

The integrated Apple Watch app shows information about the current GPS recording. by e-mail and publish them on social networks. From there you can export the tracks or the associated photos, e.g. You can conveniently manage the GPS tracks in the track library. You can start and stop GPS recordings individually or use the energy-saving diary mode, where myTracks automatically creates a single track with the most important positions for each day. If you want, you can sync all your GPS tracks between your devices (iOS and macOS) via iCloud. The GPS tracks are stored exclusively on your iPhone, which means you don't have to register or log in anywhere. In addition to the waypoints, you can also take photos in myTracks, which are then assigned directly to the GPS track. During a recording you can place and name waypoints to mark important locations. The GPS recordings can be displayed on different maps, which are also available without an internet connection if required. This little app strives to do a lot, and succeeds.MyTracks turns your iPhone or Apple Watch into a fully functional GPS logger. Though I would love to see are a few things added, it doesn’t feel as if anything crucial is missing. It can help you improve your quality of life by giving you extremely detailed information about your exercise habits. When it comes to integrating with Google’s other services, this app is just about perfect. I’d also like to see an integrated option to punch in your age/height/weight to get a rough estimate of the calories you are burning. A preloaded map would prove very useful in an emergency situation, as it could help you find your way back to your starting point by retracing your steps. If you’re hiking in the wilderness with no reception, it will still record your track in GPS coordinates, but you will not be able to see the map you’re on. My number one request, which also applies to the Maps application, is to have the ability to preload maps onto your SD card so you don’t have to rely on your cellular network.
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Google estimates about 5 hours of use on a full charge. That said, it didn’t drain my battery nearly as fast as Navigation did. There is almost nothing bad I can say about this app–although using it will run your battery down faster, as it will constantly be using the GPS antenna. I did several test trips with it (on foot and on bike), and it recorded my track perfectly, but even if it hadn’t, I would only need to export it into My Maps, and then make adjustments by dragging the route along. It’s simply gorgeous how it works with other Google technology. You can also send maps to your friends via e-mail, SMS, and Twitter, as well as export them to your SD card in a couple of different formats. This means that if you run the same route several times you can keep uploading your stats to the same Google Doc you created, making it extremely easy to track your progress. Not only can you save the map you made (with statistics and waypoints) to your phone, but with just a couple of clicks you can export it to Google’s My Maps and send all the stats to Google Docs. My Tracks only gets better after you hit Stop Recording. Later, you would be able to go back and get a much more thorough view of the way you were running over specific areas. Insert Statistics will save that waypoint on the map and all of the current statistics up to that precise moment. Say that in the middle of your run, you wanted to mark the bottom and top of a really tough hill. Even more useful is Insert Statistics (also under the Markers submenu). Just drop a marker and you’ll easily be able to find your way back. Maybe on your walk you passed a garage sale you want to circle back to. While on the move, you can select Insert Waypoint (from the Markers submenu) and label it whatever you want.
