Want to show a client the blue dot without standing in their building? GPS Demo mode forces the dot on everywhere so you can showcase the feature from anywhere. It's a demonstration aid — powerful for a pitch, but not something to leave on for real visitors.
What Demo mode does
Turn it on and Mapvera stops caring about the usual requirements — the dot simply appears so you can talk to it.
| Behaviour | Detail |
|---|---|
| Forces the dot on everywhere | Every level shows the dot — no per-level toggle and no captured corners required. |
| Uses real location when it can | If the device's real location happens to fall inside the mapped area, the dot uses it — a genuine live demo. |
| Falls back to a simulated dot | Otherwise it shows a stationary dot at the centre of the level, even with device location off or denied — so the dot always appears on screen. |
| Suppresses the warnings | No "location is off" or "outside the map area" prompts show while Demo mode is on. |
Turn Demo mode on
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Open the GPS tab
In the editor, choose the GPS tab.
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Tick Enable GPS Demo mode
In the top card, tick Enable GPS Demo mode.
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Save and preview
Click Save & Publish, then open the map and zoom in — the dot appears on any level, ready to demonstrate.
Switch it off for production
Because Demo mode shows a simulated dot when there's no real fix, a genuine visitor could see a dot sitting in the middle of a level that has nothing to do with where they actually are. That's fine for a demo and misleading for the public — so turn it off before you go live.
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Untick Enable GPS Demo mode
On the GPS tab, untick Enable GPS Demo mode.
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Turn the real dot back on
Tick Enable GPS blue dot (live visitor location), and make sure each level you want has the dot enabled and its corners captured (see the calibration guides).
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Save and publish
Click Save & Publish. Visitors now see a real, calibrated blue dot instead of the demo one.