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{{Short description|GPS tracking application}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = MyTracks
| title                  = MyTracks
| logo                   = Google MyTracks 2.0 Logo, Android Application, Nov 2012.png
| logo size              = 124px
| logo caption           = MyTracks 2.0 Logo
| screenshot             = Screenshot of MyTracks 2.0 Android Application, Nov 2012.jpg
| screenshot size        = 250px
| collapsible            = Yes
| author                 = Google
| developer              = Google
| released               = {{Start date|2009|02|12|df=yes}}<ref name="news.cnet">{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10163128-94.html |title=My Tracks turns Android phone into GPS device |last1=Shankland |first1=Stephen |date=February 12, 2009 |publisher=CNET |accessdate=December 7, 2012}}</ref>
| discontinued           = yes
| latest release version = 2.0.11<ref name="play.google">{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks |title=My Tracks |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |publisher= |accessdate=December 7, 2012}}</ref>
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2016|01|21|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks |title=My Tracks   |author= |date=Jan 30, 2014 |publisher= |accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref>
| latest preview version = 2.0.2.rc6
| latest preview date    = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} -->
| frequently updated     = <!-- DO NOT include this parameter unless you know what it does -->
| programming language   = [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[XML|XML (content language)]]
| operating system       = [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android 1.5+]]
| platform               = 
| size                   = Varies with device<ref name="play.google" />
| language               = 
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| language footnote      = 
| status                 = 
| genre                  = 
| license                = Apache License, Version 2.0
| alexa                  = 
| website                = {{URL|http://www.google.com/mobile/mytracks/}}
}}

'''MyTracks''' was a [[Engineering:Global Positioning System|Global Positioning System]] (GPS) tracking application that ran on [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]. The application used a device's GPS capabilities to collect data, allowing real-time review of path, speed, distance, and elevation. Later, this data could be saved to [[Software:Google Maps|Google Maps]], [[Software:Google Fusion Tables|Google Fusion Tables]], or [[Software:Google Docs|Google Docs]] and shared with [[Social:Google+|Google+]], [[Company:Facebook|Facebook]], or [[Company:Twitter|Twitter]]. The application also allowed a user to record annotations along the path, hear periodic voice announcements of progress, and sync with select third-party bio-metric sensors.

In 2016, Google announced that MyTracks would be deprecated and no longer available in the [[Software:Google Play|Google Play Store]].<ref name="play.google" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = My Tracks no longer available after April 30, 2016 - Google Maps Help|url = https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6333516|website = support.google.com|access-date = 2016-02-06}}</ref> An in-app popup alerted users that MyTracks would stop working on April 30, 2016;<ref>{{cite web|title=Screenshot about App discontinuation (German)|url=https://plus.google.com/+FrankHahn/posts/WNPv2KbUxiv|website=Google+|accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The application made its debut on February 12, 2009 under a closed license.<ref name="news.cnet" /> A year later on March 28, 2010, [[Company:Google|Google]] announced the open-sourcing of the application, stating that "The [[Social:Collective intelligence|collective intelligence]] of the development community will create a more powerful, more intuitive, more useful, and more robust My Tracks."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://google-latlong.blogspot.ca/2010/05/code-for-my-tracks-is-now-yours.html |title=Code for My Tracks is now yours
 |last1=Dornbush |first1=Sandor |last2=Damazio |first2=Rodrigo |date=May 28, 2010 |publisher=Google Lat-Long Blog |accessdate=December 7, 2012}}</ref> The first major re-haul of the application came on July 13, 2012 when Google released version 2.0. This introduced a new interface, support for playing back data in [[Software:Google Earth|Google Earth]] for Android, improved charts, and additional statistics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/13/google-mytracks-2-0/ |title=Google Launches MyTracks 2.0 GPS App For Hikers, Bikers & Runners |last1=Lardinois |first1=Frederic |date=July 13, 2012 |publisher=TechCrunch |accessdate=December 7, 2012}}</ref> In 2014 the developers announced on the google code project site that My Tracks would no longer developed in the open and that the source code would be removed.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Tracks for Android - Google Project Hosting|url=https://code.google.com/p/mytracks/|accessdate=2014-06-21}}</ref> The last open source version was 2.0.5 released in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://code.google.com/p/mytracks/downloads/list?can=1&q=&colspec=Filename+Summary+Uploaded+ReleaseDate+Size+DownloadCount | title=Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting }}</ref>

==Reception==
In September 2013, the [[Software:Google Play|Google Play Store]] listed the application as being installed on 10,000,000 – 50,000,000 devices, with an overall rating of 4.4/5 from over 80,000 reviews.<ref name="play.google" /> CNET gave the application 4/5 stars, praising its "Chart, Statistics, and satellite playback" and ability to pause recordings but criticized it for an "unattractive interface" and lack of "athletic-specific features".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reviews.cnet.com/software/my-tracks-android/4505-3513_7-35477691.html |title=My Tracks review: Google makes a solid multipurpose GPS tracker |last1=Cabebe |first1=Jaymar |date=October 4, 2012 |publisher=CNET |accessdate=December 7, 2012}}</ref> PCWorld awarded MyTracks 5/5 stars, stating "this app is just about perfect. It is intuitive to use and very stable."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/205369/my_tracks_android_app_review.html |title=My Tracks |last1=Rose |first1=Brent |date=September 14, 2010 |publisher=PCWorld |accessdate=December 7, 2012}}</ref>

== Forks ==
OpenTracks is an open-source fork launched in 2020.{{fact|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox software
| name = OpenTracks
| title = OpenTracks
| logo = OpenTracks logo.svg
| logo caption = OpenTracks Logo
| released = {{Start date|2019|09|19|df=yes}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks/releases/tag/v3.0.0 |title=OpenTracks v3.0.0 |website=[[GitHub]] |accessdate=April 17, 2022}}</ref>
| discontinued = no
| latest release version = v4.0.6<ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks/releases/tag/v4.0.6 |title=OpenTracks v4.0.6 |website=[[GitHub]] |accessdate=August 7, 2022}}</ref>
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2022|08|07|df=yes}}
| repo = https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks
| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[XML|XML (content language)]]
| operating system = [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android 5.0+]]
| platform = [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android (operating system)]]
| license = [[Software:Apache License|Apache License, Version 2.0]]
| website = {{URL|http://opentracksapp.com/}}
}}

==External links==
* [https://code.google.com/p/mytracks/ Former Development Site]
* [https://opentracksapp.com/ OpenTracks]

==References==
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