I was pleasantly surprised when I woke up this morning and found a Locale update waiting for me in the Android Market. For an app, which many thought was abandonware, here’s what’s new:
- Location condition improvements
- New Wi-Fi location training feature available under the Menu of the Location condition. Use only if you’re getting incorrect location results
- Faster algorithms that allow Locale to stop searching for location more quickly, improving battery life in certain environments
- Location accuracy improvements
- During periodic Wi-Fi scans, association with known access points will no longer occur. In earlier versions, such association could cause brief disruption of Internet connectivity
- Android 2.2 (Froyo) Improvements
- Improved compatibility with Android 2.2′s Wi-Fi tethering feature
- Bug fix for weird location data under Android 2.2
- UI enhancements
- New Launcher icon for Android 2.0
- New Notification icon
- Improved trackball support on the Home and Edit Situation screens
- Added a note to the Orientation condition UI regarding incorrect battery usage reporting on certain HTC phones
- Missing plug-ins are now shown in the Edit Situation screen
- Orientation Condition accuracy improvements
- Workarounds for Wi-Fi bugs on the HTC Desire
- Localizations
- Japanese localization
- Vietnamese localization
- Updated Dutch localization
- Updated French localization
- Updated German localization
Since the app made the jump from beta to paid status, it has been widely known as not working well. I’m going to give this new update a try again and see if the above mentioned improvements really do work. Do you use Locale? What device, and what’s your experience with it?
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