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Overwriteable maps.xml file

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Jan 19, 2026 9:44:55 PM UTC

Hi, I need to add a code link (source) to download additional Google maps:

<mapSource>
<name>Google Hybrid</name><dirName>GoogleHyb</dirName><copyright>Google</copyright>
<minZoom>6</minZoom><maxZoom>18</maxZoom>
<urlPattern>http://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=s,m&hl=iw&x=$x&y=$y&z=$z</urlPattern>
<hillShadeUrlPattern/>
</mapSource>
<mapSource>

However, when the app is launched, the inserted code disappears from the file and is automatically replaced with the standard code (the default).
Android app, latest version of Run.GPS.

Tom

Jan 14, 2026 8:26:29 PM UTC

Hi, it should overwrite the maps.xml only if a new release of the app is installed *and* there has been a change in the default set of map layers (which didn't occur since a long time).
When does the file get overwritten? When you start / close the app? If you haven't updated since a long time it would be normal to have it overwritten once, since there would be changes in the map layers.

podvig2

Jan 12, 2026 1:47:07 PM UTC

modified on Jan 12, 2026 8:56:35 PM UTC

Hello friends! Could you please tell me which version of the program started automatically overwriting the maps.xml file if its data was changed?
I'm having trouble adding Google Hybrid maps.
How to replace maps.xml file without further overwriting?

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