4.8.5
2023-07-16
- app settings now include new options for data removal and account termination
- minor UI enhancements
4.8.3
2023-07-02
- fixed a minor bug that could cause the app to crash under certain circumstances
- fixed a bug in the watchOS version that prevented the timestamp from refreshing when the app was brought back to the foreground
- new phone verification service: we now use a commercial, best-in-class service for phone number authentication, ensuring better reliability, global reach, and compliance
4.8.1
2023-06-25
- Apple Watch support
4.7.2
2023-05-31
- CarPlay support
- minor bug fixes for the Strava integration
- fixes a bug introduced in v4.7.1 that prevented some phone numbers to validate correctly
4.7.1
2023-05-29
- CarPlay support
- minor bug fixes for the Strava integration
4.6.15
2022-12-22
- new onboarding
- minor bug fixes
4.6.11
2022-11-10
- improved contacts location fetch, much faster and reliable
- improved background location update when not moving
- iOS16 compatibility
- drop pins persistance
- look around imagery (iOS16)
- minor bug fixes
4.6.10
2022-11-05
- improved contacts location fetch, much faster and reliable
- improved background location update when not moving
- iOS16 compatibility
- drop pins persistance (cloudkit)
- look around imagery (iOS16)
- minor bug fixes
4.5.1
2022-08-27
- drop pins persistence and minor bug fixes
4.5
2022-06-27
PlaceTrack location sharing platform is now available again, rewritten from scratch!
what's new in 4.5:
- long press anywhere on the map or while a marker is selected for a new context menu: drop a pin, street view, directions:
- search and bookmark any location (search button)
- start/end markers for imported gpx trails
- gpx exports can include custom waypoints (pins)
New in PlaceTrack 4.x:
- share or just keep a personal journal of location data, speed, course, altitude, activity (inferred from motion data), battery level
- smart background mode: app works only as you move with almost no impact on phone battery. Install the app and forget about it
- your location is safe and never shared with anyone
- import GPX and Apple Watch workouts tracks as overlays
- export any data as GPX files
- fine-grained access control to your data
- modern UI
- import track overlays from Strava
- custom (per user) sharing settings
- minor fixes, improvements and cosmetic changes
4.3.5
2022-02-18
PlaceTrack location sharing platform is now available again, rewritten from scratch!
what's new in 4.3.x:
- import track overlays from Strava
- custom (per user) sharing settings
- minor fixes, improvements and cosmetic changes
New in PlaceTrack 4.x:
- share or just keep a personal journal of location data, speed, course, altitude, activity (inferred from motion data), battery level
- smart background mode: app works only as you move with almost no impact on phone battery. Install the app and forget about it
- your location is safe and never shared with anyone
- import GPX and Apple Watch workouts tracks as overlays
- export any data as GPX files
- fine-grained access control to your data
- modern UI
4.3.4
2021-12-10
PlaceTrack location sharing platform is now available again, rewritten from scratch!
what's new in 4.3.x:
- import track overlays from Strava
- custom (per user) sharing settings
- minor fixes, improvements and cosmetic changes
New in PlaceTrack 4.x:
- share or just keep a personal journal of location data, speed, course, altitude, activity (inferred from motion data), battery level
- smart background mode: app works only as you move with almost no impact on phone battery. Install the app and forget about it
- your location is safe and never shared with anyone
- import GPX and Apple Watch workouts tracks as overlays
- export any data as GPX files
- fine-grained access control to your data
- modern UI
4.2.2
2021-09-21
PlaceTrack location sharing platform is now available again, rewritten from scratch!
what's new in 4.2.x:
- direction arrows on GPX overlays
- minor fixes and improvements
New in PlaceTrack 4.x:
- modern UI
- share or just keep a personal journal of location data, speed, course, altitude, activity (inferred from motion data), battery level
- smart background mode: app works only as you move with almost no impact on phone battery. Install the app and forget about it
- your location is safe and never shared with anyone
- import GPX and Apple Watch workouts tracks as overlays
- export any data as GPX files
- fine-grained access control to your data
3.8
2017-05-16
- fixes a problem occurring during the streetview and location history modes on iOS10 devices
3.7.2
2016-02-20
- minor bug fixes (crashes)
3.7
2016-02-11
- includes watchOS2 version (watchOS1 is no longer supported)
- time-based location sharing (time and/or days of week)
- broken facebook support for user location data has been removed (no longer supported)
- minor bug fixes
3.6.3
2015-04-23
- Apple Watch support
- minor bug fixes
- interactive notifications (iOS8)
3.5
2014-10-23
- iOS8 and iPhone6/6+ optimizations
- location history: you can now export KML data to third party apps (eg.Google Earth)
- new app icon
- minor bug fixes and code stabilization
3.4
2014-07-28
- better handling of location history data
3.3
2014-07-11
- profile support: you can set up a thumbnail image (along with privacy setting) and a personal name; your info will be used by the web frontend and may appear on contacts devices
- personal web access token: generate a personal access token and manage your location, location history and contacts' location data through a public API and a web frontend (in the making)
- optionally share 24 hours or full location history with contacts
- device o/s and critical battery status are now available along with location updates
- fixed a problem with Foursquare integration
- minor bug fixes and optimizations to better support other platforms and a frontend web user interface
3.2
2014-01-28
- minor bug fixes
3.1
2014-01-16
3.1:
- you can now select a date range when displaying your own location history
- fixed a bug that prevented adding a contact when its phone prefix starts with a leading ‘0’
3.0
- native sharing for live location, location history, speed, altitude and context data from the M7 coprocessor
- fully optimized for the brand new iOS7
- force location update from a contact
- optional location sharing through secret web urls
3.0
2014-01-10
- native sharing for live location, location history, speed, altitude and context data from the M7 coprocessor
- fully optimized for the brand new iOS7
- force location update from a contact
- optional location sharing through secret web urls
2.4.2
2013-01-25
☂ better exception handling to prevent unexpected app crashes
2.4.1
2012-12-18
☂ better exception handling to prevent unexpected app crashes in case facebook checkin data is incomplete
v2.4
✓ iOS6 and iPhone5 optimizations
✓ auto standby disabled when the phone is connected to a power source (this way you can keep the app in foreground and get frequent updates while driving, etc)
✓ PlaceTrack can now open locations in Apple native Map app
✓ improved location discovery for facebook contacts
☂ fixed a bug that could prevent PlaceTrack from enabling background mode properly
☂ fixed a bug that could cause PlaceTrack to crash when in foreground
☂ minor other bug fixes
2.4
2012-12-03
✓ iOS6 and iPhone5 optimizations
✓ auto standby disabled when the phone is connected to a power source (this way you can keep the app in foreground and get frequent updates while driving, etc)
✓ PlaceTrack can now open locations in Apple native Map app
✓ improved location discovery for facebook contacts
☂ fixed a bug that could prevent PlaceTrack from enabling background mode properly
☂ fixed a bug that could cause PlaceTrack to crash when in foreground
☂ minor other bug fixes
2.3.7
2012-06-28
✓ ability to search by venue name (check-in assistant)
☂ fixed a bug in local notifications timezone
2.3.5
2012-05-08
✓fixed a bug that could cause PlaceTrack to crash on startup
✓improvements in auto check-in logic
✓fixed a bug that could cause autocheckin to fail if you opened the application while arriving at a venue that was defined for autocheckin
new in v2.3.3:
✓AutoCheck-in to Foursquare and Facebook: automatically checks you in to venues you have specified
✓delayed Latitude sync: stores your locations even when you're offline and pushes them to your Latitude history when you're back online
✓background mode now available even when you're not logged into Latitude (for autocheckins or on-device location history)
✓locations accuracy overlay
✓minor bug fixes and improvements
✓starting from this version, iOS3.x is no longer supported
2.3.3
2012-04-28
✓ AutoCheck-in to Foursquare and Facebook: automatically checks you in to venues you have specified
✓ delayed Latitude sync: stores your locations when you're offline, pushes them to your Latitude history when you're back online
✓ background mode now available even when you're not logged into Latitude (for autocheckins or on-device location history)
✓ locations accuracy overlay
✓ minor bug fixes and improvements
✓ starting from this version, iOS3.x is no longer supported
2.2.1
2012-03-06
✓ fixed a bug where PlaceTrack crashes when logging in to Foursquare on iOS4.x devices
✓ better error handling
✓ link to community page fixed
2.2
2012-02-27
✓ now you can use PlaceTrack to check in to Foursquare and Facebook!
✓ latitude contacts' location are shown again (inside an embedded web view)
✓ distance information on detail views and friend list
✓ minor cosmetic changes
☂ fixed a bug where PlaceTrack could log you off from Latitude when the app restarts in the background on passlocked devices (please re-login for this to take effect)
☂ fixed a bug where PlaceTrack crashes on iOS version earlier than iOS5
new in 2.0:
✓ Foursquare and Facebook support: your friends checkins are now displayed on map!
✓ Street view and Maps available from contact detail view
✓ Foursquare photos available from contact detail view
✓ uses the official Latitude API, authentication and authorization flow is based on OAuth2 (and 2-step verification is ok)
✓ minor bug fixes and improvements
✓ Latitude friends' locations are no longer displayed because the official Latitude API does not allow third party applications to use this functionality (and undocumented stuff no longer works)
2.1.3
2012-02-12
✓fixed a bug where PlaceTrack crashes on iOS<5.x
2.0
2012-02-04
✓Foursquare and Facebook support: your friends checkins are now displayed on map!
✓Street view and Maps available from contact detail view
✓Foursquare photos available from contact detail view
✓uses the official Latitude API, authentication and authorization flow is based on OAuth2 (and 2-step verification is ok)
✓minor bug fixes and improvements
✓Latitude friends' locations are no longer displayed because the official Latitude API does not allow third party applications to use this functionality (and undocumented stuff no longer works)
1.7.2
2011-11-20
✓fixes a problem where PlaceTrack sits updating your location multiple times (under certain circumstances)
✓fixes a problem where an empty blue map is displayed on application launch instead of current location
✓minor cosmetic changes (toolbar, background, rounded corners for thumbnails, bigger map, shadows)
1.7.1
2011-11-15
✓new feature "Open history in..." allows third-party app integration (eg. Google Earth)
✓twitter support (iOS5 only): tweet your location along with a map link and picture
✓added "Pull Down to Refresh" intuitive way to refresh your friends location
✓uses Oauth 2.0 for Facebook authentication (improves security)
✓uses the new geocoding API if available (iOS5 only), improves reliability in resolving addresses to gps coordinates and viceversa
✓addresses a cosmetic issue with appearance of place names in location history on map
✓removed unnecessary permission requests for Facebook integration
✓other (minor) bug fixes and improvements
1.6
2011-10-09
✓fixed the "network error, check connectivity" bug
✓iOS5 compatibility
1.5.2
2011-05-11
✓detail view for contacts
✓minor bug fixes
1.5
2011-01-13
✓ new feature to text your current location (sms)
✓ location history now available from main view
✓ location history filter: today, yesterday, all data
✓ memory usage optimization for location history (plist converted to sqlite)
✓ minor bug fixes (authentication)
✓ changed pin icon for location history