Tracklog Settings
OMN4 manages tracklog recording cadence automatically. The Tracklogs settings control the active recording colour on mobile. Saving locations and distance filtering belong to the recording's Activity.
Open The Settings
On mobile, open Settings > Tracklogs for recording colour controls.
On mobile or desktop, open Settings > Activities, choose the Activity, then open Planning & statistics for Tracklog distance filtering. Desktop OMN4 can review recorded or imported Tracks but does not record tracklogs.
What You Can Change
- Use recording Tracklog colour (mobile): use the chosen recording colour for the active tracklog.
- Recording Tracklog Colour (mobile, initially red): choose the active recording colour.
- Tracklog distance filtering, under the Activity's Planning & statistics (mobile and desktop): choose how small movements contribute to Track distance.
- The Track destination, under the Activity's Saving locations: choose a folder, or Default (Tracks folder).
OMN4 selects and saves track points automatically, so there is no capture distance or time interval for you to set before starting a tracklog.
Use the Activity's Track saving location when you want recorded data grouped somewhere specific. Use Recording Tracklog Colour when you want the active recording line to stand out on the map.
Recording colour preferences and Activity preferences sync through your OMN account.
Tracklog distance filtering offers Unfiltered, 3 metre threshold, 5 metre threshold (the built-in default), or 7 metre threshold. It reduces extra distance from GPS wander without deleting points or changing the drawn Track. The threshold is measured from the last accepted position and can widen when GPS accuracy is poor. See Activity Calculations for examples and the trade-offs when choosing a filter.
Recording Behaviour
- OMN4 checks your location about once a second while recording.
- Android and iOS may batch or optimise those fixes to save battery.
- OMN4 saves a track point once you have moved about 5 m, or once about 10 seconds have passed since the last saved point, whichever comes first. This happens automatically, with no interval for you to set.
Background Recording
Starting or resuming a tracklog needs background location access, even if you plan to keep the screen on. Use the separate permission guides for the setup steps:
- GPS Permissions on Android also covers battery restrictions.
- GPS Permissions on iOS explains Always access.
For marker appearance controls, see GPS Marker and Accuracy.