+ligakrista Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hi, i am new and so far have been succesfuly caching with the official iphone app, but we go abroad and i would like to use offline saved pocket queries during the trip on my iphone, how do i do that. So far i have managed to save lists for offline use, but that by far is not enough, i am a freak of creating search querries the gpx file, if that is what i need, i just do not have a clue how to open it on the iphone :(thanks indeed Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 On your home page, the bottom button says "pocket queries" When select that button, it will take you to the page where you choose which of your active queries you want to download to your iPhone. Select your PQ, hit "save for offline use" and depending on the size of the query it will take a few seconds to a few minutes to download. To access them, you select the 'saved' tab on the bottom, just like you do for your saved lists. So, what are you seeing when you do this? Do you have your queries set to run each week? Queries set to run once and then delete traditionally don't show up on the iPhone (unless it's been fixed with the multitude of recent updates) Quote Link to comment
+ligakrista Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Select your PQ, hit "save for offline use" and depending on the size of the query it will take a few seconds to a few minutes to download. When i hit the query i have option, "open in.. Evernote or dropbox 8-)", but not " save for offline use", but it is not set to run regullarly, it is also nit set to delete, just unchecking the day So, i will try now to set it run regularly and hope that it will solve my problem Ps. Ok, i wasn't honest.. just embarassed, i am caching with iPhone app, tht's true, but on an ... IPad but that shouldn't ake the difference, should it? Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) Select your PQ, hit "save for offline use" and depending on the size of the query it will take a few seconds to a few minutes to download. When i hit the query i have option, "open in.. Evernote or dropbox 8-)", but not " save for offline use" It sounds like you're trying to open the PQ file from an email or something. You need to go into the Geocaching app, and then you'll see a button for Pocket Queries. ETA: Oh, and using the app on an iPad doesn't make any difference. Edited April 1, 2012 by The A-Team Quote Link to comment
+ligakrista Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 It sounds like you're trying to open the PQ file from an email or something. You need to go into the Geocaching app, and then you'll see a button for Pocket Queries. The caching app, designed for iPhone, has serch, saved, logs and trackables buttons, but cannot locage anywhere the PQ button, before i was trying to open it via web browser Safari, yed Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 The caching app, designed for iPhone, has serch, saved, logs and trackables buttons, but cannot locage anywhere the PQ button Have you run a PQ in the last week? I think the button only shows up if you have a PQ ready for download (ie. listed under the "Pocket Queries Ready for Download" tab on this page). Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) Select your PQ, hit "save for offline use" and depending on the size of the query it will take a few seconds to a few minutes to download. When i hit the query i have option, "open in.. Evernote or dropbox 8-)", but not " save for offline use" It sounds like you're trying to open the PQ file from an email or something. . Yup. That's exactly what it sounds like. I delete the PQ emails immediately. They are of no use to me. Well, I know that once I get the email that my PQis ready, otherwise, once I see the email it goes right to the trash... You do everything from within the app. So, on your home page(of your iPhone), select the tab that says, Pocket Query, and continue to follow the instructions that are listed above. Edited April 1, 2012 by JesandTodd Quote Link to comment
+ligakrista Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I did run the PQ yesterday and it is ready for download, but the app does not have a button for PQ:( and yes, i did restart the device, did not help. Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Log out of the app and back in. I suspect the app doesn't know you're a PM yet... Quote Link to comment
+ligakrista Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I feel so stupid but the logout-in also did not help to see a "pq" button on the app. Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Mind taking a screenshot of your home screen? Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Does your screen look like this? Quote Link to comment
+ligakrista Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Does your screen look like this? Everything like that except for the "pocket queries" line May be i should logg off app and log off web and restart, there has to be some stupid explanation ) Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 If your screen doesnt show this then it doesn't see you as a PM. You can delete the app and reinstall, that usually fixes everything... Quote Link to comment
+ligakrista Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 If your screen doesnt show this then it doesn't see you as a PM. You can delete the app and reinstall, that usually fixes everything... yuhuu! it worked! thanks! thousand times Quote Link to comment
+BigCarbonFootprint Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 All above is good info, however I am having trouble dl'ing an uploaded GPX file back to iPhone as indicated on saved GPX page? Anyone help? Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) All of the posts above clearly illustrate how to download a PQ to your iPhone. Re-read post #2 Edited April 9, 2012 by JesandTodd Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 All above is good info, however I am having trouble dl'ing an uploaded GPX file back to iPhone as indicated on saved GPX page? Anyone help? I assume you're talking about this page? I really wish Groundspeak would take that down. It hasn't worked for quite a while now, and keeps misleading people. They decided people can use the corrected coordinates feature along with PQs to accomplish the same thing, even though many gave examples of other ways it was being used. Quote Link to comment
+redbullfinch Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 If your screen doesnt show this then it doesn't see you as a PM. You can delete the app and reinstall, that usually fixes everything... Quote Link to comment
+redbullfinch Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 If your screen doesnt show this then it doesn't see you as a PM. You can delete the app and reinstall, that usually fixes everything... I've been having the same problem. So I thought I'd give your suggestion a try. However, the message "Deleting 'Geocaching' will also delete all of its data" scared me into inaction. And will I have to pay for the app again. As you may have guessed, I'm a the opposite end of the spectrum from computer nerd. But willing to learn! Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Nope. You never have to pay for the app again (for the iPhone) Just go back to iTunes and install after the delete... Quote Link to comment
+redbullfinch Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Nope. You never have to pay for the app again (for the iPhone) Just go back to iTunes and install after the delete... Thanks a lot. It worked! I never had pocket queries show up on my home page before. This is great! I appreciate your help. Quote Link to comment
+mvsopen Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Do PQ's which are generated, downloaded and then save(d) for offline use in my iPhone get refreshed when the next automatic PQ is ran/downloaded, or should I delete that list before downloading the query again in a few days? -mvs Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Do PQ's which are generated, downloaded and then save(d) for offline use in my iPhone get refreshed when the next automatic PQ is ran/downloaded, or should I delete that list before downloading the query again in a few days? -mvs Nope. Your phone doesn't know what is happening on the Groundspeak servers until you tell it to check. Quote Link to comment
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