All LapTimer editions v19 are available on AppStore and PlayStore now. Besides a complete rework and tons of enhancments of our existing v18 apps, LapTimer GrandPrix for Android is available for the first time now. While the update of all v18 apps is free for all existing users again, any Rookie and Petrolhead Android edition can be upgraded to GrandPrix using the InApp purchase option in LapTimer ‣ Administration ‣ Add-ons ‣ GrandPrix Upgrade.
You know we enjoy improving this tool again and again. In case you like it as much as we do, please leave a Review on PlayStore or AppStore - this is helping us a lot to keep the "free major update" policy.
Thanks a lot for your continued support!
- Harry
Changes to the iOS and Android version differ slightly, please find the detailed change logs below:
CHANGES TO LAPTIMER IOS EDITIONS:
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Redesigned Tiled Navigation
‣ Completely new and tiled navigation improving usability a lot
‣ Support for user selectable favorite views
‣ Navigation structured by Prepare / Race / Analyse pattern replacing tab bar
‣ Reworked Trip, Timer, Speedo, Classic, Racer, Acceleration, and Satellites
View to benefit from space freed up [availability of views depends on
LapTimer edition]
‣ New top level analytic views available: recent laps and system health status
User Interface Enhancements
‣ Completely new Engine View showing tons of engine data (OBD) [GrandPrix]
‣ Calculation of number of remaining laps based on tank capacity and consumption
‣ Expand / Collapse of sections in Lap List, Add-ons List, and Checklists
‣ Updated and a lot nicer Maps View
‣ New assistant style for Define User, Autocross, New Track, Load Track
‣ Reworked coloring scheme for best laps and time made good / lost
‣ Redesigned icon set and further addition of iPhone6 Plus resolution graphics
‣ Tons of refinements of user interface to provide an even nicer, simpler,
and more convenient experience
Apple Watch support
‣ Display current, gap, and last lap time on an Apple Watch paired
‣ Support for some one-button-push actions to remote control LapTimer
Video and Overlay Features
‣ Full support for Sony's line of cams: MultiCam operation [GrandPrix]
‣ GoPro's line of HERO cams is now officially supported: HERO3/3+/4 [GrandPrix]
‣ Improved preview for external cams, optimized connection making [GrandPrix]
‣ For easy video overlaying, footage from external cams is transferred
automatically between action cam and LapTimer now [HERO4 only, GrandPrix]
‣ Several improvements to video overlays, e.g. time display, enhanced
configuration options [Petrolhead]
‣ MultiCam Presets set the order of video (Master / PiP)
‣ Display of heart beat rate if available from Health Kit [GrandPrix]
New Accelerometer Support
‣ Completely reworked accelerometer calibration
‣ Besides individual calibration, LapTimer offers presets for LHT, RHT, video,
and motorbike use cases
‣ For those with a permanent mount, individual calibration can be locked
‣ No recalibration when device orientation is changed
‣ Support for flipped lineal and lateral acceleration
‣ New Sensor list section for inertial measurement units (like Accelerometer)
‣ Added display of calibration status to several views
New Sensor Support
‣ Added full support for Autosport Labs RaceCapture/Pro MK2 device; this
sensor delivers GPS and engine data at 50 Hz; NB: as long as only Bluetooth
is supported by ASL, a BT to WiFI bridge is required; contact us to get
more information [GrandPrix]
‣ Added display and health check for GPS disturbances using Kp-Index
‣ Added support for Bluetooth Low Energy devices (GPS and OBD)
‣ For those designing their own OBD solution, a "read only" mode has been added
allowing to stream in any ELM327 replies without complex (and slow) request
and reply patterns
‣ Several improvements to sensor connection making and data handling
‣ Groups of sensors not used can be disabled altogether; as an example,
all WiFi sensors can be disabled - which reduces system load
Enhanced Analytics
‣ Shows heart beat information overlaid to Laps (max per lap) and Charts
in general (requires some Health Kit compatible accessory) [GrandPrix]
‣ Touching a lap in Laps View (bar chart), gives you a quick look into lap
details now; a transition to the full Lap Details View is available too
‣ Longitudinal and lineal acceleration graphs show lineal and longitudinal
acceleration as a dotted line now allowing trail breaking analysis
‣ Added adaptive path simplification to charts improving display speed of high
update rate recordings for very long tracks
Improved Motorbike support
‣ Much improved handling of lean angles for motorbikes
‣ Support for measured lean angle / lateral acceleration based on down force
Model / Import / Export Enhancements
‣ New vehicle types supported (speedboat, jetski, ski)
‣ Added vehicle data lookup provided by Edmunds
‣ Completely reworked vehicle data handling and import / export
‣ Added support for compressed Google Earth files (.kmz)
‣ Further improvements to import (e.g. all caps allowed for .VBO etc)
‣ Added OBD (rpm and throttle) information to VBO export (and import)
System and Refactoring
‣ Full 64 bit support making LapTimer integrate a lot better into iOS
‣ Raised minimum iOS version requirement to iOS7.1
‣ Cleaned up code and removed all iOS6 and older compatibility stuff
‣ Removed single density artwork
‣ Extensive profiling and performance tuning
Bugfixes
‣ and - needless to say - dozens of smaller bugfixes and improvements
CHANGES TO LAPTIMER ANDROID EDITIONS:
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General
‣ Massive update for Rookie and Petrolhead editons (major release)
‣ Free update for all existing LapTimer Android users
‣ All new GrandPrix Edition available, existing Rookie and Petrolhead editions
can be upgraded from within LapTimer / Add-ons
Redesigned Tiled Navigation
‣ Completely new and tiled navigation improving usability a lot
‣ Support for user selectable favorite views
‣ Navigation structured by Prepare / Race / Analyse pattern replacing options menu
‣ Completely new Acceleration View and calibration assistant
‣ Completely new Speedo View (serves as a second timer view) [Petrolhead]
‣ New top level analytic views available: recent laps and system health status
User Interface Enhancements
‣ Completely new Engine View showing tons of engine data (OBD) [GrandPrix]
‣ Calculation of number of remaining laps based on tank capacity and consumption
‣ New assistant style for Define User, Autocross, New Track, Load Track
‣ Reworked coloring scheme for best laps and time made good / lost
‣ Redesigned icon set, button style and finer drawings
‣ Tons of refinements of user interface to provide an even nicer, simpler,
and more convenient experience
Video and Overlay Features
‣ Added MultiCam support and Picture in Picture overlays [GrandPrix]
‣ Full support for Sony's line of cams: MultiCam operation [GrandPrix]
‣ GoPro's line of HERO cams is now officially supported: HERO3/3+/4 [GrandPrix]
‣ For easy video overlaying, footage from external cams is transferred
automatically between action cam and LapTimer now [HERO4 only, GrandPrix]
‣ Several improvements to video overlays, e.g. time display, enhanced
configuration options [Petrolhead]
‣ MultiCam Presets set the order of video (Master / PiP)
New Accelerometer Support
‣ Completely reworked accelerometer calibration
‣ Besides individual calibration, LapTimer offers presets for LHT, RHT, video,
and motorbike use cases
‣ For those with a permanent mount, individual calibration can be locked
‣ No recalibration when device orientation is changed
‣ Support for flipped lineal and lateral acceleration
‣ New Sensor list section for inertial measurement units (like Accelerometer)
‣ Added display of calibration status to several views
New Sensor Support
‣ Added full support for Autosport Labs RaceCapture/Pro MK2 device; this
sensor delivers GPS and engine data at 50 Hz [GrandPrix]
‣ Added display and health check for GPS disturbances using Kp-Index
‣ For those designing their own OBD solution, a "read only" mode has been added
allowing to stream in any ELM327 replies without complex (and slow) request
and reply patterns
‣ Several improvements to sensor connection making and data handling
‣ Groups of sensors not used can be disabled altogether; as an example,
all WiFi sensors can be disabled - which reduces system load
Enhanced Analytics
‣ Touching a lap in Laps View (bar chart), gives you a quick look into lap
details now; a transition to the full Lap Details View is available too
‣ Longitudinal and lineal acceleration graphs show lineal and longitudinal
acceleration as a dotted line now allowing trail breaking analysis
‣ Cursor functionality in Charts including video frame display [GrandPrix]
Improved Motorbike support
‣ Much improved handling of lean angles for motorbikes
‣ Support for measured lean angle / lateral acceleration based on down force
Model / Import / Export Enhancements
‣ New vehicle types supported (speedboat, jetski, ski)
‣ Added vehicle data lookup provided by Edmunds
‣ Completely reworked vehicle data handling and import / export
‣ Added support for compressed Google Earth files (.kmz)
‣ Further improvements to import (e.g. all caps allowed for .VBO etc)
‣ Added OBD (rpm and throttle) information to VBO export (and import)
Bugfixes
‣ and - needless to say - dozens of smaller bugfixes and improvements