Feature request: Live tracking in kilometers for guest viewers

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Lammert

• August 12, 2021 20:32
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Family and friends who view my live tracking link see distance and speed in miles and not in kilometers. They cannot choose between metric or imperial. Can you create a drop-down menu for selecting the speed and distance unit for guest visitors without a hammerhead account? If I view the link myself, it is in kilometers (metric) because this is set in my account.

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  Akhil

  • August 14, 2021 13:29

  Hi Lammert,

  The live tracking link launches the Dashboard to view the tracking map under a temporary guest account that is on a US server so it defaults to imperial.
  
  If you sign in to Dashboard on the computer (or mobile device) before launching the tracking link (or sign in and click the link again), the tracking map will be shown in your units of measure. The advantage here is that anyone you share with who has an account (they're free and don't require the Karoo to be attached) can see it how they want to - whether it's a friend in the US who uses imperial or a friend in Germany that is used to metric.

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  Lammert

  • August 15, 2021 07:50

  I know how it works. That's not the question. It is a feature request. I want a unit toggle for guests. It is insane that people who want to track me have to create an account to get the right units. GARMIN does this way better! It is a feature request so I don't want an explanation about the current silly setup.

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  Mac Berger

  • August 24, 2021 10:10

  Yes, this is very annoying - imagine sharing a link with family and FORCE them to create account to see speed in readable (for them) units?

  The default unit shown should be based on their browser settings/language/ragion, and there should be a dropdown to change the unit.

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  Alex Baker

  • August 25, 2021 03:45

  Seconded, thirded and fourth'd. Giving the guest the ability to select the display units would be really useful.

   

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  Daniel Schmid

  • September 24, 2021 11:12

  Agree. That's important for all non americans!

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