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====== How Can I Record Track of My Trip? ======

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Let's start with a quick video overview:\\ {{youtube>tKesOq5k6rY?full}}\\ 
Do you want to show the trip to your buddies? No problem with Locus Map:

  * tap the **track recording button**:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas.png?nolink |}}
  * select recording profile according to your **activity** (walk, cycling...) and press the **big green START button**:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas1.png?nolink |}} 
  * track recording panel starts showing your **track stats**:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas2.png?nolink |}} and your track is being recorded. The **active recording** is marked by the **red button** and the **line of the track** drawing behind the cursor:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas3.png?nolink |}}
  * when your trip is over, **stop** the recording - tap the red button on the map screen and then the **STOP** button on the panel:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas4.png?nolink |}}
  * if necessary, change your track name, description, activity and folder where the track should be stored, and press **SAVE**:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas5.png?nolink |}}
  * when the track is properly saved, its **detail panel** slides up:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas6.png?nolink |}}
  * your track is saved in the **selected folder**:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas7.png?nolink |}}


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===== Useful tips =====

  *  before recording, **check your device GPS is on** - Locus GPS icon must be green {{:manual:user_guide:ic_gps_on_fix_default.png?nolink&30}}
  * **make sure Locus Map is not battery-optimized**. When it is, Locus notifies you on the track recording panel:\\ {{ :manual:basics:trackrec_bas.gif?nolink |}}
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[[:manual:user_guide:tracks:recording|More about track recording >>]].