OwnTracks

OwnTracks



Free

17.2.5for iPhone, iPad and more
8.3
24 Ratings
Christoph Krey
Developer
4.8 MB
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Mar 19, 2024
Update Date
Travel
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About OwnTracks

OwnTracks - Your location companion
OwnTracks allows you to keep track of your own location.
You can build your private location diary or share it with your family and friends.
OwnTracks is open-source and uses open protocols for communication so you can be sure your data stays secure and private.
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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What's New in the Latest Version 17.2.5

Last updated on Mar 19, 2024
Old Versions
UI Improvements and Bug Fixes

[FIX] timer triggered locations updates use fresh GPS fix #781
[NEW] Fully reset configuration when changing mode and/or host/port #771
[FIX] "Change Monitoring Mode" doesn't work if the app is on the settings page #768
[FIX] Make encryptionKey for payload encryption configurable over .otrc #774
[FIX] Robustness of settings and configuration messages #775
[FIX] use defaults for imported regions/waypoints where possible
[NEW] use publish topic, qos for MQTT will. willRetainflag always false #780
[NEW] status message #778
[FIX] OwnTracks crashes with _type:location containing batt:null #775
[FIX] region tab disappeares but not re-appears when toggling locked setting fast
[FIX] include all pods in the project repo
[FIX] final Marker layouts
[FIX] Launchscreen Attribute #783
[FIX] Remove AbsoluteAltitude for compatibility
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Version History
17.2.5
Mar 19, 2024
UI Improvements and Bug Fixes

[FIX] timer triggered locations updates use fresh GPS fix #781
[NEW] Fully reset configuration when changing mode and/or host/port #771
[FIX] "Change Monitoring Mode" doesn't work if the app is on the settings page #768
[FIX] Make encryptionKey for payload encryption configurable over .otrc #774
[FIX] Robustness of settings and configuration messages #775
[FIX] use defaults for imported regions/waypoints where possible
[NEW] use publish topic, qos for MQTT will. willRetainflag always false #780
[NEW] status message #778
[FIX] OwnTracks crashes with _type:location containing batt:null #775
[FIX] region tab disappeares but not re-appears when toggling locked setting fast
[FIX] include all pods in the project repo
[FIX] final Marker layouts
[FIX] Launchscreen Attribute #783
[FIX] Remove AbsoluteAltitude for compatibility
17.1.3
Jan 30, 2024
UI Improvements and Bug Fixes

[FIX] reconnect after config load from URL inline #770
[FIX] use NSReletiveDateTimeFormatter for timestamp age display
[NEW] hide Pin Marker for '+follow' regions
17.1.1
Jan 15, 2024
UI Improvements, Localized Units, Custom HTTP Headers and Bug Fixes

[NEW] Show POIs
[NEW] Show Regions as Markers instead of deprecated Pins
[NEW] httpHeaders added #761
[FIX] allowInvaidCerts setting only in MQTT mode
[FIX] default POI to empty string (not transmitted) closes #763
[NEW] hide all MQTT related parameters in HTTP mode on settings screen #759
[NEW] add pressure reading to status view
[NEW] use NSMeasurementFormatter for localized units #765
17.0.5
Dec 16, 2023
Bug fixes avoiding crash in some environments

[FIX] process both encrypted and non-encrypted messages avoiding crash #755
[FIX] Credit Texts
17.0.4
Dec 15, 2023
Bug fixes

[FIX] crash when receiving illegal json closes #755
17.0.3
Dec 11, 2023
JSON Schema Validation and Accessible Logs

[NEW] Accessible Logs and JSON Schema Validation
[NEW] ISO timestamps in log
[NEW] Export functionality for Mac Catalyst
[FIX] move "Logs" button to status view
[FIX] missing "response" cmd (for tours)
[FIX] position of share menu on iPad
[FIX] cleanup client certificate selection
[FIX] use UTF-8 for .strings files consistently
16.4.3
Sep 26, 2023
Remote command extensions and bug fixes

[NEW] add clearWaypoints command #745
[FIX] reconnect after config load via URL #743
[FIX] crash on MQTT negative PUBACK
16.4.1
Mar 6, 2023
Homescreen quick actions and bug fixes

[NEW] Homescreen quick actions for monitoring change #737
[FIX] Shortcuts no longer switching mode when phone is locked #740
[FIX] Shortcuts in background mode #740
16.3.2
Feb 16, 2023
Tags, POI marker, Danish translation and bug fixes

[NEW] add scale to map view #721
[NEW] tag and POI #705
[NEW] Cleanup the info screen #726
[NEW] Danish Translation

[FIX] English Translation "You did disable background fetch" closes #727
[FIX] Crash when saving card with no image #723
[FIX] mark positions triggered by "visits" correctly
16.2.5
Aug 10, 2022
** Sharing with non-OwnTracks users, Card editing

[NEW] lock all changes to configuration with by 'locked' setting #707
[NEW] create/list/delete shares/views in collaboration with ot-recorder
[NEW] Edit card info and photo
16.1.3
Feb 21, 2022
Turkish translation, small enhancements, and bug fixes
[NEW] App does now adjust `locatorInterval` changes immediately, no need to kill and restart. #634
[NEW] How to remove a client certificate? #648
[NEW] Turkish translation #671
[NEW] Copy Topic to clipboard on click/tap? #692
[NEW] Region Monitoring +follow flexible duration #675
[NEW] Feature request: Add the battery property to the friend view #681
[NEW] add distance to Friend Screen
[NEW] Notification sound when friend leaving or entering region #690
[NEW] Change tracking mode enter/leave region #683
[NEW] Feature Request: Publish current monitoring mode on location updates #694
[NEW] Change tracking mode enter/leave region #683
[NEW] Ask for permission to use Apple's reverse geocoder and map #696
[NEW] Change to move mode automatically when phone is charged. #436
[NEW] Notification message "Friend enters/leaves Region" cannot be translated #672
[NEW] History Sections cannot be translated (Notification/Friend/Region) #673
[NEW] Automatic switch on battery
[NEW] Change to move mode automatically when phone is charged. #436

[FIX] Dark Mode Navigation and Tab Bars
14.2.2
Apr 21, 2021
New languages Dutch and Swedish, bug fix

[NEW] Swedish
[NEW] Dutch
[FIX] send 'location' as '_type' for 'steps' #674
14.2.0
Apr 6, 2021
Bug fixes and Completed Translations to German and Polish

[NEW] translations with POEdit
[FIX] multiple alert messages
[FIX] App crashes on swipe-out-friend #666
[NEW] Consider informing user and/or dropping HTTP POSTs on 4xx errors closes #665
[FIX] replace UIPickerView by UISegmented Control for mode #664
[FIX] UIPickerView hides part of the text in iOS 14 #664
[FIX] display processing message only once
[FIX] decimals in JSON
[FIX] App crashes on swipe-out-friend #666
14.0.3
Jan 27, 2021
Bug fixes and small enhancements

[NEW] add pitch control for map on MacOS
[FIX] Steps reporting topic changed? closes #660
14.0.2
Jan 22, 2021
Bug fixes and small enhancements

[NEW] support owntracks:///config?inline= inline url config processing
[NEW] Regions with "rid" identifier

[FIX] show processingMessage on Mac
[FIX] wait for new location in background refresh ´"t":"p"'
[FIX] always report integer value for "acc" accuracy
[FIX] OwnTracks on macOS too quickly creates location pins on map #649
13.3.6
Sep 20, 2020
Bug fixes:
- Connection status might hang in "connecting" when using weak connections
13.3.5
Aug 31, 2020
+ Shortcuts to change monitoring mode and trigger send location
+ requires iOS13 minimum
+ TLS 1.3 supported
+ Native WebSockets
+ iOS13 TLS security requirements replace pinned certificates
+ additional SSID and BSSID attributes
13.1.7
Dec 16, 2019
A few bug fixes, especially

- [FIX] Can't see friends #610 (https://github.com/owntracks/ios/issues/610)
13.1.4
Nov 25, 2019
## OwnTracks 13.1.4

** iOS Version ported to macOS (via Catalyst), different map view modes, MQTTv5

[NEW] Allow map to be switched between map view and satellite view #606
[NEW] support MQTTv5 (no local, topic aliases in = 10, topic aliases out, session Expiry=indefinetely)

[FIX] lwt-message: Parameter "tst" is of type string. #604
[FIX] end user whose Regions disappear #608
13.0.2
Sep 26, 2019
Dark Mode in iOS 13

[NEW] Dark Mode support in iOS 13
[NEW] Review colors for Dark/Light Mode #600
[NEW] Review Layout of "Friends" History messages #601
12.0.9
Sep 16, 2019
A few bug fixes and enhancements

[NEW] Copy location coordinates to clipboard #597
[FIX] Dark Mode iOS 13 fixes
[FIX] Location report "inregions" inconsistent with "transition" messages #598
12.0.8
Sep 8, 2019
A few bug fixes and enhancements

[NEW] History Tab
[NEW] Battery State
[NEW] Update mode UI element #583
[FIX] lost and missing links to status screen
[FIX] WebView is not correctly sized on devices larger than iPhoneSE #596
[FIX] Remove Geohashing Code
[FIX] Initial size of Today Widget
12.0.3
Apr 10, 2019
A few bug fixes and enhancements

[FIX] setWaypoints crashes owntracks when removing waypoints #570
[FIX] Configuration of Username/Password for HTTP Mode #566
12.0.2
Jan 11, 2019
A few bug fixes and enhances

[FIX] Reconnect Problem after changing 4G/WLAN or other way #525
[NEW] Allow authentication without password #559
[NEW] Add X-Limit-U and X-Limit-D to HTTP mode headers #560
[FIX] a number of crashes
[NEW] Use "following" region get more position updates in Significant Changes mode
9.9.3
Jun 2, 2018
Crash Fixes, a few new Things, remove Public Mode
due to privacy considerations, and drop AppleWatch support

[NEW] Include current regions in "location" payload #523
[NEW] use MQTT V5 library
[NEW] Include desc in _type=beacon messages #521
[NEW] translation (PL) update

[FIX] Drop Copy Mode
[FIX] Remove "shared" attribute for Regions / Waypoints
[FIX] Drop Public Mode #536
[FIX] Rename Private Mode MQTT Mode
[FIX] suppress "inregions" if empty
[FIX] re-enable Altimeter/pressure reporting
[FIX] not updating when app is in the background #498
[FIX] Requesting StepCount via HTTP-Connection seems not to work #535
[FIX] Drop AppleWatch support because Apple stops Watchkit 1 support
[FIX] Drop Support for iOS < 11.0, older iOS versions use old version
[FIX] Drop Addressbook links via Relation "owntracks" / "updateaddressbook"
[FIX] Replace deprecated UIAlertView
[FIX] Replace deprecated UIWebWiew
[FIX] Replace deprecated UILocalNotification
[FIX] Replace deprecated AddressBook interface
[FIX] show matching files when selecting certificates only
[FIX] Crash in TodayViewController on iOS 9.3.5 iPhone4S #528
[FIX] Crash when accessing Address Book #529
[FIX] Crash when requesting reportLocation #527
[FIX] Crash in ConnectionType #526
[FIX] update lastUsedLocation immediately

OwnTracks FAQ

Click here to learn how to download OwnTracks in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of OwnTracks.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
OwnTracks supports English, Danish, Dutch, German, Polish, Swedish, Turkish

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