Wise Pilgrim Frances app

[Ian Afloat]

Hello, has anyone else had any trouble with this? Apart from the factual accuracies which leave me second guessing stuff, it tends to fall over a lot. Running it on Android. Is it just me?

Ian in Ages.

 

[Suzanne S.]

Hello, has anyone else had any trouble with this? Apart from the factual accuracies which leave me second guessing stuff, it tends to fall over a lot. Running it on Android. Is it just me?

Ian in Ages.

I loved using this app when I walked the Frances in 2015. Mine was running on Android also.

 

[Kev]

I used it a lot in 2015 with great success. In planning for a Portuguese Camino in 2018 I purchased the Portuguese version and noticed some app stability issues with the live map. The author has acknowledged the issue and is working to understand and resolve the problem.

 

[tomnorth]

I used and loved this app when I walked in 2015. Mine was on an iPhone. I would use it again.

 

[Former member 99816]

New guy here on a 4 year old thread, not sure if this is the best way to ask.. but... I downloaded the Wise Pilgrim Frances app to my Google phone and it is working fine. Then I downloaded the maps. That seemed to go fine but how do I see them? Can't find a "Maps" button. I'm in the US, do I need to be in Spain? Or, I have Google Maps, do I need anther app? I feel like the maps are in there, I just can't get them up.
If anyone can offer some advise I will appreciate it!

 

[trecile]

I use a couple of different apps. have Wise Pilgrim, but my favorite is the Buen Camino app. It is now completely free, but donations are accepted.
https://www.editorialbuencamino.com/app-del-camino-de-santiago/

It also has a video tutorial.

I do think that the Wise Pilgrim maps will work when you are on Spain

 

[Former member 99816]

Thanks Trecile. I ran the video, looks good but do the maps work i you're not on the camino?

 

[alexwalker]

New guy here on a 4 year old thread, not sure if this is the best way to ask.. but... I downloaded the Wise Pilgrim Frances app to my Google phone and it is working fine. Then I downloaded the maps. That seemed to go fine but how do I see them? Can't find a "Maps" button. I'm in the US, do I need to be in Spain? Or, I have Google Maps, do I need anther app? I feel like the maps are in there, I just can't get them up.
If anyone can offer some advise I will appreciate it!

In the upper right corner of the app you will find an icon resembling a compass needle. Push the icon, and the map opens. The map will be of the area you are currently. Zoom out/mve the map to where you want (Spain) and start exploring.

 

[trecile]

Thanks Trecile. I ran the video, looks good but do the maps work i you're not on the camino?

Yes

 

[Former member 99816]

Alex, you are a genius. Thank you!

 

[alexwalker]

Alex, you are a genius. Thank you!

The Wise Pilgrim apps are very good.

 

[alexwalker]

I once wrote a guide about a short Camino (3 days, 64 kms) from Burgos to Covarrubios. It is about the faith of a Norwegian Viking princess who is resting in a sarchophagus in the church there, with a statue outside, and it is special to me, being a Norwegian. You can read it here:

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/el-camino-san-olav-a-walkers-guide.518/

It is also available for free from Wise Pilgrim: I gave him my text and pictures, and he turned my material into a very good app in a matter of days. Good guy.

It is a very nice break if you want to walk 3 days in peace and solitude after arriving in Burgos: Take a bus back to Burgos (40 mins.) and start again on the wonderful Meseta section of CF from there.

 

[Former member 99816]

The Wise Pilgrim apps are very good.

I got the map going but when I close in on a town, the screen fills with black pop-up boxes that appear to be sponsored advertisements. They obscure the Camino trail and the places beneath it., making it very challenging to see which albergues are where!
Is there a way to opt our of the black boxes?

 

[alexwalker]

I got the map going but when I close in on a town, the screen fills with black pop-up boxes that appear to be sponsored advertisements. They obscure the Camino trail and the places beneath it., making it very challenging to see which albergues are where!
Is there a way to opt our of the black boxes?

This doesn't happen when I try it. Send a PM to @wisepilgrim for help.

 

[David Tallan]

This doesn't happen when I try it. Send a PM to @wisepilgrim for help.

I noticed the same thing today.

 

[alexwalker]

I noticed the same thing today.
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Yes, that looked like overkill. When I check the Frances app, it shows some black boxes (albergues) that are clickable. Nothing as much as your example. I couldn't find any settings for enabling/disabling it.

Again, I think that Michael ( @wisepilgrim ) should be able to clarify.

 

[Former member 99816]

Yes, that's the pic I get, a field of black pop-ups. I wrote Michael @ wise pilgrim yesterday but did not have a pic like David's to demonstrate the issue.

 

[Former member 99816]

Here is how Wise maps looks on the Frances. I think Michael is on the case. https://photos.app.goo.gl/8ZuJrDwNmEaLhZmx9

 

[alexwalker]

Here is how Wise maps looks on the Frances. I think Michael is on the case. https://photos.app.goo.gl/8ZuJrDwNmEaLhZmx9

I am sure @wisepilgrim will comment on it in here. My version of the app is nowhere near as cluttered as yours. But while I am at it: @wisepilgrim , is the app updated on my iPhone automatically? And is there any "settings" feature to reduce/expand these black boxes?

 

[Former member 99816]

I haven't heard back from @wisepilgrim, he might be out on the trail.
Of the info in the boxes I like the Km number but the rest is unnecessary if you are just passing through. Even if you're stopping it's redundant. https://photos.app.goo.gl/L12HpobsBFK1Tpvw9
I've never walked it though, so I def could be wrong.

 

[Former member 91017]

I haven't heard back from @wisepilgrim, he might be out on the trail.
Of the info in the boxes I like the Km number but the rest is unnecessary if you are just passing through. Even if you're stopping it's redundant. https://photos.app.goo.gl/L12HpobsBFK1Tpvw9
I've never walked it though, so I def could be wrong.

Zoom in further and you won’t see such crowding. Zoom out and they will disappear. They are not ads. They are towns that have services (food, or beds, post offices, trains, busses etc — all indicated by the symbols in the boxes). In real life, it’s very very useful. When you are going 25K, 30K… 42K in one day, it’s so useful to be able to to see where you have opportunities to stop.
I’ve used the CF app twice now, and the CP once. Currently planning my Norte with that WP app and it’s indispensable.
You can also get your live position on the map, so if you move off trail you will know it very quickly.
Good to use those black village markers in conjunction with the elevation map data — can help you decide where you want to have lunch, where you want to sleep…. Because those last 5 K on an ascent (or that last KM *DOWN* into a place like Hontanas can feel like triple the distance…)