RECONSTRUCTION

This item is visible in Locus Map Free version only
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Hides system panel at the top of the screen to enlarge the map area.

Eliminates rotating of the display depending on the phone position.

• System settings - follows the Android system settings of screen orientation
• All screens - orientation locked in all screens
• Map screen - orientation locked in map screen only

It selects which display position will be locked:

• portrait mode
• landscape mode
• reverse portrait mode
• reverse landscape mode

Defines situations when the screen is turned on/off by gestures or the app itself.

• Disabled - screen on/off by gesture is disabled
• Wave once - wave once in front of the device proximity sensor to turn the Locus Map screen on
• Wave twice - wave twice in front of the device proximity sensor to turn the Locus Map screen on

• Turn on when notified of a point - Locus Map screen turns on when it notifies user of a point coming closer (notifications must be on, see Guidance to a Point >>)
• Turn on when notified on a track - Locus Map screen turns on when it notifies user of either next direction change or leaving the route he is being guided along.
• Turn on when notified during navigation - Locus Map screen turns on before each voice command during voice navigation

• setting of the interval before turning the screen off again
• is set in 5 second steps from 0 to 120 seconds. 0 = screen turning off is disabled (until the system turns the screen off)

Locus Map prevents the phone screen from turning off:

• Always - permanent screen on
• When GPS is on - screen stays on when the GPS is on
• During guidance/navigation - screen stays on when user is navigated or guided to a point or along a track
• When charger is plugged in - screen stays on only during charging the phone

This setting disables your device screen lock in case Locus is active. Other apps remain behind the screen lock. There are three levels of unlocking:

• System settings - nothing is changed, it is necessary to unlock your screen before displaying Locus
• Basic screen lock - only basic phone lock (slider) that just prevents user from accidentally turning the device on is deactivated. If you have your device secured by a password, finger print or a gesture, you have to unlock it in order to work with Locus.
• All screen locks - password, finger print or gesture secured locks are also disabled for easy entering Locus. However, this setting may not work on some devices.

Select mode of basic map controlling:

• Locus Map mode - double tap shows hidden menu
• Google Maps mode - double tap = zoom in, two fingers tap = zoom out, three fingers tap = hidden menu

Volume controlling hardware buttons can be used to zoom the map.

Phones with hardware or Bluetooth keyboard can be also controlled by letters C - map centering, D - display, G - GPS, arrow buttons - map shift, +/- - zooming.

Check if you prefer to disable rotation and panning of the map when pinch-zooming.

If checked, long-tap any place on the map, Locus Map will try to provide postal or regional address of the place (provided by Google, GraphHopper, MapQuest or Bing - can be set in Miscellaneous.

It moves the map screen cursor down by 1/4 of the screen. Functional only with the map rotation on. Useful especially for guiding or navigation.

If you shift the map out of your current position when browsing it, this function centers it back on current GPS location after 5 secs of inactivity (the interval can be changed in Locus/Config.cfg file)

Enables measuring distance between two fingers touching the screen.

Here you can select set of location and tracking cursors, set their size or add your own.

Sets association between speed and displayed map zooms. Bigger zooms for slow speeds and vice versa.

• select map zoom on the preview map
• define corresponding speed
• tap ADD