====== Main screen ======

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The main screen of the app displays the map, your current location and basic controls:\\ {{ :manual:ios01.jpg?nolink |}}
  - **Map scale** - related to the selected zoom
  - **Attribution** - copyright of the map data and interface provider 
  - **Cursor** - the pointer displaying info about POIs, defining places for creating user points, etc.
  - **Current location** - your location according to GPS and other sensors
  - **[[manual:ios:track_rec|Track recording]]** - starts recording your activity
  - **Map selection** - opens the map selection dialog
  - **Centering and map rotation** - one tap centers the map screen on your location. Double tap rotates the map according to the compass
  - **Zooming** - buttons for fluent map zooms changing
  - **Main menu** - opens the general selection of app features and settings
  - **Function panel** - buttons for quick [[manual:ios:search|search]], [[manual:ios:my_lib#creating_a_new_point|adding a new point]], and displaying GPS status.
===== Map control =====
  * you can **shift** the map by simple **touching and dragging** {{:manual:basics:draw.png?nolink&30|}}
  * **zoom it** in/out by **pinching** {{:manual:basics:pinch.png?nolink&30|}}. If you prefer single-hand control, **double-tap and drag** the map to zoom it. Otherwise, use the **zooming buttons**.
  * to place your **GPS location in the middle** of the map screen, tap the centering button:\\ {{ :manual:ios02.jpg?nolink |}}
  * to **rotate the map** according to your heading or by compass, tap the centering button again:\\ {{ :manual:ios03.jpg?nolink |}}
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===== Map selection =====
Tap the map selection button and select among hiking/biking, winter and satellite maps:\\ {{ :manual:ios11.gif?nolink |}}
===== Main menu =====
The main menu button slides up a panel with the [[manual:user_guide:locus_store:user_profile|Locus account]] login, an offer of the basic features, [[manual:ios:settings|app settings]] and the [[manual:ios:map_screen#premium|Premium subscription menu]].\\ {{ :manual:ios:ios94.jpg?nolink |}}
==== Login ====
Tapping the login button displays a selection of services for login/signup to a [[manual:user_guide:locus_store:user_profile|Locus account]]: an e-mail, Apple, Google and Facebook:\\ {{ :manual:ios:ios95.jpg?nolink |}}
When you are logged in, your user name and email address are displayed on the header:\\ {{ :manual:ios:ios96.jpg?nolink |}}
==== Settings ====
Opens a screen with various [[manual:ios:settings|configurable parameters of the app >>]]
==== Premium ====
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