Saturday, July 12, 2014

GetBack GPS for Android v0.3 is released

Get the latest version on F-Droid.

Arrow pointing to destination and compass indicating North

GetBack GPS for Android v0.3 is now available. It adds a realtime compass and detects your travel direction. This way the arrow pointing to your destination will still point in the right direction, even when travelling backwards.
And there are some small UI improvements.

The app is now also available in Danish, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese and French. A big thanks to the translators and supporting services!

A complete list of features and available languages is available on the website.


Friday, July 11, 2014

Remove bars from Android screenshots

How to remove the Status Bar at the top and return/home/screens button bar on the bottom/side from Android screenshots, using commandline ImageMagick.

Portrait screenshot

Command :

convert -size 1080x1920 -extract 1080x1700+0+75 original_screenshot.png screenshot_after.png

1080x1920 is the original size of the image (portrait)
1080x1700 is the new size, +0+75 the x and y offset where the extraction starts
(sizes may differ if you have a phone with a different screensize and resolution)


Result:
Original portrait screenshot, before cropping
After cropping

Landscape screenshot

Command :

convert -size 1920x1080 -extract 1792x1005+0+75 original_screenshot.png screenshot_after.png

1920x1080 is the original size of the image (landscape)
1792x1005 is the new size, +0+75 the x and y offset where the extraction starts

(sizes may differ if you have a phone with a different screensize and resolution)


Result:

Original screenshot (landscape), before cropping

After cropping