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Distance, Target Destination, My Location Bar missing when offline

Since v16 the Distance, Target Destination, My Location Bar is not displayed when offline (no data connection). I'll attach a picture to make clear what is missing.

The bar will appear if the app was started when there was a data connection. The bar disappears if the app starts while offline or if loading a new offline list. Issue can be recreated by putting the phone in air plane mode. It's nice to be able to centre the map on your location or the destination cache along with knowing how close you are to the cache rather than guessing using the map scale.

I don't know if it's related, but often when starting the app while offline I need to switch off and switch back on my location permission to get a location that is accurate vs +- >50 m

Re: Distance, Target Destination, My Location Bar missing when offline

Reply #2 –
I don't know what could be causing it. I realized that I also have to disable wifi and not just put the phone in airplane mode to recreate the issue when around a wifi connection.

Here is a link to a video that simulates moving from online to offline as I enable airplane mode and disable my wifi connection.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/gzE1DXJGYUbN5zneA
 

Re: Distance, Target Destination, My Location Bar missing when offline

Reply #3 –
Even though you are using offline maps, the underlying map engine is Google maps software. And for whatever stupid reason, they won't tell the app the map has been properly loaded until the map engine can read from a Google map site.

Is there a reason why you need to use airplane mode? You could also go into it after the map is fully set up. Or use Google Maps instead of offline maps first to keep Google happy and then go back to offline maps once Google has cached information it wanted.