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 ====== Introduction ====== ====== Introduction ======
  
-a:Drake is a freeware application for Android devices designed to do paperless Geocaching.+a:Drake is a **free** application for Android devices (Android 9 and newer) designed for paperless geocaching.
  
-If you wonder where the name came from, here is explanation: cacher in czech sounds like "kačer" and it is duck male, i.e. drake :-)+If you wonder where the name came from, here is the explanation: cacher in Czech sounds like "kačer" and it is a male duck, i.e. drake :-)
  
-a:Drake is designed for **off-line work, ie. without internet connection**. It's possible to download data on-line, but this possibility is meant as a tool for quick update not as main way of program usage. **Cache data is downloaded as GPX file, it means, user has to be Premium Member to be able to use this feature.**+a:Drake is designed for **off-line work, i.e. without an internet connection**. It's possible to download data on-line, but this possibility is meant as a tool for quick updates, not as the main way of using the program. **Cache data is downloaded via the Geocaching API, which means the user has to be a Premium Member to use this feature without significant restrictions.**
  
-There is similar application [[http://pocketdrake.cz|PocketDrake]]** running on <fc #FF0000>Windows Mobile</fc>** devices.+Since version 6.15 a:Drake also has a **companion app for Wear OS watches** – navigation to the cache right on your wrist.
  
 +News, questions and bug reports: [[https://forum.geocaching.cz/t/30477|a:Drake discussion on the geocaching.cz forum]] (in Czech, English posts are welcome too).
  
 +[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.adrake|{{https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/images/generic/en_badge_web_generic.png?200|Get it on Google Play}}]]
 +
 +====== Screenshots ======
 +{{:hlavni.jpg|Main menu}} {{:seznam.jpg|List of selected caches}}  {{:cekajici_logy.jpg|List of pending logs}}
 +
 +{{:det_hlavni.jpg|Detail - main data}} {{:det_listing.jpg| Detail - listing}} {{:det_logy.jpg|Detail - logs}} {{:det_kompas.jpg|Detail - compass}}
 +
 +{{:mapa1.jpg|Map - OSM}} {{:mapa2.jpg|Map - OSM}} {{:mapa6.jpg|Map - mapy.cz with different filter}}
 +
 +{{:mapa3.jpg|Map - OSM}} {{:mapa4.jpg|Map - OSM}} {{:mapa5.jpg|Map - OSM}}
 +
 +{{:filtr1.jpg|Filter - properties}} {{:filtr2.jpg|Filter - cache types}} {{:filtr3.jpg|Filter - waypoint types}} {{:filtr4.jpg|Filter - Location}}
 +
 +//Screenshots come from older versions, the current look may differ.//
  
 ===== Features overview ===== ===== Features overview =====
  
-  * finger-frienly +  * finger-friendly 
-  * database of geocaches and waypoints +  * database of geocaches and waypoints (not included) 
-          * database fully compatible with [[http://geoget.ararat.cz|GeoGet]], [[spolupracepc|plugin for synchronization]] +          * database fully compatible with [[https://www.geoget.cz|GeoGet]], data transfer over Wi-Fi (GeoGet Sync) 
-          * can handle huge data volume, tested on 20 000+ caches (plus waypoints), can work with [[http://www.geocaching.cz/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=8&thread_id=14932&pid=218004#post_218004|80 000]]+          * can handle huge data volumes, tens of thousands of caches (plus waypoints)
   * complete cache information   * complete cache information
-          * coordinates +          * coordinates, terrain and difficulty, distance and direction
-          * terrain and difficulty +
-          * distance and direction+
           * attributes           * attributes
-          * listing (original HTML) +          * listing (original HTML), images for off-line use 
-          * list of assigned waypoints+          * list of assigned waypoints, projection, formula solver
           * logs           * logs
           * own notes           * own notes
-          * own log as Field Notes +          * own log as a draft (Field Note), with images
   * navigation to cache or waypoint   * navigation to cache or waypoint
-          * compass +          * compass, proximity alerts, radar 
-  * export Field Notes +          * navigation on a Wear OS watch 
-          * customizable text of log, include time, note and sequence number  +  * drafts (Field Notes) and on-line sending to the website 
-  * import and export of GPX +          * customizable text of log, include time, note and sequence number
-  * export of track to GPX, KLM, PLT+
   * map   * map
-          * various map sources - www.mapy.cz, Google, OpenStreetMap +          * on-line maps (OpenStreetMap, Mapy.cz, Google etc.) with automatic saving for off-line use 
-          * automatic download +          * custom map sources, off-line raster maps in SQLite format (e.g. created by [[https://mobac.sourceforge.io/|Mobile Atlas Creator]]) 
-          * automatic saving for off-line use +          * Mapsforge vector maps (OpenAndroMaps etc.) with themes loaded directly from ZIP archives 
-          * www.mapy.cz +          * map rotation by direction of movement 
-               * compatible with [[http://geokuk.ic.cz|GeoKuk]]  +          * details in the [[en:mapy|technical description of maps]] 
-          * Google Maps, Open Street etc. +  * trackables (inventory, own, watched), logging 
-               * mass download using [[http://mobac.dnsalias.org|Mobile Atlas Creator]] with type of atlas OSMTracker tile storage +  * GPX import and export 
 +  * track recording, export to GPX, KML, PLT 
 + 
  
-===== Future plans =====+===== Authors =====
  
-  * more finger-friendly +**[[https://www.geocaching.com/p/?u=LudekV|LudekV]]** – original author
-  * on-line downloads from geocaching.com +
-  * upload logs to geocaching.com +
-  * filter management +
-  * ... +
  
-===== Author =====+**[[https://www.geocaching.com/p/?u=lnavrat|lnavrat]]** – co-author, contributing since 2021 and maintaining the current version (new Android versions, maps, Wear OS, bug fixes)
  
-[[http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=LudekV|LudekV]]+Icon set: Karas0911 (Trnkáči).
  
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