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Safety Design

Location status at a glance: the GPS badge on the Map home shows accuracy (± m) and how long ago it updated; with no update for 60 seconds it shows 'Location stale'. While navigating, recording or sharing a trip, the home screen also warns when GPS is denied, errors out, goes stale or accuracy is worse than 50 m. See Locating and Tracking Modes.
Departure check: go only when offline maps, GPS and battery are all green. See Current Location and Departure Checklist and Recommended Pre-Departure Process.
Safety location card: lists WGS84, TWD97 and UTM coordinates with altitude and accuracy; share your location, open an SMS draft, or call 119 directly (use 112 if 119 won't connect). See Safety Location Card.
Emergency contacts and check-in: set a check-in deadline; the app notifies you when time is up and reminds you again, and can message all contacts at once. See Emergency Contacts and Check-in.
Trip sharing: create a trip before you leave and send the private web link to a contact who stays behind; they can follow your route and latest position in a browser, no app needed. Find it under Map → Info → Trip Sharing. See What is Trip Sharing.
Scheduled reports and finish reminders: your position is reported by time or distance (about every 10 minutes by default), stored on the phone without signal and uploaded when online; you get a reminder before the planned finish, tap 'Safely down' to end, and your contact sees 'Overdue' if the time passes. See After Departure: Location Reporting, Reminders, and Completion.
It never notifies anyone: your contact has to open the link; if you are past your planned time and cannot be reached, call 119 or 112 directly. See What Your Contact Sees.
Privacy: no account needed; the trip is kept for 30 days after 'Safely down', and revoking the link deletes it immediately. See Data Retention and Privacy.
Off-route alert: warns with a sound and haptic when you are more than 50 m from the loaded route. See Info After Loading a Route.
Permit reminders: mark whether a route needs permits and whether they are done, with shortcuts to the official applications. See Mountain Entry Permit and Park Entrance Permit Reminder.
Auto-pause: recording pauses and alerts you after 15 minutes standing still. See Auto Pause and Power Saving.
Offline info reminders: in Tracks → route details, tap 'Trip Brief PDF' (top right) to make a PDF you can read offline: route map, segment table and elevation profile, sunrise/sunset and weather, risk and retreat information, a gear and supplies checklist (water and food estimated from the route), emergency contacts, and permits when the route is marked as needing them. The free version allows 3 per month. See Route Details: Elevation Profile, Playback and Photos.
Maps that work offline: once offline maps are downloaded, no network is needed. See Download Map Data; forecasts are for planning only, see Full Weather Screen.
Location and safety settings: background recording, off-route alert, location status and system location permission. See Location and Safety Settings.
Power management: update policy, update distance, map frame rate, screen dimming and automatic saving at low battery, each with a safety level. See Power Management.

Map and Location

Offline map: works in airplane mode once downloaded and shows your position, altitude and accuracy. See Location and Follow Modes.
Map layers: see Map Layers; you can also overlay KML, historical maps and your own map data.
Coordinate format can be switched; see Coordinate Format.
Camera and notes: Camera and Photos (with peak names and ridge lines), Photo List, Voice Memos.
3D terrain (from 1.1.8): see the terrain in 3D on the map or in route details. See 3D Terrain.

Offline Maps

Download map packages: see Download Maps.
Choose contour density: see Choose Contour Density.
Activate and deactivate: see Activate and Deactivate.
Japan mountain maps (from 1.1.6): 11 regional packs from Hokkaido to Kyushu. See Japan Mountain Maps.

Search

Search and jump to a location: see Search and Jump to a Location.
Navigate to a result: start navigation directly from the search results.

Record Tracks

Start, pause, stop: see Start, Pause and Stop.
Auto-pause and battery saving: see Auto-Pause and Battery Saving.
Voice announcements: see Voice Announcements.
Background recording: keeps recording when the screen is locked or you switch apps; set location permission to 'Always'. See First Launch: Allow Location.

Tracks, GPX and Waypoints

Manage saved tracks: see Saved Tracks and Copy, Rename and Delete.
Import and view GPX: see Import and View GPX Routes.
Route details: elevation profile, playback and photos. See Route Details.
Waypoints and collections: see Waypoints and Waypoint Collections.

Info Panel and Pre-Hike Check

Current location and pre-hike check: see Current Location and Pre-Hike Check.
Weather forecast: see Weather Forecast and Full Weather Screen.
Mountain stations and trends: see Mountain Stations and Trends.
Weather along the route and pre-download: see Route Weather and Downloading Ahead.
Route summary and progress once a route is loaded: see Information After Loading a Route.

Route Navigation Aids

Off-route alert: warns when you are more than 50 m from the loaded route; it can be turned off in Settings. See Information After Loading a Route.
Route progress card: shows your distance to the route and completion. Also see Information After Loading a Route.
Navigation Live Activity: shows distance and off-route status on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while navigating.

Print and Export

Print a map area: see Print a Map Area.
Export PDF: part of the same flow; see Print a Map Area.

Peak Records

Lists and filters: see Lists and Filters.
View on map (from 1.1.8): jump from the list to the map with the trail from trailhead to summit marked. See View a Peak and Its Trail on the Map.
Add to plan and log completions: with date, notes and photos. See Add to Plan and Log a Completion.

Trip Sharing

Trip sharing: create a trip before you leave and send the web link to a contact who stays behind; they can follow your route and latest position in a browser, no app needed. Find it under Map → Info → Trip Sharing. See What is Trip Sharing and Find the Feature and Agree to the Terms.
Scheduled reports and finish reminders: your position is reported by time or distance (about every 10 minutes by default), stored on the phone without signal and uploaded when online; you get a reminder before the planned finish, tap 'Safely down' to end, and your contact sees 'Overdue' if the time passes. See After Departure: Location Reporting, Reminders, and Completion.
It never notifies anyone: your contact has to open the link; if you are past your planned time and cannot be reached, call 119 or 112 directly. See What Your Contact Sees.
Privacy: no account needed; the trip is kept for 30 days after 'Safely down', and revoking the link deletes it immediately. See Data Retention and Privacy and Trip Sharing FAQs.

Settings and Sync

Settings overview: see Settings Overview, including off-route alert and background recording.
iCloud sync and backup: see iCloud Sync and Backup and Data Storage and Backup.
Language switch: change it in Settings; see Settings Overview.

Full Version and Free Quota

Free version usage: see Free Version Usage.
What the full version includes: see Full Version Contents.

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