Global Settings
Overview
Global settings are general settings for all profiles in the OsmAnd application. These are the basic settings for the OsmAnd system, and any changes made will affect the entire application.
- Android
- iOS
Go to: القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات
Go to: القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات
General
This section contains the basic OsmAnd settings, such as selecting a profile when loading the application, selecting the rendering engine and the folder where the data will be saved.
Default Profile
- Android
- iOS
OsmAnd uses the default profile, Browse map, as the first profile for new users, and if this profile has been selected by you, it will be used each time the application is restarted. You can select any profile from the default list, including Last used and Browse map.
- آخر استخدام. Allows you to select the profile that was used last.
- الوضع الافتراضي. You select the profile to be used when starting OsmAnd. It can be changed in the application settings.
CarPlay Profile
This feature is available for the iOS version of the OsmAnd app.
القائمة → إعدادات → ملف تعريف CarPlay
The ملف تعريف CarPlay is used when connected to your vehicle's CarPlay software and helps you make the most of the optimized version of the OsmAnd app using the audio and video systems to display data on your phone.
Data Storage Folder
- Android
- iOS
Go to: القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات → مجلد البيانات
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Device memory shows how much free space is left on your device. Tap a field to access the Maps and Resources menu, where you can view and manage detailed information about your OsmAnd data.
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In the مجلد التخزين, you can select a folder to save OsmAnd data on your device.
- Internal app memory. Only the OsmAnd app has access to its data and none of the external apps.
- Shared memory. No longer available.
- External storage 1. Only 1 OsmAnd app has access and Admin apps and USB.
- Multiuser storage. Only 1 OsmAnd app has access, but it's shared between multiple Android users.
- Manually specified. Depends on the path.
New storage access guidelines have been implemented in Android versions 11-12. See the Troubleshooting section for details.
Go to: iOS device → Settings → General → iPhone storage → OsmAnd Maps
OsmAnd files are visible in the Files application. You can access all OsmAnd files: tracks, favorites, maps, rendering.xml, routing.xmlustom. To do this follow the following path:
Go to: Files → On My Phone → OsmAnd Maps
Map Rendering Engine
القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات → طريقة عرض الخريطة (Android only)
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In the Android version of the app, you can switch between Version 1 map rendering, originally implemented in the OsmAnd app, and Version 2, which uses the OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) programming interface for rendering two- and three-dimensional graphical objects.
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The iOS version uses only OpenGL for map rendering.
Features | Version 1 | Version 2 (OpenGL) |
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Cross-platform | Not used in the iOS version. | Fits both versions. |
GPU / CPU dependent | Recommended for low-performance or outdated devices. | Powerful rendering engine. Only available for OsmAnd 4.3 and later versions, and in test mode for OsmAnd 4.2. |
3D mode | It is possible to view the map in 2D, and you can change the viewing angle to get a 3D view. | You can view the map in 2D and 3D. |
Map display | The whole map is rendered as a set of tiles, and markers, lines, and text are already inside these tiles. | First, the entire tile pack is rendered, and then the available symbols are applied to the map, layer by layer. |
Transparent symbols overlay / underlay | Supports all settings. | It does not support a raster layer on top of vector text. |
3D Terrain | Not supported. | This feature visualizes the terrain on the map by adding elevation information to a normal 2D map, which creates a 3D and depth effect. |
3D Tracks | Not supported. | This feature allows you to display tracks by altitude above sea level. |
Online map | It does not support the display of Contour lines if the map source is any online tile map. | When the map source is an online map, 3D maps are also used, and the display of Contour lines on the map is supported. |
Weather plugin | You cannot use this plugin. | Convenient to use with the plugin. |
The image for the 3D view of the map is loaded tile by tile, then all the symbols. The rendering speed of the map depends on the number of 2D and 3D graphical objects on it, and directly on the performance of your hardware. Therefore, Version 2 (OpenGL) cannot be used on low-performance devices.
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Privacy and Security
OsmAnd allows you to choose whether to share your in-app activity and identifiers (Android only) in the app, the ability to edit your history and use a proxy (Android only) of your choice.
More information can be found in OsmAnd Privacy and Security Policy
Analytics
- Android
- iOS
Go to: القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات → تحليل
Go to: القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات → إرسال بيانات مجهولة المصدر
تحليل (Android) or إرسال بيانات مجهولة المصدر (iOS) setting allows you the choice whether to provide anonymous data about Downloaded Maps and Visited Screens (Android).
Data about your location or the places you view on the map is not collected.
Identifiers
This feature is currently not available for the iOS version of the OsmAnd app.
Menu → Settings → OsmAnd settings → Privacy and security → Identifiers
A UUID (Unique User Identifier) is generated for each installation of the OsmAnd application and sent to the servers during map loading.
- A random UUID is used to download offline maps from OsmAnd servers to control the rational use of server resources, predict traffic usage, and provide general monthly reports on map downloads.
- The UUID changes every 3 months.
- Starting with OsmAnd version 4.3, you can disable the collection of user data when using the OsmAnd app. Then the UUID will not be sent with any download request.
- You can read more information in the Terms of Use (ToS).
History
- Android
- iOS
Go to: القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات → السجلات
Go to: القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات → السجلات
The application records the history of previously entered data (history) in the following categories: Search, Navigation, Map markers. Using the switch on the appropriate tab, you can Enable / Disable logging for certain categories of entries. You can also manage (view, delete, and share) previously recorded data.
- Backup as file (Android) or Export (iOS) is used to make a backup file of your history.
- Clear all history (Android) or Delete all history (iOS) is used to delete all history entries recorded up to the time of deletion.
Share and delete history.
- Android
- iOS
- You can delete one or more items from the history list or share them as a file (to access these functions in iOS, tap the Edit button).
- To delete or export multiple records simultaneously, select checkboxes next to the required records and tap the Export or Delete buttons.
Proxy
This feature is currently not available for the iOS version of the OsmAnd app.
القائمة → إعدادات → الإعدادات → البروكسي
البروكسي setting allows you to configure an HTTP proxy for all network requests. You can set the Proxy Host and Proxy Port.