Profiles (Settings)
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Overview
Each profile is available for full configuration. The following profiles are available by default: Browse map, Driving, Cycling, Walking, Truck, Motorcycle, Public transport, Boat, Aircraft, Skiing, Horseback riding. Truck, Motorcycle, Aircraft and Horseback riding profiles are switched off by default. You need to activate these profiles.
In fact, each profile can become a separate application for the needs of the user. Of course, you can create your own profile with full customization for your needed.
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Configure profile (Browse map or any other profile)
Menu → Settings → App profiles
Profile configuration
This section contains all the settings related to the appearance, navigation settings, map rendering, configure menu, and screen of a profile.
All settings affect the selected application profile only.
- Android
- iOS
General settings
This section contains settings of the cursor on the map and map view, settings of units & formats of map and profile data, settings of external input devices, and other sensors.
Appearance
In this section of the General settings menu, you can set parameters for the cursor on the map and map view for the chosen profile.
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Configure profile → General settings → Appearance
- App theme - sets a day or night theme for the application. This setting doesn't change "Map mode" parameter:
- Dark,
- Light,
- System default - using system theme.
- Map orientation - allows to set orientation the map view:
- North is up (fixed),
- Movement direction,
- Compass direction,
- Manually rotated (fixed).
- [object Object] - if enabled, you can change the viewing angle using the gesture Tilt or the "My Location button" for 3D viewing.
- Display position - allows you to set the placement of the cursor My location on the Osmand map. There are three options available:
- Center - the cursor will always be in the center of the screen.
- Bottom - My location will be placed slightly below the center of the screen. This mode allows you to see more map information ahead of your movement, which is very useful during navigation.
- Automatic - places My location depending on Map orientation (Bottom for movement direction, Center - for all others).
- Screen orientation - sets the screen position for the OsmAnd application:
- Portrait
- Landscape
- Screen orientation
- Screen control - opens the screen control menu, where you can select options for the device screen while navigating to save device battery consumption.
Menu → Settings → App profiles → General settings → Appearance
- Map orientation - allows to set orientation the map view:
- [object Object],
- Movement direction,
- Compass direction,
- [object Object].
- 2.5D view - if enabled, you can change the viewing angle using the gesture Tilt or the "My Location button" for 3D viewing.
- Location position on screen - allows you to set the placement of the cursor My location on the Osmand map. There are three options available:
- Center - the cursor will always be in the center of the screen.
- Bottom - My location will be placed slightly below the center of the screen. This mode allows you to see more map information ahead of your movement, which is very useful during navigation.
- Automatic - places My location depending on Map orientation (Bottom for movement direction, Center - for all others).
Units & formats
In this section you can set parameters of units & formats for chosen application profile.
- Android
- iOS
| Parameter | Format | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Driving region | Automatic | According to the device location |
| Europe, Asia, Latin America, and similar | Right-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| United States | Right-hand traffic, Miles/feet | |
| Canada | Right-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| UK, India, and similar | Left-hand traffic, Miles/feet | |
| Japan | Left-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| Australia | Left-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| Units of length | Kilometers/meters | 1 km / 1000 m |
| Miles/feet | 0.62 ml / 3281 ft (1000 m) | |
| Miles/meters | 0.62 ml / 1000 m | |
| Miles/yards | 1094 ya / 0.62 ml (1000 m) | |
| Nautical miles/feet, Nautical miles/meters | 0.54 nmi / 3280.84 ft / 1000 m | |
| Coordinate format | DD°MM.MMMM′ | Example: 50.12333° 19.93233° (Lat Long) |
| DD°MM.MMM′ | Example: 50°7.393′ 19°55.941′ (Lat Long) | |
| DD°MM′SS″ | Example: 50°7′23.6″ 19°55′56.4″ (Lat Long) 23°27′30″ | |
| UTM Standard | 34N 5552876 423678 (Zone Northing Easting) . OsmAnd uses the UTM Standard, which is similar but not identical to the UTM NATO format. | |
| MGRS | Example: 34U DA 23678 52873 . OsmAnd uses MGRS, which is similar to the UTM NATO format. | |
| Open Location Code | Example: 9F2X4WFJ+7W (Open Location Code represents area 9m x 14m) | |
| Swiss Grid (CH1903) | Example: 2 215 227.87, 830 915.9 (Swiss coordinate system) | |
| Swiss Grid (CH1903+) | Example: 4 215 227.87, 1 830 915.9 (Swiss coordinate system) | |
| Angular unit | Degrees 180° | All angular values have readings from 0° to 180° and from 0° to -180°. |
| Degrees 360° | All angular values have readings from 0° to 360°. | |
| Milliradians | All angular values have milliradian value. | |
| Unit of speed | Kilometers per hour | 90 km/h |
| Miles per hour | 55.92 mph | |
| Meters per second | 30 m/s | |
| Minutes per mile | 1.073 min/m | |
| Minutes per kilometer | 0.667 min/km | |
| Nautical miles per hour (knots) | 48.59 kn |
| Parameter | Format | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Driving region | Automatic | According to the device location |
| Europe, Asia, Latin America, and similar | Right-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| United States | Right-hand traffic, Miles/feet | |
| Canada | Right-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| UK, India, and similar | Left-hand traffic, Miles/feet | |
| Japan | Left-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| Australia | Left-hand traffic, Kilometers/meters | |
| Units of length | Kilometers/meters | 1 km / 1000 m |
| Miles/feet | 0.62 ml / 3281 f | |
| Miles/meters | 0.62 ml / 1000 m | |
| Miles/yards | 0.62 ml / 1094 ya | |
| Nautical miles | 0.54 nml | |
| Coordinate format | DDD.DDDDD | Example: 50.12333° 19.93233° (Lat Long) |
| DDD MM.MMM | Example: 50°7.393′ 19°55.941′ (Lat Long) | |
| DDD MM SS.S | Example: 50°7′23.6″ 19°55′56.4″ (Lat Long) 23°27′30″ | |
| UTM | 34N 5552876 423678 (Zone Northing Easting) . Please note, OsmAnd uses UTM Standard format which is similar but not identical to UTM NATO. | |
| Open Location Code (OLC) | Example: 9F2X4WFJ+7W (Open Location Code represents area 9m x 14m) | |
| Angular measurement units | Degrees 180° | All angular values have readings from 0° to 180° and from 0° to -180°. |
| Degrees 360° | All angular values have readings from 0° to 360°. | |
| Milliradians | All angular values have milliradian value. | |
| Unit of speed | Kilometers per hour | 90 km/h |
| Miles per hour | 55.92 mph | |
| Meters per second | 30 m/s | |
| Minutes per mile | 1.073 min/m | |
| Minutes per kilometer | 0.667 min/km | |
| Nautical miles per hour (knots) | 48.59 kn |
Other
Additional settings for profile (like external devices and etc.)
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Configure profile → General settings → Other
You can enable/disable buttons and input devices for OsmAnd, on or off animations for navigation mode, use or not fullscreen mode, magnetic sensor, Kalman filter.
- Volume buttons as zoom - allows to use or not volume buttons of a device as zoom.
- Use Kalman filter - allows to use or not Kalman filter for smoothen rotation of the map with a slower rotation animation though it introduces a small delay (< 1 second) till.
- Use magnetic sensor - allows to use or not Magnetic sensor for smoothen rotation of the map with a slower rotation animation though it introduces a small delay (< 1 second) till.
- Fullscreen mode - use or not fullscreen mode of OsmAnd app on the device.
- No animations - allows to switch on/off animation for navigation mode.
- Animate own position - Turn on animated map panning of 'My position' during navigation. Note that the animation takes about 1 second, which creates a slight delay for the "my location" position to display on the map relative to your location.
- External input devices - allows adding external input devices for control OsmAnd app by buttons of these devices. External input devices: WunderLINQ, Keyboard, Parrot.
Menu → Settings → App profiles → General settings → Others
You can enable/disable buttons and input devices for OsmAnd.
- External input devices - allows adding external input devices for control OsmAnd app by buttons of these devices. External input devices: WunderLINQ, Keyboard.
Navigation settings
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Configure profile → Navigation settings
Menu → Settings → App profiles → Navigation settings
In the Navigation section, you can read all about the navigation settings in the OsmAnd app that you can use on your trips.
- Routing Types
- Route parameters
- Screen alerts
- Voice prompts
- Vehicle parameters
- Customise route line
- Map during navigation
- Animate location change
There are no navigation settings in Browse map profile.
Animate location change
This setting provides a smooth animation of the "My location" point moving on the map during navigation. Note that the animation takes about 1 second, which creates a slight delay for the "My location" position to display on the map relative to your location. For Android, this item named Animate own position is located in the "Other" section of the General Settings menu.
Configure map
Here you can set parameters for Configure map of chosen profile
Configure map menu is a central place where you could configure map display for your profile needs, i.e. highlight Favorite points, Navigation markers or special Points of Interests on the map; display specific routes or 3rd party GPX files; overlay the map with relief information, satellite imagery or any other available raster map; display public transport information and change the map style.
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Settings → App profiles → Configure map
Set parameters for Configure map menu for chosen profile.
Configure screen
Here you can set parameters for Configure screen of chosen profile.
Configure screen is a menu that allows to configure what widgets will be displayed over the map. It allows you to enable and configure Quick action, Informational & Navigational widgets and other elements.
- Android
- iOS
Set parameters for Configure screen menu for chosen profile.
Set parameters for Configure screen menu for chosen profile.
Profile appearance
You can choose the color of the profile elements, its icon and name, also assign icons on the map for movement and without.
- Android
- iOS
| Parameter | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| "Profile name" | entering a profile name | |
| "Profile appearance" | changing color and label for chosen profile: | |
| "Select color" | choosing color for a profile icon and menu | |
| "Select icon" | choosing label for a profile icon | |
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| "Appearance on the map" | changing position icons: | |
| "Position icon at rest" | choosing label for a profile icon without moving | |
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| "Position icon while moving" | choosing label for a profile icon while moving | |
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| Parameter | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|
| "[object Object]" | entering a profile name | |
| "Appearance" | changing color and label for chosen profile: | |
| "Select color" | choosing color for a profile icon and menu | |
| "[object Object]" | choosing label for a profile icon | |
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| "[object Object]" | changing position icons: | |
| "[object Object]" | choosing label for a profile icon without moving | |
| "[object Object]" | choosing label for a profile icon while moving | |
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UI Customization
Customize the quantity of items in "Drawer", "Configure map" and "Context menu actions".
Turn off unused plugins for hide all their controls.
Menu → Configure profile → UI Customization
Under each menu there is the info about items quantity / active items.
Drawer
In this part of the menu you reorder or hide items from the Drawer.
| Actions: Note |
|---|
| "Minus": These items are hidden from the menu, but the represented options or plugins will continue to work. |
| "Moving": These items are moved to other positions in the menu. |
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| "Reset": These items are reset from the "Hidden" part of the menu to the visible. |
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| "Reset to default": resetting the "Drawer" menu to default. |
| "Copy from another profile": coping the "Drawer" menu from another profile. |
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Configure map
In this part of the menu you reorder or hide items from the Configure map menu.
| Actions: Note |
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| "Minus": These items are hidden from the menu, but the represented options or plugins will continue to work. |
| "Moving": These items are moved to other positions in the menu. |
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| "Reset": These items are reset from the "Hidden" part of the menu to the visible. |
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| "Reset to default": resetting the "Configure map" menu to default. |
| "Copy from another profile": coping the "Configure map" menu from another profile. |
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Context menu actions
In this part of the menu you reorder or hide items from the Context menu actions menu.
| Actions: Note |
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| "Minus": These items are hidden from the menu, but the represented options or plugins will continue to work. |
| "Moving": These items are moved to other positions in the menu. |
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| "Reset": These items are reset from the "Hidden" part of the menu to the visible. |
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| "Reset to default": resetting the "Context menu actions" menu to default. |
| "Copy from another profile": coping the "Context menu actions" menu from another profile. |
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Plugin settings
Plugins must be enabled in the Plugin list for activating it in the setting list for the profile.
Plugins are a collection of settings that can be enabled with one click. Plugins also unlock additional functions of the application, they can be either paid or free. Some plugins have their own settings. Among other things, you can enable or disable plugins for each profile separately.
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Configure profile → Plugin settings
Menu → Settings → App profiles → Plugins
Trip recording
This menu opens the trip recording settings for the selected profile. Where you can choose any parameters for recording your trip.
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Configure profile → Plugin settings → Trip recording
Menu → Settings → App profiles → Plugins → Track recording
Audio / Video notes
This menu opens audio-video plugin settings for the selected profile. Where you can choose any parameters for your needed.
Menu → Configure profile → Plugin settings → Audio/video notes
OpenStreetMap editing
This menu opens the OpenStreetMap editing plugin settings for the selected profile. Where you can input your data for starting OSM edit.
- Android
- iOS
Menu → Configure profile → Plugin settings → OpenStreetMap editing
Menu → Settings → App profiles → Plugins → [object Object]
OpenPlaceReviews
Go to: Menu → Configure profile → Plugin settings → OpenPlaceReviews
This menu opens the OpenPlaceReviews plugin settings for the selected profile. Where you can input your data for starting added reviews of any places.
Accesibility
Go to: Menu → Configure profile → Plugin settings → Accessibility
This menu opens Accessibility plugin settings for the selected profile. Where you can choose any parameters for your needed.
OsmAnd development
Go to: Menu → Configure profile → Plugin settings → Development
This menu opens Development plugin settings for the selected profile. Settings for development and debugging features, like navigation simulation, rendering performance, or voice prompting. Intended for developers, not needed for normal app use.
Actions
Actions with chosen profile:
- Export profile.
- Copy from another profile.
- Reset to default.
- Delete profile.
- Android
- iOS
