Distance Markers for Android

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HughKares

Would like to see distance markers available in the Android version of Gaia GPS.

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    asg32000

    Please add this. Currently, I have to manually add waypoints and it is quite a chore.

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    DarrenB

    Agreed - this would be a VERY helpful feature for route planning.

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    robwood777

    We need distance markers on the Android version of GAIA GPS. This is very frustrating not to have in the Android version. I need to know how far I have to hike on the trail, not as the crow flies. PLEASE ADD ASAP.

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    Nathan

    @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.

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    lesko200

    Yes this is super frustrating just bought an android tablet for this but the distance markers are not available. Can you update on the roadmap for this? Been at least a year since the request was made.

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    ryanreilly

    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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    Robyn

    @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.

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    jtaylz56

    I would also like to have this feature for android phones. It looks like this has been requested for over a year and from your comments it doesn't seem to be coming anytime soon. When you add features for one do it for the other also.

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    jocenade

    This HAS to be available on Android. I'm paying a lot of money for this app with the added maps & expect to get just as much as iOS users.

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    robwood777

    I just cancelled my subscription due to lack of action on distance markers for Android.

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    ryanreilly

    Users on Reddit /ultralight are starting to take notice of the lack of features for Android. Maybe we can get enough on board cancelling their subscriptions so these people pay attention. I'm personally going to blast them every chance I can.

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    john_p_wi

    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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    trevorholt3

    I would also like to see this feature. Is there a timeframe for when it will be? 

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    Steve

    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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    Melanie Wilson

    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.

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    j-cassidy

    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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    Ddfar

    Agreed. Please add this feature as soon as possible. Bummer to be left out of what is already developed for iOS. 

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    DarrenB

    Agreed as well. I used to promote Gaia GPS to everyone I knew, but now I ask if they are an Apple user or not first.

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    travoligps

    I’ve had a Gaia account on iOS for years. Just bought an android to use as a backup. Still no mile markers? Please add this feature to the android app. Argh.

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    nogostuff

    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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    kloudi

    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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    home_evolution

    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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    wichard2012

    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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    devin.wakefield

    I noticed recently, when you download a route, you can download the option to include offline route data, and then check distances there. Pretty handy! Not quite this feature.

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    pecos_hiker

    Would have thought a mile marker feature for routes would have been added to Android by now. First request comments are five years old???!!!

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    asg32000

    RIP. Been following this thread and getting emails for 5 years :(

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