New in version 1.7.3
v1.7.3 — Backing up or restoring a long history no longer runs the phone out of memory; both stream a piece at a time, with progress on the map, and an export finishes even if you close the settings panel. Two backups at once no longer overwrite each other's files, a login the server rejects is dropped after a few tries, and the daily backup runs when Android denies it a foreground slot. A restore keeps each point's terrain, and a fog recompute fills it in for older points. GPX exports write pla
Foggy Maps is a personal exploration map. The whole world starts hidden under a semi-transparent violet fog; as you physically move, the fog dissipates along your path, permanently, with soft dithered edges. The filled-in map becomes a lifetime record of where you have been.
It is not a social network. Your location data stays on your device and moves only where you explicitly send it. Logging, fog clearing and rendering all work offline, and the app asks for nothing on first launch: the map opens fogged, and each permission is requested at the moment you switch the feature on.
Features:
* Live GPS fog clearing on a pixel-art top-down map. The reveal radius follows the fix's own reported accuracy, nudged by the terrain under it, so a precise fix marks a small disc and a vague one is thrown away.
* Dithered gradient fog drawn by a GPU shader, pixel-locked at every zoom.
* Raw track points and a per-tile heatmap stored locally in SQLite. The heatmap is a cache the app can throw away and rebuild from the points.
* A dated stamp for the first visit to each city, region and country, collected in a scrapbook passport beside the landmarks and badges you have found.
* Cleared ground counts as XP up a ladder of real-world landmarks, rewarding new ground only: no streaks, no daily-engagement pressure.
* Photos pin to a spot, clear the fog around them, and sit on the map as thumbnails.
* Import GPX or Google Timeline history. Export GPX or a full JSON backup.
* Optional WebDAV backup to your own Nextcloud, on startup, daily and on demand. Off until you configure a server.
* Landmark and badge packs are plain JSON, loadable at runtime with no app update.
Online OpenStreetMap data (the OpenFreeMap basemap, Overpass for terrain and place names) is on by default and can be turned off in settings; with it off, the app makes no network requests. While it is on, the app fetches public map data for the area you visit, which discloses your rough location to those servers, and caches it on the device. Both endpoints can be pointed at a server of your own.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database Licence.
Free software, licensed AGPL-3.0-or-later.
Versions
Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 13 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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access location in the background
This app can access location at any time, even while the app is not in use.
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access approximate location only in the foreground
This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
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access precise location only in the foreground
This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
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read locations from your media collection
Allows the app to read locations from your media collection.
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view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
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take pictures and videos
This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
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run foreground service with the type "location"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "location"
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have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
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read image files from shared storage
Allows the app to read image files from your shared storage.
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run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
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ask to ignore battery optimizations
Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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ca.asmat.foggymaps.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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New in version 1.7.1
v1.7.1 — Fixes the heavy battery drain since 1.7.0. The Nextcloud backup re-classified every point's terrain on each run, never finished, and restarted every ten minutes for hours. Each point now keeps its terrain, backups stream to disk, and the backup runs as a foreground task so a slow upload is not cut off.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 13 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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access location in the background
This app can access location at any time, even while the app is not in use.
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access approximate location only in the foreground
This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
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access precise location only in the foreground
This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
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read locations from your media collection
Allows the app to read locations from your media collection.
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view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
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take pictures and videos
This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
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run foreground service with the type "location"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "location"
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have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
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read image files from shared storage
Allows the app to read image files from your shared storage.
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run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
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ask to ignore battery optimizations
Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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ca.asmat.foggymaps.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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New in version 1.7.0
v1.7.0 — Rebuilding the fog is resumable: an interrupted pass picks up where it stopped. Badges and place stamps now re-derive from imported history. A backup saves your stamps, discoveries and picture landmarks, and can include precomputed fog and place names, so a long history restores without the wait. Progress panels moved out of the middle of the map, and a map server that stops answering is left alone for a day.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 13 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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access location in the background
This app can access location at any time, even while the app is not in use.
-
access approximate location only in the foreground
This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
-
access precise location only in the foreground
This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
-
read locations from your media collection
Allows the app to read locations from your media collection.
-
view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
-
take pictures and videos
This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
-
run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
-
run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
-
run foreground service with the type "location"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "location"
-
have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
-
show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
-
read image files from shared storage
Allows the app to read image files from your shared storage.
-
run at startup
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
-
ask to ignore battery optimizations
Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
-
prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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ca.asmat.foggymaps.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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