Distance Markers for Android
Would like to see distance markers available in the Android version of Gaia GPS.
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@robwood777
Thanks for posting and sharing your feedback.
I can see how this feature would be helpful but unfortunately, don't have an ETA on this feature as current projects are focused on updating the mapping framework in the Android app.
In the meantime, you can view the distance you have hiked by adjusting one of the variables in the Stats Bar to be Distance. -
Please add this. I was very disappointed I couldn't add distance markers after I paid for this subscription. I saw my buddy do it on his iphone and just assumed it would be the same on Android. I won't be renewing my subscription. when it expires until you get this added, and I actually regret having made this purchase. Thanks.
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@ryanreilly
I'm sorry this feature is not available in the Android app - we definitely understand the value in adding this feature but like Nate said we are currently focused on updating the mapping framework in the Android app. After this project, we will be able to work on adding new features for Android and apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. -
I've said it before, for years we the community who actually plan and use GAIA, have been offering suggestions and asking for an equal platform to iOS, GAIA, if acting on some of theses suggestions (waypoints and position on the elevation profile, range rings etc) could have been a superb app. I honestly don't know what direction GAIA is going, it seems to be the jack of all trades, master of none. Android is severely lacking, route planning is abysmal, there is not a track edit option, the web based folder structure and handling of bulk items is a joke. I'll say it again, come on GAIA!
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I've been using Locus Maps for several years now but kept hearing how great Gaia GPS was. So I jumped in at the end of March and bought the one year sub only to find how dismal the Android version is compared to the IOS version. I just cancelled my sub in Google Play but of course can't get a refund. Got suckered out of 39 bucks for one year but that certainly won't happen again.
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Hey @Steve,
Sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with the Android app.
Just so you know, we have a 100% money-back guarantee.
Please email support@gaiagps.com and we're happy to issue you a refund.
We can answer any questions you may have too. -
Mileage (distance) markers on both Android and online maps for printing is a feature that most of your competitors offer. It is very helpful in planning even if hidden in the printed version. I am new to my Gaia subscription, but this is the first feature that I assumed would exist in a paid subscription. It is especially disappointing to search and find that it is available in IOS, but not web or Android. Please reconsider the effort and priority.
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C'mon, how can this STILL not be available on Android. LOVE Gaia - you golks have sent me places I'd NEVER have gone without you, but I really could have used this feature on today's mountain bike excursion... and yesterday's hike, oh, and on that bike/hike from 3 days ago, and ... well, you get the idea...
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This seems like an obvious and essential feature.
The alternative solutions Gaia suggests are not viable:
---- Create a new route over your existing route? A tedious job when you have 30+ waypoints.
---- Have the 'distance remaining' stat visible whilst recording? I personally never use the recording function as I try to conserve battery by not leaving gps on. Regardless, this doesn't allow you to check distances between waypoints whilst planning.
Most other apps accomplish this quite simply with an elevation graph, showing the corresponding marker along the route when you hover over it.
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I have switched from Back Country Navigator to this as seems so much more polished and it lots of ways it is fantastic!
However, I am having to use the route in Plotaroute to see at what distance along the route the waypoints I am dropping which is a hassle. Please give sort this out.
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I just subscribed to Gaia and imported some files for an upcoming bike ride of 6000km and the main objective to be on GAIA was to overlay the route on the satellite image and search for water and food sources in remote areas. The distance markers are essential to make notes of where to get off the track to access a pond, dam or cattle trough and now to my amazement I find out that subscribers have been asking for 5 years for this basic feature that is available on competitors maps!
Time to get my money back and move to RidewithGPS
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