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

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On Sat, 6 Aug 2016 22:20:52 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

> OSMand will save .gpx tracks and work off line.  I think you can buy 
> topo maps for it.  It's battery-intensive, though.

I may try osmand as an alternative to MyTracks, so thank you for that
second suggestion.

Today I first tried the Google-suggested Map My Hike GPX Hiking from
"MapMyFitness, Inc" alternative to MyTracks.

I think Google doesn't know what MyTracks did, because the first thing
their suggested app did was ask for a lot of permissions before installing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapmyhike.android2\

After that, it immediately asked for (and required!) a login, which means
it's useless as an alternative to the MyTracks hiking app.

Deleting Map My Hike, I then tried the next Google-supplied suggestion,
which was to install GPS Logger for Android by Mendhak
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mendhak.gpslogger

Like MyTracks did, GPS Logger for Android opened up into "Simple View",
which is a good start.

This simple view displayed a big blue "Start Logging" button (which turns
green when you press it, saying "Stop Logging". So, like MyTracks, at least
GPS Logger has a simple and clean interface.

The interface dynamically lists a half-dozen stats while you hike:
1. Number of satellites (23 in my case)
2. Elevation (in feet, but only after I set it to "imperial units")
3. Time (in minutes)
4. Distance (in feet)
5. Accuracy (35 feet in my case)
6. Heading (in degrees)
7. Speed (in miles per hour)
8. Number of points (this was unset)

So far, so good for simplicity.
Looking around at the settings, I see that the logging is actually always
in SI units (meters) but the display can be set to imperial units. This
isn't a big deal though, as long as we can save the track onto the device
and view the track on an underlying topo map on the device.

Looking around for underlying maps, I find the first option for underlying
maps is to automatically upload your track to OpenStreetMaps, which also
requires a login at that web site, so that's out of the question.

The second option is found in the settings of GPS Logger where there is a
button to "Visualize Stats" which takes you to the Google Play store for
"GPS Visualizer for Android" by Mendhak for a few bucks.

That visualizer might work but it's not even remotely close to a
replacement for Google MyTracks by any measure, but I'm going out now
before it gets hot, for a five-mile hike, so I will see if the app has any
redeeming value as a simple breadcrumber.

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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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