9  Settings

This chapter is a reference for the Settings categories not already covered by their own chapters. On iOS these appear as a scrollable form; on macOS as a sidebar (open with ⌘,).

9.1 Display

  • Panel Mode: Single, Two, Three, or Four panels. See Panels & Layout.
  • Font Size: scales text throughout the app (works with Dynamic Type).
  • Haptic Feedback: enable/disable haptic responses app-wide.

9.2 Basemap

  • Show Basemap: toggle the vector basemap on/off.
  • Theme: Light, Dark, Satellite, or Weather.
  • Layers: independently toggle State Boundaries, Roads, Water, Waterways, Land Use, Buildings, and Place Names.
  • Basemap URL: point to a remote PMTiles source; a bundled fallback is always available offline.

Screenshot of the basemap settings with theme and layer toggles

Basemap settings: theme selection and individual layer toggles.

9.3 Radar

  • Active Radar Site: pick the WSR-88D/TDWR site (e.g. KTLX).
  • Hide TDWR Sites: exclude Terminal Doppler sites from pickers and the map.

Per-panel radar options (product, tilt, display mode, smoothing, range outline, beam blockage) are documented in Radar Products.

9.4 Color Maps

  • Radar Palettes: choose the color map for each radar product category.
  • Surface Palettes: choose the color map for each surface product category.
  • Palette Browser: preview available palettes and apply custom maps.

Screenshot of the color map palette browser

The palette browser for choosing radar and surface color maps.

Palettes change only how data is colored, not the underlying values. Pick a palette you can read confidently. Consistency matters more than looks when reading severe weather.

9.5 Credentials

  • Spotter Network: username/password for live spotter positions and reports.
  • Weather Pulse (AllisonHouse): login for the real-time event stream.

See Spotter Network.

9.6 Speech

Text-to-speech voice, rate, pitch, and auto-announce behavior. Covered in Accessibility & Speech.

9.7 Screenshot sharing

When exporting radar captures you can brand them:

  • Custom Logo: upload a PNG to overlay on exports.
  • Logo Placement: Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Left, or Bottom-Right.
  • Logo Scale: size as a fraction of image width (5%–50%).

9.8 Debug (developer tools)

Diagnostic options for troubleshooting and development:

  • Tile Debug Overlay: show PMTiles Z/X/Y tile boundaries and coordinates.
  • Hit Region Debug: visualize interactive hit-test regions.
  • Coordinates in Legend: show lat/lon and zoom level.
  • FPS Counter: show rendering frame rate.
  • Clear Basemap Cache: flush cached tiles from disk.
  • Reset Onboarding: show the onboarding tutorial on next launch.
  • GPS Log Tools: load and manage chase logs for archive replay.
Note

These tools are aimed at diagnostics and development; you don’t need them for everyday use.