Announcing new app: RTT2
Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 12:32 pm
As Real Time GPS Tracker was initially designed for Android 1.6 I decided to create a new app which will use some of the cool UI features provided by Android 4. The new app will be available for all devices running Android 4 or higher.
Naming:
The new app is called "Real Time Tracker 2" (I know quite boring). I kicked out "GPS" from its name to make it shorter.
Features
- New UI (hopefully better than the old one - at least a little bit )
- Improved Chat Window - Now there is one chat window per friend (in RTT1 all messages have been displayed in the same window)
- New Map Engine. Switched to Google Maps V2 which supports vector graphics. Terrain Mode supported.
- Multi Map Mode. I don't know if it's useful but I like this feature You can now add one or more maps to the same screen. For example, you could open two maps where one is following your own location, and the other map is following your friend's location. This way you see both locations at the same time. Or you could switch one map to satellite mode and one map in normal mode. This way you see the same locations in different layers. I haven't measured it but I assume that the multi map mode will need a bit more battery.
- Zero Map Mode: You cannot only add maps but also remove them. In fact you can remove all maps. If you don't use any map (i.e. you use an empty screen) you will save battery.
- Multi language mode: The app supports different languages. Would be great if some of you could help translating. More information below.
If you have the latest version of RTT1 installed RTT2 will import your settings (including username and password), and you can start out of the box.
If RTT1 is not installed a setup wizard will assist you to enter username and password. I hope this will make the setup easier for new users.
Feedback I'm especially interested:
- Is the user interface easy to use or is there anything confusing?
- Is there anything in the user interface I should improve?
- Is there anything in the user interface which is even worse than in RTT1?
- Is the setup wizard useful? Will it help new users or will it confuse them? If the setup wizard is not displayed automatically you can start it in the settings.
- Are there any crashes?
Translation support required
In contrast to RTT1 the new app supports multi language mode. The only missing thing are the translations
If you want to help to translate one or more phrases into your language please join the translation community. I have setup a translation project here: http://www.getlocalization.com/rtt2/
Note: I have added instructions for translators in the discussion section of the translation portal.
As English is not my native language I guess there are millions of errors in my initial translation . So it would be great if you could help me to make the English translation more professional. For this reason I have added the language "English (US)" to the project. Feel free to change any content.
If your native language is not English just add the language you are interested in. If there is any problem post here.
I'm curious about your questions and your feedback.
Regards,
Florian
Naming:
The new app is called "Real Time Tracker 2" (I know quite boring). I kicked out "GPS" from its name to make it shorter.
Features
- New UI (hopefully better than the old one - at least a little bit )
- Improved Chat Window - Now there is one chat window per friend (in RTT1 all messages have been displayed in the same window)
- New Map Engine. Switched to Google Maps V2 which supports vector graphics. Terrain Mode supported.
- Multi Map Mode. I don't know if it's useful but I like this feature You can now add one or more maps to the same screen. For example, you could open two maps where one is following your own location, and the other map is following your friend's location. This way you see both locations at the same time. Or you could switch one map to satellite mode and one map in normal mode. This way you see the same locations in different layers. I haven't measured it but I assume that the multi map mode will need a bit more battery.
- Zero Map Mode: You cannot only add maps but also remove them. In fact you can remove all maps. If you don't use any map (i.e. you use an empty screen) you will save battery.
- Multi language mode: The app supports different languages. Would be great if some of you could help translating. More information below.
If you have the latest version of RTT1 installed RTT2 will import your settings (including username and password), and you can start out of the box.
If RTT1 is not installed a setup wizard will assist you to enter username and password. I hope this will make the setup easier for new users.
Feedback I'm especially interested:
- Is the user interface easy to use or is there anything confusing?
- Is there anything in the user interface I should improve?
- Is there anything in the user interface which is even worse than in RTT1?
- Is the setup wizard useful? Will it help new users or will it confuse them? If the setup wizard is not displayed automatically you can start it in the settings.
- Are there any crashes?
Translation support required
In contrast to RTT1 the new app supports multi language mode. The only missing thing are the translations
If you want to help to translate one or more phrases into your language please join the translation community. I have setup a translation project here: http://www.getlocalization.com/rtt2/
Note: I have added instructions for translators in the discussion section of the translation portal.
As English is not my native language I guess there are millions of errors in my initial translation . So it would be great if you could help me to make the English translation more professional. For this reason I have added the language "English (US)" to the project. Feel free to change any content.
If your native language is not English just add the language you are interested in. If there is any problem post here.
I'm curious about your questions and your feedback.
Regards,
Florian