SOTA Spotter 2.8.625
Release date: 30.03.2023
- Fixed some stability issues
SOTA Spotter 2.8.623
Release date: 07.03.2023
- Fixed some stability issues
SOTA Spotter 2.8.617
Release date: 26.11.2022
- Support for Android 13
- General app speed optimizations
- Improved error handling
SOTA Spotter 2.7.611
Release date: 18.10.2022
- Improved reliability when using low-speed network connections
- Added alert filtering (still in an experimental stage)
- Added sync indicator
- Fixed a crash when creating the sync account on some devices
- Other minor UI improvements and bug fixes
SOTA Spotter 2.6.595
Release date: 29.12.2021
- Updated the SMS gateways list so that its contents is no longer randomly sorted
- Added an option to copy the SMS text to the clipboard when posting new spots by SMS
- Fixed color theme issue (the text cursor was not visible)
- Other minor UI improvements
SOTA Spotter 2.5.578
Release date: 01.12.2021
- Improved support for Android 12
- Dropped support for Android 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0
- Added a Quick Actions floating button for sending spots/alerts and silencing all notifications
- Updated icons and themes
- Fixed a bug where some spot announcements would sometimes be truncated
- Fixed a bug that prevented a spot/alert from being edited
- Fixed a bug that occurred when the device time was set in the past
- Fixed a bug in the summits database update mechanism
- Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting a spot/alert
SOTA Spotter 2.4.557
Release date: 08.09.2021
- Fixed an issue spotting via SMS on Android 11 – opening the default SMS app failed
- Fixed incorrect mode when editing a spot
- Removed username-spotter validation for editing and deleting spots/alerts
SOTA Spotter 2.4.552
Release date: 18.07.2021
- Fixed a crash when deleting spot/alert by using the context menu
- Fixed an issue where two nearby summits with the same name would not appear at the same time in the nearby summits list
SOTA Spotter 2.3.549
Release date: 21.06.2021
- Fixed a problem where the summits database would become corrupt
- Save spot/alert data automatically when moving away from the Send screen
- Redesigned the Summit Details screen
- Removed quotation marks from names in the summits database
SOTA Spotter 2.2.529
Release date: 12.09.2020
- Fixed some random crashes (mostly in Summit Details)
SOTA Spotter 2.2.527
Release date: 05.09.2020
- Improved Light and Dark themes
- Changed crash reporting SDK
SOTA Spotter 2.1.515
Release date: 13.03.2020
- Fixed spotting issue
SOTA Spotter 2.1.514
Release date: 23.11.2019
- Fixed some layout issues on devices with lower DPI displays
SOTA Spotter 2.1.511
Release date: 27.10.2019
- Added support for the Android 10 Dark Theme
- Request external storage permissions if the db auto update is enabled
- Removed AM/PM from UTC times in the Send Alert screen
- Increased number of retrieved spots
- Allow typing lower case characters in “Filter by callsign”
- Remember the last viewed association and region in “Find summits by association”
- Fixed a crash when loading the map in Summit Details
- Fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when filtering incoming spots
- Fixed a crash that occurred in some cases when editing a filter or a notification
- Fixed a bug that prevented the context menu from appearing if a spot/alert was expanded
- Fixed a bug that collapsed any expanded spots/alerts when the list was updated
- Fixed a bug where the mode would overlap the summit reference in the spots list
SOTA Spotter 2.0.484
Release date: 21.08.2019
- Alerts
- Edit/Delete spots
- Edit/Delete alerts
- Added maidenhead locator grid to Summit Details
- New notification type: Read aloud (in experimantal stage) – it should read the matching spot data using Text to Speech
- Removed the PSK and RTTY modes in order to match the options available in SOTAwatch3
- Dropped support for Android versions earlier than 5.0 Lollipop
- Increased the minimum distance and time interval for location updates for Find Summits Nearby
- A general re-design of the user interface, conforming to the Material Design guidelines
- Added a new tab layout for switching between Spots and Alerts – you can swipe between the two, as well
- Re-designed old app color themes and added a few new ones
- Re-designed the Settings screen
- Used new Material Design icons throughout the user interface
- Added a new button for posting new spots/alerts in the bottom-right corner of the spots/alerts lists
- Re-designed the application icon and notifications icon – adaptive icons support a variety of masks which vary from one device to another
- Added new tool tips for some of the new features
- Removed the back button from the title bar
- Made the spots/alerts expandable via a small button – in order to display some extra information
- Clicking on the summit details text in an expanded spot/alert will open the Summit Details screen
- Re-designed the band/mode toggle buttons in the Filter/Notification properties screens
- Added a new context menu for spots/alerts (tap and hold to open it)
- Fixed an issue when updating the spots in the local database
- Fixed an issue deleting spots from the local database
SOTA Spotter 1.7.333
Release date: 20.01.2019
- Fixed missing summits issue when loading summits from database
SOTA Spotter 1.7.331
Release date: 16.12.2018
- Updated spotting via SMS in accordance with Google’s new Permission policy
- Improved application stability
SOTA Spotter 1.6.324
Release date: 30.10.2018
- Improved compatibility with Android 9 “Pie”
- Improved security for network communication
- Added marker for current location on nearby summits map
- Fixed random crashes when syncing data
- Fixed random crashes when viewing summit details
- Implemented crash reporting feature (on an opt-in basis)
SOTA Spotter 1.5.308
Release date: 21.09.2018
- Fixed SMS gateway selection issue
SOTA Spotter 1.5.306
Release date: 16.09.2018
- Fixed notifications issues on Android 8.0 and newer
- Fixed SMS gateways update issue
- Fixed some issues when sending spots via the internet
SOTA Spotter 1.4.293
Release date: 27.08.2018
- Fixed notification issues on Android 8.0 and newer
- Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements
SOTA Spotter 1.4.289
Release date: 24.08.2018
- Added map of summit surroundings in Summit details
- Added map of nearby summits and SOTA Association/Region summits
- Fixed display issues on lower DPI screens of Filter/Notification properties
- Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements
SOTA Spotter 1.3.275
Release date: 28.07.2018
- Automatic fill of the summit reference when sending spots – if the nearest summit is within 100m
- Font size setting for texts throughout the app
- Fixed form typing issues when sending spots
- Fixed summits database creation issue on Android 9
- Fixed permissions request for summits database update
- Various fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 1.2.253
Release date: 24.09.2017
- Fixed a problem when sending spots via the EA, HA and I gateways
- Fixed a problem with the notifications list
- Various fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 1.1.247
Release date: 15.08.2017
- Added check for the existence of Google Play services
- Fixed a problem with the summits database update
- Fixed some crashes related to filters
- Fixed an issue with the Nearby summits list (very few summits were displayed)
- Other minor fixes and performance improvements
SOTA Spotter 1.0.232
Release date: 04.08.2017
- Ended support for Android Jelly Bean (4.1.X, 4.2.X, 4.3)
- Multiple associations/regions/summits selection for filters and notifications
- Replaced periodic sync with push messages for new spots retrieval (reducing power drain)
- Implemented runtime permission requests
- Fixed a crash that occurred sometimes during the summits database update
- Fixed a crash that occurred sometimes when viewing summit details
- Fixed a problem with database update – current version displayed was wrong in certain scenarios
- Fixed a display problem with the filters and notifications lists
SOTA Spotter 0.9.176
Release date: 18.02.2017
- Fixed a random crash
- Fixed an issue when adding a new filter (band/mode buttons would not activate when enabling band/mode filtering)
- Minor speed improvements
SOTA Spotter 0.9.172
Release date: 08.01.2017
- Solved spotting by SMS on some Android versions (thanks K7ZOO)
- Various bug fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 0.9.168
Release date: 01.01.2017
- Relaxed restrictions for spotted callsign characters (now $, ! and . are accepted)
- Tapping on a spot opens the Summit Details screen
- Various bug fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 0.9.161
Release date: 08.10.2016
- Fixed crash when swiping down to refresh
SOTA Spotter 0.9.159
Release date: 05.10.2016
- Minor feature specs. update to comply with new Google Play requirements
- Fixed ANR (Application Not Responding) when swiping down to refresh
- Fixed crash when updating the summits database
- Fixed random crash when accessing the summits database
SOTA Spotter 0.9.154
Release date: 27.08.2016
- Removed invalid summits from the summits database
- Added auto-update feature for the summits database
SOTA Spotter 0.8.120
Release date: 13.08.2016
- Added ‘Find summits’ feature (nearby and by association)
- Added navigation directions for summits (bearing and distance)
- Added summit points badges to the spots list
- Added units system setting (metric/imperial)
- Improved date/time stamp for each spot on the spots list
- Updated summits database
- Fixed an ANR (Application Not Responding) defect
- Fixed an issue where the same spot would sometimes be displayed twice
SOTA Spotter 0.7.84
Release date: 13.01.2016
- Fixed an issue where the spot colors did not appear on some devices
SOTA Spotter 0.7.83
Release date: 13.01.2016
- Fixed spot receiving
- Fixed spot sending via the internet
- Updated summits database
SOTA Spotter 0.6.82
Release date: 17.08.2015
- Fixed crash when using Vibrate notifications in Android 4.2
SOTA Spotter 0.6.81
Release date: 22.07.2015
- Spot coloring based on spot age
- Swipe gesture to manually refresh the spots list
- Fixed crash in the Filters and Notifications lists
- Fixed Help files navigation bug
- Various bugs fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 0.5.68
Release date: 17.06.2015
- Spotting via SMS – using the EA SpotSMS gateway (thanks to EA2CQ) or the SpotSMS HA gateway (thanks to HA5CQZ)
- Various bugs fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 0.4.56
Release date: 01.03.2015
- Improved spot sending
- “Remember spot data” allows activators to quickly re-spot themselves
- Various bugs fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 0.3.50
Release date: 25.02.2015
- Improved filtering
- Better error reporting
- Various bugs fixes and improvements
SOTA Spotter 0.3.48
Release date: 24.02.2015
- Spot filtering (by band, mode, call sign, association, region and summit)
- Notifications (vibrations, ringtone and LED)
- New color themes
SOTA Spotter 0.2.23
Release date: 23.10.2014
- Spotting feature
- Minor bugs fixed
SOTA Spotter 0.1.14
Release date: 14.10.2014
- Minor bug fixed
SOTA Spotter 0.1.12
Release date: 14.10.2014
- Retrieves spots from sotawatch.org
- Can get spots in the background
- Two color themes