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Release Notes

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250.0.1 #

The following changes are included in this major release (250.0.1)

  • Our route management features have been completely revamped.
  • Waypoints can be created on the device with touch / keypad, feature search as well as Lat / Long
  • Routes can be created on the device
  • Routes can be started / stopped
  • Routes can be reversed
  • Miscellaneous defects have also been corrected

You can find the release on your downloads page.

248.0.1 #

  • A defect preventing the correct rendering of bridges has been fixed

248.0.0 #

The following changes are included in this major release (248.0.0):

  • Performance has been significantly improved in the charts rendering process. Users can expect a 2x to 3x acceleration in the rendering of charts (for example when panning or zooming
  • Miscellaneous defects have been corrected

You can find the release on your downloads page.

246.1.7 #

The following changes are included in this major release (246.1.7):

  • A new feature allowing the chart to show the Course (Arrow) up has been introduced. See documentation here.
  • A new feature allowing the chart widget to be magnified has been introduced, allowing for better readability of the screen at a distance
  • A bug that was preventing charts updates has been corrected
  • A bug that was preventing magnetic heading to be calculated has been corrected
  • An issue that was causing MAPTATTOO to freeze on occasion has been corrected
  • The average speed calculation in the trip widget has been changed to account for moving time only
  • An issue that was causing Inland Lake charts to conflict with Marine charts has been corrected
  • An issue that was causing some detailed charts to not render correctly has been corrected

244.1.1 #

The following changes are included in this minor release (244.1.0):

  • Settings can now be adjusted on the device, without having to connect MAPTATTOO to your laptop. See documentation here.
  • Smoothing of speed and heading can now be configured.
  • Several minor issues have been fixed.

244.0.0 #

The following changes are included in this release (244.0.0):

  • A new “Trip Banner” Capability has been released. You can now view information about your trip, such as Total Time Elapsed, Moving Time, Maximum Speed, Average Speed, Distance to next Waypoint, Distance to Complete Route, Estimated time to Next Waypoint and to Route Completion. See documentation here.
  • The Routing Page (page #2) has been revamped to allow displaying more information: Speed, Heading, Distance to Waypoint, Velocity Made on Course (VMC), Bearing to Waypoint and Course Deviation. See documentation here.
  • MAPTATTOO now switches automatically to the next waypoint when you complete a leg in your route
  • We have increased the maximum zoom level by a factor of 10X
  • Corrected a bug during the track generation process that was preventing from opening the .gpx files in some software applications
  • Adjusted the GPS settings in order to offer more precision and speed stability
  • Reduced the front light brightness associated to the “low” setting
  • Corrected a bug that was causing some tide and current stations to not appear on the display

You can install this firmware update by downloading the update file here and following the update instructions here.

242.0.0 #

The following changes are included in this release (242.0.0):

  • A new Search Capability has been released. You can now search any chart feature (a city, a lighthouse, a beacon) or your waypoints and center the chart around the searched feature. See https://www.maptattoo.com/doc/search-features/
  • The feature info box has been enriched. Objects sharing the same location are now grouped for better readability (example: a light and its lighthouse landmark, a buoy with its top mark and fog signal). Additionally, lights, beacons, buoys and fog signals now have an abbreviation which limits the need to access the list of parameters and reduces the number of clicks required to access essential information. See https://www.maptattoo.com/doc/getting-started/#5-toc-title
  • You can now set-up units for Speed, Soundings/Clearances, Distances and Magnetic/True heading. See https://www.maptattoo.com/doc/adjusting-maptattoo-settings/
  • Menu entries can now be selected by touching them in addition to using the directional keypad. See https://www.maptattoo.com/doc/getting-started/#6-toc-title
  • Tide/Current preferences are now persistent when you turn MAPTATTOO off.
  • The User Experience for the Tide and Current widgets has been enhanced and now includes a graphical representation of the tide and current.
  • Miscellaneous stability and performance issues were addressed

Note that some of these features (search and abbreviated names) require updated charts to be loaded on MAPTATTOO (see documentation https://www.maptattoo.com/doc/installing-new-charts/). Upload the latest ones from your account page (https://www.maptattoo.com/my-account/downloads/).

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Updated on June 8, 2025
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Table of Contents
  • 250.0.1
  • 248.0.1
  • 248.0.0
  • 246.1.7
  • 244.1.1
  • 244.0.0
  • 242.0.0

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