User: Displays the currently logged-in EarthRanger user. All patrols, tracking, and events created in the app are associated with this user.

If the logged-in user has a PIN and profiles with PINs associated, a Switch User button appears, allowing you to switch to any profile that has a PIN associated with the logged-in user.

Patrol Info: When enabled, select an event type to open automatically each time a new patrol is started. See: Understanding Patrol Info: Automating Event Creation with Patrols in EarthRanger Mobile
 

Merge Event Categories: When enabled, all event types from every category are shown together in a single grid when creating a new event, skipping the category selection step.

Require Event Location: When enabled, an event cannot be submitted without a location.

Switch Tracked By Subject: By default, your user account is linked to a specific subject that represents you on the map. This setting lets you select a different subject for that role — for example, if you're managing another ranger's device or operating under a different subject profile. Available subjects are determined by the default patrol settings configured in the EarthRanger admin site.
 

Optimize Sync: Controls how tracking data is uploaded. When enabled, tracking points are uploaded in batches of 25. When disabled, points are uploaded one by one. Restart the app to apply changes.

Location Stop Detection: When enabled, the app saves battery by recording location only while the device is moving.

Track Sensitivity: Sets the minimum distance between recorded tracking points. Default is 25 m; adjustable from 10 m to 999 m.

Photo Quality: Select the quality of photos uploaded with events. Lower quality reduces upload size and speeds up submission on slower connections. Applies only to photos taken with the device camera.

Save to Camera Roll: Automatically saves photos taken within the app to your device's camera roll.

Upload Photos with Wifi: When enabled, photos are only uploaded when a Wi-Fi connection is available.

Coordinates: Select the coordinate format displayed throughout the app:

• DEG (Decimal Degrees)
• DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds)
• DDM (Degrees Decimal Minutes)
• UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)
• MGRS (Military Grid Reference System)

Map Center on Open: Enter coordinates to center the map to a specific location each time the app opens.

Map Feature Layers: When enabled, map feature layers sync to the device and display on the map. Includes two sub-settings:

• Display Feature Labels — shows labels on map feature layers
• Layer Download Limit — sets the maximum number of features downloaded per layer (default: 100)

Shared Events: When enabled, syncs all events from EarthRanger that your account has permission to view, displaying them in the Events tab and on the map.

• Events on Device: Configure how many days of shared event data are stored locally on the device.
• Subjects on Device: Configure how many days of subject data are stored and displayed on the device.

See Shared Events

Tap Sync to manually trigger a data sync between your device and EarthRanger. Use this after changing settings that require a sync to take effect, or to check for and upload any pending data.

For full details on sync behavior, see: Sync Data in EarthRanger Mobile

Displays the Privacy Policy and End User License Agreement. Also includes:

Report an Issue: generates app logs and the local database to share with the EarthRanger support team. Logs are sent via your device's email client, so an active email account must be configured.

See more details here: EarthRanger Mobile App Troubleshooting - Submit App Logs 

Help Center: opens the EarthRanger help center directly from the app.
 

Displays the EarthRanger site your app is connected to under Site Name.

Tap Log Out to sign out of the app. If there are pending syncs, you will be warned that unsynced data will be lost. If there are no pending syncs, you will be notified that a connection is required to log in again.

EarthRanger Version 

The version of EarthRanger Mobile installed on your device is shown at the bottom of the Settings page. Always keep the app updated to access the latest features.