New Build (Jan 2, 2019)
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Steve Punter
Jan 2, 2019, 5:22:15 PM1/2/19
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I've just posted build 130 of Bike Tracker to Google Play. It includes a number of changes requested by a user. Here's the relevant parts of the change log:
Choices for UNITS OF MEASURE now include "Metric", "Imperial (Feet)" and "Imperial (Yards)". It was brought to my attention that feet weren't always a desirable unit of small distance. However, I have a policy of never taking away a feature once I've dedicated to it, so if you previously had your app set to "Imperial", it will now be "Imperial (Feet)", thus no change will be noticed. If you prefer yards, just change the setting to "Imperial (Yards)".
There is now an option in the main SETTINGS dialog that allows you to suppress the potentially-annoying reminders that you are off-course (followed by which direction and how far the closest point is). With this box checked, and if you wander off-course, you'll be told that you've done that, but you won't hear anything from the app until you are close enough to the course to be told how to get back on it.
There was a bug in the Distance Remaining option in that this was given ONLY in meters or kilometers, even if you had selected imperial units. This has been corrected, so now when imperial units are selected, the distance is given in feet/yards (depending upon which imperial measure you requested) or miles.
Added sub-folder support when loading TCX or Cached files. Folders are added using a connected computer (or a file explorer on the phone). This allows users to better categorize files for easier access when the total number of files gets quite large.
I've added detailed information on how to create and copy TCX files to your device, in the event that you are not using RideWithGPS to create your routes. You'll find this information at the end of the help screen entitled "Turn-by-Turn Directions". I've also updated this help page a bit to reflect the fact that not everyone is going to use RideWithGPS to create their routes.
From this version onward, the first time you launch a new build of the app, you'll be given the option of reading the Change Log page (that's what you're reading now).
Choices for UNITS OF MEASURE now include "Metric", "Imperial (Feet)" and "Imperial (Yards)". It was brought to my attention that feet weren't always a desirable unit of small distance. However, I have a policy of never taking away a feature once I've dedicated to it, so if you previously had your app set to "Imperial", it will now be "Imperial (Feet)", thus no change will be noticed. If you prefer yards, just change the setting to "Imperial (Yards)".
There is now an option in the main SETTINGS dialog that allows you to suppress the potentially-annoying reminders that you are off-course (followed by which direction and how far the closest point is). With this box checked, and if you wander off-course, you'll be told that you've done that, but you won't hear anything from the app until you are close enough to the course to be told how to get back on it.
There was a bug in the Distance Remaining option in that this was given ONLY in meters or kilometers, even if you had selected imperial units. This has been corrected, so now when imperial units are selected, the distance is given in feet/yards (depending upon which imperial measure you requested) or miles.
Added sub-folder support when loading TCX or Cached files. Folders are added using a connected computer (or a file explorer on the phone). This allows users to better categorize files for easier access when the total number of files gets quite large.
I've added detailed information on how to create and copy TCX files to your device, in the event that you are not using RideWithGPS to create your routes. You'll find this information at the end of the help screen entitled "Turn-by-Turn Directions". I've also updated this help page a bit to reflect the fact that not everyone is going to use RideWithGPS to create their routes.
From this version onward, the first time you launch a new build of the app, you'll be given the option of reading the Change Log page (that's what you're reading now).
Steve Punter
Jan 4, 2019, 4:36:12 PM1/4/19
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It was just brought to my attention that I hadn't completed the deployment of the new build on Google Play. I've taken care of that now, and Build 30 should be available shortly after this post is sent.
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