Hi,
Mostly I have signal, but I'm trying to place caches in an area with no signal and I cannot get location info with no network?
I go to a location, place a cache, put a pin on an offline list, (map view) and then navigate back to it after walking away to ensure good coords.
But when there's no signal it doesn't allow me to add pin.
Is there a method to work around this please?
Thanx
Yes, you can add waypoints to an offline list with no network signal since the app will use the GPS. Are you using a map view of the offline list (not Live)?
If you provide the exact steps you are taking to create waypoints, maybe I can see where a problem is.
Sure! I must be going wrong somewhere then.
To create a new offline list, I find a cache on the live map.
Go to drawer
Select visible cache only
Save to offline list
Exit live map
Go to new list
Delete the cache (I just want an empty list)
Select map view
Long press where I want to place a cache
At this point I get an error message saying network required (see screenshot)
Screenshot
Thanks for the info which greatly helps. Yes, long-pressing the map without network has issues since it tries to get stats like county/elevation/etc from the network. In version 15 coming out in 2025, the app will handle it differently to allow the press without network.
In the meantime, try this:
1) Display the offline list (not map).
2) Tap the + (insert) button at the bottom right.
3) Select Waypoint to insert.
4) Use the location dialog to position the crosshairs where you want.
5) Select waypoint averaging to improve coordinate quality.
6) When done, stop the averaging and close the dialog to insert the waypoint.
Using the map long-press is just a quick way to show coordinates and stats for a location, but the location dialog has way more power and accuracy to do what you want. Use that instead for now.
Ah! Ok i see how that works now!
Great thanx