From e8710873ac278dfcc97948d40bf755cae83f34d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Craig Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:48:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Bump version to 0.2.0 along with release text --- app/build.gradle.kts | 2 +- app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml | 12 ++++++------ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts index c94eaf352..60653f1c0 100644 --- a/app/build.gradle.kts +++ b/app/build.gradle.kts @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ android { minSdk = 30 targetSdk = 35 versionCode = 143 - versionName = "0.1.8" + versionName = "0.2.0" // Maintaining this list means that we can exclude translations that aren't complete yet resourceConfigurations.addAll(listOf( diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml index f0d177eff..ee8247968 100644 --- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml +++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml @@ -915,17 +915,17 @@ "Open source licenses " -There are two major changes in this release. Firstly, *Offline map* support has been added which allows Soundscape to run the majority of its features without any network access. In this initial release, *Search* still requires network support, but *Places Nearby*, the audio callouts and the graphical map will all use any downloaded offline maps. +The main changes in this release are for *Search* and describing the current address. When there is network available, *Search* will use Android as well as our own Photon server to find places. The main improvements here are firstly that searching by street number should work much better in many parts of the world. Secondly, we have also added offline search which uses any downloaded maps to search for addresses and points of interest. Offline search works up to around 5 miles around the user. -There are a large number of pre-built map regions available which cover everywhere on the planet. Many locations will be within more than one offline map region and so the user can choose which one they would like to download and use. More than one offline map can be downloaded and Soundscape will switch between them automatically as the user moves around. +Tips for searching -Map regions can be whole countries, states or clusters of larger towns and cities. They vary in size depending on how well mapped a region is as well as the physical size of the region. If you are the first user to download a region, there will be a short delay before the download starts. This can be up to a few minutes during which the server processes the map to make it available for download. +Searching can be forced to be offline only in the settings. The default Auto setting means that it uses online search when there's network available and offline search when there's none. -The currently downloaded offline maps can be seen by going to *Menu*, *Offline maps*. That screen also shows the maps for the current location that are available to be downloaded. +When searching for a street address, including the town name is important for online search, though it can be omitted in offline search. -The Location Details screen also has a link to offline maps so if you want to download maps for somewhere you are travelling to you can Search for that location and then tap on the *Nearby offline maps* button to see which maps are available at that location. Maps which are no longer required can be deleted by selecting one of the *Maps already downloaded* and then selecting *Delete offline map*. +Mapping of street numbers in the OpenStreetMap data that we use varies depending on location. Offline search will use street numbers when they are available, though an offline map downloaded in the app after January 19th 2026 is required. -The second major change is that the map tiles cover 4 times the area of the previous releases. This means there are points of interest from further away listed within *Places Nearby*. +As always please report any problems, however small they may be via the *Contact Support* option in the main menu. As always please report any problems, however small they may be via the *Contact Support* option in the main menu. "