Transferring to a new device¶
If you have obtained a new device, you can install Topo GPS for free from the AppStore or the Google Play store. Below we discuss the various possibilities to transfer your purchases and data.
Transferring from Apple to Apple¶
Purchases¶
The purchase are connected to your Apple account and are accessible on all your devices that use the same Apple account. Ensure that you are logged in into the AppStore with the correct Apple account. It might be necessary to go to Menu > Maps > More maps and tap ‘Restore previous purchases` to retrieve the earlier purchases. If you have bought partial maps, you need to enable in the settings app: Apple account > iCloud > Apps > Topo GPS on both your old and your new device.
If you change your Apple account you cannot transfer your purchases. It is however possible to link accounts via Apple family sharing. Some maps are eligible for family sharing, and they can then still be made accessible via Menu > Maps > More maps > Restore previous purchases.
Routes and points¶
The easiest method of transfering the routes and points is via iCloud synchronization of routes and points. If you have enabled this on your old device, enable it also on your new device (Menu > More > Settings > Scroll to bottom). Then all routes and points should be retrieved automatically after a while.
Alternatively, manually export all routes in the saved routes screen to gpx.zip format (including photos) and save the file to a cloud storage service like iCloud, OneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive. Do the same with the points. Open the file on your new device with Topo GPS, or use Menu > More > Import file to import the file into Topo GPS.
Transferring from Android to Android¶
Purchases¶
The purchases will be automatically accessible if you are logged in into Google Play with the same Google Play account as before. You might need to go to Menu > Maps > More maps to automatically retrieve the purchases.
In the past we had different country specific Topo GPS apps. If you use one of these apps, like for example Topo GPS Netherlands or Topo GPS Sweden, you need to install this country specific Topo GPS app on your new device, otherwise you cannot retrieve your earlier purchases. Go to the Google Play store and search for ‘Topo GPS Netherlands/Sweden etc.’. Or tap on one of the following links on your new Android device: Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland.
A country specific Topo GPS app has a different icon from the universal Topo GPS app. If you have installed the univeral app already, you could also go in the universal Topo GPS app to Menu > Maps > More maps > More > Restore earlier purchases.
If you have changed your Google Play account you cannot retrieve the earlier purchases. It is not possible to transfer purchase from one Google Play account to another. If you need to change an e-mail adress connected to an account, make sure that you only change the e-mail address of that account, and not create a new Google Play account.
Routes and points¶
To transfer routes, on your Android device go to Menu > Routes > Saved routes. Tap the More button (top right), and tap ‘Export all’. Save the file to a cloud storage service that you can access on you Android device, like for example Google Drive. Do the same with the points via Menu > Points. On your Android device go in Topo GPS to Menu > More > Import file and import the routes and waypoints files. Or in the cloud storage service app Google Drive app, tap on the file and choose ‘Open with Topo GPS’. The points can sometimes be retrieved automatically from Android backup. But because the storage capability for an Android app backup is minimal, photos are not included and this possibility is not available for routes.
Transferring from Android to Apple¶
Purchases¶
It is not possible to transfer the purchase in Topo GPS from Android to Apple devices. This is because the purchases are connected to an Apple account on Apple devices and to your Google Play account on Android devices.
Routes and points¶
To transfer routes, on your Android device go to Menu > Routes > Saved routes. Tap the More button (top right), and tap ‘Export all’. Save the file to a cloud storage service that you can access on your Apple device, like for example Google Drive or OneDrive. Do the same with the points. On your Apple device go in Topo GPS to Menu > More > Import file and import the routes and waypoints files. Or in your cloud storage app, tap on the file and choose ‘Open with Topo GPS’.
Transferring from Apple to Android¶
Purchases¶
It is not possible to transfer the purchase in Topo GPS from Apple to Android devices. This is because the purchases are connected to an Apple account on Apple devices and to your Google Play account on Android devices.
Routes and points¶
To transfer routes, on your Apple device export all routes in the saved routes screen to gpx.zip format (including photos). Save the file to a cloud storage service that you can access on your Android device, for example Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox. Do the same with the points. On your Android device go in Topo GPS to Menu > More > Import file and import the routes and waypoints files. Or in your cloud storage app, tap on the file and choose ‘Open with Topo GPS’.