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Use the map and offline mode

The map has two basemaps, a cache and an offline switch. It is a map of where you went, not a navigation app.

≈ 3 minutes · 5 steps · reviewed 14 November 2026

  1. 01

    Open the Map tab

    Every saved track and every live recording has a Map tab next to Chart. It draws the recorded route with start, end and marker pins over the basemap.

  2. 02

    Switch basemaps

    The layers button toggles between CyclOSM, a cycle-oriented OpenStreetMap render, and a minimal grey canvas that draws roads and little else. The grey canvas is the lighter of the two and the one to use when a bright map fights the route line.

  3. 03

    Understand the cache

    Tiles you have looked at are cached on the device, so a familiar area still draws with no connection. Cached tiles are not a downloaded region: pan somewhere new offline and the basemap is empty until tiles can load again.

  4. 04

    Turn tile requests off

    Settings → Map → Offline mode never downloads tiles and uses cached tiles only. While it is on, the map shows “Offline mode — cached tiles only”. Recording, statistics and export are unaffected either way.

  5. 05

    Follow a GPX route, without navigation

    In the track list, open the overflow menu and choose Follow GPX, then pick a file. Waykeep starts a recording and draws the planned route as a red dashed line. There is no turn-by-turn instruction, no rerouting and no voice guidance for the route.

What this does not do

  • No screenshot on this page on purpose: this project's map captures show real streets around the maintainer's home and regular routes, so they are kept out of the site.
  • The map needs a network connection for new areas unless the tiles are already cached. Everything else in this guide works without one.
  • GPX following shows a line to compare against. It does not direct you.