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Settings

Settings is where the app is tuned to your unit's SOP — formats, units, grid style and screen behavior.

night vision

Red or green monochrome

Settings → General → Night Vision switches the entire app — every screen, including maps — to red or green monochrome to preserve your dark adaptation. Off / Red / Green.

The app in red night-vision mode
Night-vision mode

general

Language — nine languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Turkish and Chinese (Simplified).
Keep Screen On — prevent auto-lock while navigating.
Dark Mode on Standard Map — dark cartography for the standard map style.
Display Peaks — show summit markers on the map.
True North — reference bearings to true instead of magnetic north.

formats & units

Coordinate format (MGRS / UTM / Lat-Lon variants), geodetic datum, and units for distance, angle (degrees/mils), altitude, speed, wind and temperature, plus date format and 24-hour time. The MGRS Grid section styles the grid overlay: density, per-level colors and opacity.

map cache

Map data from OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap and trail layers is cached as you zoom and scroll, allowing offline access to previously viewed areas. Clear Cache deletes all stored map data — you'll need connectivity to re-download it.

elsewhere in settings

GPS Source — external receivers: see External GNSS.
Team — TAK server: see Team — TAK Server.
Data — import/export: see Import & Export.