Monday, February 3, 2014

Looking4Cache Free & Pro version 2.0 for iOS

Looking4Cache Free and Looking4Cache Pro received a major update today. The App Store many bullet points for version 2.0;
  • New translations:
    • Spanish
    • Portuguese
  • User Interface:
    • Completely redesigned UI in a style similar to iOS 7 (but with more colors). The app will look nearly the same on all iOS versions.
    • Menu to fast access important actions (like create a log).
    • Put actions on the map with drag & drop.
    • The screen for cache lists is completely new and not nested. There is an option for refresh and rename on every list. Merge lists is possible with drag & drop.
    • "Swipe to delete" everywhere where you can delete something.
    • To select values it now uses drop down fields instead of the iOS typical wheels.
    • Real calendar to select dates.
    • New coordinate input fields.
    • Improved stripping of HTML and BBCode in the Cache descriptions.
    • Complete Cache description in one cell. New buttons for the web view and for "less/more."
    • Smilies in logs now shown as smilies.
    • Refresh now also possible with pull down (Caches, Trackables...).
    • Images will display with a activity indicator if they are not completely downloaded.
    • Icons with 'long tap' also work with "double tap."
    • Some new images and icons (like for current position and target).
  • Enhancements:
    • Load multiple lists at the same time. So it is also possible to load, search and filter your whole database.
    • Automatic map center and zoom on the way to your target.
    • Shake your device to switch between the map and the cache details (when you target a cache).
    • Full owner log types for your own caches.
    • Log draft!
    • Local logs: Send or delete all local logs or mail them as a fieldnotes.txt
    • Search caches by address.
    • New callout with informations when tapping a cache on the map.
    • Last log icons will be displayed in the cache details and in the map callout.
    • Make a visit-log for all your trackables in your inventory with one click.
    • You can reset the smily of a cache if the found log was a mistake.
    • Faster image download.
    • New welcome screen for new users to add a GC account and watch a firststeps video.
    • Displays miles instead of feet from 0.2 miles.
    • Config: You can disable image downloads when not connected over WIFI.
    • Showing degrees in the compass and bearing to target.
    • Set target from cache or waypoints easier.
    • Added mAPP as new external mapping app.
  • Vector Maps:
    • Contour lines will be drawn with 25 meter steps. You can disable them too.
    • Streetnames optimized: Right direction and with a larger font on higher zoom levels.
    • Equality: Churches of several religions got a icon.
    • Several small changes like arrows on oneway streets.
    • From now every month fresh maps!
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Refresh of Lists should now work correctly.
    • Crash on image gallery fixed.
The free version is ad-supported while the paid version supports for offline maps (and without ads) for both iPhone and iPad devices at $8.99US.

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