Revision history

(ZIP-Archives including APK, readme + profiles)

brouter-1.7.4.zip (current revision, 09.04.2024)

Library

new “DIVIDE” command for profile calculation
new “maxslope” and “maxslopecost” parameters
new parameter collector
new output logic
rework on voice hints and roundabouts
enabled elevation raster files with 1 asec

Android

BRouter translations
fallback on certificate problems
Minor bug fixes

Solved issues

brouter-1.7.3.zip (19.08.2023)

Minor bug fixes

brouter-1.7.2.zip (19.07.2023)

Re-index Json output Note: This is different to releases 1.7.0 and 1.7.1. It is recommended to use the current version to avoid breaks in voice hint output for GeoJson.

brouter-1.7.1.zip (12.07.2023)

Android

Add parameter dialog for profile
Add portrait mode for download view
Add silent mode for calling apps
Fixed download lookups.dat when download only single rd5 tile.

Library

Update matching points rules on areas with longer distances between way points
Optimize constant expressions in profile parsing
Rework on roundabouts (left-hand driving)
Add new function ‘get elevation’
Minor bug fixes

brouter-1.7.0.zip (29.04.2023)

Android

Enable Android 13 (SDK 33)
Remove external coord readers (OsmAnd, Locus, Orux)
Remove brouter.redirect
Remove version for Android 19
Sort profiles
New download worker (foreground)

Library

U-turn command (180 degree)
Recalculation of ascend over all segments
Recalculation on elevations (bridges/tunnel)
Rework on turn instructions
Allow straight lines between 2 via points
Correction of misplaced via points
Remove double points
New locus export with info on trkpt

Solved issues

brouter-1.6.3.zip (21.12.2021)

Enable Android 11
Move storage to /Android/media/btools.routingapp
Coord reader in app specific folder (favourites.gpx and nogo*.gpx)
new Logo
increased download speed limit from 4 to 16 MBit/s

brouter_1_6_1.zip (01.03.2020)

download manager: direct jump-in zoom to workaround a problem with S10+Android10

brouter_1_6_0.zip (16.02.2020)

fixed Voice-Hint timing bug (locus+osmand)
BRouter-Web related enhancements
fixed excessive roundabout times in kinematic model
lookup+profile extensions
documentation updates
pre-processor: Douglas-Peucker transfer-node elimination
pre-processor: speedup (->daily updates)
pre-processor: conversion of (lidar-) hgt to bef (->Northern Europe coverage)
route server: thread-limit logic update (guarantee 2000ms victim runtime)
route server: extended parsed profile cache
route server: more appropriate HTTP status codes
download manager: rd5 delta updates
download manager: rd5 delete function
suspect-manager: multiple challenges

brouter_1_5_5.zip (22.07.2019)

bugfix in lazy crc check
waypount echo (brouter-web)

brouter_1_5_4.zip (20.07.2019, hot-fix 16:40 UTC+2)

fixed OsmAnd Turn Instruction issue (+hot-fix)
internal compression in service interface
repeat timeout -> repeat any service interface routing in brouter-app
forcing new basedir selection on 1.4.x - 1.5.x update
more careful memory allocation

brouter_1_5_3.zip (06.07.2019)

fixed car-profiles for correct OsmAnd Turn Instructions
increased Download Manager Speed Limit 2 Mbit/s -> 4 MBit/s
adapted download size estimates

brouter_1_5_2.zip (04.07.2019)

Android-Api-28 compatibility (with some loss of function)
easy install on external SD (but RD5s will be deleted on uninstall)
both Api-28 and Api-10 APKs in release-zip

brouter_1_5_1.zip (30.06.2019)

Android Target API back to 10 for now (too much problems on Android >= 6)

brouter_1_5_0.zip (30.06.2019)

MIT License
Android Target API 28 (to conform to Play Store Policy)
new internal memory management (direct-weaving+escape analysis): lower memory footprint and defined memory bounds = more reliable operation for long distances and as embedded library
performance improvements
Bicycle+Foot ETA (estimated time of arrival)
ETA data in GPX for Locus + OsmAnd
more precice distance calculation
weighted nogos
BRouter-Web related additions
maxspeed:forrward/backward
no_entry/no_exit TRs

brouter_1_4_11.zip (02.04.2018, hot-fix 12.4.2018)

automatically ignore network islands
car-fast/eco: breaking speeds from cost model + cost tuning
hot-fix 12.4.2018: fixed bug for only-TRs at start or end segment

brouter_1_4_10.zip (07.03.2018)

fixed motorcar TR exceptions
added vr-forum profiles to distribution
added suspect manager to RouteServer
polygon nogo pull request (QMapShack)
nogo encoding pull request (QMapShack)

brouter_1_4_9.zip (24.09.2017)

tweaked distance calculation
new car profiles, kinematic model based
basic travel-time/energy support
modular cost models
lookup extensions (+conrcete:lanes/plate code-side-hack)
fix for interface provided nogos
access to way-context vars from node-context
fixed same segment search problem
removed size limit for encoded tags
(hot fix, 5pm: fixed regression bug for TR-bike-exceptions)

brouter_1_4_8.zip (10.12.2016, hot-fix 7.1.2017)

added turn restrictions (default for car, use considerTurnRestrictions=true for bike)
fixed elevation interpolation in start/end segments
fixed error message for very old data files
removed sanity checks when just reading nogos from waypoint-database
handling url encoded parameters
locus codes 13/14 for u-turns left/right
workaround for app-startup-crash when not able to determine free disk-space (hot-fix 7.1.2017)

brouter_1_4_7.zip (19.10.2016)

added turncost as start-direction bias (locus only)
fixed a nullpointer bug in voice-hint-processing
fixed brouter-web/standalone upload path bug
added oneway:bicycle=true to oneway logic

brouter_1_4_6.zip (30.9.2016)

improved memory footprint
tweaked recalculation timeout logic

brouter_1_4_5.zip (10.9.2016)

some more performance improvements
filtering out unused way tags to increase profile cache efficiency
cache sizing depending on android memory class
fixed ups bug at very long distances
fixed a bug when using repeat-timeout shortcut without a cordinate source

brouter_1_4_4.zip (29.08.2016)

performance improvements
repeat timeout shortcut to continue a timed-out service request
relaxed compatibility rule for lookup-data minor version
added mtb:scale:uphill

brouter_1_4_3.zip (06.08.2016)

Option for sending profiles via service interface
more aggresive profile replacement at version upgrade
fixed a serious rounding bug when reading locus/orux waypoints

brouter_1_4_2.zip (16.05.2016)

turn instructions, elevation on locus waypoints
turn-instructions, shift to less ambigious angles
turn-instructions, locus transport mode cleanup

brouter_1_4_1.zip (09.05.2016

turn instructions, fixed locus roundabaouts
added xor, lesser, sub operators for profiles

brouter_1_4.zip (06.05.2016)

turn instructions, first version (locus+osmand)
extended scan for searching maptool-waypoint database
blank->underscore replacement in tag-values
ignoring direct duplicates in waypoint selection

brouter_1_3_2.zip (01.11.2015)

allow big waypoint databases (locus+orux)
storageconfig-migration for 1.2->1.3.2 update
dirty reference tracks for better 2nd try performance
static profile cache re-use
fix for osmand 2.x directory structure on 4.4+ ext-sd
fixed some error-handling issues

brouter_1_3_1.zip (18.10.2015)

target island detection
fixed 2-node loop problem
minor profile modifications
changed animation to show track during final pass

brouter_1_3.zip (16.10.2015)

statistical encoding for data files (->much smaller)
download manager update function
filter for routable ways on decoder-level
-> better memory footprint, no more OOM
removed carsubset files (not needed anymore)
waypoint matching on decoder level
waypoint inside nogo disables nogo
traffic-load pseudo-tags from traffic simulation

brouter_1_2.zip (4.4.2015)

profile syntax extensions
csv-fixes
safari-patch (brouter-web)
message list in geojson (brouter-web)
initial cost classifier
lookup extensions (minor version 4)
more error handling + debug tracing

brouter_1_1.zip (28.12.2014)

performance fixes

brouter_1_0_4.zip (28.9.2014)

lookup extensions
proposed-handling for cycle relations
reworked csv listing

brouter_1_0_3.zip (24.8.2014)

support for slope dependent cost-function

brouter_1_0_2.zip (10.8.2014)

fixed NullPointerException during setup
mime-type patch for downloading from brouter-web

brouter_1_0_1.zip (26.7.2014)

new file format with extended lookup table and 25% size reduction
special, fast handling for trivial recalculations for timeout-free recalculations
fixed the scaling for high-density screens in the download manager
added more configuration options to work around the kitkat (Android 4.4) issues

brouter_0_9_9.zip (18.4.2014, hot-fix 11.5.2014)

new (google-play compatible) signing key, UNINSTALL NECCESSARY!
added crc checksums to datafiles
fixed a bug in accessing the last 64k of a datafile
extended basedir-proposals (Fixed Android 4.4 issue on 11.5.2014)
changed RouteServer to multithreaded/nonblocking operation (for brouter-web)
added brouter-web start-scripts
added oneway:bicycle=no -> cycleway=opposite conversion to pre-processor
added more cache-reuse for better short-route performance

brouter_0_9_8.zip (12.1.2014)

fixed NullPointer for missing service-mode
fixed remaining issue for short routes with from/to on same way-section
improved reporting on OutOfMemory
changed fastbike profile to fix an issue with mandatory cycleways
fixes a bug in elevation reporting if startpoint has VOID elevation

brouter_0_9_7.zip (31.12.2013)

fixed a bug for short routes with from/to on same way-section
improved waypoint-matching
improved nogo-handling in service interface (inverse logic, routing mode stores veto-list)
added waypoint-selection dialogs when from/to not given
summary page after service-mode confifuration update
allowed configuration of BRouter’s servicemodes without any supported maptool installed
added a redirection-workaround for the tracks-output directory
removed the beta-expiry