Updates, bug fixes and overall optimisation
In 13.2.0:
• Updates, bug fixes and overall optimisation
We've developed a new interface for indoor tours that helps you make informed choices about how you spend your time and energy. You’ll find:
• Locations grouped into digestible sections, with labels like “Essential” and “Optional”
• Clear navigation along a suggested route
• A "Dig Deeper" button for locations that go beyond the basics
• A bar at the top of the screen tracking your progress through the tour as a whole
• Listen with your feet up whenever you like with Virtual Playback
We've developed a new interface for indoor tours that helps you make informed choices about how you spend your time and energy. You’ll find:
• Locations grouped into digestible sections, with labels like “Essential” and “Optional”
• Clear navigation along a suggested route
• A "Dig Deeper" button for locations that go beyond the basics
• A bar at the top of the screen tracking your progress through the tour as a whole
• Listen with your feet up whenever you like with Virtual Playback
In 11.1.9:
• Updates, bug fixes and overall optimisation
In 10.3.1:
• Updates, bug fixes and overall optimisation
Version 10.2 helps you choose the best tours more easily and download them faster.
There are over 1,100 VoiceMaps now, in 365 destinations, and with this update you can:
• Get more relevant search results for more detailed queries
• Easily view all the tours you've searched for on a single map
• Start tours in a hurry, without downloading the offline map
We've made downloads more reliable too – and we've made sure of this by testing them with travel eSIMs and weak hotel WiFi.
Version 10.2 helps you choose the best tours more easily and download them faster.
There are over 1,100 VoiceMaps now, in 365 destinations, and with this update you can:
• Get more relevant search results for more detailed queries
• Easily view all the tours you've searched for on a single map
• Start tours in a hurry, without downloading the offline map
We've made downloads more reliable too – and we've made sure of this by testing them with travel eSIMs and weak hotel WiFi.
In 9.3:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 9.0, codenamed Boston:
‣ Whether you're planning a trip with multiple destinations, deciding on your favourites out of our 70 plus options in London, or globetrotting virtually from home, our redesigned Explore screen makes it easier to find our most interesting tours.
‣ We've made in-app search much smarter
‣ We've added a map view for search results
In 9.1.9:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 9.0, codenamed Boston:
‣ Whether you're planning a trip with multiple destinations, deciding on your favourites out of our 70 plus options in London, or globetrotting virtually from home, our redesigned Explore screen makes it easier to find our most interesting tours.
‣ We've made in-app search much smarter
‣ We've added a map view for search results
In 9.1.4:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 9.0, codenamed Boston:
‣ Whether you're planning a trip with multiple destinations, deciding on your favourites out of our 70 plus options in London, or globetrotting virtually from home, our redesigned Explore screen makes it easier to find our most interesting tours.
‣ We've made in-app search much smarter
‣ We've added a map view for search results
In 9.0.7:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 9.0, codenamed Boston:
‣ Whether you're planning a trip with multiple destinations, deciding on your favourites out of our 70 plus options in London, or globetrotting virtually from home, our redesigned Explore screen makes it easier to find our most interesting tours.
‣ We've made in-app search much smarter
‣ We've added a map view for search results
In 9.0, codenamed Boston:
‣ We've redesigned our Explore screen. Whether you're planning a trip with multiple destinations, deciding on your favourites out of our 70 plus options in London, or globetrotting virtually from home, it's easier to find our most interesting tours.
‣ We've made in-app search much smarter
‣ We've added a map view for search results. If you're trying to choose between twenty equally fascinating tours in Paris, it helps to see where they all start on a single map.
In 8.3.2:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 8.0:
‣ This version uses custom Mapbox maps and VoiceMap now looks the same whether you're online or offline
‣ The start screen has been upgraded and it's easier to resume a tour now if you stop for a break somewhere along the way
In 7.3.5:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.3.4:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.3.1:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.2.8:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.2.3:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.2.2:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.2.1:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.1.9:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.1.1:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.0.9:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 7.0.2:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 7.0:
‣ We’re shipping this update – VoiceMap 7.0, codenamed "Cape Town" – with our first dedicated player for indoor tours. It doesn’t have automatic playback because GPS doesn’t work indoors, but it does include text directions to guide you from one location to the next. (We’ve found text directions so useful that we’re adding them to the next release of our outdoor player too.)
In 6.1.4:
‣ We've upgraded our payment APIs and tweaked payment validation for users who have connected Google Play to Paypal.
In 6.1.3:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 6.1.0:
‣ Support for ARKit, and our first augmented reality tour! It's for new and prospective students at the University of Oxford.
In 6.1.1:
‣ General updates and optimisation
In 6.1.0:
‣ Support for ARKit, and our first augmented reality tour! It's for new and prospective students at the University of Oxford.
In 6.1:
‣ Support for ARKit, and our first augmented reality tour! It's for new and prospective students at the University of Oxford.
Version 6.0 "London" is our most substantial release since our first, more than 5 years ago. Some of the new features include:
‣ A screen that helps you start tours in exactly the right place – or listen to them at home, if you're an armchair traveller
‣ Better tour previews, giving you easier access to the first 3 locations of paid tours for free
‣ Updated tour covers
‣ Improvements that allow you to sort by average rating or filter by language
In 5.1.0:
* General updates and optimisation
In 5.0.8:
* Better sorting for places like Dubai, where we have tours in a wide variety of languages
In 4.7.8:
* We have new tours in Arabic and Russian coming soon, so we've translated our user interface into both languages
In 4.7.2:
* General updates and optimisation
In 4.7.0:
* General updates and optimisation
In 4.6.2:
* General updates and optimisation
In 4.3.7:
* A new language! We now offer audio tours in Dutch as well as English, German and Mandarin.
In 4.3.4:
* Lots of new, under-the-hood options for tour creators, including separate voice, music and FX locations, bearing-sensitive playback, and tours without a fixed route.
In 4.3.7:
* A new language! We now offer audio tours in Dutch as well as English, German and Mandarin.
In 4.3.4:
* Lots of new, under-the-hood options for tour creators, including separate voice, music and FX locations, bearing-sensitive playback, and tours without a fixed route.
In 4.2.7:
* New features for tours that don't follow a sequenced route.
In 4.3.7:
* A new language! We now offer audio tours in Dutch as well as English, German and Mandarin.
In 4.3.4:
* Lots of new, under-the-hood options for tour creators, including separate voice, music and FX locations, bearing-sensitive playback, and tours without a fixed route.
In 4.2.7:
* New features for tours that don't follow a sequenced route.
In 4.4.7:
* Lots of new, under-the-hood options for tour creators, including separate voice, music and FX locations, bearing-sensitive playback, and tours without a fixed route.
In 4.4.4:
* New features for driving tours and sponsored tours.
In 4.4.4:* New features for driving tours and sponsored tours.In 4.2.3:* Bug fixesIn 4.2.2:* Changes to the farewell message, which plays at the end of tours, and a bug fix.In 4.4.1:* New languages! We now offer tours in Mandarin and German as well as English, and we've updated our interface to support all three. (If you're using VoiceMap in English, you probably won't notice any changes.)
In 4.2.3:* Bug fixesIn 4.2.2:* Changes to the farewell message, which plays at the end of tours, and a bug fix.In 4.4.1:* New languages! We now offer tours in Mandarin and German as well as English, and we've updated our interface to support all three. (If you're using VoiceMap in English, you probably won't notice any changes.)In 4.3.9:* A bug fix for tour coupon redemptions.
In 4.2.2:* Changes to the farewell message, which plays at the end of tours, and a bug fix.In 4.4.1:* New languages! We now offer tours in Mandarin and German as well as English, and we've updated our interface to support all three. (If you're using VoiceMap in English, you probably won't notice any changes.)In 4.3.9:* A bug fix for tour coupon redemptions.
In 4.4.1:* New languages! We now offer tours in Mandarin and German as well as English, and we've updated our interface to support all three. (If you're using VoiceMap in English, you probably won't notice any changes.)In 4.3.9:* A bug fix for tour coupon redemptions.In 4.3.8:* Updates for Android 8.
In 4.3.9:* A bug fix for tour coupon redemptions.In 4.3.8:* Updates for Android 8.In 4.3.6:* We've optimised the lost warning, which plays when you wander off course. It was playing too often, but is now more accurate. (Thanks to Alex in Vienna and Jitka in Prague for reporting this.)In 4.3.5:* Faster and more reliable tour downloads, plus a bug fix for users who experienced an error purchasing tours. (Thanks to Sarah in London.)
In 4.3.5:* Faster and more reliable tour downloads, plus a bug fix for users who experienced an error purchasing tours. (Thanks to Sarah in London.)In 4.3.4:* Bug fixes and general optimisationIn 4.2.5:* The warning that plays when you are going in the wrong direction has been improved. It now plays earlier, to keep you from going too far off course.In 4.2.3:* A bug fix for users who had the app crash while using a promotional code. (Thanks to a report from Germany.)
In 4.3.4:* Bug fixes and general optimisationIn 4.2.5:* The warning that plays when you are going in the wrong direction has been improved. It now plays earlier, to keep you from going too far off course.In 4.2.3:* A bug fix for users who had the app crash while using a promotional code. (Thanks to a report from Germany.)In 4.2.0:* A new, improved user interface that makes it easier to find and share tours.
In 4.2.5:* The warning that plays when you are going in the wrong direction has been improved. It now plays earlier, to keep you from going too far off course, and it also plays when you resume a tour.In 4.2.3:* A bug fix for users who had the app crash while using a promotional code. (Thanks to a report from Germany.)In 4.2.0:* A new, improved user interface that makes it easier to find and share tours, and to adjust your tour playback settings.
In 4.2.3:* A bug fix for users who had the app crash while using a promotional code. (Thanks to a report from Germany.)In 4.2.2:* Minor bug fixes. (Thanks to a report from Hanoi.)In 4.2.0:* A new, improved user interface that makes it easier to find and share tours, and to adjust your tour playback settings. You can also send yourself a link to the VoiceMap audio tour publishing tool.
In 4.2.2:* Minor bug fixes. (Thanks to a report from Hanoi.)In 4.2.0:* A new, improved user interface that makes it easier to find and share tours, and to adjust your tour playback settings. You can also send yourself a link to the VoiceMap audio tour publishing tool.In 4.1.7* New ways to redeem tours, allowing you to buy VoiceMap tours for customers and friends, or to make a private audio tour
In 4.1.7* New ways to redeem tours, allowing you to buy VoiceMap tours for customers and friends, or to make a private audio tourIn 4.1.6* A fix for an in-app purchase bug. (Thanks to a report from Johannesburg.)In 4.1.5* A fix for some Samsung users who reported a conflict with the camera app. VoiceMap was crashing when you took photos. It shouldn't anymore.In 4.1.3:* A bug fix for tour previews. (Thanks to a bug report from Berlin.)