by Darrylw4 on May 22, 2013
c:geo received another update through the
Play Store. Version 2013.05.22 lists;
- Fixed and improved nearby search for basic members after gc.com changes. It is now sortable by distance (approximated)
- Avoid inconsistency of logbook while pictures are loaded in the background
in the "What's New" section.
c:geo is free in the Google Play Store.
by Darrylw4 on May 20, 2013

Version 1.166 of
Neongeo appeared in the Play Store today. The "What's New" section in the Play Store notes the updates from 1.165 plus Fixed Android 4.2 related issues &quo;Async Download Fix." It's a free upgrade for users of the
Neongeo - Geocaching app, $4.26US for new users (download and try
Neongeo - Demo to try before buying).
by Darrylw4 on May 18, 2013

The third update this week to
c:geo appeared in the
Play Store. Version 2013.05.18 lists only "Correction for compatability issue with tablet devices" in the "What's New" section.
c:geo is free in the Google Play Store.
by Darrylw4 on May 18, 2013

Version 1.165
Neongeo dropped today with a few fixes. The "What's New" section in the Play Store notes;
- Fixed Android 4.2 related issues
- Compatibility Maintenance
- Menu Button Issues Fixed
It's a free upgrade for users of the
Neongeo - Geocaching app, $4.26US for new users (download and try
Neongeo - Demo to try before buying).
by Darrylw4 on May 17, 2013

Just three days since the last release of
c:geo another version has appeared in the
Play Store. Version 2013.05.16 only lists "Adaption to changes on gc.com (live map)" in the "What's New" section.
c:geo is free in the Google Play Store.
by Darrylw4 on May 17, 2013

Just three days since the last release of
c:geo another version has appeared in the
Play Store. Version 2013.05.16 only lists "Adaption to changes on gc.com (live map)" in the "What's New" section.
c:geo is free in the Google Play Store.
by Darrylw4 on May 16, 2013

Version 1.4 of the
Caches app dropped this afternoon. This version lists several changes in its App Store listing;
- Add your own waypoints to caches, making it easier to find Multi caches. There's also a new waypoint navigator with a compass and map view.
- You can now exclude your own as well as ignored caches from searches. You find the switches in the options.
- If you're a Basic Member and have reached your download limit, you now still can navigate to caches and see the basic cache information. If you happen to need the full cache description, just open the cache in Safari.
- Some bugs have also been fixed. Pocket Queries with special characters don’t crash the app anymore and advanced cache searches with .5 difficulty or terrain filters now work as expected.
The app is $3.99 in the
App Store for new users and free for upgrading users.
by Darrylw4 on May 14, 2013
Neongeo received some bug fixes in today's upgrade to version 1.163. The only note under "What's New" in the Play Store is "Fixed Android 4.2 related issues." It's a free upgrade for users of the Neongeo - Geocaching app, $4.26US for new users (download and try Neongeo - Demo to try before buying).
by Darrylw4 on May 14, 2013

Version 2013.05.13 of
c:geo dropped through the
Play Store. This version addresses several bugs:
- Twitter option was not shown on logging page
- Disable trail on map did only work after refresh of the map
- Stability improvements when selecting log pictures
- Remove accidentely [sic] appended spaces in searches
- Stability improvements for GPX import and export
- Do not duplicate waypoints when updating a cache
- Fixed a possible crash in cache list
- Fixed a possible crash in "Any destination" menu
- Ignore hide setting when searching for owned caches
c:geo is free in the Google Play Store.

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On this weeks episode of the geocaching podcast we talk about if it is better to maintain a cache long term or renew the space and let another cache use the space. There are arguments either way and we talk about all the issues with either choice.
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On this episode we celebrate the fact that this is 300 episodes of great geocaching content. We answer the question should Geocaching.com should introduce a new cache type specifically for powertrails to differentiate them from traditional Geocachers. The icon could be a 35mm film canister with ‘PT’ on the canister.
We also answer another listener question from Bertrum. They ask: I wanted to know where you stand on the subject of signing the log book and if it is really necessary in this day and age?
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by Darrylw4 on May 2, 2013

iPhone 5 users of the Groundspeak
Geocaching app will be excited with today's release. Version 6.0 headlines one new feature – support for the taller iPhone 5 screen. Other noted developments are;
- New field on iPhone 5 screen allows "Search by Location"
- Redesigned compass screen
- Added Spanish language translation
- Corrected Coordinates created through Geocaching.com now display on app map
- Terms of Use and Privacy Policy have been updated. To review the updates go to "Menu" and then "Settings"
It's a free upgrade for current owners and still $9.99US for new purchases.
by Darrylw4 on May 2, 2013

Munzee for Android received a minor update yesterday. The "What's New" section for version 1.33 lists only a fix for the offline queue. More information can be found (along with the app) in
Google Play.
by Darrylw4 on April 25, 2013

Version 3.1 of
CacheSense for Android hit the Play Store this afternoon. The
new version includes:
- Stability
- Fixed a major cause of ANRs ("Application Not Responding"), a bug which affected both Google and Mapsforge map screens and caused CS to often hang after opening and closing the map screen several times.
- Maps
- New "Generate Smart Names" setting, if enabled, CacheSense will generate labels for caches, munzees and waypoints by removing spaces, special characters (including content between parentheses) and short words like "and" & "the." If this option is not selected then the full name will used on the Smart Name layer.
- New popup selection menu when tapping on a group of closely spaced items.
- Simplified the Map Settings, the pre-defined "Mapsforge Map File" and "SQLite Map File" sources have been removed (along with the map file setting). Offline map sources should now be created on the Map Sources screen instead.
- New Option to pull missing tiles from an online map source when using an offline SQLite file (eg. Locus), you can specify any tile-server map source, doesn’t need to be the same source as the offline file. Downloaded tiles are stored in the online source database (where they are available for future offline access), the offline file itself is not changed.
- When creating or editing an offline (SQLite or Mapsforge) map source you can now access map files on any storage device.
- Fixed bug where "standalone" user-waypoint detail card would show related cache from previously viewed waypoint.
- New min/max zoom levels to map sources, at the moment these values just limit the zoom function on the map, there will be some new functionality related to zoom levels soon.
- Navigation Alerts
- Added audible alerts to compass and radar, there are 3 kinds of alert configurable via the Settings icon on the compass and radar pages, (the settings are shared).
- One-shot, this will play once when you reach the trigger distance, it can be a ringtone or an audio file of your choice.
- Repeating, this will loop as you approach the cache the interval between alerts will decrease as you get closer to GZ (like a tracking device). You can specify the start interval (the delay between alerts at the trigger distance) and the interval will decrease linearly as you get closer, the interval at GZ will be equal to the duration of the sound effect or ringtone. The alerts will stop once you are within 0.5 meters of GZ.
- Voice, this option will speak to you using the Android Text-to-Speech engine. By default it will say "nn meters to target location" (or "nn feet") but you can supply your own phrase, use the [DISTANCE] token to include the distance to target in the phrase. You can also specify minimum time/distance change between updates. The alerts will stop once you are within 0.5 meters of GZ.
By default CS includes an owl hooting (owl.mp3), sonar ping (sonar.mp3) and tracker beep (beep.mp3) under /cachesense/audio but you can use any mp3, wav, ogg file.
You can mute and reset the alert via the new "alert" (speaker) icon on the compass and radar screens, tap it to mute/unmute and long press it to reset the alert, for instance, if a one-shot has already fired or the repeating/voice alert has stopped at GZ, long-pressing the alert icon will reset the alert so it will fire again once the distance is less than the trigger distance. The alert icon will only be shown if alerts are enabled.
NOTE: Due to various latencies the trigger distance is only approximate, alerts are paused when the device sleeps.
- New Task Menu
- Added new quick access "Task Menu," tap the CacheSense logo on the main screen to reveal a menu, the upper section contains items you’ve pinned to the menu and the lower section is your recent task history, long-press any item in the recent list and tap the "pin" icon to pin it (and long-press items on the pinned list and tap "remove" to unpin). Each section can hold up to 25 items and scroll independently.
- Waypoints
- Added ability to edit non-user waypoints, open a waypoint from the Geocache Waypoints page then tap the "Edit" icon. Once a waypoint has been edited it is locked from further updates (apart from editing) so your changes will not be lost when importing PQs etc.
You can edit the waypoint coordinates and enter an optional comment.
The waypoints list indicates edited waypoints by showing the last edit date in red. To reset an edited waypoint , delete it and refresh the cache. - CS now imports waypoints from non-groundspeak (eg. Garmin Mapsource) GPX files properly via the Databases | Import screen and the Profile | Waypoints screen.
- Fixed bug which prevented multiple user-waypoints being added to a cache.
- Fixed display of waypoint type on Profile | Waypoints page.
- Fixed invisible text on GPS location screen (waypoint editor) with dark theme.
- Profile
- New "Found" page shows all of your found caches. Use the "Refresh | All Logs" function on the Profile | Logs page to populate the Found list.
- New "Souvenirs" page.
- Import and Export
- GPX Import: rewrote part of the code which had caused a big slowdown in both the "analyzing" and "importing" phases.
- Improved support for BaseCamp, now imports all cache, log and travelbug details correctly from GPX files generated by BaseCamp. Fixed issue preventing BaseCamp from importing GPX files created by CacheSense.
- Implemented the "Export" function on the Track Manager and Track detail screens.
- Pocket Query download notifications and log entries now show the PQ name.
- Sygic Support
- Added support for the Sygic navigation app, you can enable Sygic via Settings | External Applications and the option will be shown on all navigation menus. When you select "Sygic" you are prompted to choose walking directions, driving directions or just show the item on the Sygic map.
- Miscellaneous
- Main screen now shows icon labels in both portrait and landscape orientation and light & dark themes.
- Fixed number pickers for Favorite Points and Distance filter. Filters will receive a major update soon.
- Fixed bug which caused image galleries (and Souvenir page) to show the wrong images or captions.
- Fixed log type images (white background).
- Fixed "Share Location" function when using German locale (number formatting problem).
- Fixed bug which set publish type to "do not publish" when saving a trackable log draft.
- Fixed refresh problem on Profile | Trackables screen.
- Fixed issue with night mode exiting because service stopped.
- Added "Log Count" setting under Settings | Geocaching Live API, this will set the number of logs to be downloaded in all places where CacheSense retrieves or refreshes cache details (including Pocket Query downloads when "Full Data Set" is selected), the range is 5 - 50.
- Added a prompt to the Sygic navigation function to select "Walking," "Driving," or "Show on Map" modes.
- Added status bar to the Profile | Waypoints screen, provides a breakdown by icon.
- Fixed issue with leading zeros in coordinate editor.
- Latest German translations.
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by Darrylw4 on April 19, 2013

Munzee for iOS received a minor update to version 1.21 today. This version claims to address minor bug foxes. The app is still free and available for download from the
iOS App Store.
by Darrylw4 on April 19, 2013

DeLorme's
Earthmate iOS app hit version 1.4. Its main changes are support for the new
inReach SE and message encryption enchancements. The app does require the DeLorme inReach hardware but is a free download.
by andy on April 18, 2013

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On this episode we respond to a listener question from scoddule. They ask “Geocaching.com is fantastic, but it lacks a community-of-cachers feature. Around my area there are some keen cachers that I am beginning to get to know through events etc, but it would be really nice to have a chat area that we could all subscribe to. Is this something that you do either on or off gc.com? What is the best way to foster local community online in a way that new people can still find out about the group and join in?”
We also hear from the CachingK’s and respond to this questions “Why exactly did Groundspeak do away with virtual caches? In the post 9/11 world, it makes sense to allow them”.
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by Darrylw4 on April 17, 2013
Geosphere received an update this afternoon to version 3.0.1. The
release notes cite bug fixes and the following addtions:
- Two more map centering buttons
- Display an icon for owned caches and caches with corrected coordinate in List and Map
- Import pocket query in GPX format via GC Live
- Easily identify which field notes have already been uploaded
- Quickly update cache status for an entire group
- Display images attached to non-cache waypoints
- Scale log images prior to being uploaded
- Export field note text templates
The update is free for current users and new users can purchase the app for $7.99 in the
App Store.