OnX pissn me off

[KFhunter]

Thinking about going back to a standard GPS with chip, they've ruined the app on the cellphone by the way the manage their offline content.   The map download is clunky, slow and disorganized.   It used to be I could just click grids on high res, med res or low res and down load as many at a time as my wifi could handle, which was only about 3 or 4 at a time.  Now I have to drag the map around and try to line it up with maps I've already done,  I can only download one at a time and it's super slow. 

And that's just Washington areas I hunt with no cell service, it's going to take me weeks just to do that.  Then add in multiple states where I'm putting in draws, I'm looking at months!

[rainshadow1]

I wondered about that. I got the phone app just because it was daggone affordable. But I figured any heavy off-grid use would have to be GPS with a chip.

[KFhunter]

I'm an elite onx user, but it don't feel elite 

[Stein]

The download thing is by far my least favorite part of the app.  There should be some way to automatically download a GMU or at least highlight a certain area and then the app figures out how to chunk it out.

It isn't a deal breaker, but not all that handy.

[hunter399]

Sent ya pm.

[BULLBLASTER]

I think the downloading is fine and easy to use as is. They downloaded on my phone in minutes on both WiFi and phone data. I was downloading some while glassing deer and planning a stalk route. 

[Karl Blanchard]

I have zero issue.  If the download is slow that's on your end with poor service or a slow device.  It's a pile of data it is downloading so think ahead and do it while connected to wifi. I've used my phone exclusively now for 3 seasons and you literally couldn't give me a GPS to get me to switch back. 

As for the squares for downloading, dont over think it.  They can over lap a bit.  Get em close and go

[KFhunter]

I did the same, went from rino 530hcx to onx,  been on onx since pretty much when they came out and have seen the app go from great, to very poor, to PIA it is now. 

I'm on a download fest now, that's why I'm here on HW griping about it now 

[BULLBLASTER]

Also it does download a little bit outside of your squares so like Karl said they don’t need to be perfect.

And if Karl can figure it out I think most people can. 

[Stein]

My issue is that I can only download one tile at a time and it does take a relatively long time compared with other similar sized files.  If you want high res for a large area, you have to download one, come back 5 minutes later, download another, wait, download, wait..... until you have all the tiles you want.  Sometimes if you do something else with your phone you get an error on the tile downloading and have to start over again.

Seems that there should be a way to outline what you want and download it automatically and with all the layers on - it really sucks when you finish and then realize you left a layer off.

[KFhunter]

@onX Hunt

I want the grids back!   It was so nice to just click grids and download, why did onx change that? 

[KFhunter]

My issue is that I can only download one tile at a time and it does take a relatively long time compared with other similar sized files.  If you want high res for a large area, you have to download one, come back 5 minutes later, download another, wait, download, wait..... until you have all the tiles you want.  Sometimes if you do something else with your phone you get an error on the tile downloading and have to start over again.

Seems that there should be a way to outline what you want and download it automatically.

YES!   It used to be that way, thus my gripe!

[Karl Blanchard]

No way! The original app was garbage! No way I'd go back!

[KFhunter]

ya it was garbage, I just want that function back

[KFhunter]

https://www.basemap.com/

anyone tried that?  onx is getting some competition, they better listen to users and stay ahead of the game, and by doing that they need a better interface for downloading off grid.   

Also they need to look into off grid communication, no one wants to carry an inreach or SPOT around if they didn't have too.