GPS Speed + ETA Tracker

GPS Speed + ETA Tracker Changelog

Rev 1.8.14 - 2026-06-30

• Moved the Show Changelog button above the collapsed-note text so it is not hidden behind the sticky toolbar.
• Added extra bottom spacing to the collapsed changelog card so the button remains reachable on mobile.
• Increased sticky-toolbar bottom padding and forced the page background to stay dark across the full mobile viewport.
• Updated drive-mode.js and changelog-toggle.js cache versions to Rev 1.8.14.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.13 - 2026-06-30

• Added changelog-toggle.js to collapse the changelog section by default.
• Changelog now shows a compact Changelog card with a Show Changelog button.
• Expanding the card reveals the full rendered CHANGELOG.md content and changes the button to Hide Changelog.
• Updated index-secure.php to load changelog-toggle.js?v=1.8.13.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.12 - 2026-06-30

• Added control-state.js to keep the main trip-control button label aligned with actual tracking state.
• When GPS tracking is active, the main button now shows Tracking Active instead of stale Resume Tracking text.
• When the trip is paused, the main button shows Resume Tracking.
• When no trip is active, the main button shows Start Trip Tracking.
• Pause button text and enabled state are also synced with the current tracking state.
• Updated index-secure.php to load control-state.js?v=1.8.12.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.11 - 2026-06-30

• Made sticky toolbar button states explicit.
• Drive Mode now shows ✓ Drive Mode On when active and Drive Mode Off when inactive.
• Map Size now shows ✓ Large Map On when active and Map Normal when inactive.
• Active toolbar buttons now use stronger green highlighting; inactive toolbar buttons are visually muted.
• Large-map state is saved locally on the device.
• Updated drive-mode.js cache version to Rev 1.8.11.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.10 - 2026-06-30

• Made the selected dashboard mode explicit.
• Added a Current View label above the Simple/Detailed buttons.
• Active dashboard button now includes a checkmark and Active text.
• Active dashboard button now uses stronger green highlighting; inactive dashboard button is visually muted.
• Updated dashboard-mode.js cache version to Rev 1.8.10.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.9 - 2026-06-30

• Added dashboard-mode.js with Simple Dashboard and Detailed Dashboard profiles.
• Simple Dashboard shows only selected widgets; Detailed Dashboard restores the full app view.
• Added a Customize Simple panel with saved per-device widget checkboxes.
• Default Simple Dashboard widgets are Speed Summary, Time Summary, Remaining Distance, ETA, Adjusted ETA, GPS Signal, and Live Map.
• Optional Simple Dashboard widgets include Compass Heading, Trip Progress, Raw GPS Data, No-API Trip Tools, Trip Log, Device History, PHP Stored Trips, and Changelog.
• Dashboard mode and widget choices are stored locally on the device.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.8 - 2026-06-30

• Added drive-mode.js with a sticky bottom driving bar.
• Sticky bar mirrors Speed, Remaining Distance, ETA, Adjusted ETA, and GPS Signal so key data stays visible while scrolling.
• Added a Drive Mode toggle that hides low-priority sections such as changelog/history/tool sections while preserving live trip cards.
• Added map control buttons for Recenter Map, Map Size, and Clear Trail.
• Updated live-map.js to expose safe map controls for recentering, clearing breadcrumb trail, follow mode, refresh interval, and map resize.
• Updated map-loader.js to load the Rev 1.8.8 live map helper.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.7 - 2026-06-30

• Replaced the manual route correction multiplier with a minute-based ETA offset.
• Added an Adjusted ETA card directly beside/near the current ETA area so the adjusted arrival time is visible without scrolling down to the no-API tools section.
• Added quick offset buttons for -5, -1, and +1, and +5 minutes.
• Preserved the original app ETA and shows the adjusted ETA separately.
• Kept the ETA drift, GPS reconnect, GPS jump filter, pause count, and GPX/KML export features.
• No maps/directions API key is required.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.6 - 2026-06-30

• Added no-api-enhancements.js for additional features that do not require a maps/directions API key.
• Added background resume recovery using page focus, visibility, and page show events to reconnect GPS without resetting the trip.
• Added a Reconnect GPS button.
• Added GPS jump filtering to reject likely bad GPS spikes while preserving trip stats.
• Added a manual route correction factor that can adjust ETA calculations without a routing provider.
• Added an ETA drift indicator comparing the current ETA against the first valid ETA in the current trip.
• Added pause counting, rejected-jump count, and last GPS step display.
• Added GPX and KML trip export from logged GPS points.
• Updated the on-page future-feature note to list these items as already included.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.5 - 2026-06-30

• Added map-loader.js and live-map.js for a visual live location map.
• Added a current-location marker, GPS accuracy circle, and breadcrumb trail from browser GPS coordinates.
• The map visually refreshes about every 10 seconds while GPS updates continue as provided by the browser.
• Uses Leaflet with OpenStreetMap map tiles; no directions/routing API key is required.
• Does not add road-route distance, turn-by-turn routing, or traffic-aware ETA.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.4 - 2026-06-30

• Added metric-combiner.js.
• Combined Current Speed, Average Speed, and Max Speed into one compact Speed Summary row/card.
• Combined Elapsed Tracking Time, Moving Time, and Stopped Time into one compact Time Summary row/card.
• Hid the older standalone speed and time cards to reduce vertical scrolling on mobile.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.3 - 2026-06-30

• Updated the on-page future-feature note so it no longer lists already-added items as future work.
• Clarified that GPS update age and trip/session start time are already included.
• Clarified that manual route correction factor, pause count, distance per GPS ping, live moving-average speed, and background resume recovery remain useful non-map improvements.
• Clarified that only true road-route distance and traffic-aware ETA require a maps/directions API.
• Hardened .htaccess so /gps-eta/ prefers only index-secure.php, direct index.php requests are routed to the wrapper, and page caching is reduced.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.2 - 2026-06-30

• Combined GPS Accuracy, GPS Quality, and GPS Update Age into one compact GPS Signal row/card.
• Hid the older standalone GPS Accuracy card to reduce vertical scrolling on mobile.
• Kept GPS signal rendering client-side only; no history schema change, reset, or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.1 - 2026-06-30

• Tightened the mobile setup card by keeping the starting distance input and unit selector on the same row.
• Moved the unit selector, such as Miles, up to the right of the distance entry box on narrow screens.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.8.0 - 2026-06-30

• Added trip-store.php, a real PHP-backed trip-session storage schema separate from the existing snapshot history store.
• Added session-store.js to dual-write trip snapshots and end-trip summaries into the PHP trip store.
• Added a PHP Stored Trips section to show trips saved in the new trip-session schema.
• New trip-session data is stored under gps-eta/data/trip-sessions/ on the web host.
• Existing snapshot history under gps-eta/data/device-history/ is preserved and not wiped.
• No history reset or migration is required; this is additive storage going forward.
• Updated index-secure.php to load Rev 1.8.0 helper files.

Rev 1.7.0 - 2026-06-30

• Added gps-quality.js to show GPS quality from browser-exposed accuracy and update timing.
• Added a GPS Quality card with labels such as Excellent, Good, Usable, Weak, Poor, Stale, or Unknown.
• Added a GPS Update Age card to show how fresh the latest browser GPS update is.
• Added speed and heading source labels showing whether the browser supplied native values or the app calculated them from movement.
• Updated index-secure.php to load the GPS quality helper and display Rev 1.7.0 from the wrapper.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.6.0 - 2026-06-30

• Added trip-sessions.js to group existing saved snapshots into trip sessions without changing the server history schema.
• Added an End Trip button that logs an end snapshot and builds a trip summary.
• Added a Trip Sessions section showing recent grouped trips with start time, end time, status, starting distance, tracked distance, remaining distance, elapsed time, max speed, and snapshot count.
• Updated index-secure.php to load the trip-session helper and display Rev 1.6.0 from the wrapper.
• Preserved existing runtime history data; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.5.1 - 2026-06-30

• Added a wrapper entrypoint, index-secure.php, which loads index.php and appends ui-render.js.
• Added ui-render.js to render Trip Log and Device History rows using DOM text nodes instead of raw HTML strings.
• Updated .htaccess so /gps-eta/ prefers index-secure.php before index.php.
• Preserved the existing server history format; no history reset or migration is required.

Rev 1.5.0 - 2026-06-30

• Added server-side per-device history logging using a browser-generated local device ID.
• Added automatic retention pruning so history older than 365 days is removed on history read/write.
• Added a front-end Device History section showing retained history for the current browser/device.
• Added a Delete My History button so the current browser/device can delete its saved server history.
• Added PHP JSON API actions for logging, reading, and deleting device history.
• Added protected gps-eta/data/.htaccess rules to block direct browser access to raw history files.
• Incremented the visible app revision from 1.4.0 to 1.5.0.

Rev 1.4.0 - 2026-06-30

• Moved Log Snapshot and Export CSV from the top control area to the bottom Trip Log section.
• Moved live dynamic trip data higher on the page, directly after the trip setup controls.
• Added a compass heading card with a visual needle, degree value, and cardinal/intercardinal direction such as N, NE, SSW, or W.
• Added fallback heading calculation from GPS movement when native device heading is unavailable.
• Added Trip Progress, Stopped Time, and Current Pace metrics.
• Added heading to the Trip Log table and CSV export.
• Added a short on-page note listing useful future calculations.

Rev 1.3.0 - 2026-06-30

• Converted the app from static index.html to PHP-driven index.php.
• Made CHANGELOG.md the source of truth for the visible changelog rendered on the page.
• Added a small built-in Markdown renderer for headings, bullets, inline code, and bold text.
• Added .htaccess with DirectoryIndex index.php index.html so /gps-eta/ prefers the PHP page.
• Removed the old static index.html entrypoint to avoid stale duplicate content.
• Incremented the visible app revision from 1.2.1 to 1.3.0.

Rev 1.2.1 - 2026-06-30

• Added a proper project/header block to index.html.
• Added JavaScript script metadata header inside the page script block.
• Incremented the visible page revision from 1.2.0 to 1.2.1.
• Added an in-page changelog section so the current revision and recent changes are visible from the front end.

Rev 1.2.0 - 2026-06-30

• Added Trip Mode.
• Added automatic distance remaining countdown based on GPS distance traveled.
• Added distance traveled, elapsed tracking time, moving time, average speed, and max speed.
• Added raw GPS data display for altitude, heading, and native GPS speed when available.
• Added trip log snapshots.
• Added manual log snapshot button.
• Added CSV export for trip logs.
• Added local browser trip restore after refresh.
• Kept GPS coordinates visible in the interface.

Rev 1.0.0 - 2026-06-30

• Initial single-page GPS speed and ETA tracker.
• Added current speed, GPS accuracy, ETA duration, estimated arrival time display, and last location display.
• Added support for miles and kilometers.