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Quick start

This guide takes you through your first trip with Geo Tracker, from recording to sharing. Each step links to a page with more details.

1. Record a trip

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  1. Go outside, so your device can see the sky.
  2. Tap the red record button at the bottom right of the map.
  3. Allow the permissions Geo Tracker asks for. On Android, allow location access all the time, so recording continues while the screen is off.

Recording starts at once. Until your device finds its position, the status shows No fix. Outdoors, this usually takes a few seconds, but sometimes it can take longer. Indoors, there may be no signal at all, or it can be very inaccurate: the position jumps around, and the track can show distance you never traveled. For an accurate track, don’t record indoors: pause or stop the recording before you go inside.

You can now lock the screen and put the device away. On iPhone, don’t swipe Geo Tracker away from the app switcher, as this stops the recording.

On Android, some phones stop apps in the background to save battery. If your recording stops or has gaps, set up your phone as described in Background recording.

More: Record a trip

2. Pause and stop

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  • To take a break you don’t want in the track, tap the record button to pause, and tap it again to resume.
  • To finish, tap the smaller stop button next to it.

The trip is saved as you go, so there’s nothing to save at the end.

More: Pause and resume

3. See your trip

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Tap the statistics button in the top bar of the map to see the distance, duration, speed, altitudes and charts of your trip. Tap it again to go back to the map.

To find earlier trips, tap ☰ at the top left of the map. Tap a trip in the list to show it on the map.

More: Understand trip statistics and charts, Find and manage trips

4. Share it

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  • To send a picture of your trip with its map and statistics, open Statistics and tap the share button next to the trip name.
  • To send the track itself, share it as a GPX, KML or KMZ file from the trip list.

More: Share trip images, Share GPX, KML and KMZ files

5. Keep your trips safe

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Your trips are stored only on your device. To keep a copy, for example in your cloud storage, set up a sync folder in Settings → Data → Sync folder.

More: Transfer and back up tracks

What’s next

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