Geodroid v1.0 update is out!
There are a number of changes which I’ll try to list the more significant ones.
- A handfull of UI updates: Map item bubble windows, dashboard redesign, etc…
- Several bugs fixed
- Suspend GPS feature for power saving
- More waypoints/geocaches on the map at one time (20)
- GPS update interval user settings available (power saving)
- New waypoint details view
- Waypoint / Geocache date created saved
- Fixed HTML display for all descriptions
Travelbug support is coming. It had been planned for this release, but I felt this was a good update and didn’t want to keep everyone waiting on it. As always, please email me if you run across a bug I didn’t find. 
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This update focuses on importing again. I considered holding onto this release for that reason, but it wraps up all of the importing changes I’d been working towards as we approach v1.0. The next planned release will focus more on the user interface along with support for importing travelbugs.
Highlights
- Background importing – You can select a file or directory to import and continue using your phone while the import runs.
- Short descriptions are now included along with the long description for GPX entries.
- Fixed a skip duplicates bug.
- Misc performance tweaks.
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Geodroid v0.9 is out! After you crash from your Halloween sugar high, download the update!
Highlights
- Importing forces closes fixed
- Importing improved – You should be able to import any size file, though for your own sanity, be reasonable. A GPX file with hundreds of caches will take a few minutes. A large LOC file however, will be very snappier since there is less data per entry.
- Mass deleting improved.
- HTML descriptions now display with images if available.
- All log entries from import files are saved.
If I broke anything, please let me know.
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Which file types would you like to see supported?
I’ve hit the file support item on my feature/todo list and would like to know what types of files/formats you would like to see. GPX and LOC files (mostly from geocaching.org) cover the majority of what everyone wants, but I suspect there are a number of other formats that it would be useful to support. I’ve recieved a few requests for various formats in the past, but need your input on what to do next. I’m going with majority rules on this, so if you see that someone else has requested the file type you want, make sure you leave a comment too. Please comment on this post with your format / file type request. Thanks.
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Geodroid update posted today. 
Updates
- Show nearby geocaches and waypoints on the map.
- Icon changes.
- Displays current lat / lon on the map.
Some of the bigger updates looking forward will be expanded options for showing nearby geocaches (such as showing not yet found caches). Also importing will be improved next.
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V0.6.7 has been posted in the Market. It’s a minor release to allow people time to smoothly migrate from the beta (aka demo). There are a few bug fixes however.
Fixes:
- Deleting multiple waypoints crash fixed.
- Editing waypoint no longer resets star marked items.
- Adding/editing a note doesn’t remove imported GPX file description.
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To upgrade from Geodroid demo (beta) v0.6.6 to full version:
- Run Geodroid demo v0.6.6+. (upgrade to v0.6.6+ if needed)
- *From the Waypts tab hit the Menu button and select Export for upgrade.
- Purchase and open Geodroid.
- From the Waypts tab hit the Menu button and select Import from beta.
That’s it! You can verify the waypoints imported in the full version Geodroid. If anything goes wrong, please email me and explain what happened. If everything imported correctly, you can uninstall Geodroid demo.
* If Geodroid demo has expired already, you can still export your waypoints by clicking the Export option when Geodroid first opens.
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I’ve received a few emails, most simply inquiring about the prices for apps, though I should clear up what’s happening. My two public apps, ParkMark and Geodroid, are going to be priced when the Market opens this week. I believe that fact has been fairly implied by the expire dates posted with Geodroid, for which I’ve had solid plans for a while now. ParkMark on the other hand had no expire date until after the new year. The date was posted a time or two, but largely absent from the description in the market. This has been a bit of an oversight in some cases (hurried releases made at very late hours of the night), intentional at times since I knew an update would come long before the expire date would hit, but for the most part absent because I was still debating how I would handle ParkMark. As of the past few weeks, I’ve decided that just like Geodroid, a one time price for ParkMark is the best way to go. I am sorry for confusing anyone about expire dates and the plans for ParkMark or Geodroid.
A few weeks ago I started pulling together statistics on my apps and trying to figure out what it would really take to make them sustainable. I enjoy working on them and it’s all I do at the moment at around 60 hours per week. I have many features and improvements planned, not to mention a few other applications in the works or that I’m considering. The prices I came up with to keep the apps going are $1.99 for ParkMark and $9.99 for Geodroid with all future updates included. Depending on how the applications do over time, prices could certainly change. My goal with pricing is to make it possible to continue development, which includes me and my wife not becoming a vagrants and keeping them from becoming abandonware.
Update
I did a poor job communicating to users about ParkMark. After thinking about it, I decided to offer it for free until April 1st 2009. The paid version at $1.99 will be available soon that will include additional features and receive updates.
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The Market appears to be flipping out, probably due to the recent updates. Any “Demo” app you may have downloaded is different in name alone and due to the Market issues, will be removed later this week at least until the Market problems are worked out.
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