Transfer tracks

Geo Tracker does not store your trips on our servers. All recordings are kept locally on your device, so moving them to a new phone must be done manually.

Before you start, install or update Geo Tracker on both devices so they use the same app version. This makes database transfers much smoother.

Android → Android

Use folder sync:

1. On the old phone, open Geo Tracker and tap the Sync icon at the bottom of the trip list.
2. Choose a folder for exported tracks and select the export format. KMZ is recommended because it usually takes the least space.
3. Copy all files from that folder to the new Android phone, for example to /Documents/GeoTracker/.
4. On the new phone, open Geo Tracker, tap the Sync icon again, select that folder, and choose the same format.

After the import finishes, your recordings will appear on the new Android device.

iPhone → iPhone

iOS does not have the Android-style sync folder option. The fastest way is to transfer the database files. You will need a computer.

1. Connect the old iPhone to your computer. On macOS, use Finder; on Windows, use iTunes.
2. Open the device’s Files or File Sharing section and find the Geo Tracker folder.
3. Copy all files starting with trips.db to your computer.
4. Disconnect the old iPhone and connect the new iPhone.
5. Open the Geo Tracker folder on the new iPhone and copy the trips.db files into it.

Note

Copying the database files will overwrite any trips already recorded on the new iPhone. Export those trips individually first if you want to keep them.

Android ↔ iPhone

For transfers between Android and iPhone, use the database export/import option instead of folder sync.

On Android, open Geo Tracker -> Settings -> Storage settings -> Export database or Import database. When exporting or importing, choose the folder where the database files should be saved or where the existing database files are located.

Note

Database import replaces the local database on the target device. Export any trips recorded there individually before importing if you want to keep them.

For Android to iPhone:

1. On Android, export the database to a folder using Settings -> Storage settings -> Export database.
2. Copy the exported trips.db files to your computer.
3. Connect the iPhone, open the Geo Tracker folder in Finder or iTunes, and copy the trips.db files into it.

For iPhone to Android:

1. Copy all trips.db files from the iPhone’s Geo Tracker folder to your computer using Finder or iTunes.
2. Copy those files to a folder on the Android device.
3. On Android, open Geo Tracker -> Settings -> Storage settings -> Import database and select that folder.

Individual trips

If you do not want to move the whole database, transfer trips one by one:

1. On the old device, open a trip and tap Share.
2. Choose GPX, KML, or KMZ. KMZ is recommended for smaller files.
3. Send the file to the new device by email, messenger, cloud storage, or another method available on both devices.
4. Open the received file on the new device and share it to Geo Tracker to import it. On iPhone, the file may open in a text editor first; tap Share, then choose Geo Tracker.
5. Repeat this for each trip you want to transfer.