PathAway Outdoor GPS - Express Edition
for Android

Pre-release Notes

Importing Maps:

Place maps into the /sdcard/PathAway folder, or /sdcard/external_sd/PathAway folder to have PathAway automatically load them.
You can then select them via the Menu->Maps dialog.

Build Release Notes

Release Version 6.78.00

- Improved Webmaps zoom increments now much smoother
- Bug fixes including crash when renaming Tracks.

Release Version 6.77.00

- Improved map scrolling, zoom, and rotate speed
- Fixed Location display in Track Up mode

Release Version 6.76.00

- Fixed Saving some Settings not working
- Delete Database Fixed
- Improved route insertion

Release Version 6.75.00

- Android 12 compatibility.
- Track-up Navigation
- Easy access to Recent Activities and Point Icons
- Quick access to switch between favorite Webmaps
- Now show up to 32 items on the dashboard (was 16)

Release Version 6.43.00

- Android 10 compatibility.
- Android 10 Added new required background location tracking permissions.
- Now showing "distance from" and "course to" when you tap on the map.
- GPX Import. Importing Groundspeak Geocaching tags for display in Point Details.

Release Version 6.36.00

- PRO: Added feature to search and filter Tracks, Routes, and Point Databases

Release Version 6.30.00 - Aug 20 2019
- WebMaps: Added Nautical - NOAA RNC Nautical Charts.

Release Version 6.26.00 - May 21 2019
- Android 9 Compatibility
- New Easy Location Sharing

Release Version 6.01.07.00 - May 18 2015
- Added: UI Improvements in Tracking Menu
- Added: Track/Route Details - Can go to Edit Name/Activity. - Fixed: Bugs and reported crashes
- Fixed: Activity not automatically being added to new route
- Fixed: Alarms not sounding in background mode.

Release Version 6.01.06.00 - Apr 24 2015
- Added: Show/Hide Toolbar (View menu). Tap bottom of screen to bring up Toolbars
- Added: Show/Hide Dashboard for Tiled Dash (View menu).
- Fixed: Error in Magnetic Compass
- Other Bug Fixes

Release Version 6.01.05.00 - Apr 7 2015
- Fixed: Main Menu checkboxes now functional.
- Fixed: Where applicable, menu checkboxes do not terminate the menu
- Fixed: Remote location retrieval with multiple remotes using label only as id.
- Fixed: Take Picture from toolbar.

Release Version 6.01.04.00 - Apr 1 2015
- Added: Reset Trip. to Tracking Tool menu
- Fixed: erratic sizing of Zoom Toolbar  items on older devices
- Added: 100% Scale Tool to Zoom Toolbar
- Added "Exit" button on main menu.
- Fixed: turning the GPS back on will resume the track recording.
- Fixed: Custom Map zoom-in/out was only going one level.
- Fixed: "Other Points" menu
- Fixed: Zoom 100% menu item checkbox
- Fixed: zoom in and zoom out only zoom one level on custom maps.

Release Version 6.01.02.01 - Mar 24 2015
- Fixed: Menu hard button new brings up Main Menu
- Performance - Improved Drawing speed with large tracks/routes.

Release Version 6.01.02.00 - Mar 20 2015
- New Design - Initial Pre-release

Release Version 5.82.00.06 - Nov 21 2014
- Fixed: Possible crash after running Simulator. - Added: Export Point Database. Photos now stored in kmz and zipped export files.
- Fixes in Remote Settings, Auto Send/Retrieve Settings. - Lots of minor bug fixes

Release Version 5.82.00.00 - Sep 11 2014
- Added: Support for new Account-based product registration system. No more UID or Registration keys. Just login to your PathAway account. Currenty working for new purchases only.
- Added: Hi-Res Scale Adjust option. In Data->Webmaps. This feature allows you to turn on/off the scaling up of Webmaps for better visibility of map text on hi-res screens.

Release Version 5.81.03.09 - Aug 18 2014
- Fixed: If not tracking, then GPS not reconnecting after resume.

Release Version 5.81.03.08 - Aug 14 2014

Release Version 5.81.03.00 - Jun 12 2014
- Added: Settings-General: Set Wind Speed Units, Temperature Units, Magentic Compass Speed Threshold.
- Fixed: X-Traverse Canada Topo downloading.

Release Version 5.81.02.00 - May 29 2014
- Added: Magnetic Heading option - Settings-General.
- Fixed: Weather download Fails download after day 2. Now uses low res weather after day 2.
- Fiexd: Google Satellite Maps not downloading.

Release Version 5.80.03.00 - May 9 2014
- Added: Different Map and View for Weather Screen

Release Version 5.80.02.00 - May 2 2014
- Fixed - Track Data Export and Duplicate crash
- Added Subscription prices and descriptions to Weather Subscribe dialog
- Weather Forecasting downloading notifications

Release Version 5.80.01.00 - APR 29 2014
- Weather View - Tablet and Portrait/Lanscape resizing
- Weather View - Improved Map Resoulution display
- Weather View - Added legends supporting metric and imperial units depending on the Settings.

Release Version 5.80.00.00 - APR 18 2014
- Bug Fixes in Setting up Remote services, X-Traverse, adding points
- Added: Theyr Weather Forecast overlay maps. This is a new subscription based feature to overlay weather maps onto existing maps and charts. A free sample is included showing low resolution 12 hour Wind, Precipitation, and Temperature. See the startup "What's new" for more info.
To view the Weather maps, go to the menu "Screens->Weather View". The new screen has a scrolling tool bar at the top for control of weather features, animation, and overlay transparency.
Note, subscriptions can be done directly by creating a PathAway.com account (see "Settings->My Accounts"), then purchasing a subscription. Also supported is X-Traverse Weather subscriptions. Log into X-Traverse via the "Settings->My Accounts" dialog, and choose X-Traverse as the service.

Release Version 5.78.02.00 - Jan 10 2014
- Improved: Points Dialog Add Point.
- Added: Tracks/Routes "Repair" option to fix database if corrupted.
- Added: Exit Confirmation on "Back" key. Optional, turn on in Settings->General.
- Added: New Map Scale Dash Item
- Fixed: View->Map Display, now goes directly to "Settings->Map Display" screen
- Fixed: Toolbar size for screens 200-240 dpi

Release Version 5.78.00.00 - Dec 23 2013
- Added: Webmaps overzoom. Now zoom in further, PathAway will scale up the map tiles.
- Added: For hi-res screens, webmaps will be scaled up for easier reading of map details
- Improved: Easier selection of Dashboard item details (via double tap).

Release Version 5.77.11.05 - Dec 5 2013
- Fixed: Icons not showing on Android 4.4 (KitKat)

Release Version 5.77.11.04 - Nov 20 2013
- Added: Startup screen with links to Newsletter, Ratings, and Manual
- Added: News and upgrades screen.
* Note, both these screens can be turned off once the app is purchased.

Release Version 5.77.11.01 - Nov 1 2013
- Added: Settings->Map Display. Show Route Points, Show Track Points. Now you can turn the display of the route and track points on or off. This is mostly useful for route points when you're following a track as a route and the points are very close together.

Release Version 5.77.09.01 - Sep 20 2013
- Fixed: Edit Point - datum conversion failed for some datum types.
- Improved Tracks, Routes, Point Databases context menu.

Release Version 5.77.08.00 - Sep 17 2013
- Further UI improvements.
- Additional German translations
- Import and Export fixes.
- Cosmetics

Version 5.77.06.00 - Sep 6 2013
- Improved UI for HD screens (icons and other bitmaps too small).
- Improved caching and performance for HD screens.
- Import->X-Traverse. Activate Maps fixed.
- New German Translations
- Improved Export Dialog
- Data->Tracks/Routes/Point Database - Edit Toolbar->Export Icon. Folder Select improved. Remembers last format and folder.

Version 5.77.00.00 - Aug 9 2013
- Data->Tracks/Routes/Point Database - Edit Details. Now when you create a new Route, you can immediately choose points to add to the route via the "Add Points" button. If editing the Route, this option is "Edit Points".
- In View Points - Added '+' icon to toolbar, to add a point to the route from a Points Database
- Added addition external SDCard references
- Added Data->Import->X-Traverse Maps. These maps are downloaded X-Traverse charts (as opposed to WebMaps). Once downloaded these maps are available in the Data->Maps dialog.

Version 5.75.13.01 - Mar 25 2013
- Fixed crash in Settings->Coordinates
- Fixed Compass View titles and item customization menu access (via tap and hold).

Version 5.75.13.00 - Mar 20 2013
- Fixed icons not displaying on some Android 4.1+ and higher devices.

Version 5.75.12.06 - Mar 4 2013
- Fixed problems from 5.75.12.02: Startup crash for some, and Import crash.

Version 5.75.12 - Mar 1 2013
- Added: Transparency for Route, track lines, and text labels for better visibility.
- Added: Many performance improvements
- Added support for newer Android 4 devices.
- Added Search in Points dialog.
- Added more detail info in Tracks and Routes Dialog

Version 5.63.00 - Apr 16 2012
- Added: Direct support for BSB/KAP Nautical Charts. Copy these maps into your "PathAway" folder and PathAway will add them to your list of maps and display them when requested.

Version 5.61.06.00 - Mar 12 2012
- Added: Notification Entry when PathAway is tracking with the GPS. This service should keep PathAway from being terminated by the OS except for severe low memory situations.
- Fixed: Some Local time/GMT Time display of track log points
- Added: GPS Satellite info on GPS Icon Toolbar. Now displays small bars for Fixed Sats, and Sats in View.

Version 5.61.05.00 - Feb 29 2012
- Fixed: KML Import crash for files with large tracks
- Performance improvements.
- Added "Zoom->Choose Map" option for quick selection of available pathaway maps within current location.

Version 5.61.04.01 - Feb 14 2012
- Updated Google Maps downloading to access new Satellite imagery
- Added New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000) Grid Coordinate System
- Fixed: Import file select dialog not showing files with uppercase extensions
- Added: New German localizations
- Fixed: "Select point on map->Take Picture"

Version 5.61.00.00 - Jan 7 2012
- Added WebMap formats: ArcGIS World and USA Topos, Natural Resources Canada Topos, FAA USA Sectional Charts
- Fixed: Auto-Rotate device crash (from last build only)

Version 5.60.00.07 - Dec 20 2011
- Fixed: GPS Simulate

Version 5.60.00.06 - Dec 16 2011
- Fixed: Oops broke locked map display in last build. Fixed now

Version 5.60.00.05 - Dec 14 2011
- Database moved to /sdcard/PathAway folder. This was done for sharing database across different PathAway versions. Also, the database is not protected so it can be copies or backed up manually. The name is "PathAwayAndroid.db". This also facilitates future databases stored in different folders and external cards.
- Added Ads for trial mode.
- CrashReporter now includes PathAway Logs (if in Debug build)
- Added version update notification for PathAway.com builds
- Fixed External SD card map loading for some HTC devices. Note: delete any empty folders named /sdcard/sd or sdcard/external_sd (HTC devices only)
- Other bug fixes.

Version 5.60.00.01 - Nov 29 2011
- New Brighter more visible map location arrow
- Fix for Tracks view crash when track name has single quote symbol in it

Version 5.60.00.00 - Nov 24 2011
- Added - New Hi-res icons
- Maps, Tracks, Routes, Point Database, Points list dialogs. Now bring up menu on single touch. (no need to tap and hold)
- Improved - Map imported Notification
- Fixed: In Data->Points. Add to Route, multiple points, ended up out of order
- Fixed: Adjust location broken

Version 5.56.04.00 - Nov 10 2011
- Fixed - Crash editing a point with media after saving a second time
- Added: Settings->Tracking. GPS Error Correction - Elevation Correction. Adds the specified distance to the GPS reported elevation.
- Fixed: App start crash with more than 512 maps

Version 5.56.03.02 - Nov 7 2011
- Fixed - Crash on some devices after doing a fresh install.
- Fixed: Tap and Hold on Point Proximity - Picture icon failed to load media Viewer
- Changed - In Settings->General. Renamed "Keep Power On", to "Run in Background". A more accurate description of what this function does.

Version 5.56.03.00 - Nov 4 2011
- Fixed - Crash when zooming in and out a lot with PRC maps
- Fixed - Some memory leaks
- Added: Set PRC map zoom out limit at 25% to avoid android memory limitations

Version 5.56.02.00 - Nov 4 2011
- Fixed - Registration key not saved
- Added: Labels for Edit Point dialog
- Fixed: Edit Point Dialog: Display of notes on re-edit a point with preexisting notes.
- Added: Progress Dialog for Import
- Improved: Speed of Import

Version 5.56.01.00 - Nov 1 2011
- Added - Settings Menu Text Large/Normal - now working for Menus
- Fixed: Crash in View Points when no points yet created.
- Fixed: Export crash
- Added: Trial, Purchase, Registration for builds downloaded on PathAway.com and from Resellers.

Version 5.56.00.00 - Oct 24 2011
- Added Points Dialog context menu - Add to Route,
- Added Points Dialog for Routes context menu - Move Up/Down
- Added: Use Internal Compass to show direction at slow speed or no GPS connection
- Added: Program will now not exit when pressing "Back" key if GPS Connected and "Keep Power on" is still connected
- Added: If using Toolbar hidden, Menu key will pop up toolbar. Pressing again will popup Menu. Press Back Key to dismiss toolbar.
- Added: Settings->General->"Keep Backlight On" while GPS is connected.
- Added: Photos and Video to Points
- Notice: It appears that this build is not starting up on some devices. The program attempts to modify it's internal database structure and on some devices this is causing a crash. If this is the case, you will need to remove the application and restart the program. Unfortunately this means you will lose any existing data (except maps). If you need to retain your data you can reload 5.54 and Export the data first. Then Remove the app, and Import the old data.
- Also, the version number was not updated to 5.56.00.00 in the About screen, it still reports it as 5.54.

Version 5.54.00.00 - Oct 12 2011
- Fixed: Multi-touch Zoom - crash
- Changed. GPS connected, Add Point Icon. Now uses GPS position for the new point. (was map center)
- Fixed: OpenCycleMap Webmaps
- Added SD-Card Protected Map support.
- Added - Map Details on selected map point
- Added: Delete Point from map

Version 5.53.00.00 - Oct 7 2011
- Added: Multi-finger touch Zoom(scale) in/out
- Added Protected Map support.
- Fixed: Some add-to-route problems.
- Fixed: Find map files with uppercase .PRC extension
- Added: Dashboard Set font
- Tracks, Routes, Point Databases - Added View Points.
- Point Dialog - Added View Points, Edit Points, View Details

Version 5.52.00.00 - Sep 29 2011
- Added: Use of Android "Menu" command
- Optimized map refresh (more coming)
- Optimized PathAway (prc) map rendering
- Fixed: Webmaps settings needed to be set twice
- Added: UID to Settings->About. This is used for Protected maps.
- Fixed: Rotation of WebMaps

Version 5.51.11.00 - Sep 23 2011
- Added: View Points - Select Database switches Points Database
- Added: Point Databases->Edit Details. Checkbox "Store New Points Here"


Version 5.51.10.00 - Sep 20 2011
- Fixed: import gpx, kml, kmz data files crashes
- Added - Sound for Alarms
- Added - All Datums in Settings->Coordinates

Version 5.51.09.00 - Sep 16 2011
- Initial Public Beta Release