# App: Auto hide map scale **URL:** \ **Category:** Implemented features\ **Tags:** implemented\ **Created:** [January 9, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335 "2022-01-09T12:26:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/1 "2022-01-09T12:26:46Z")
Auto hide map scale like zoom buttons. ---
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/2 "2022-01-11T13:13:14Z")
5 posts were split to a new topic: [Map attribution](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/map-attribution/7342) ---
**Author:** ![rumbrummer](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/rumbrummer/32/113_2.png) [@rumbrummer](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/rumbrummer)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/3 "2022-01-11T13:39:59Z")
I voted for it because I think it will reduce “burn in” (I am thinking about buying a mobile phone with OLED display) ---
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/4 "2022-01-30T14:26:37Z")
Available in [Kurviger 2.2.19 (Beta)](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/kurviger-2-2-1-beta/7452). ---
**Author:** ![Joost\_Bijl](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/joost_bijl/32/1095_2.png) [@Joost\_Bijl](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Joost_Bijl)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/5 "2022-05-01T21:20:50Z")
Hi, I’d like to have an option to always show the map scale at the bottom of the screen. It’s there when i touch the screen, but then disappears. If i use external keys it doesn’t show up at all. I like to have this so i can always understand the level of detail i see on the map. I’m guessing this is related to [App: Auto hide map scale](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335). ---
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/6 "2022-05-01T21:29:51Z")
> [@Joost\_Bijl](#): > > If i use external keys it doesn’t show up at all. I can see if it can appear with external (zoom) keys too. ---
**Author:** ![ramondevic](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/ramondevic/32/4631_2.png) [@ramondevic](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/ramondevic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/7 "2022-05-02T09:51:41Z")
It would be nice to always be able to see without touching the screen and any buttons. Perhaps a configuration on/off option may be required. ---
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/8 "2022-05-02T09:54:53Z")
> [@ramondevic](#): > > It would be nice to always be able to see without touching the screen and any buttons. I thought it like that in the beginning, but reverted it to avoid the many settings. Why do you need the map scale to be constantly displayed? ---
**Author:** ![ramondevic](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/ramondevic/32/4631_2.png) [@ramondevic](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/ramondevic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/9 "2022-05-02T10:19:15Z")
To know in advance the distance you have the bends. On a road in the woods you don’t see the next curves and you don’t know how far you will find them or the radius of curvature. ![Screenshot_20220502121254](https://forum.kurviger.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0e20b390a75ac6aacb0a4a420f48d37f03b82bf8.jpeg) Here is more information on what you will find. ![Screenshot_20220502121250](https://forum.kurviger.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a68035c102a9a8d516db11c19e9e20d69b1cb773.jpeg) And I don’t think it’s a good idea to take your hands off the handlebars to touch the phone on a winding road. ---
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/10 "2022-05-02T10:47:01Z")
> [@ramondevic](#): > > To know in advance the distance you have the bends. This seems like a valid argument. Then I can include a setting in the next app update, also covering the external keys case by @Joost_Bijl. ---
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/11 "2022-05-06T08:19:40Z")
> [@devemux86](#): > > I can include a setting in the next app update Available in [Kurviger 2.2.19 (Beta)](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/kurviger-2-2-17-beta/7452). (“Settings | Map | Hide map scale”) ---
**Author:** ![rumbrummer](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/rumbrummer/32/113_2.png) [@rumbrummer](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/rumbrummer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/12 "2022-05-08T16:57:06Z")
Works well - and I like that default setting is “off”, so that I have to activate it myself 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Joost\_Bijl](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/joost_bijl/32/1095_2.png) [@Joost\_Bijl](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Joost_Bijl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/13 "2022-05-11T17:17:02Z")
Yeah! The scale is now on screen all the time ---
**Author:** ![devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/devemux86/32/6239_2.png) [@devemux86](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/devemux86)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/14 "2022-06-06T08:17:00Z")
Implemented in [Kurviger 2.2.28](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/kurviger-2-2-20/8459). ---
**Author:** ![Viola](https://forum.kurviger.com/user_avatar/forum.kurviger.com/viola/32/12413_2.png) [@Viola](https://forum.kurviger.com/u/Viola)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.kurviger.com/t/app-auto-hide-map-scale/7335/15 "2024-10-08T11:33:22Z")