Informational widgets is blocks on the top side of the device screen which show next information.
Altitude
Altitude widget shows the height above sea level.
| Enable | Android: Menu → Configure screen → Altitude |
| iOS: Menu → Configure screen → Altitude | |
| Click | Nothing |
| Format | Android: Menu → Configure profile → General settings → Units & formats → Units of length |
| iOS: Menu → Settings → App profiles → General settings → Units & formats → Units of length | |
| Note | Android: Download file of Altitude correction to accurately display the altitude on the terrain. |
| Android: Menu → Download maps → World altitude correction |
Current time
This widget shows current time from a device.
| Enable | Android: Menu → Configure screen → Current time |
| iOS: Menu → Configure screen → Current time | |
| Click | Nothing |
| Format | From device settings |
Speed
This widget shows your current speed.
| Enable | Android: Menu → Configure screen → Speed |
| iOS: Menu → Configure screen → Speed | |
| Click | Nothing |
| Format | From device settings |
| Note | OsmAnd takes Speed data from a device. It depend on accelerometer, gyroscope sensors on mobile device and GPS. |
Battery level
This widget shows battery level of your device.
| Enable | Android: Menu → Configure screen → Battery level |
| iOS: Menu → Configure screen → Battery level | |
| Click | Nothing |
| Format | From device settings |
| Note | OsmAnd takes Battery level from a device. |
Coordinates widget (Android)
The widget is shown at the top of the screen. It shows the geographic coordinates of the device's location.
| Enable | Android: Menu → Configure screen → Coordinates |
| Click | Coping the coordinates to the clipboard and then paste them anywhere. Or share the coordinates via clicking on the button 'Share' in the pop-up at the bottom. |
| Format | Android: Menu → Configure profile → General settings → Units & formats → Coordinate format |
GPS Info (Android)
GPS (Global Positioning System) info widget shows a number of satellites that a device sees and uses at that moment.
| Enable | Android: Menu → Configure screen → GPS |
| Click | to see a GPS status menu. GPS status menu provides additional tools for tuning onboard GPS device. |
| Note | 1. OsmAnd takes GPS info from a device. The more satellites a device can see, the better positioning will be provided. |
| 2. For making GPS correction to make sure the up-to-date data is used: | |
| Android: Menu → Open settings → Browse map → Configure profile → OsmAnd development→ A-GPS info |
FPS-info (Android)
The widget shows Frames per Second (FPS) of a device screen.
| Enable | Android: Menu → Plugins → → Settings → Rendering debug info |
| Click | Nothing |
| Note | 1. The left number is the maps Frames per Second (FPS) and the right one is general layer Frames per Second (FPS). |
| 2. To debug the map speed drawing: | |
| Android: Menu → Plugins → → Settings → Rendering debug info |
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Navigational widgets→
Navigational widgets are used to display information related to the navigation such as distance, arrival / left time, next turns, bearing, current street name, lanes information, max speed, approaching alerts, POIs, waypoints.
Action widgets→
Display information that is provided by additional plugins.