# 23-Aug-2026 — route-following, tile-loading and version-check improvements [ref #151](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/151)

## [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)

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## What's new

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.

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.

## At a glance

- Walk route maps now draw reliably on slow connections
- The installed app (added to a phone's home screen) no longer shows route-less maps after a cold start
- No change to how routes look or behave once loaded