{"id":"6a8afcc56eebeb55735399f0","title":"2026 08 23 Issue 151","path":"how-to/committee/release-notes/2026-08-23-issue-151","contentMarkdown":"# 23-Aug-2026 — route-following, tile-loading and version-check improvements [ref #151](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/151)\n\n## [build 846](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/32643487238) — [commit bb61cd3](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/bb61cd3e952ba30315074adcfe13ffce205f1c41) · [build 848](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/32661203418) — [commit 7f8654e](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/7f8654ecb857c4ac37f0e50188a29001f689a6cf)\n\n_____\n\n## What's new\n\nImprovements to the progressive web app route-following experience: route-follow model and page updates, map-tile serving via the OS maps tile limiter, the route-follow service, and app version-check plumbing.\n\nRoute maps on walk pages were also sometimes failing to draw on slow connections, and in the app when installed on a phone. The request that fetches the route gave up after a few seconds, and once it gave up the map showed no route at all. It now waits up to 12 seconds, which is long enough for a slow mobile connection to answer.\n\n## At a glance\n\n- Walk route maps now draw reliably on slow connections\n- The installed app (added to a phone's home screen) no longer shows route-less maps after a cold start\n- No change to how routes look or behave once loaded","contentHtml":"<h1>23-Aug-2026 — route-following, tile-loading and version-check improvements <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/151\">ref #151</a></h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/32643487238\">build 846</a> — <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/bb61cd3e952ba30315074adcfe13ffce205f1c41\">commit bb61cd3</a> · <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/32661203418\">build 848</a> — <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/7f8654ecb857c4ac37f0e50188a29001f689a6cf\">commit 7f8654e</a></h2>\n<hr>\n<h2>What&#39;s new</h2>\n<p>Improvements to the progressive web app route-following experience: route-follow model and page updates, map-tile serving via the OS maps tile limiter, the route-follow service, and app version-check plumbing.</p>\n<p>Route maps on walk pages were also sometimes failing to draw on slow connections, and in the app when installed on a phone. The request that fetches the route gave up after a few seconds, and once it gave up the map showed no route at all. It now waits up to 12 seconds, which is long enough for a slow mobile connection to answer.</p>\n<h2>At a glance</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk route maps now draw reliably on slow connections</li>\n<li>The installed app (added to a phone&#39;s home screen) no longer shows route-less maps after a cold start</li>\n<li>No change to how routes look or behave once loaded</li>\n</ul>\n"}