Release
notes.

Badges now unlock automatically — right inside the app.

• Automatic badges — unlock based on your track history, with no need to sync from another device.
• Celebration popup — each new badge is celebrated with a “New badge!” popup the moment you unlock it.
• Improved translations — Norwegian, Danish and German terminology aligned with each country’s working-dog regulations.

Photos on your tracks, a custom track-line color and full Norwegian support.

• Track photos — add images straight from your photo library or camera. Shown as a thumbnail in the track list and full-screen with zoom.
• Custom track-line color — pick from seven colors tuned for contrast against satellite maps.
• Norwegian — the app is now fully localized in Norwegian (Bokmål).
• The map remembers your satellite/standard choice automatically.
• Units now follow your device’s region setting.

Photo attachments, a customizable track color and several accessibility improvements.

• Photo attachments on tracks — take photos or pick from the gallery (up to 10) with a cover image right in the track list.
• Custom track line color — a curated palette tuned for contrast against the satellite map.
• Contrast halo on the track line — a white outline for better readability in dense forest.
• Map type on the map — switch between satellite and standard; your choice is saved.
• Units follow your device — meters or feet chosen automatically from your device language.
• Accessibility — checkmark on found articles, screen-reader titles and reduced-motion support.

Better GPS in the forest and smoother template laying.

• Better GPS accuracy in the forest — the track line is denser and more accurate under tree cover.
• Article button when laying from a template — drop articles freely at your position even when following a template.
• More discreet watermark in the result view so it never hides the track.
• Small fixes: tighter start zoom and cleaner time display.

A better start for new users and a richer Legends section.

• New onboarding for first-time users — a clearer empty state guides you to lay your first track.
• Legends now show the dog’s full track history — open and browse past tracks.
• Stability and under-the-hood cleanup.

The first public release of Spårhunden for Android — full parity with iOS, from laying your first track to analyzing the result.

• Forest-grade GPS — filters tuned for dense forest and a robust background service, with an active watchdog that warns you the moment GPS drops.
• Disciplines — working-dog tracking classes and IGP/FPr with the right article count, aging times and track lengths.
• Material-specific articles — leather, wood, felt, metal and more, with precise pace guidance on the map.
• Automatic article detection — marked automatically with haptic feedback.
• Area tracks (Pro) — see previous tracks as an overlay so you avoid crossing or laying twice.
• Blind tracks — share hidden tracks encrypted with training partners for a competition-like setup.
• Decoy tracks (Pro) — distraction training for advanced handlers.
• Goals and badges — weekly goals, streaks and badges to unlock.
• Home screen widgets — aging time, weekly goals, shortcuts and stats.

GPS improvements and a calmer view while tracking.

• Improved GPS filtering — including a new profile tuned for open fields in IGP.
• Cleaner view during active tracking — seconds removed.
• New setting: detailed articles for training tracks too.

Improvements to GPS and tracking in the forest.

• GPS calibration — now works correctly even when you’re standing still. The app keeps taking in signals until accuracy converges, instead of getting stuck on “Searching for signal”.
• Better GPS accuracy in dense forest — the threshold is now tuned for Swedish conditions under tree cover.
• Ghost tracks are now Area Tracks — a clearer name for the feature that shows tracks from your area.

Articles are now marked automatically — for real.

• Reliable auto-marking — we found and fixed three issues that together made automatic article marking unreliable, especially in the forest. Now it works as intended: stop near the article for a moment and the app marks it.
• Tip: if you’ve had trouble, reset the defaults under Settings → Track following.

Introducing Legends.

• Legends — a permanent place of honor for dogs that are no longer active. Move a retired or passed dog here: all stats and history are preserved, the dog doesn’t count toward your dog limit, and you can write a personal tribute.

Smoother GPS tracks and several improvements to the result view.

• Smoother GPS track line — the app filters out temporary GPS jumps caused by brief signal loss.
• More “How it works” guides — for sharing a track and for decoy tracks.
• Training tags for Bruksspår and IGP — now shown in the result view for all disciplines.
• Article count during tracking — shown alongside aging time and distance.
• Version number in Settings — tap to copy build info.
• Bug fixes for sharing via Messenger and WhatsApp.

Action Button support and a new track type.

• Action Button support — quick actions (mark article, end following) without opening the app.
• New track type: Training — for free training without class requirements.
• Redeem offer codes for Spårhunden Pro.
• Faster deletion of large tracks.

An important fix for shared blind tracks.

• Bug fix: shared blind tracks now always include all track data.

The biggest update since launch — a new discipline and several new tools.

• IGP — a whole new discipline — full support for IGP-FH 1–3 with class info, start-flag phase, material-colored articles and stride-length calibration.
• Decoy tracks (Pro) — distraction tracks that cross your regular tracks and auto-detect crossings.
• Apple Health — every completed track is saved as a walking workout.
• Siri, Spotlight & Shortcuts — voice control and system search for your dogs and tracks.
• English — the app is now fully localized in English.
• Track summary — automatic text describing your track, perfect for sharing.
• Primary dog — pick a favorite as the default in challenges and widgets.

A quick follow-up after launch.

• Adjustments to the subscription view and improved stability.

The first version of Spårhunden — lay, follow and analyze tracks with your dog.

• Lay, follow and analyze tracks — record the route via GPS, measure distance and track aging time.
• Bruksspår — support for the appell, lower, higher and elite classes.
• Articles — mark them manually or let the app detect them automatically.
• Blind tracks — hide the route from the handler for realistic training.
• Result view — map, weather, stats and ratings after each track.
• Stats & badges — follow your progress and unlock badges.
• Encrypted sharing — share tracks end-to-end encrypted via a link.
• Local-first — your data is stored on your device and synced via iCloud.