ODK Collect v2026.3: reference geometry, media in table of contents, keyboard improvements

What's new

:world_map: Reference geometry for geotrace, geoshape and geopoint

You can now use geometry from an Entity List, choice list or repeat as context for geotrace, geoshape and geopoint questions. See an example XLSForm (requires Central v2026.2+).

:framed_picture: Images and videos in table of contents

When you navigate to the table of contents during form entry or by tapping on a draft or sent form, you will see small previews of images or videos inline. Tap to open them in the system viewer.

:blue_circle: Blue dot indicator for current location

More bold than the prior crosshair and in line with modern map interfaces.

:keyboard: Less keyboard movement

While filling out a form, the keyboard now stays on screen when navigating between questions that need the keyboard.

:robot: Android 8+ now required

This will allow us to take advantage of more modern operating system features. Older devices will continue to have access to Collect v2026.2 in the Play Store. Learn more.

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If you want to read more, see our detailed release notes. Let us know if you have any feedback!

Want to know what’s next? Check out our roadmap.

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ODK Collect v2026.3.1 is now available. It includes the following changes:

  • Allow placing a point at the same place as existing reference geometry in Google Maps.
  • Ensure the last choice is visible with minimal autocomplete appearance. Thank you for reporting @ahblake!
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ODK Collect v2026.3.3 is now available. It includes the following changes:

  • Allow scanning QR codes or barcodes with Latin-1-encoded text. Thanks for reporting, @Federico_Gazaba!
  • Fix a rare crash in audio playback
  • Fix a rare crash in Google Maps initialization
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