1. Enable GPS on your device.
2. Launch Ski Buddy. The main display screen will open and you will hear "Welcome to your Ski Buddy", followed by "GPS has started".
3. You must be in a location with good GPS satellite reception. Ideally, this would be outside with a clear view of the sky. After a while, you will hear "GPS fix is OK". The values on the display will start updating, and the voice reporting of speed, odometer, altitude, and time values will start.
4. Pressing any of the values on the display will result in the value being spoken.
5. The Top Speed and Odometer values can be manually reset at any time by pressing the RESET button.
6. Pressing the Ski Mode button will activate automatic reporting of top speed (Ski Buddy Plus also includes vertical drop and distance traveled) for each run.
7. Turning Ski Mode Off will give one last run report.
8. The Settings menu allows selection of Units, Time Format, and Reporting Intervals for speed, odometer, altitude, and time. There is also an option to keep the display on while Ski Buddy is being displayed.
9. Ski Buddy Plus has additional settings to change the screen colors:

• Main Background Color - This is the color of the background of the main display
• Label Text Color - This is the color of all the label text (e.g. Speed, mph)
• Value Text Color - This is the color of text for all the numeric values
• Value Background Color - This is the color of the background for all the numeric values

        NOTE:  These color settings work correctly on Android 2.x devices only.
          (Return to the  original color scheme by selecting DEFAULT for all color options.)
10. Ski Buddy Plus also has a setting for suppressing speak repeats. When this option is set, speed and altitude values will not be spoken if they are the same as the previously spoken value.
11. The Stats page on Ski Buddy Plus gives access to run statistics. Totals as well as the stats for each individual run can be viewed. Ski Buddy Plus must be in Ski Mode for stats to be collected. Statistics are cleared when you exit Ski Buddy Plus.
12. Runs can be viewed on a map. Pan and zoom are supported as are normal, satellite, hybrid, and terrain views.

1. When I launch Ski Buddy, I see the message "Text-to-Speech language is not available", and the app does not speak. What is wrong?
The message means that Ski Buddy could not find a suitable TTS language on your device. You can download the TTS voice for US English from the following link to the Android Market. After installing, you can go into your Settings and select it as your Text-to-speech language.

2. Does the odometer reading include time spent on the lift?
Yes, the odometer reading is total distance traveled, including distance while on the lift. Ski Buddy Plus includes an additional, per run, distance measurement when in Ski Mode. When you get off the lift at the top of the run, and Ski Buddy Plus detects that you are headed downhill, it starts recording for the run and notifies you by saying "Starting new run". When you get  on the lift at the bottom of the run and Ski Buddy Plus detects that you are going uphill, it reports the distance traveled for the run along with the top speed and vertical drop for the run.
3. I have low internal memory on my phone, why can't I move Ski Buddy to my SD card?
Ski Buddy is implemented as a "service" so that it can run in the background. The Android design guideline says that service based applications should be kept in internal memory.
4. I have upgraded Ski Buddy Plus to version 1.6.1 and the Ski Stats always show only zeros. How do I fix this?
Try clearing the app data: Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Ski Buddy Plus -> Clear Data

Ski Buddy
1.0.0 - 1/29/2012: Initial release
1.0.1 - 3/5/2012: Fix NullPointerException crash in SBService.onStartCommand()
1.1.0 - 1/5/2013: Speech initiated by touching the screen no longer interrupts speech in progress, but is queued instead. Fix button spacing. Minus is spoken for negative coordinates. Help icon changed.
1.2.0 - 3/9/2013: Improved settings, improved run report triggering.
1.2.1 - 3/23/2013: New help display, bug fixes

Ski Buddy Plus
1.0.0 - 1/29/2012: Initial release
1.0.1 - 3/5/2012: Fix NullPointerException crash, fix calculation of vertical drop for last run report
1.1.0 - 4/19/2012: Added Suppress Repeats option; Settings improvements so that app restart is no longer needed to make setting changes active; minor UI improvements.
1.2.0 - 7/18/2012:  Speech initiated by touching the screen no longer interrupts speech in progress, but is queued instead.  Background music volume is temporarily reduced when Ski Buddy Plus speaks.
1.3.0 - 12/17/2012:  Improved run report triggering. App audio automatically muted during incoming calls. Fix bug that was preventing run reports from being triggered.
1.3.1 - 1/5/2013: Fix for crash on devices without telephony. Tweak run report trigger logic. Help icon changed.
1.4.0 - 1/9/2013: Added SkiStats display. Minor UI improvements.
1.5.0 - 1/29/2013: Added Google Maps to view runs
1.5.1 - 2/9/2013: Fix for NullPointerException due to callListener being null. Ensure that each track has at least one point so the the map will open up centered in the correct location.
1.6.0 - 3/2/2013: Update to Google Maps Android API v2, added license check (LVL), new html based help display
1.6.1 - 3/23/2013: Markers for run top speed and finish added, handle abnormal app termination, bug fixes

1. Launch Ski Buddy. When you launch Ski Buddy for the first time, you will get a dialog box which says '"Ski Buddy" Would Like to Use Your Current Location'. Select OK. Subsequently make sure that GPS is enabled before running Ski Buddy.
2. The Ski Buddy home display screen will open and you will hear "Welcome to your Ski Buddy"  followed by "GSP has started". You must be in a location with good GPS satellite reception. Ideally, this would be outside with a clear view of the sky. After a while, you will hear "GPS fix is OK". The values on the display will start updating, and the voice reporting of speed, odometer, altitude, and time values will start. The GPS indicator in the upper right corner of the speed window will be green when there is a good GPS fix. (Note: Ski Buddy Plus runs in the background so you must use the Start/Stop button. Remember to stop Ski Buddy Plus when you are done with it, otherwise it will continue to run in the background causing a drain on your battery.)
3. Pressing any of the values on the display will result in the value being spoken.
4. The Top Speed and Odometer values can be manually reset at any time by pressing the RESET button.
5. Pressing the Ski Mode button will activate automatic reporting of top speed (Ski Buddy Plus also includes vertical drop and distance traveled) for each run.
6. Turning Ski Mode Off will give one last run report.
7. The Settings menu allows selection of Units, and Reporting Intervals for speed, odometer, altitude, and time. There is also an option to keep the display on while Ski Buddy is being displayed.
8. Ski Buddy Plus has an additional option to select either male or female voice.
9. Also, Ski Buddy Plus has additional settings to change the screen colors:

• Main Background Color - This is the color of the background of the main display
• Label Text Color - This is the color of all the label text (e.g. Speed, mph)
• Value Text Color - This is the color of text for all the numeric values
• Value Background Color - This is the color of the background for all the numeric values
  

       (Return to the  original color scheme by selecting DEFAULT for all color options.)
11. The Suppress Repeats option will prevent speed and altitude values from being spoken if they are the same as the previously spoken value.
12. The Music Tab on Ski Buddy Plus gives access to the built-in music player. There you can select, start, and stop background music.
14. The Stats tab on Ski Buddy Plus gives access to run statistics. Totals as well as the stats for each individual run can be viewed. Ski Buddy Plus must be started and in the Ski Mode for stats to be collected. Stats are cleared when Ski Buddy Plus is stopped with the Start/Stop button.

1. I have upgraded Ski Buddy Plus to version 1.6.1 and the Ski Stats always show only zeros. How do I fix this?
Delete (uninstall) the app and then download (install) it again.

Ski Buddy
1.0.0 - 3/19/2012: Initial Release
1.0.1 - 4/1/2012: Fix for stuck queue causing loss of voice
1.1.0 - 12/21/2012: Added optimization for iPhone5 display. Minor UI improvements
1.2.0 - 3/13/2013: Improved report triggering, new help page, bug fixes

Ski Buddy Plus
1.0.0 - 3/19/2012: Initial Release
1.0.1 - 4/1/2012: Fix for stuck queue causing loss of voice 
1.1.0 - 4/27/2012: Added Suppress Repeats option
1.2.0 - 6/15/2012: Added Music Tab, background mode, Start/Stop button
1.3.0 - 12/23/2012: Added optimization for iPhone5 display. Minor UI improvements. Improved run report triggering.
1.4.0 - 1/25/2013: Added average speed and duration to spoken run report. Added Ski Stats page.
1.5.0 - 2/19/2013: Added mapping
1.6.0 - 3/9/2013: Switched to Google Maps, new Help page
1.6..1 - 3/30/2013: Map markers added, retains stats data even in abnormal app termination, bug fixes

1. Enable GPS on your device.
2. Launch Ski Buddy. The main display screen will open and you will hear "Welcome to your Ski Buddy", followed by "GPS has started".
3. You must be in a location with good GPS satellite reception. Ideally, this would be outside with a clear view of the sky. After a while, you will hear "GPS fix is OK". The values on the display will start updating, and the voice reporting of speed, odometer, altitude, and time values will start.
4. Pressing any of the values on the display will result in the value being spoken.
5. The Top Speed and Odometer values can be manually reset at any time by pressing the RESET button. To individually reset Top Speed or Odometer, tap and hold the Top Speed or Odometer value.
6. Pressing the Ski Mode button will activate automatic reporting of top speed (Ski Buddy Plus also includes vertical drop and distance traveled) for each run.
7. Turning Ski Mode Off will give one last run report.
8. The Settings menu allows selection of Units, Time Format, and Reporting Intervals for speed, odometer, altitude, and time. There is also an option to keep the display on while Ski Buddy is being displayed.
9. Ski Buddy Plus has additional settings to change the screen colors:

• Values Text Color - This is the color of the text for all values
• Labels Text Color - This is the color of the text for all labels (e.g. Speed, mph)
• Background Color - This is the color of the background for the windows/tiles
• Border Color - This is the color of the border for the windows/tiles

          (Return to the  original color scheme by selecting DEFAULT for all color options.)
10. The  "Suppress Speak Repeats" option will prevent speed and altitude values from being spoken if they are the same as the previously spoken value.
11. The "Allow running with screen locked" option will allow the app to run in background mode and with the screen locked.
12. The Stats tab on Ski Buddy Plus gives access to run statistics. Totals as well as the stats for each individual run can be viewed. Stats are collected when Ski Mode is on. Stats are cleared when you exit Ski Buddy Plus.
13. Runs can be viewed on a map. Markers show the positions of the run top speed and run finish. Pan and zoom are supported as are road and aerial views.

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Ski Buddy
1.0.0.0 - 6/7/2012: Initial Release
1.1.0.0 - 7/28/2012: Minor bug fix release
1.2.0.0 - 3/28/2013: Improved run report triggering, new help screen, bug fixes

Ski Buddy Plus
1.0.0.0 - 6/14/2012: Initial Release
1.1.0.0 - 1/9/2013: Improved logic for run report triggering
1.2.0.0 - 1/25/2013: Added average speed and duration to spoken run reports. Added Ski Stats page.
1.3.0.0 - 2/14/2013: Added mapping
1.4.0.0 - 3/6/2013: Minor UI improvements
1.5.0.0 - 3/28/2013: Map markers added to show locations of run top speed and run finish, retains stats data in the event of abnormal app termination, bug fixes.