Loop v1.1.0 — routing, navigation & payments

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📱 Download loop-v1.1.0.apk (Android, 61 MB)

Pre-configured for the hosted API — no setup needed. Install per the README (you'll allow "install from this source" once). (The same file is also under Assets at the bottom of this page.)

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This release brings the app up to date with all work since the v1.0.0 MVP (milestones M7–M9).

What's new since v1.0.0

Routing & in-app navigation (M7)

• Road routing via an OSRM proxy — the cost estimate now uses real road distance and duration, with a great-circle fallback when the router is unreachable.
• Full in-app turn-by-turn navigation for the driver: route line, follow-me camera, voice guidance, off-route rerouting. "Open in Maps" remains as a secondary option.

Pricing v2 (M7)

• Distance-and-time estimate with a per-vehicle minimum-fare floor; the used distance/duration are recorded on the job.

In-app payments — pass-through (M8)

• After a job is completed the owner can pay the driver in-app; a status chip (Pending / Paid / Failed) shows on both sides. Loop never holds funds — it records the settlement. Paying is optional; off-platform settlement still works.
• Runs on the stub payment driver on the hosted demo (no real money moves).

Maps & profile polish (M9)

• A muted "Simple" ↔ "Detailed" basemap toggle and zoom controls on every map.
• Modernised cargo-owner and driver profile screens.

Reliability fixes

• Local-first logout (never hangs on a slow network), push notifications now display correctly (notification channel + local notifications), and a Firebase Storage init fix.

Notes

• Mobile data on some Rwandan carriers (MTN): the app may time out at login on certain mobile-data paths while working normally on Wi-Fi. This is a carrier-to-host routing issue, not an app bug — use Wi-Fi or another carrier for now (details and the durable Cloudflare fix are in DEPLOYMENT.md §12).
• Requires Android with Google Play services for push notifications.