Heritage Compass — GPS, cache and troubleshooting

The app requests up to 100 nearby articles within 1 km. The local nearby snapshot can be reused for 15 minutes when applicable. Places to Explore browses loaded and stored places without a new request button to switch between fresh and cached information. A last good location may be reused for display for up to 24 hours while GPS is reacquired; a fresh fix is still required for a new nearby search. Cached places are not a downloaded offline map. GPS position refreshed time to time and if the position changed than a threshold refresh is automatically triggered.

If nothing appears, check the GPS message, try outdoors, check Garmin Connect and your internet connection, then use Fetch nearby. After moving beyond the search area, Fetch nearby loads the new area. Fewer than 100 results may exist. If a request appears stuck, MENU → Reset requests cancels it so you can retry. Diagnostics shows GPS age, heading, memory and request information.

An uncached article can fail without internet, while a recently cached summary still opens. HTTP/transport errors describe a failed request, not missing saved favourites. If GPS remains stuck, close and reopen the app; do not treat cached coordinates as your current position.