It is relatively easy to track a hiking activity with a smartphone or smartwatch – simply tap/press a button, go for a hike, and tap/press a button when you finish. All the data is collected, the track is recorded and ready for post-processing. Whether it is about personal bests or about creating spectacular 3D videos…
In my previous article “The Future of Komoot: Time to Look for Alternatives?“, I have described what has happened with Komoot. In short: Komoot was sold to a company, with a very questionable track record. This raises concerns about the future of the service. Additionally, some people could prefer to avoid the new owner from…
Is It Time to Move On from Komoot? In many articles on gelberhut, I’ve mentioned Komoot—no surprise there. It’s the key tool for all my hiking activities, from planning to reliving my adventures (link to videos). But this might have to change soon. As most of you already know, Komoot has been sold to “Bending…
Introduction Hiking is a n enjoyable activity, from the preparation and planning stage to the hike itself. But the experience usually doesn’t end when you return home. Reviewing photos and videos is a common way to relive the journey, but another exciting method is visualizing your completed route. How your journey is displayed on a…
Introduction This summer, I hiked in the Austrian Alps. As usual, I relied heavily on Komoot. Last year, I paired Komoot with my Galaxy Watch (check “Galaxy Watch + Komoot + Hiking: Battery Usage” if you want to read about that experience), but this time, I used it with my new Garmin Venu 3.Komoot is…
This summer I was hiking in the Alps. As always — a fantastic time! I’m a rather techy, but reasonable person. That means I do use gadgets. I do have a lot and am always interested in new ways to use them on the one hand. But, on the other hand, I do not buy…
First I wrote “how do I use my Galaxy Watch” when I was using Galaxy Watch 3, which is a Tizen OS based watch with very limited selection of app. Now I use a Galaxy Watch of the next generation, based on WearOS. Did this change my most important use cases? Yes, but not that…
Google apps assumed to be an important benefit of WearOS. But when I upgraded my Galaxy Watch 3 to Galaxy Watch 4 I found that I do not use them that much. Moreover, my first interaction with google map was… not navigation but disabling navigation for driving mode. By default, when I started car navigation…
I like hiking and I use Komoot for planning and navigation during my hikes. So far, Komoot is the best solution which does not require a subscription option I know. On the other hand, I like my smartwatch — Galaxy Watch 4 (44 mm version), I like to collect statistics in Samsung Health and see useful information…
