onX Hunt's Settings Menu lets you make changes to your display, like switching between GPS coordinate types.

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How to use the Settings Menu in the onX Hunt App

To get to the Settings Menu in the onX Hunt App, tap the Main Menu button in the upper left corner.

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Tap "Settings."

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Tap the toggle switches on the right to change the different settings.

Notifications

Allow Push Notifications: allow onX to alert you about feature releases, promotions, and more.

Units and Coordinates

Units: choose between Imperial (feet, yards, miles) or Metric (meters, kilometers).
Coordinates: choose between decimal format, DMS (Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds) format, or UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) format.
Hide Coordinates: when this setting is turned on, GPS coordinates in info cards will be replaced with N 00.0 / W -00.0.

Map Settings

Show Crosshairs/Show Crosshair Visibility: show or hide crosshairs in the center of your map.
Enable 2D Map tilt: press two fingers on the screen and slide up or down to tilt the map when this setting is turned on.
Enable Two Finger Distance Measure: quickly measure distances by tapping two points on the map.
Lock North Up in 2D: press two fingers on the screen and rotate the map when this setting is turned off.
Keep Screen Always On/Screen on While Tracking: this prevents the screen from automatically turning off. Keep in mind that this will reduce your device's battery life.

Offline Map Settings

Show Off-Grid Area Outlines: show or hide the borders of maps you have already saved.

(iOS) Photo Settings

Use Cellular for Photos: allow the onX Hunt App to use your device's mobile data connection to sync photos between devices instead of waiting for a Wi-Fi connection. Be aware that if you enable this setting, you may incur data charges from your service provider.

(iOS) App Tools

Clear Map Cache: clear the map cache to reduce disk usage or in case the disk cache contains invalid data. This does not affect downloaded Offline Maps.
Log Viewer: view a log of the app's background activity.

How to use the Settings Menu in the onX Hunt Web Map

To get to the Settings Menu in the onX Hunt Web Map, click the My Account & Settings Button on the left side of the screen.

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Click the Settings Button.

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Click the checkboxes on the right to change the settings.

Units: choose between Imperial (feet, yards, miles) or Metric (meters, kilometers).
GPS: choose between decimal format, DMS (Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds) format, or UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) format.
Show Custom Waypoint Names: if you changed the name of a Waypoint from the default name, the names will show up under the Waypoint on your map when this box is checked.
Show Crosshairs: show or hide crosshairs in the center of your map.
Hide All Coordinates: when this setting is turned on, GPS coordinates in the bottom right corner are hidden completely.
Display Scale Bar: when this setting is turned off, the scale bar in the bottom right corner is hidden.
Empty Cache and Reload Map: clear the map cache to reduce disk usage or in case the disk cache contains invalid data. This does not affect downloaded Offline Maps.