Today we are releasing Leica FOTOS 1.3 for iOS & Android. It delivers new features like location logging and landscape remote as well as includes support for the all new Leica V-Lux 5. Since the announcement at Photokina 2018, Leica FOTOS is used monthly by more than 10k people, transferring over 1M photos from Leica cameras to mobile devices. Over the last 9 months we received more than a thousand feature requests . The Leica FOTOS team is listening very carefully to all the requests and is commited to make the app experience even better in the future. This is why we are adding location logging and new remote features in this third update of Leica FOTOS today!

Location Logging

One of the most wanted features since the launch of Leica FOTOS has been location logging. The idea is simple, Leica cameras that do not have a GPS module receive the location from the connected mobile device. So, whenever a photo is taken, the camera “asks” the mobile device for the current location and saves it to the meta data. After an intensive evaluation, the Leica FOTOS team decided to bring location logging first to the remote function for all Bluetooth enabled Leica cameras, that are

Leica Q2, Leica D-Lux 7, Leica C-Lux and the all new Leica V-Lux 5.

To setup location logging, make sure that „Location Logging“ in the „Bluetooth“ settings on your Leica camera is enabled — for the Leica Q2 it is enabled by default. On the mobile device, make sure you accept location permission and keep Bluetooth on. This way, Leica FOTOS transfers location data whenever you take a photo with the remote.