EarthRanger Mobile 3.4.2 brings Events from connected systems onto the device, adds Light and Dark basemaps, and restores Patrol start on Android 10. It also improves offline Event locations, text sizing and Event forms.

Important: If your team uses Android 10 devices, update to 3.4.2 as soon as possible. In 3.4.1, the Start Patrol screen was blank on some Android 10 devices. Devices already on 3.4.1 are fixed automatically when they update.

🌟 New Features

Events from connected systems

Events created automatically by connected systems, such as Gundi integrations or Ecoscope, now download to EarthRanger Mobile alongside Events from other users. They appear in the Events list and on the map, so field teams can see alerts from sensors, camera traps and analyzers while they're in the field.

To see Events from connected systems:

1. Go to Settings and turn on Shared Events.
2. Tap Sync.
3. Open the Events list or the map. Events from connected systems open as read-only.

Note: You'll only see these Events if your account has permission to view their Event Types. To follow up on one in the field, tap Add Event to create a related Event. See Add a Related Event in EarthRanger Mobile.

Light and Dark basemaps

Two new basemaps, Light and Dark, are now available alongside Topo, Satellite and Street. Use Dark for better contrast on night Patrols, or Light to make map features and Subjects stand out.

To change your basemap:

1. On the map, tap the Map Layers button.
2. Under Basemaps, choose Light or Dark.

Note: You need an internet connection to change basemaps.
 

🚀 Improvements

Manual Event location offline: When your device has no network connection and location services are off, you can now enter an Event's location manually instead of leaving it blank.

Map scale bar always visible: The map scale bar now stays above the bottom panel at every height, so you no longer need to collapse the panel to see it.

Clearer iOS battery setting: Location Stop Detection is now called Save Battery When Still, making it clearer that turning it off keeps GPS running and uses more battery.

Android tracks after the app closes: On Android, Patrol track points recorded while the app was fully closed now appear on the map when you reopen it.

Better logs for support: Report an Issue now includes the native tracking log, and app logs have been cleaned up, so support can diagnose tracking gaps faster.

🛠️ Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Start Patrol screen was blank on some Android 10 devices, preventing field teams from starting Patrols. Patrols now start normally on Android 10.
• Fixed an issue where text throughout the app grew with the device's accessibility font size and could become very large. Text now displays at consistent sizes.
• Fixed an issue where an Event form showed a schema error instead of opening when every choice in a choice list had been disabled. The form now opens and shows a No options placeholder.
• Fixed an issue where empty choice lists in v2 Event forms didn't show the No options placeholder. Empty lists now display it correctly.
• Fixed a rare crash related to background location tracking on Android.