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--- en:start [2013/02/13 21:06] – ludekv
+++ en:start [2026/10/12 11:10] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-[[http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.adrake|{{http://www.android.com/images/brand/android_app_on_play_logo_large.png|Android app on Google Play}}]]
-{{:bt_de.png|}} **[[de:start|Die deutsche Version kann hier sein]]**
 ====== 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 via Geocaching Live, it means, user has to be Premium Member to be able to use this feature without significant restrictions.**
+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 ======
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 {{: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 =====
-  * finger-frienly
+  * finger-friendly
   * database of geocaches and waypoints (not included)
-          * database fully compatible with [[http://geoget.ararat.cz|GeoGet]]
+          * database fully compatible with [[https://www.geoget.cz|GeoGet]], data transfer over Wi-Fi (GeoGet Sync)
-          * can handle huge data volume, tested on 30 000+ caches (plus waypoints)
+          * can handle huge data volumes, tens of thousands of caches (plus waypoints)
   * complete cache information
-          * coordinates
+          * coordinates, terrain and difficulty, distance and direction
-          * terrain and difficulty
-          * distance and direction
           * attributes
-          * listing (original HTML)
+          * listing (original HTML), images for off-line use
-          * list of assigned waypoints
+          * list of assigned waypoints, projection, formula solver
           * logs
           * own notes
-          * own log as Field Notes
+          * own log as a draft (Field Note), with images
   * navigation to cache or waypoint
-          * compass
+          * compass, proximity alerts, radar
-  * export Field Notes and on-line sending to website
+          * 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
+          * customizable text of log, include time, note and sequence number
   * 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
-          * Google Maps, Open Street etc.
+          * details in the [[en:mapy|technical description of maps]]
-               * mass download using [[http://mobac.dnsalias.org|Mobile Atlas Creator]] with type of atlas OSMTracker tile storage
+  * trackables (inventory, own, watched), logging
+  * GPX import and export
+  * track recording, export to GPX, KML, PLT
+===== Authors =====
+**[[https://www.geocaching.com/p/?u=LudekV|LudekV]]** – original author
-===== 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).