Allow Direct Pasting Of Coordinates As A New Waypoint

[+kunarion]

Can the new waypoint entry fields be made friendlier?  (Android App).  I copied my coordinates from some source, switched to the App, and wish to paste the coordinates:  N 33° 19.876 W 084° 25.009

So now what?

 

If I next go to the new Waypoint entry form, it's partially filled out already with the "Minutes" North and South.  It's awaiting the entry of "Seconds".  If I paste my coords here, it becomes this:

 

 

If I instead paste it in the Minutes, it becomes "33" in this example.  I don't see a way to use coordinates as easily as I can on several places on the web site.

 

Is it the intended process that I memorize the coords (or write them down), and hand-type the seconds into the proper place?  Because that also needs some love.  If I type the seconds, that is two digits, followed by the decimal seconds.  And the "." decimal dot that was previously on screen has vanished in the process!

 

 

Now I have to find the spot to place the dot, and edit my entry.  And repeat the process for longitude.

 

I started with exactly the coordinates I wanted, copied them to the clipboard, and next I was presented with a clumsy manual re-typing process that's prone to error.  Make a place where I can paste the coordinates!

 

Or display the clipboard coordinates along with "Current" and "Posted" coordinates, and allow me to fill the form with a tap.

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by kunarion

[+51MarLin]

I second this, it would be very helpful.

[+lathiat]

Third this request. As a newer but geeky and right into it Geocacher, this constantly pushes me onto third party apps or the website when I mostly wish I could stick with the official iOS app.

 

Sure you can use waypoints, but for the majority of mystery caches around here (Perth, Western Australia), you really need to solve the puzzles while at home or all at once, long before you actually visit. A substantial percentage of interesting caches are of this type. Without using this feature, it's not obvious that you have a cache which you have solved that is ready to be collected and difficult to keep track of this.

[+hzoi]

I'll add my support to the pile - yes, this would be a welcome improvement.