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iPhone app

The iPhone app runs missions in the field. It needs iOS 18 or later.

Install

The app is not in the App Store yet. Build it with Xcode 27 as described in Build and test and run it on your iPhone.

To look around without a server, pick Try without a server under Demo. Leave demo ends it.

Pair

  1. On the server, turn on Allow phones and press Pair phone in Library → Phones, or run sdrmm phone. See Phones.
  2. In the app, Scan QR. Where the app cannot scan, point the Camera app at the QR code.
  3. Or pick the server under Nearby and type the code, or type host:port and the code under Manual.
  4. Check the Key and press Trust.

Allow local network access when asked, or Nearby stays empty.

Missions

The list shows the server's missions under Hunt, DF drive, Radar and Survey. The top bar shows the link: Online, Connecting, Offline or Refused. The workspace menu switches the server's active workspace.

MissionShowsButtons
HuntLevel, Warmer or Colder, a strength barStart, Tune, Sweep, Mark; Clicks and Haptics
DF driveBearing rose, guidance, map with Rays, Heat, EllipseNavigate, Calibrate, Clear, Tune, Fit
RadarRange Doppler image and Tracks
SurveyA trail coloured by levelRecord, Stop, Clear, Fit

Direct in DF drive guides straight to the fix instead of crossing the bearings first.

Heading

Open Settings → Heading.

  • Source: Auto fuses compass, gyro and GPS course. Compass or GPS course force one.
  • Mount: Flat on a seat or dash, Upright in a holder.
  • Align with car: drive straight when asked. The app learns the phone's angle to the car and shows Aligned 3°.

Navigate in DF drive routes to the target with Apple Maps data and speaks each turn. When the target moves, the route follows it and a New target alert appears. Voice and units are in Settings.

Before the first route the app shows once:

YOUR USE OF THIS REAL TIME ROUTE GUIDANCE APPLICATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. LOCATION DATA MAY NOT BE ACCURATE.

CarPlay

CarPlay shows the DF drive map, a Missions list, Navigate, and a DF panel with the bearing, guidance, Calibrate and Clear. It works in the CarPlay simulator. Cars need Apple's CarPlay navigation approval first.

In the background

During a mission the app keeps sending its position with the screen off, and hunt clicks keep playing. iOS shows the blue location pill while it does. For this, press Allow always in Settings → Location.