# Ask the Community **URL:** https://community.qfield.org/c/ask/4.md?page=4 [Latest](https://community.qfield.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.qfield.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.qfield.org/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Authentication with APIHeader possible?](https://community.qfield.org/t/authentication-with-apiheader-possible/1554)
**Author:** [@9ls1](https://community.qfield.org/u/9ls1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2026 10:30 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/authentication-with-apiheader-possible/1554 "2026-03-26T10:30:47Z")
“QField supports connecting to services requiring access authentication.” I followed https://docs.qfield.org/how-to/advanced-how-tos/authentication/ but using APIHeader. Adding the WMTS manually in my QGIS-project by … --- ## [GPS point capture DIY](https://community.qfield.org/t/gps-point-capture-diy/1551)
**Author:** [@Eduards\_Vanags](https://community.qfield.org/u/Eduards_Vanags)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [25 March 2026 05:04 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/gps-point-capture-diy/1551 "2026-03-25T05:04:23Z")
Hello! I’m doing soil sampling with wintex 1000 and for navigation I use QField. At the moment I manually add points where I take samples, but I want to automate this. Since wintex 1000 has a free wire for ‘gps’ each t… --- ## [Relative vs absolute paths with QGIS project in PostgreSQL](https://community.qfield.org/t/relative-vs-absolute-paths-with-qgis-project-in-postgresql/1549)
**Author:** [@posiki](https://community.qfield.org/u/posiki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 March 2026 07:46 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/relative-vs-absolute-paths-with-qgis-project-in-postgresql/1549 "2026-03-23T07:46:22Z")
Hi! Very first post in this arena :wink: We have store all our QGIS projects to PostgreSQL database. I see that QField documentation recommend to use Relative Paths in QGIS projects. It seems that QGIS is changing Rela… --- ## [Offline Raster for QField Cloud](https://community.qfield.org/t/offline-raster-for-qfield-cloud/1542)
**Author:** [@geoplanteam](https://community.qfield.org/u/geoplanteam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2026 13:59 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/offline-raster-for-qfield-cloud/1542 "2026-03-20T13:59:47Z")
Hi there We have a client with large sets of static raster files. He needs them physically on his mobile device, because there is no network coverage in certain places. To use less cloud storage space and ensure fast s… --- ## [Workflow splitting polygons (repeatedly)](https://community.qfield.org/t/workflow-splitting-polygons-repeatedly/1544)
**Author:** [@Timon\_Boumon](https://community.qfield.org/u/Timon_Boumon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2026 10:26 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/workflow-splitting-polygons-repeatedly/1544 "2026-03-20T10:26:37Z")
Hi all, I want to create a vegetation map covering an entire area in QField (detailed 10m² polygon detail). The best way to do this seems to be to create a large polygon of the area to be mapped, and then split it (usi… --- ## [Multilingual projects in QField](https://community.qfield.org/t/multilingual-projects-in-qfield/1534)
**Author:** [@COFT\_TEAM](https://community.qfield.org/u/COFT_TEAM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2026 02:21 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/multilingual-projects-in-qfield/1534 "2026-03-20T02:21:47Z")
Dear Community, We are using QField extensively in Luxembourg, where projects often need to work in multiple languages (LU / FR / DE / EN etc.). It would therefore be extremely helpful if interface elements and project … --- ## [Select features by polygon](https://community.qfield.org/t/select-features-by-polygon/1543)
**Author:** [@ThomasDV1984](https://community.qfield.org/u/ThomasDV1984)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 March 2026 15:58 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/select-features-by-polygon/1543 "2026-03-19T15:58:33Z")
Hi all, In qfield you can select features by drawing a polygon. This is something that is not possible in qfield. But I was wondering if that function is available when creating a qfield plugin? Or use the ability to sel… --- ## [Token based QField](https://community.qfield.org/t/token-based-qfield/1540)
**Author:** [@HAM6094](https://community.qfield.org/u/HAM6094)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [18 March 2026 21:54 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/token-based-qfield/1540 "2026-03-18T21:54:52Z")
https://api.dataforsyningen.dk/topo20\_lave\_maalebordsblade\_DAF?token=yourtoken When this get into QField it shows up as: https://api.dataforsyningen.dk/topo20\_lave\_maalebordsblade\_DAF?token%3DYourToken And creates an … --- ## [Project crashes on iOS but works on Android](https://community.qfield.org/t/project-crashes-on-ios-but-works-on-android/1536)
**Author:** [@JulianBotanic](https://community.qfield.org/u/JulianBotanic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [18 March 2026 17:46 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/project-crashes-on-ios-but-works-on-android/1536 "2026-03-18T17:46:29Z")
Hi, I created a QFieldCloud project for data collection to be used across multiple devices, iOS and Android. The project is ~40mb large and contains multiple vector layers and table layers, some of which are connected v… --- ## [Escaping characters?](https://community.qfield.org/t/escaping-characters/1538)
**Author:** [@9ls1](https://community.qfield.org/u/9ls1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [18 March 2026 16:12 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/escaping-characters/1538 "2026-03-18T16:12:43Z")
Using QGIS 3.44.8 and QField 4.1.1: I need to store the characters { and } in a field “tilleggssymbol” set as Value relation widget where multi selections are allowed, i.e. several characters may be selected and saved in… --- ## [Use "secret" to create a user specific variable wont't work](https://community.qfield.org/t/use-secret-to-create-a-user-specific-variable-wontt-work/1539)
**Author:** [@meyerlor](https://community.qfield.org/u/meyerlor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 March 2026 13:45 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/use-secret-to-create-a-user-specific-variable-wontt-work/1539 "2026-03-18T13:45:48Z")
I have set up a project with QFieldCloud. In QFieldCloud, a secret was introduced. Scope: User + a project. The user Alice got assigned with the variable TESTVARIABLE - the value was set to “in chains”. In an editable la… --- ## [Show the description of an attribute while creating features in QField](https://community.qfield.org/t/show-the-description-of-an-attribute-while-creating-features-in-qfield/1473)
**Author:** [@cedric\_RaUm](https://community.qfield.org/u/cedric_RaUm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [17 March 2026 08:27 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/show-the-description-of-an-attribute-while-creating-features-in-qfield/1473 "2026-03-17T08:27:19Z")
Hello, I want to give my form configuration the possibility to get more information, while collecting data. I’ve created an expression in the description, but I can’t find a way to show the description in QField (hoveri… --- ## [Best approach for multi-user tracking with daily upload, without syncing everyone’s track files?](https://community.qfield.org/t/best-approach-for-multi-user-tracking-with-daily-upload-without-syncing-everyone-s-track-files/1531)
**Author:** [@Damien](https://community.qfield.org/u/Damien)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [16 March 2026 02:14 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/best-approach-for-multi-user-tracking-with-daily-upload-without-syncing-everyone-s-track-files/1531 "2026-03-16T02:14:11Z")
Hi all, I’m looking for advice on the best architecture for a QField deployment with 50+ mobile devices. My main requirement is to record user location tracks in the field and upload those track files daily, but I want… --- ## [Auto increment field in QField form per parcela based on max value by uuid](https://community.qfield.org/t/auto-increment-field-in-qfield-form-per-parcela-based-on-max-value-by-uuid/1532)
**Author:** [@Obeney](https://community.qfield.org/u/Obeney)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 March 2026 09:56 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/auto-increment-field-in-qfield-form-per-parcela-based-on-max-value-by-uuid/1532 "2026-03-13T09:56:57Z")
I am using QGIS + QField with a GeoPackage. I have a parent-child relation: Parent layer: Parcela Field: uuid\_parcela Child table: Arboles Fields: uuid (foreign key to parcela) ID\_Arbol (integer) Trees are create… --- ## [QGIS: Password-protecting Layer Properties / Attribute Forms (Plugin idea, know-how wanted)](https://community.qfield.org/t/qgis-password-protecting-layer-properties-attribute-forms-plugin-idea-know-how-wanted/1420)
**Author:** [@COFT\_TEAM](https://community.qfield.org/u/COFT_TEAM)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [6 March 2026 02:29 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qgis-password-protecting-layer-properties-attribute-forms-plugin-idea-know-how-wanted/1420 "2026-03-06T02:29:47Z")
Hello everyone, we are currently facing a structural challenge in QGIS and would like to find out whether others are experiencing a similar issue, and whether there are people with the technical know-how to help i… --- ## [Direct Bluetooth GNSS Connection to QField – ROVER NavX Compatibility](https://community.qfield.org/t/direct-bluetooth-gnss-connection-to-qfield-rover-navx-compatibility/1509)
**Author:** [@lucie\_luchet](https://community.qfield.org/u/lucie_luchet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 March 2026 17:35 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/direct-bluetooth-gnss-connection-to-qfield-rover-navx-compatibility/1509 "2026-03-05T17:35:44Z")
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out to the community for advice on connecting a ROVER NavX GNSS antenna (by Natuition) directly to QField via Bluetooth (BLE), without relying on a TCP relay or Android’s Mock Location feature. … --- ## [Feasibility of multi-user QField project for beginners to QGIS](https://community.qfield.org/t/feasibility-of-multi-user-qfield-project-for-beginners-to-qgis/1506)
**Author:** [@ebrussell](https://community.qfield.org/u/ebrussell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [4 March 2026 23:00 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/feasibility-of-multi-user-qfield-project-for-beginners-to-qgis/1506 "2026-03-04T23:00:36Z")
Hello, first post. I’m researching data collection options for my organization. We’re a conservation nonprofit that does survey and control work with invasive species. We use geo-tools in the field to track our survey p… --- ## [Crash when opening menu with REST raster layer](https://community.qfield.org/t/crash-when-opening-menu-with-rest-raster-layer/1413)
**Author:** [@Jerome\_Delbridge](https://community.qfield.org/u/Jerome_Delbridge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2026 07:54 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/crash-when-opening-menu-with-rest-raster-layer/1413 "2026-03-01T07:54:53Z")
Hello, I am using the QField app on ios. the map works well, until I include a ArcGIS REST raster service. When a REST raster in included, the map displays and loads well, but crashes when I open the menu. Any suggestion… --- ## [Trouble with coordinates](https://community.qfield.org/t/trouble-with-coordinates/388)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2026 00:03 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/trouble-with-coordinates/388 "2026-02-27T00:03:25Z")
Hi! So I am very new to using QGis and QField, but I have managed to get my project in QField and sync with Qgis. So my project has a few layers and I would like to maybe add some points to said layers out in the field.… --- ## [Qfield jitters while tracking position](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-jitters-while-tracking-position/1443)
**Author:** [@Usman\_Butt](https://community.qfield.org/u/Usman_Butt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2026 13:00 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/qfield-jitters-while-tracking-position/1443 "2026-02-23T13:00:19Z")
Hello everyone! We have a workflow right now where we are moving in a car while tracking the position in a line layer. The position is obtained using a Emlid RS3 GNSS. While moving, the map seems to jitter at every po… --- ## [Deleting child features/pictures in DCIM map of the (QFieldCloud) project not working](https://community.qfield.org/t/deleting-child-features-pictures-in-dcim-map-of-the-qfieldcloud-project-not-working/1452)
**Author:** [@BoswachterMarc](https://community.qfield.org/u/BoswachterMarc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2026 12:22 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/deleting-child-features-pictures-in-dcim-map-of-the-qfieldcloud-project-not-working/1452 "2026-02-23T12:22:33Z")
Hi, It’s been a while… In a community project for volunteers I encounter a problem having the child features (in this case more then one picture for each parent feature) not being deleted in the DCIM folder/cloud. The p… --- ## [Heading from external GNSS](https://community.qfield.org/t/heading-from-external-gnss/1489)
**Author:** [@Usman\_Butt](https://community.qfield.org/u/Usman_Butt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2026 07:19 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/heading-from-external-gnss/1489 "2026-02-23T07:19:39Z")
Hey everyone! We are using an Emlid RS3 with Qfield, and it is working quite well, except for the heading. The heading is taken from the tablet compass instead of the GNSS and we can’t seem to figure out how to switch … --- ## [How to customize position arrow](https://community.qfield.org/t/how-to-customize-position-arrow/1274)
**Author:** [@woupss](https://community.qfield.org/u/woupss)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 12:19 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/how-to-customize-position-arrow/1274 "2026-02-22T12:19:54Z")
Hello, I could change the position arrow color with a plugin but Is it possible to change the border color of the position arrow? ? --- ## [Performance decrease from 3.x to 4.x](https://community.qfield.org/t/performance-decrease-from-3-x-to-4-x/1428)
**Author:** [@FelixHinckel](https://community.qfield.org/u/FelixHinckel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 12:14 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/performance-decrease-from-3-x-to-4-x/1428 "2026-02-22T12:14:49Z")
Hi everyone! Have you noticed a decrease in performance for relation value / relation reference ? What was instant in QField 3.x is lagging under 4.x. Here is a 2-layer example with a relation value on a list of 100 0… --- ## ["Create new project" customs basemap not working](https://community.qfield.org/t/create-new-project-customs-basemap-not-working/1434)
**Author:** [@mkeel](https://community.qfield.org/u/mkeel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 12:13 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/create-new-project-customs-basemap-not-working/1434 "2026-02-22T12:13:52Z")
Dear community In QFIELD (latest version –\> 4.0.5-Aare) when “creating a new project” I enter the following as “Custom base map” https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=y&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}. For some projects the basemap stays em… --- ## [Lock cursor to location button removed in newer versions](https://community.qfield.org/t/lock-cursor-to-location-button-removed-in-newer-versions/1433)
**Author:** [@gm00039](https://community.qfield.org/u/gm00039)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 12:11 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/lock-cursor-to-location-button-removed-in-newer-versions/1433 "2026-02-22T12:11:47Z")
(Feedback)This is a screenshot from previous version: I had averaged positioning turned on to collect precise station points, before the 4.0 update I was able to: collect averaged points by turn on the middle butto… --- ## [Manual download from iPhone?](https://community.qfield.org/t/manual-download-from-iphone/612)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 12:07 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/manual-download-from-iphone/612 "2026-02-22T12:07:34Z")
Is it now possible to download a project (collected data) manually from iOS? The project has been deleted from the QFieldCloud. Not possible in January this year (Export qcloud project manually · opengisch/QField · Disc… --- ## [Attribute form won't open for some points in the same layer](https://community.qfield.org/t/attribute-form-wont-open-for-some-points-in-the-same-layer/1466)
**Author:** [@Ishteaque](https://community.qfield.org/u/Ishteaque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 11:59 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/attribute-form-wont-open-for-some-points-in-the-same-layer/1466 "2026-02-22T11:59:23Z")
Some points of same layer won’t open attribute form in QField, even though they exist and work in QGIS desktop, I have a point layer in QGIS with many features, some of which share the exact same coordinates. (I convert… --- ## [CRS transformation for GNSS (ETRS89) to project CRS (EPSG:3416) in QField](https://community.qfield.org/t/crs-transformation-for-gnss-etrs89-to-project-crs-epsg-3416-in-qfield/1468)
**Author:** [@Daniel87](https://community.qfield.org/u/Daniel87)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2026 11:54 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/crs-transformation-for-gnss-etrs89-to-project-crs-epsg-3416-in-qfield/1468 "2026-02-22T11:54:40Z")
We are using an RTK GNSS system (Ardusimple RTK Calibrated Surveyor Kit with ZED-F9P) together with QField to display our live position during field work. We observe a constant positional offset of approximately 1.15 m. … --- ## [Pulling through data from a master to a related text layer](https://community.qfield.org/t/pulling-through-data-from-a-master-to-a-related-text-layer/1484)
**Author:** [@joncfc](https://community.qfield.org/u/joncfc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [19 February 2026 15:11 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/pulling-through-data-from-a-master-to-a-related-text-layer/1484 "2026-02-19T15:11:06Z")
Hello So although I have used GIS for a number of years, still struggle with most of its intricacies. A colleague wants to take a tablet out to inspect trees in the local authority which we work. I have followed the i… [Previous page](https://community.qfield.org/c/ask/4.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.qfield.org/c/ask/4.md?page=5)