For a quick reference, watch our onboarding video:

What do you see when you launch the application for the first time? After a quick initialization, you will see the main screen:

• by default, the main screen is covered by the online LoMap. This can be changed according to your preferences in the Map Manager or Locus Store.
• your current GPS location is in the center of the screen. When the circle is full blue, your position is fixed
• the bottom panel contains the main menu button, center/rotate button, search button, GPS/compass button/indicator and function panel setting button.

• you can move the map by simply touching and dragging
• zoom in/out with the zoom buttons or by pinching . If you prefer one-handed control, you can double-tap and drag the map to zoom it
• to center your GPS location, tap the center button:
  
  To keep your location centered, tap and hold the center button until you see the confirmation message:
  
  When you move the map your position will return to the center after 5 seconds.
• to rotate the map according to your heading or by compass, tap the center button twice:
  

• it slides up from the bottom after you tap the menu button:
  
• the first slide up shows 8 buttons with the main functions:
  
  Search, Map Manager, Navigate to, Tracks&Routes manager, Track Recording, Route Planner, Points Manager and Share
  

  The order and functions of these buttons can be changed by long-tapping and selecting them. See Setting of the main menu >>

• the last button All features opens a list of all Locus Map features.
• sliding the menu up will reveal more options:
  
• Go Premium offers the unlimited features of the app
• Locus Store - here you can buy and download maps and other features
• Helpdesk / About app - links to the support team and information about the application
• Settings - general settings section of the app

More details about the main screen and app controlling >>