March Organic Maps Update: iOS Search Split-Screen Mode, Individual Track Sharing and Enhanced Bicycle Routing.
Our latest update introduces several enhancements to improve your navigation experience:
- ✅ iOS Search Split-Screen Mode: View the map and search results list simultaneously, making it easier and faster to find places.
- ✅ Individual Track Sharing: Share a specific single track your big bookmarks & tracks list.
- ✅ Enhanced Bicycle Routing: Tuned algorithms now provide more accurate and efficient routes for cyclists.
- ✅ More Informative Outdoor Map: Added Mountain Rescue Stations, Minor Power Lines and Power Poles, raised visibility of Huts, Shelters, Hunting Stands, Towers, Cairns, major Power Lines and Pylons.
- ✅ Android Route Customization: Manually arrange intermediate route points, providing greater flexibility and control in trip planning.
- ✅ Android Track Recording Indicator: Added an indicator on the main screen to remind that Track Recording is active; tap it to bring up the recording menu!
- ✅ Improved Map Downloads on Android: Background map downloads now continue without interruption, ensuring timely access to necessary maps.
Special Acknowledgment: We welcome Hemang Manhas to our contributor community. Hemang has made a remarkable start with 19 committed improvements across various parts of the project.
Update Organic Maps now to experience these enhancements and enjoy a great navigation experience!
More changes:
Map:
- Added Hearing Aids shops, Communication Towers, Crosses, Oil/Gas Wells, Gas Flares, Lifeguards, Motorcycle Rentals, Obelisks (as monuments), separate Quarters (were merged with Neighbourhoods before)
- Added captions to named Cliffs, City Walls, Embankments, Power Lines
- Tuned visibility and priority of some niche shops
Android:
- Alert when precise location permission is not granted
- Reordered POI's details (when selected on map or added/updated via OSM editor)
- Hide UI (buttons) when in a POI direction arrow screen
- Better words hyphenation in POI details
- Remember the last used search screen tab
- Allow reverse portrait orientation
- Better "Import bookmarks and tracks" button icon
- Display the GPS error notification fully
- Properly localized display of percentages %
- Support using mouse wheel to zoom
- Fixed several minor UI bugs
iOS:
- Open track's info page automatically upon record finish / track save
- Show "Add Stop" button for the selected track point when in the navigation mode
- Added ability to edit "Self-service" and "Outdoor seating" POI attributes in the OSM editor
- Better looking track elevation profiles
- Made Track Recording live activity widget properly dismissable
- iCloud sync bug fixes and some minor UI fixes
OSM editor:
- Don't hide OSM login page when offline
- Added icons to address and number of floors input fields
- Fixed crash after POI deletion, thanks to Tanmay Gupta
- Fixed many other bugs, thanks to contributor @map-per who did a lot of under-the-hood work!
Other:
- Voice directions: announce route recalculation
- Don't always default to the subway routing mode when the subway layer is active
- Fixed bookmarks storing POI name in a wrong language
- Fixed on-building POIs disappearing when in perspective view
- Fixed empty speed limit sign displayed in foot navigation
- Fixed stuck map rotation gesture when zoomed in max