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Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what?

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On Sat, 6 Aug 2016 20:17:29 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

> Ski Tracks will save a .gpx file, and/or two other formats and email 
> them to you or display them on your phone with whatever you use to 
> display .gpx files.  If you have wifi access while you're tracking it 
> will show it on a google-earth-like display.  No topo display, though. 
> Is there a topo map app that will accept .gpx files?
> Start.  Stop.  Save.  Share.

Thank you for sharing that Ski Tracks might work to replace the lost
functionality of My Tracks.

I tried Google Fit today for five miles, and, it is absolutely terrible. 
I can go on and on about why it is *not* a replacement for MyTracks, but
suffice to simply say that it doesn't do simple things like save a track,
so, it's basically a flawed design from the start.

Google Fit might work for other people but it's *not* a MyTracks
replacement.

Looking further for a MyTracks replacement, Ski Tracks from Core Coders LTD
deserves a look see. 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.corecoders.skitracks&hl=en

The first words of the description are scary in that it's "designed for
winter sports", so, it might not have what we need. 

The good news is that the description implies it works offline, which is a
basic requirement of any hiking/tracking app. Also, from what you say, Ski
Tracks will save the GPX or KML track onto your device (there should never
be any need to upload a track). That's another basic requirement of any
tracking app.

The bad news is that you need to be on the Internet just to see an
underlying map, which pretty much kills it as a basic app for replacing
MyTracks functionality. Also no topo, which, again, is a very basic
requirement.

I'll keep looking, as today I simply tested Google Fit, which is fine for
some people but which is not even close to a MyTracks replacement.

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MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-06 09:11 -0500
  Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> - 2016-08-06 15:42 +0100
    Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-06 10:12 -0500
      Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> - 2016-08-06 16:51 +0100
        Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-06 13:11 -0500
      Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-06 20:17 -0700
        Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-06 23:31 -0500
          Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-06 22:20 -0700
            Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-07 09:24 -0500
            Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-07 09:36 -0500
              Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-07 13:38 -0500
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-08 10:54 -0500
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-08 19:28 +0000
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2017-01-10 22:43 +0100
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-01-10 23:03 -0600
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2017-01-11 08:43 +0000
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Stijn De Jong <stijndekoning@nlnet.nl> - 2017-01-14 08:57 -0800
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2017-01-16 08:44 +0000
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-01-16 13:59 -0600
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-16 21:11 +0000
                Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Ammammata <ammammata@tiscalinet.it> - 2017-01-11 07:24 +0000
  Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Micky <NONONObobbyburns1111@gmail.com> - 2016-08-06 21:23 -0400
    Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-08-06 23:31 -0500
      Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-07 10:21 +0000
        Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-08 00:44 -0400
          Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-08 13:20 +0000
      Re: MyTracks is dead, Google Fit stinks - now what? Micky <NONONObobbyburns1111@gmail.com> - 2016-08-08 02:42 -0400

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