole lot of my old tracks (other than by doing them one at a 
> time)?
> Thanks
> PaulW
>
>
I don't know what type of phone you have, but assuming you have a phone 
with an SD card slot, and you've configured OsmAnd to use the SD card, then 
you just need to connect the phone to your computer and copy the track 
files (in GPX format) to the appropriate directory.

For example, my data storage directory is 
/storage/6461-6339/Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files/osmand. When I 
connect my phone to my computer, I can open the SD card, and then the 
"Android", "data", "net.osmand.plus", "files" and finally "osmand" 
directories. Then open the "tracks" directory and copy your tracks there. 
You can create extra subdirectories to organise your tracks if you want.

Thanks
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Re: How do I activate Nominatim in the latest Play Store release?

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Open the main menu--you can do this either by dragging your finger to the 
right from the left-hand side of the screen, or (depending on how you've 
configured OsmAnd) by tapping on the button with four dots on it at the 
bottom left of the map window.

Then select "Plugins...", tap the three dots to the right of "Online maps" 
and then tap "Enable".

Nick

On Monday, 12 September 2016 13:24:29 UTC+1, Hedley Finger wrote:
>
> Thanks for your rapid response. How do you activate the online maps 
> plugin? I looked through all the settings but couldn't find anything that 
> did the trick.
>
> Regards,
> Hedley
>
> 1 / 17 Glyndon Road, Camberwell VIC 3124, Australia
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> Cell +61 412 461 558
> Typed laboriously on Samsung Galaxy Note 3
>
> On 12 Sep 2016 8:55 pm, > wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I think the online maps plugin has to be enabled. Once this is enabled, go 
> to Search, POI tab and then start typing your search. Then tap "Online 
> Nominatim - Places" or "Online Nominatim - Addresses".
>
> "Search by name" is also useful, particularly when offline.
>
> I agree that the other structured search is practically useless. I never 
> use it.
>
> Thanks
> Nick
>
>
> On Monday, 12 September 2016 10:46:22 UTC+1, Hedley Finger wrote:
>>
>> I have installed both the free OSMand 4.2 and the paid-for OSMand+ 4.4 
>> (Play Store versions) in my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. There are varying 
>> instructions for activating Nominatim, e.g. go to Search, then click the 
>> POI tab, type the search string, and click the Nominatim 
>> [button|tab|drop-down|some other control]; or install Online Maps plugin 
>> (?); or install OSMand Debugger plugin (?).
>>
>> I can't find the recommended plugins, so can someone tell me how to 
>> activate Nomimatim? I find the Country > Province > City > Street method 
>> mostly impossible for my needs. National Parks, waterways, and other 
>> natural features do not fit into this urban-oriented model of location.
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Re: Route Shields in US, what tags read?

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On Sunday, 11 September 2016 18:58:05 UTC+1, Tim Millard wrote:
>
> OsmAnd shows route shields/signs for most highways in the United States, 
> except for one: US 75 in Nebraska. Tagging looks correct, am I missing 
> something?
>
> good https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/452970#map=14/41.2118/-95.9426
> problem 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2306012#map=14/41.2118/-95.9426
>
> Attachment shows both roads together.
>

Pure speculation, but US 75's ref is "US 75", but the other US ... roads 
nearby just have the number in the ref, for example 6 or 275. 

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Re: How do I activate Nominatim in the latest Play Store release?

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Hi,

I think the online maps plugin has to be enabled. Once this is enabled, go 
to Search, POI tab and then start typing your search. Then tap "Online 
Nominatim - Places" or "Online Nominatim - Addresses".

"Search by name" is also useful, particularly when offline.

I agree that the other structured search is practically useless. I never 
use it.

Thanks
Nick

On Monday, 12 September 2016 10:46:22 UTC+1, Hedley Finger wrote:
>
> I have installed both the free OSMand 4.2 and the paid-for OSMand+ 4.4 
> (Play Store versions) in my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. There are varying 
> instructions for activating Nominatim, e.g. go to Search, then click the 
> POI tab, type the search string, and click the Nominatim 
> [button|tab|drop-down|some other control]; or install Online Maps plugin 
> (?); or install OSMand Debugger plugin (?).
>
> I can't find the recommended plugins, so can someone tell me how to 
> activate Nomimatim? I find the Country > Province > City > Street method 
> mostly impossible for my needs. National Parks, waterways, and other 
> natural features do not fit into this urban-oriented model of location.
>

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Re: waypoint/marker feature request

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Hi,

If you're talking about the rather big orange marker that appears when you 
long-press on the map, you can clear it by pressing it, and then dragging 
the context menu that appears to the bottom of the screen.

This is not very obvious.

Thanks
Nick

On Sunday, 11 September 2016 06:16:36 UTC+1, fredf wrote:
>
> I have not found an quick method to get rid of waypoints. I often 
> inadvertently touch the screen and a WP marker is set. The 3 dot menu 
> options for it do not include removing the WP and the only way I know how 
> to do it is convet it to a Map Marker, then go to Menu > Map markers > 
> remove it there. Is there a reason it could not be done in one stroke via 
> the tap > context menu?
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Re: Digest for osm...@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

[nickjohnstonsky]

Hi,

Could you please post some screenshots?

Thanks
Nick

On Monday, 5 September 2016 16:08:49 UTC+1, Graeme wrote:
>
> Hi Nick,
>
> I have a Moto G3 and Nexus 7 and they both show a similar problem.
>
> No problem at all when I zoom in for more detail.
>
> Regards,
> Graham
>
> PS What a brilliant little bit of software this is - many thanks to the 
> developers.
>
>

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England map rendering problems

[nickjohnstonsky]

Hi,

I'm using OsmAnd+ 2.4.6 on a Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android 6.0.1, with 
maps of England from 1st August 2016.

I noticed that the map around Luton airport, Cambridge and many other areas 
in eastern England isn't rendered correctly at zoom levels above 11.

Taking Luton as an example, here's how it's rendered at zoom 11:



There are some gaps in roads, but this is relatively common with 
OsmAnd--usually the roads appear connected when zooming in. But when 
zooming in (to level 12 and beyond), almost all detail disappears:




I get the same behaviour when looking at Cambridge and many other places in 
eastern England:




I don't think it's a map data issue as OsmAnd can still route to the 
affected places.


If you have the maps for England installed I'd appreciate it if you could 
check to see if you get the same behaviour. If so, I'll open an issue on 
GitHub.


Thanks

Nick

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Re: Searching for a hike

[nickjohnstonsky]

OsmAnd can separately highlight long distance local and regional hiking 
trails. Of course this doesn't include all hiking trails but it is still 
very useful.

Put OsmAnd into pedestrian mode and then:

1. Select "Configure map".
2. Scroll down to "Other map attributes".
3. Tap "Hiking symbol overlay" and then select "Colouring according to 
OSMC".

Trails will now be highlighted, with names shown too usually.

Thanks
Nick

On Wednesday, 27 July 2016 19:23:31 UTC+1, Traili Warf wrote:
>
> Using OsmAnd+ 2.3.5
> I consider myself a power user with OsmAnd, using it both for hiking 
> navigation and OSM mapping, I need help with supposedly simple operation:
>
> How do I search for a nearest foot or bike trail?  I see a category "Hike 
> Piste", but it seems to be finding only trails that are marked with skiing 
> related tags.
>
> Also, it would be nice if I could copy OsmAnd settings files on a 
> computer, backup it between phone upgrades, touch up saved searches.
>
> Thanks!
>

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Re: How to install the development environment

[nickjohnstonsky]

Yup, I searched the group to find them. Without them I wouldn't have been 
able to build OsmAnd, so thanks.

Nick

On Thursday, 11 August 2016 14:54:12 UTC+1, Andrew Davie wrote:
>
> Those were my instructions :)  Took me ages to figure it out - all the 
> while everyone telling me it was "easy" to get setup with a dev environment.
> I never did manage to get the official instructions updated.  I eventually 
> abandoned contributing to the project, alas.
>

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Re: How to install the development environment

[nickjohnstonsky]

You can fork the web site on Github, edit that page and submit a pull 
request:
https://github.com/osmandapp/osmandapp.github.io/blob/master/website/help/technical-articles.html

Nick

On Thursday, 11 August 2016 10:48:00 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
>
> Hi Nick,
>
> thanks for the link. Yes that procedure worked for me. Thank you soo much! 
> I think we should update the instructions on the Osmand page. As a beginner 
> it is ridiculously hard to find the right information.
>
> Checking out a project and building it should be dead easy. Using the 
> procedure provided in the link it is easy, but you have to know how to do 
> it.
>
> Best,
> Robin 
>
> On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 6:52:59 PM UTC+2, nickjoh...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>>
>> I used these instructions:
>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/osmand/J0lcnZN0fLU/OT-4gQs_BwAJ
>>
>> These instructions use gradle rather than ant.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Nick
>>
>> On Wednesday, 10 August 2016 10:24:03 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I just wanted to get started with building Osmand, however I seem to be 
>>> unable to build Osmand. I followed the Instructions on: 
>>> http://osmand.net/help-online?id=technical-articles#Install_Development_Environment
>>>
>>> Since this tutorial seems to be a bit outdated, I decided to go with the 
>>> Comand Line Build.
>>>
>>> So I did the following:
>>>
>>> cd /opt/software
>>> mkdir osmandapp
>>> cd osmandapp
>>> repo init -u https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd-manifest.git <- at this 
>>> point i needed to add -m android_build.xml
>>> repo sync -d
>>>
>>> export ANDROID_SDK=/sdk-path
>>> export ANDROID_NDK=/ndk-path
>>>
>>> ./android/OsmAnd/old-ndk-build.sh
>>>
>>> cd android/OsmAnd
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Up to this step everything works fine
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> ant -file build.xml -Dsdk.dir=$ANDROID_SDK -Dndk.dir=$ANDROID_NDK 
>>> -Dnativeoff=false 
>>> -Dmanifest="/opt/software/osmandapp/​android/OsmAnd/​AndroidManifest.xml" 
>>> clean debug
>>>
>>>
>>> The last command fails with:
>>>
>>> clean:
>>> BUILD FAILED
>>>
>>>
>>> //tools/ant/build.xml:470: Invalid file: 
>>> /opt/software/osmandapp/android/eclipse-compile/cardview/build.xml
>>>
>>>
>>> Am I doing something wrong?
>>>
>>>
>>>

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Re: How to install the development environment

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I used these instructions:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/osmand/J0lcnZN0fLU/OT-4gQs_BwAJ

These instructions use gradle rather than ant.

Thanks
Nick

On Wednesday, 10 August 2016 10:24:03 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just wanted to get started with building Osmand, however I seem to be 
> unable to build Osmand. I followed the Instructions on: 
> http://osmand.net/help-online?id=technical-articles#Install_Development_Environment
>
> Since this tutorial seems to be a bit outdated, I decided to go with the 
> Comand Line Build.
>
> So I did the following:
>
> cd /opt/software
> mkdir osmandapp
> cd osmandapp
> repo init -u https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd-manifest.git <- at this 
> point i needed to add -m android_build.xml
> repo sync -d
>
> export ANDROID_SDK=/sdk-path
> export ANDROID_NDK=/ndk-path
>
> ./android/OsmAnd/old-ndk-build.sh
>
> cd android/OsmAnd
>
> --
>
> Up to this step everything works fine
>
> --
>
> ant -file build.xml -Dsdk.dir=$ANDROID_SDK -Dndk.dir=$ANDROID_NDK 
> -Dnativeoff=false 
> -Dmanifest="/opt/software/osmandapp/​android/OsmAnd/​AndroidManifest.xml" 
> clean debug
>
>
> The last command fails with:
>
> clean:
> BUILD FAILED
>
>
> //tools/ant/build.xml:470: Invalid file: 
> /opt/software/osmandapp/android/eclipse-compile/cardview/build.xml
>
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
>
>

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Re: OsmAnd crashing since latest (monthly) map update

[nickjohnstonsky]

Hi,

It might help if you can install adb and use adb logcat to see what OsmAnd 
is doing just before it crashes, and whether it's the same problem every 
time.

Nick

On Friday, 15 July 2016 18:26:41 UTC+1, Matt Vokes wrote:
>
> Hi.  Since the latest monthly map update for England dated 1.7.2016 I'm 
> seeing "OsmAnd+ has stopped working" error message every few minutes, 
> sometimes every few seconds, sometimes moving a distance of under 10m 
> before crashing.  What I have tried:
>
>
>1. Re-download the map
>2. Clear app cache & data then re-download the map
>3. Factory reset the phone & started again from scratch
>4. Testing on a different phone running 5.1.1 Lollipop (6.0.1 
>Marshamallow on the other device)
>5. Setting a destination on both phones, commence navigation but 
>remain stationary in the house, leaving the screen on.  The app remained 
>stable on both phones during the test duration, approx 30 minutes
>
> Nothing else has changed & app was fine before the map update released 
> about 3 or 4 days ago.  Has anything changed in the map rendering to cause 
> this?  Is anyone else seeing this issue?  Both test devices are Note 4, 
> still a capable device.
>
> Thanks all.
>

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