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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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okay so, there's something I'd like to do

I need something that keeps tracking my location through my phone's GPS all night, to see what path does my train take

Google Maps' timeline doesn't work for that, it only polls the GPS from time to time
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raven // Kitten @nekorvidae@eepycats.place
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@kitten so far, I've used Open Tracks for recording GPS data and it worked well, even over longer distances/durations — also rather minimalistic, at least compared to any maps app; the traces are in standard formats and can be viewed in OsmAnd & other software
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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@nekorvidae turns out, OsmAnd already has a plugin to do it!
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raven // Kitten @nekorvidae@eepycats.place
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@kitten yeah, I know.

Just don't like to have a full maps thingy running. I uses more battery and sometimes crashes on my brick.
So nothing I'll recommend … but also not actively discourage.
(Just prefer something smaller/lighter for myself, thus recommending that, when it comes up.)
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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@nekorvidae oh yeah in this case I'm only doing it this way because the phone will stay plugged in all night... completely true
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