XCSoar JET

Features XCSoar JET

For original XCSoar fan; you might wondering where is the original XCSoar app is.
The answer is its gone forever as the previous author took down the app.The good news is a new author is taking over XCSoar future but theres still a lot of work to start publishing the original XCSoar again.
(You can follow the progress at https://github.com/XCSoar/XCSoar/issues/1370)In the meantime, XCSoar JET is the alternative to original XCSoar.
XCSoar JET strategy is a soft fork, meaning well always have 100% of original XCSoar development/feature plus my features tailored to my personal needs.FAQ:# I cannot access app files anymore in Android 14Unfortunately in Android 14, they locked down a way to access *any* application data directly.
Its not possible to developer to enable this on our end.
(see discussion in https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/173lsrc/android_14_storage_access_framework_no_longer/)Fortunately, theres still workaround from the community.- If you have access to adb command on your laptop, you still can use it to access application data- If you dont have access to laptop you can use "Shizuku" solution to access application data on the go (instruction in https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/185d7ba/access_androiddata_and_androidobb_on_android_14/)# Whats the difference from original XCSoarXCSoar JET will always include 100% of original XCSoar development/feature, plus additional features that are tailored to my needs, example as follows:- Unlock minimal zoom level down to 100m- Fix XCTracer GPS from return null island position (0,0)- Reduce trail length from 60min/5min to 10min/2min- Android: show status bar while in full screen, disable all screen immersion feature- CrossSection view: fix scaling for feet unit, remove unit text padding- New Infobox V GND and TAS in the same Infobox- New Infobox Baro and GPS altitude in the same Infobox- New Infobox H AGL and H T/O in the same Infobox- Update Wind infobox to include wind_estimation data age- Initial goto task will always be a takeoff site instead of nearest landable- JETProvider support.
Receive traffic info from OGN via internet without additional hardware- Fuel burn calculation for PPG (Fuel burn time widget and task range estimation)- Audio task bearing: speed-command-like sound that will scream at you when deviated of course- Skysight.io overlay integration- Show waypoint shortcode on task editor and infobox- Increase cylinder waypoint circle interpolation to make large cylinder tasks more optimal- Update SnailTrail Vario#2 color contrast- NextArrowInfoBox show bearing different instead of distance- GRInstantInfoBox show average GR on comment label- Add scan QR task guidance- New experimental Infobox NetworkWidget- New Infobox Barogram with meter heightUpdate v1.23 [16 Jun 2024]:- Rebase to XCSoar 7.43-rc0