Ívar Kjartansson
Configuring OruxMaps
Updated: Jul 10, 2022

Now that you have installed the necessary files to your Android device, it's time to start the OruxMaps app and configure it to your liking. We hope these directions will help you to get the best possible experience.
When you start OruxMaps the first thing to do is opening our offline map.
Press the Map icon and select "Switch map"
Then press "Offline"and you should see our maps listed. If not, press the refresh icon on top
You can select either one of the provided maps and it should open. Note: In the future you do the same to switch between the normal map and the No Elevation version of the map
After you have opened the map for the first time it might look strange and not pleasing to look at. You can fix that with few simple settings.
Press the Map icon and select "Maps settings"
Check the "Apply hill shadows" to see shaded mountains to add depth to the map
Scroll to the bottom of the list and click on "Garmin maps settings"
Check the following options:
Use antialiasing (unless you have an older slower device)
Mercator projection
Show Poi labels
Show Polygon labels
Show Line labels
Uncheck the following options:
Waypoint labels background
Polygon labels background
Line labels background
Adjust the font size in Letter size to your liking. Try 11 or 12
Adjust Cache size (Mb) to minimize redraw of the map and increase performance
After changing settings they might not appear right away. To force a redraw:
Press the Map icon and select "Maps settings"
Select "Reset raster cache"
That's it. You can play with these settings to suit your preference.