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Could you add a pure offline mode? #722

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kanshurichard opened this issue Oct 16, 2022 · 1 comment
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Could you add a pure offline mode? #722

kanshurichard opened this issue Oct 16, 2022 · 1 comment
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Thank you developer. The Owntracks App is the most power-efficient app I have used among similar open-sources apps. I really like the switch of "significant" and "move", that makes me to choose between accuracy and power-efficiency.

Now that it requires a server-end to work, could you add a pure offline mode, to make it save all the recordings on the phone and export to gpx file, just like the Open GPS Tracker (http://www.merlos.org/iOS-Open-GPX-Tracker/). I like that app but it uses a lot more power since it keeps GPS on all the time.

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jpmens commented Oct 16, 2022

The intention of OwnTracks was and is to have a reliable app which can emit data to be persisted on a server of your choice, and even added an HTTP mode on top of our MQTT mode for ease of use and flexibility. The apps were not designed with offline storage in mind, and I don't think we should diverge from our use-case that far.

In addition this would impose all manner of requirements: people will want start/stop, exports, backups, etc. and I don't think our small project can do this, at least not without major help, if at all.

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