Thread: Great tool for Geocaching for smartphones and tablets (cgeo)

2025.05.14 Bugfix Release (Android 5 and above):


Fix: Cache markers not tappable on rotated map (UnifiedMap Mapsforge)
Fix: Favorite status gets lost when doing an image selection while preparing a log
Fix: Wherigo player does not allow target selection for thing action
Fix: Changing rotation mode using popup not working reliably (UnifiedMap)
Fix: Wrong year formatting in logs sometimes when using non-default short date formatting

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We are always trying to answer all of your mails, but sometimes we receive a high amount of requests thus our team might need some time to answer.

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After you enabled the beta testing mode you will receive beta versions (release candidates of c:geo) via Google Play update on the same way you receive the normal c:geo updates (it might take a few hours after enabling the beta testing mode). Additionally you can send us your feedback and problem reports via a dedicated Google Play feedback form.

Please be aware that beta releases might be unstable or not all functions are working as expected. However before we bring a version into beta testing we do our very best to make sure, that all basic functions are working properly. You will not receive any possibly unstable alpha versions or nightly builds (see next chapter) via this beta channel.

If you wish to discontinue beta testing just use the link above and deselect the beta testing mode. Afterwards you might need to uninstall the beta version from your device and reinstall the normal version from Google Play.

Spoiler: Nightly Builds

You can use our nightly builds to test new features of upcoming versions. They are not for normal usage, as they contain code that is not well tested yet. Only install these versions if you know what you’re doing.

Nightly builds can cause all kinds of crashes and malfunction. Please report such bugs, but don’t expect us to deliver a fix right afterwards. If you need stable functionality, use the normal build.

The version without JIT is necessary for some devices with a MediaTek CPU. If you observe strange behavior in the live map or jumping distances, try the build without JIT.

Please be aware:

Direct downgrading from a nightly version to a production (or beta) version is not possible due to Android versioning restrictions. You need to manually deinstall the nightly and afterwards install the production (or beta) version.

Furthermore also a data backup you made in a nightly version might not be compatible to be restored into the production (or beta) version as the underlying database might have been changed in the meantime.

Please consider this, when using our nightly builds.

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2025.07.17 Feature Release (Android 5 and above)

Map

New: Show geofences for lab stages (UnifiedMap) - enable "Circles" in map quick settings to show them
New: Option to set circles with individual radius to waypoints ("geofence" context menu option)
Fix: Map view not updated when removing cache from currently shown list
Fix: Number of cache in list chooser not updated on changing list contents
Change: Keep current viewport on mapping a list, if all caches fit into current viewport
New: Follow my location in elevation chart (UnifiedMap)
New: Enable "move to" / "copy to" actions for "show as list"
New: Support Elevate Winter theme in map downloader
New: Adaptive hillshading, optional high quality mode (UnifiedMap Mapsforge)
New: Redesigned routes/tracks quick settings dialog
New: Long tap on map selection icon to select previous tile provider (UnifiedMap)
New: Allow setting display name for offline maps in companion file (UnifiedMap)
New: Long tap on "enable live button" to load offline caches
New: Offline hillshading for UnifiedMap (VTM variant)
New: Support for background maps (UnifiedMap)
Fix: Compact icons not returning to large icons on zooming in in auto mode (UnifiedMap)
New: Long-tap actions in cache infosheet: GC code, cache title, coordinates, personal note/hint
Change: Switches cache infosheet long-tap for emoji selector to short tap to resolve the collision

Cache details

New: Offline translation of listing text and logs (experimental)
New: Option to share cache with user data (coordinates, personal note)
Fix: Speech service interrupted on screen rotation
Fix: Cache details: Lists for cache not updated after tapping on list name an removing that cache from that list
Fix: User note gets lost on refreshing a lab adventure
Change: Log-date related placeholders will use chosen date instead of current date
New: Collapse long log entries per default

Wherigo player

New: Integrated Wherigo player checking for missing credentials
Change: Removed Wherigo bug report (as errors are mostly cartridge-related, need to be fixed by cartridge owner)
New: Ability to navigate to a zone using compass
New: Ability to copy zone center coordinates to clipboard
New: Set zone center as target when opening map (to get routing and distance info for it)
New: Support opening local Wherigo files
Change: Long-tap on a zone on map is no longer recognized. This allows users to do other stuff in map zone area available on long-tap, eg: create user-defined cache
New: Display warning if wherigo.com reports missing EULA (which leads to failing download of cartridge)

General

New: Redesigned search page
New: Inventory count filter
New: Support for coordinates in DD,DDDDDDD format
New: Show last used filter name in filter dialog
New: Coordinate calculator: Function to replace "x" with multiplication symbol
Fix: Incorrect altitude (not using mean above sea level)
Fix: Nearby distance limit setting not working properly for small values
Fix: Sorting of cache lists by distance descending not working correctly
Fix: Lab caches excluded by D/T filter even with active "include uncertain"
Fix: Color issues with menu icons in light mode
New:Add "Remove past events" to list "all"
New: Show connector for "user-defined caches" as active in source filter
New: GPX export: exporting logs / trackables made optional
New: Added button to delete log templates
Fix: Importing local map file gets random map name
Fix: Map downloader offering broken (0 bytes) files for download
New: Added mappings for some missing OC cache types
New: Move "recently used" lists in list selection dialog to the top on pressing "recently used" button
New: Share list of geocodes from cache list
Change: "Navigation (car)" etc. use "q=" parameter instead of outdated "ll=" parameter

UnifiedMap roadmap & "old" maps deprecation notice

c:geo has an all-new map implementation called "UnifiedMap" since some time, which will ultimately replace the old implementations of Google Maps and Mapsforge (OpenStreetMap). This is a deprecation notice to inform you about the further roadmap.

UnifiedMap got published about a year ago. It still supports Google Maps and OpenStreetMap (online + offline), but in a completely reworked technical way, and with a lot of exciting new features that the "old" maps do not support, some of which are

Map rotation for OpenStreetMap based maps (online + offline)

Cluster popup for Google Maps
Hide map sources you don't need
Elevation chart for routes and tracks
Switch between lists directly from map
"Driving mode" for OpenStreetMap based maps
UnfiedMap has proven to be stable since quite some time, thus we will remove the old map implementations to reduce the efforts for maintaining c:geo.

Roadmap:

"Old" maps are in deprecation mode now - we won't fix bugs for it anymore.
UnifiedMap will be made default for all users in fall of 2025.
"Old" map implementations will be removed in spring 2026.
Until then, you can switch between the different implementations in settings => map sources.

Spoiler: 2025.07.17 Feature Release(Android 5 and above)

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Contact us with your idea

Our team members speak English, German and Slovenian. Please try to write your mail in one of these languages to make it easier for us to reply to you.

We are always trying to answer all of your mails, but sometimes we receive a high amount of requests thus our team might need some time to answer.

Send your email to support @ cgeo .org

Spoiler: Beta Testing Program

You can also help us by becoming a beta tester for the release candidate versions of c:geo.

Becoming beta tester is just one click away:

Spoiler: c:geo Google Play Beta Testing

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After you enabled the beta testing mode you will receive beta versions (release candidates of c:geo) via Google Play update on the same way you receive the normal c:geo updates (it might take a few hours after enabling the beta testing mode). Additionally you can send us your feedback and problem reports via a dedicated Google Play feedback form.

Please be aware that beta releases might be unstable or not all functions are working as expected. However before we bring a version into beta testing we do our very best to make sure, that all basic functions are working properly. You will not receive any possibly unstable alpha versions or nightly builds (see next chapter) via this beta channel.

If you wish to discontinue beta testing just use the link above and deselect the beta testing mode. Afterwards you might need to uninstall the beta version from your device and reinstall the normal version from Google Play.

Spoiler: Nightly Builds

You can use our nightly builds to test new features of upcoming versions. They are not for normal usage, as they contain code that is not well tested yet. Only install these versions if you know what you’re doing.

Nightly builds can cause all kinds of crashes and malfunction. Please report such bugs, but don’t expect us to deliver a fix right afterwards. If you need stable functionality, use the normal build.

The version without JIT is necessary for some devices with a MediaTek CPU. If you observe strange behavior in the live map or jumping distances, try the build without JIT.

Please be aware:

Direct downgrading from a nightly version to a production (or beta) version is not possible due to Android versioning restrictions. You need to manually deinstall the nightly and afterwards install the production (or beta) version.

Furthermore also a data backup you made in a nightly version might not be compatible to be restored into the production (or beta) version as the underlying database might have been changed in the meantime.

Please consider this, when using our nightly builds.

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