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--- en:help:v2:landmarks:proximity-alerts [2017/10/18 18:42] – [Proximity alerts] alpinequest
+++ en:help:v2:landmarks:proximity-alerts [2023/09/17 09:40] – alpinequest
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-<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > [[en:help:v2:landmarks|Landmarks]]</sub>
+<sub>[[en:help:v2|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2:placemarks|Placemarks]] > Proximity alerts</sub>
 ====== Proximity alerts ======
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 Proximity alerts allow you to be automatically warned by the application if you go close enough to a location.
-{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The GPS positioning must available and turned on to activate this feature.
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The GPS positioning must available and turned on to use this feature.
-{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can completely close the application while using this feature, sounds will still be played. Be careful to leave your device access the open sky so the GPS can get your location, otherwise the notifications won't work properly.
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can completely close the application while using this feature, notification sounds will still be played. Be careful to leave your device access the open sky so the GPS can get your precise location and the process work properly.
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   * If you want the application to repeat identical notifications every few seconds, check ''"**Repeat notifications**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}};
   * If you want to set this new proximity alert as the current target, check ''"**Set as target**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}};
-  * Tap on ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} on validate.
+  * Tap on ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to validate.
 {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:proximity-alerts-1.jpg?nolink }}
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 The GPS positioning is turned on and the proximity alert displayed on the map {{:icon_09.png?nolink}}. Various shades of transparency indicate the 1/4, 1/2 and 1/1 notification distances from the alert center location.
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+===== How to modify or delete a proximity alert? =====
+\\
 To modify or delete a proximity alert:
   * Tap on the proximity alert center location and on its name {{:icon_10.png?nolink}};
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 {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The application repeats the sounds approximately every 3 seconds.
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+===== Proximity alerts troubleshooting =====
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+**If you don't see a constant notification in the Android status bar**, be sure that:
+  * At least one proximity alert is displayed on the map;
+  * The GPS is activated in the Android settings;
+  * You've granted the application to use the GPS (asked when you first start the application);
+  * The GPS positioning is activated in the application.
+**If you don't hear alert sounds**, be sure that:
+  * The proximity alerts notification is displayed in the Android status bar (see above);
+  * The notifications have not been disabled for the application (see [[https://www.howtogeek.com/204187/how-to-disable-app-notifications-in-android/|here how to disable]], be sure to do the opposite);
+  * The notification volume is high enough. Depending on the Android version you use, it can be called "Notification", "Alerts" or "Alarms" volume (see below);
+  * You're currently inside a proximity alert range, otherwise no sounds are played.
+{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:proximity-alerts-4.jpg?nolink }}