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App Structure

DMD Next is organized into three horizontal zones: a persistent top status bar, a central content area with up to 3 panels, and a bottom menu split into three sections. This page covers the elements present across the whole app.

PORTRAIT & LANDSCAPE UP TO 3 PANELS
At a Glance
Top Bar
Battery, GPS Precision, Weather, Online Status, Clock
Bottom Menu
App Section selector, Speedo Area, Action Section buttons
Content Panels
Up to 3 side-by-side, loading the app section (Home, Map, Devices, Roadbook)
Orientation
Available in Portrait & Landscape
Table of Contents

App-wide settings, the user Profiles, the Keep Background option, and Shutdown are covered in Global Settings & Profiles.

Layout Overview

Every screen in DMD Next is built from three horizontal zones:

Schematic of the DMD Next app layout with annotations for the top status bar, content panels, and bottom menu
Top Status Bar

Always visible at the top. Shows device battery and charging status, GPS precision, Weather, Connectivity, and time information. Never hidden by app sections.

Content Panels

Up to three equal-width panels in landscape and two in portrait mode, positioned between the top bar and bottom menu. The active section decides what appears in each panel, and a cascade system opens settings and detail views to the right of the primary content.

Bottom Menu

Fixed bar with three sections: primary navigation on the left, speedo in the middle (landscape) or an overlay (portrait), and section-specific controls on the right.

The top bar stays visible and only the three content panels change between sections. The bottom menu is normally visible too, but it is hidden when Screen Touch is disabled.

Top Status Bar

The top status bar runs across the full width of the screen and gives you an at-a-glance view of the device and environment. Reading left to right:

Top status bar
Battery
A battery gauge with percentage text. The color changes based on charge level — green for healthy, orange for warning, red when low. A charging indicator is shown when power is connected.
GPS
A GPS icon plus a status label (Online or Offline) showing whether you have a usable GPS fix. Tap to jump to GPS detail in the Home section.
Weather
Current weather icon and temperature for your location. Landscape only — hidden in portrait to save space. Tap to open the weather detail view.
Online / Connectivity
Indicates whether the device has an active internet connection (Wi-Fi or mobile data).
Date & Time
Current date and time, aligned to the right. Follows the device's 12/24-hour preference.

Bottom Menu

The bottom menu is an horizontal bar divided into three sections. Each section has a distinct role:

Bottom menu schematic with annotations for the three sections: navigation, speedo, and section controls
1Section 1 — Navigation

The four primary section buttons:

  • Home — Shortcuts, media, trip stats
  • Map — Map & navigation
  • Devices — Bluetooth & accessories
  • Roadbook — Route details
2Section 2 — Speedo

The central speedometer display. In landscape mode it lives in this section. In portrait it becomes a floating overlay above the bottom menu. See the Speedo Area section below for details.

3Section 3 — Section Controls

Contextual buttons for the currently active section, plus a Quick Menu (arrow-up) that gives access to Global Settings, Profiles, Keep Background, and Shutdown — see Global Settings & Profiles.

Active Section Indicator

Each navigation button in Section 1 has a colored underline bar that lights up when the section is active. The default color is blue (#00b4ff). The Home button uses four different colors to indicate its sub-state — see the Home documentation.

Badges: the Home button shows a red notification count when new notifications arrive, and the Map button shows a small recording dot while a GPX recording is in progress.

Speedo Area

The speedo is a dedicated readout that shows your current speed along with contextual information. Its position depends on orientation:

The speedo in the center of the bottom menu in landscape, between the navigation buttons and the section controls

Landscape — the speedo sits in the center of the bottom menu (Section 2), between the navigation buttons and the section controls.

Portrait

The speedo becomes a floating tab pinned to the bottom-right corner of the map. Its width is dynamic — it grows and shrinks with what is showing (speed only, speed + limit, speed + camera). Semi-transparent dark background, with only the top-left corner rounded, and it stays on screen in every section so you never lose your speed.

Landscape

The speedo sits in the central section of the bottom menu, between the navigation buttons and the section controls.

Close-up of the speedo cavity showing the three zones: speed limit on the left, current speed in the center, alerts on the right

The speedo cavity split into its three zones.

What It Shows

The speedo area is split into three zones:

Left (30%) — Speed Limit
A speed-limit sign showing the current road's limit, drawn when the map has a confirmed limit for the road you are on. Shown only while Show in Speedo is enabled under Map Settings → Warnings → Speed Limit.
Center (40%) — Current Speed
A large speed readout. When a speed limit is known for the road, the number itself changes colour — orange once you are within 10 km/h of the limit, and red when you are over it. Units auto-switch between km/h and mph based on your device locale (or your Localization setting).
Right (30%) — Alerts
A blinking speed-camera warning with a distance countdown when a camera is detected ahead on your road. This slot is shared with other riding alerts — waypoint proximity, off-track and wrong-direction warnings, and TPMS tyre-pressure alarms surface here too when active.
Continue Reading

App-wide settings, the user Profiles, the Keep Background option, and how to shut DMD Next down are covered in their own page:

Global Settings & Profiles
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