Saving places
Add a place
Tap Add place on the places screen. Give the place a name, then set its position in one of three ways:
- Use current takes one GPS reading. Quick, but a single reading can be off by several metres.
- Average position combines many readings while you stand still. Better, see below.
- Type the coordinates. FindCache understands:
- decimal degrees:
30.4352,-97.7431 - degrees and decimal minutes (the usual geocaching style):
N 30° 26.112,W 097° 44.586 - degrees, minutes and seconds:
97°44'35.2"W
Latitude and longitude each have their own field.
The accuracy (±) that goes with the place is saved with it. It widens the search area on the compass, so a rough position gives an honest, larger circle. Notes are for hints and anything else worth remembering.
Tap Save.
Average your position
Phone GPS wanders a little with every reading. Averaging many readings cancels the random part, so the answer is both steadier and more accurate.
- Stand still with a clear view of the sky. Trees, buildings and your body all make it worse.
- Tap Average position.
- Watch the panel. It shows how many readings have been collected and for how long, the estimated accuracy of the average (it shrinks as readings accumulate), how much the readings wander, and how many satellites are in use. Readings worse than 30 m are ignored.
- After a minute or two, when the accuracy has settled, tap Use average. The coordinates and the recorded accuracy are filled in.
Turn on High-accuracy GPS in Settings (Android 12 and later) to use every satellite the phone can hear.
Edit or delete a place
On the places list, long-press a place for a menu: Edit, Show on map or Delete. Editing opens the same form as adding.
Places you receive from a friend keep the name of who they came from. Deleting a place also deletes its find log.