Android vs. iOS

I've been an iOS user for the last year and recently became an Android user of Gaia. I've been following the Beta updates to the Android app and see that it's been looking more and more like iOS each day, which is a good thing. It's still missing a few significant updates to get to where iOS is. Any chance we'll see these soon?

1. Waypoint Icons! The generic icons on Android are not very useful. It's extremely helpful having custom icons on the map! Having the icons aligned and synced with iOS and the Web is desperately needed.

2. Download Maps. The Android version you can't tell which areas you've already downloaded when you choose to download new maps like you can in iOS.

3. Small enhancement. Zooming in and out on the map (manually with pinch gestures) will knock you out of "Track current location/direction Mode". That is really annoying when your moving down a road and need to zoom in, only to realize it's no longer tracking your location. This was a problem on the iOS side last year but was resolved. The "Zoom In/Out" buttons on Android (at least the tablet version) don't seem to do this which is appreciated.

4. Functions along the top of the map are too close together. I'm not sure if this is an Android design constraint (still new to android) but those icons are small and it's really easy to accidentally hit the wrong button. Would be nice if these were spaced out more (like iOS).

Great job on the Android updates, keep them coming!! I've been spreading the word on Gaia in the ATV Side by Side communities but they are big time Android users so more refinement of the Android app will really help.

Ashli Baldwin

December 21, 2017 22:32

Hey there,

Thanks for your feedback - much appreciated! I'm glad to hear that you're liking the latest update.

These are all good requests. I don't have any sort of timeline for when we'd be able to implement these changes, but I did mention them at our staff meeting today :)

rescuejg

December 25, 2017 03:53

I agree with dmaxey. These are ALL very important issues that need fixing on the Android app. I am surprised you guys even released the new version with all these issues.

dnbarger

August 22, 2018 15:10

Ashli, our Taos SAR team still struggles with training our Android users. Posting and updating a comparison chart of iOS vs Android feature sets would be helpful along with notations as to features currently in development. For instance, the "Create Area" function is still not an option on Android (as far as I know). I had read that Gaia increased staff, including an Android expert. Perhaps we'll start seeing more similarities in the 2 platforms. Currently, we plan to train our Android folks separately from our iOS users to avoid confusion. All that said, Gaia is still the best thing in outdoor navigation. Keep up the good work.

GregJones7cd5bc27cafe46ab

November 19, 2018 04:12

#2 is absolutely killing me right now.

Android vs. iOS

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