From what I can tell, this is the best place to put recommendations for future App additions. If not then I apologize.
What I would love to see in the iPhone App:
1. Searching to include challenges. Since virtual caches are no longer available it seems that challenges are the new way to do those. I enjoy them but they are very difficult to find. I'd love to be able to see them right along with my standard searches. I often do unplanned caching and don't check for challenges from home in advance, the mobile app is all I have so I'd love to see them on it.
2. If I do an advanced search and then reposition the map and select "new search from here" it seems to do a standard search and not re-apply my selected parameters. I wish it kept those parameters if that's where I searched from initially.
3. I would like to be able to add a cache to my ignore list from the app. 95% of all my cache searching is done in app and it is there that I often discover caches I want to ignore due to not being archived, etc. I have difficulty remembering to do that when I am home so it would be much better if it happened in app.
4. As a premium member, I'd also love to be able to search a route rather than just a radius from the app. I love to go for runs and bike rides and cache along the way, but I have to research every time I stop and can't easily plan a day of it. If I could select "search" and then it gave me the option to search along a route that would be incredible.
That's all for now. #1 is the most important to me as I feel like I'm missing out on doing things because this is missing.
Geocaching Intro for iPhone v1.3.1 Release Notes
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From what I can tell, this is the best place to put recommendations for future App additions. If not then I apologize.
What I would love to see in the iPhone App:
1. Searching to include challenges. Since virtual caches are no longer available it seems that challenges are the new way to do those. I enjoy them but they are very difficult to find. I'd love to be able to see them right along with my standard searches. I often do unplanned caching and don't check for challenges from home in advance, the mobile app is all I have so I'd love to see them on it.
2. If I do an advanced search and then reposition the map and select "new search from here" it seems to do a standard search and not re-apply my selected parameters. I wish it kept those parameters if that's where I searched from initially.
3. I would like to be able to add a cache to my ignore list from the app. 95% of all my cache searching is done in app and it is there that I often discover caches I want to ignore due to not being archived, etc. I have difficulty remembering to do that when I am home so it would be much better if it happened in app.
4. As a premium member, I'd also love to be able to search a route rather than just a radius from the app. I love to go for runs and bike rides and cache along the way, but I have to research every time I stop and can't easily plan a day of it. If I could select "search" and then it gave me the option to search along a route that would be incredible.
That's all for now. #1 is the most important to me as I feel like I'm missing out on doing things because this is missing.
Thanks for listening!!