Wigle Wifi for Android: Suggestions
Suggestions for improving the "offline" use of Wigle Android App ...
Wigle appears to use Google mapping for the maps, and caches downloaded map pictures for the street-map? This data seems to fade away over time, so areas lose detail (and become upscaled blurry pics, roads start going missing etc.).
Could Wigle make use of downloaded/offline Google Maps (I have these on the phone for use in Google Maps/Google Driving Mode) ? Or as an alternative, downloaded Organic Maps data?
In the same spirit -- the overlay of purple dots showing Wifi spots that I have already Wigle'd. This feature only works with data access. Could these overlay tiles be cached? Although they would become out of date, I feel that some indication of previous Wigle activity would be better than none.
Wigle appears to use Google mapping for the maps, and caches downloaded map pictures for the street-map? This data seems to fade away over time, so areas lose detail (and become upscaled blurry pics, roads start going missing etc.).
Could Wigle make use of downloaded/offline Google Maps (I have these on the phone for use in Google Maps/Google Driving Mode) ? Or as an alternative, downloaded Organic Maps data?
In the same spirit -- the overlay of purple dots showing Wifi spots that I have already Wigle'd. This feature only works with data access. Could these overlay tiles be cached? Although they would become out of date, I feel that some indication of previous Wigle activity would be better than none.
The maps do provide a certain degree of offline caching, but it depends on your device; it bases that one OS version, free space, etc. we don't have much control over what it choses to keep/delete. As always, pull requests are welcome!
Also I noticed in the Database page/settings: The phrase "Log routes for execution" and "Show routes for execution". This feels like maybe a translation error? The context here seems to make more sense if that was replaced by "... for RUN", which is consistent with other areas of the app.
As in Run: (noun) Series, Sequence, Extent (a run of bad luck)
Not as in Run (verb): Execute (for code/app/program!)
As in Run: (noun) Series, Sequence, Extent (a run of bad luck)
Not as in Run (verb): Execute (for code/app/program!)
not a translation error - "execution" is intentional, and a clarification.
"Run" has been ambiguous and misleading since the beginning of the app.
Both mean "during the current execution of the program."
"Run" has been ambiguous and misleading since the beginning of the app.
Both mean "during the current execution of the program."
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