About Loadstone GPS
Loadstone GPS is a powerful, easy-to-use app that enables blind pedestrians to "go blindly where everyone sighted has gone before." It is designed by the blind, for the blind, specifically for those who use Voiceover....
Loadstone GPS is a powerful, easy-to-use app that enables blind pedestrians to "go blindly where everyone sighted has gone before." It is designed by the blind, for the blind, specifically for those who use Voiceover. Features * Get turn-by-turn directions from any point or your current location to a desired destination. * Access and download from a world-wide database of points from OpenStreetMap, public mapping sources, transit systems, and points shared by other Loadstone users. * Create, store, and share your own navigation waypoints with others or the Loadstone comunity. * Filter point searches and output by categories and tags. * Explore your surroundings with features like 'Show Neighbourhood', 'Explore', and 'Find Point'. * Receive approach and arrival alerts for points of interest. * Customize alerts, units of measure, address format and other settings. * Display astronomic information like sunrise and set, moonrise and set, etc. * Track distance travelled with a built-in trip meter. * Import text databases and checkpoints from previous Loadstone versions. * No data plan required to use most major functions. * Complete documentation included. * Available in multiple languages. For the latest news, tutorials and more information please visit the Loadstone website at: https://www.loadstone-gps.com.
Version History * Several visual problems, especially if running on an iPad, have been fixed. * Some crashes when running on an iPad have been fixed. * Support for GPX files has been added. It is now possible to save points from a GPX file as points or checkpoints. * The speech settings screen has been rewritten to allow for propper selection of all voices and make settings clearer. 1.7 10/12/2022 * A bug that could cause Loadstone to crash when speaking announcements has been fixed. * A bug that could cause a crash when moving route points up or down has been fixed. * Problems with some buttons on the main navigation screen not being translated have been fixed. * Buttons on the navigation screen have been fixed to look consistent. * Problems with some options and titles not having the correct label have been fixed. * A clear text button has been added to some text fields where it was missing. * It is now possible to map the shake gesture to a function in external controls. 1.6 11/27/2019 This is a maintanence release to address problems with iOS 13 and 13.1. * A bug that would cause no GPS signal to be received has been fixed. * A bug that would cause some buttons on the navigation screen to be labled as "button" has been fixed. * A bug that could cause databases not to import or other background downloads not to work has been fixed. 1.5 09/28/2019 * Turn-by-turn navigation has been added. This allows you to get a route with step-by-step instructions between two points. This function requires an internet connection to opperate. * When saving a location it's now possible to mark the new point as a checkpoint or the locked point. * The results of the Where Am I function can now be used like any other point. * There's now a send mail action if a point has an email tag. * In the point details screen, if a tag's value is a url that url can be opened in Safari. * Some form fields have been cleaned up so the label and value are spoken as a single element. * Some bugs, especially having to do with routes, have been fixed. 1.4 07/31/2019 * Route support has been added. Routes are like a list of checkpoints but have a defined order and direction. * An explore mode has been added. This is similar to the exploration mode in the old Symbian version. This mode lets you explore points around your current location or a specific point by compass direction. * The find point function has been improved to add support for online searching. * A point's grid square has been added to the point details display. * It's now possible to filter the results of show neighbourhood by category. * More functions can be controlled with multi media controls. * A refresh button has been added to the astronomic information screen. * The find point function is now faster. * The screen will stay awake while importing points. * The speed of importing points has been doubled. * There is now a copy option for files and databases. * Point list displays now include point comments. * The send via email option has been changed to share to allow more options to be included such as AirDrop, iCloud, Dropbox, etc. * A share option has been added to point actions to allow a single point to be shared. * A single point can now be shared with Pointshare. * The where am I function will now do an online check first and if this failes will check local databases. * All language translations have been updated. * fixed various visual display glitches. * Various bug fixes and performence enhancements. * The Pointshare server has been upgraded and all data reloaded. This will provide more accurate point data as well as much faster downloads. 1.3 07/21/2018 * The process of downloading points has been completely rewritten to be simpler and easier to use. * The find point function has been redesigned so it's possible to select which point categories to search as well as allowing a running search to be canceled. * The databases tab has been rearranged to make the options clearer. * It is now possible to control some functions of Loadstone using multi media controls or the magic tap gesture. * A trip meter has been added so you can keep track of the distance traveled. * Complete documentation is now included in the help section as well as links to the Loadstone website. The documentation is in English but we hope to have it in other languages in the future. * All language translations have been updated. * A Portuguese translation has been added. (not yet complete) * Various bug fixes and performance tweaks. * Pointshare now includes points from UMP. This will only effect people in Poland and parts of Europe. * Pointshare is starting to integrate data from various transit systems. 1.2 10/20/2017 What's new in this version: * Simplified the initial setup screen so the Pointshare registration process and getting initial data can all be done with a minimum number of steps. * Fixed a bug that prevented sql databases received via email from working. * Updates to various language translations. * Added an Arabic language translation (not yet complete). * Added an Italian language translation (not yet complete). * Other minor bug fixes. 1.1 08/03/2017 1.0 07/21/2017
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Loadstone GPS since it was posted on our website on 2023-09-07 08:58:53.
The latest version is 1.7 and it was updated on 2026-06-23 17:30:49. See below the changes in each version.
Loadstone GPS version 1.7
Updated At: 2026-06-02
Changes: Version History * Several visual problems, especially if running on an iPad, have been fixed.
* Some crashes when running on an iPad have been fixed.
* Support for GPX files has been added. It is now possible to save points from a GPX file as points or checkpoints.
* The speech settings screen has been rewritten to allow for propper selection of all voices and make settings clearer. 1.7 10/12/2022 * A bug that could cause Loadstone to crash when speaking announcements has been fixed.
* A bug that could cause a crash when moving route points up or down has been fixed.
* Problems with some buttons on the main navigation screen not being translated have been fixed.
* Buttons on the navigation screen have been fixed to look consistent.
* Problems with some options and titles not having the correct label have been fixed.
* A clear text button has been added to some text fields where it was missing.
* It is now possible to map the shake gesture to a function in external controls. 1.6 11/27/2019 This is a maintanence release to address problems with iOS 13 and 13.1.
* A bug that would cause no GPS signal to be received has been fixed.
* A bug that would cause some buttons on the navigation screen to be labled as "button" has been fixed.
* A bug that could cause databases not to import or other background downloads not to work has been fixed. 1.5 09/28/2019 * Turn-by-turn navigation has been added. This allows you to get a route with step-by-step instructions between two points.
This function requires an internet connection to opperate.
* When saving a location it's now possible to mark the new point as a checkpoint or the locked point.
* The results of the Where Am I function can now be used like any other point.
* There's now a send mail action if a point has an email tag.
* In the point details screen, if a tag's value is a url that url can be opened in Safari.
* Some form fields have been cleaned up so the label and value are spoken as a single element.
* Some bugs, especially having to do with routes, have been fixed. 1.4 07/31/2019 * Route support has been added. Routes are like a list of checkpoints but
have a defined order and direction.
* An explore mode has been added. This is similar to the exploration mode in
the old Symbian version. This mode lets you explore points around your
current location or a specific point by compass direction.
* The find point function has been improved to add support for online
searching.
* A point's grid square has been added to the point details display.
* It's now possible to filter the results of show neighbourhood by category.
* More functions can be controlled with multi media controls.
* A refresh button has been added to the astronomic information screen.
* The find point function is now faster.
* The screen will stay awake while importing points.
* The speed of importing points has been doubled.
* There is now a copy option for files and databases.
* Point list displays now include point comments.
* The send via email option has been changed to share to allow more options
to be included such as AirDrop, iCloud, Dropbox, etc.
* A share option has been added to point actions to allow a single point to be
shared.
* A single point can now be shared with Pointshare.
* The where am I function will now do an online check first and if this
failes will check local databases.
* All language translations have been updated.
* fixed various visual display glitches.
* Various bug fixes and performence enhancements.
* The Pointshare server has been upgraded and all data reloaded. This will
provide more accurate point data as well as much faster downloads. 1.3 07/21/2018 * The process of downloading points has been completely rewritten to be
simpler and easier to use.
* The find point function has been redesigned so it's possible to select
which point categories to search as well as allowing a running search to
be canceled.
* The databases tab has been rearranged to make the options clearer.
* It is now possible to control some functions of Loadstone using multi
media controls or the magic tap gesture.
* A trip meter has been added so you can keep track of the distance
traveled.
* Complete documentation is now included in the help section as well as
links to the Loadstone website. The documentation is in English but we hope
to have it in other languages in the future.
* All language translations have been updated.
* A Portuguese translation has been added. (not yet complete)
* Various bug fixes and performance tweaks.
* Pointshare now includes points from UMP. This will only effect people in
Poland and parts of Europe.
* Pointshare is starting to integrate data from various transit systems. 1.2 10/20/2017 What's new in this version:
* Simplified the initial setup screen so the Pointshare registration process
and getting initial data can all be done with a minimum number of steps.
* Fixed a bug that prevented sql databases received via email from working.
* Updates to various language translations.
* Added an Arabic language translation (not yet complete).
* Added an Italian language translation (not yet complete).
* Other minor bug fixes. 1.1 08/03/2017 1.0 07/21/2017
Loadstone GPS version 1.7
Updated At: 2022-10-12
Changes: Oct 12, 2022
Version 1.7
* Several visual problems, especially if running on an iPad, have been fixed.
* Some crashes when running on an iPad have been fixed.
* Support for GPX files has been added. It is now possible to save points from a GPX file as points or checkpoints.
* The speech settings screen has been rewritten to allow for propper selection of all voices and make settings clearer.
Loadstone GPS version 1.7
Updated At: 2022-10-12
Changes: * Several visual problems, especially if running on an iPad, have been fixed.
* Some crashes when running on an iPad have been fixed.
* Support for GPX files has been added. It is now possible to save points from a GPX file as points or checkpoints.
* The speech settings screen has been rewritten to allow for propper selection of all voices and make settings clearer.
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