suggesting to tap on the compass arrow to activate auto-follow mode.

android/jni/com/mapswithme/maps/MWMApplication.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "../core/jni_helper.hpp"
 
 #include "../platform/Platform.hpp"
+#include "../../../../../platform/settings.hpp"
 
 extern "C"
 {
@@ -54,4 +55,26 @@ extern "C"
   {
     g_framework->NativeFramework()->SaveFacebookDialogResult(static_cast<int>(result));
   }
+
+  JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+  Java_com_mapswithme_maps_MWMApplication_nativeGetBoolean(JNIEnv * env,
+                                                           jobject thiz,
+                                                           jstring name,
+                                                           jboolean defaultVal)
+  {
+    bool val = static_cast<bool>(defaultVal);
+    Settings::Get(jni::ToNativeString(env, name), val);
+    return static_cast<jboolean>(val);
+  }
+
+  JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+  Java_com_mapswithme_maps_MWMApplication_nativeSetBoolean(JNIEnv * env,
+                                                           jobject thiz,
+                                                           jstring name,
+                                                           jboolean val)
+  {
+    bool flag = static_cast<bool>(val);
+    (void)Settings::Set(jni::ToNativeString(env, name), flag);
+  }
+
 }

android/src/com/mapswithme/maps/MWMActivity.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.mapswithme.maps.location.LocationService;
 import com.mapswithme.util.ConnectionState;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public class MWMActivity extends NvEventQueueActivity implements LocationService
   private BroadcastReceiver m_externalStorageReceiver = null;
   private AlertDialog m_storageDisconnectedDialog = null;
   private boolean m_shouldStartLocationService = false;
+  private boolean m_hasLocation = false;
+  private boolean m_suggestAutoFollowMode = false;
 
   private LocationService getLocationService()
   {
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ public class MWMActivity extends NvEventQueueActivity implements LocationService
 
   private void stopLocation()
   {
+    m_hasLocation = false;
     getLocationService().stopUpdate(this);
     // Enable automatic turning screen off while app is idle
     Utils.automaticIdleScreen(true, getWindow());
@@ -507,7 +511,11 @@ public class MWMActivity extends NvEventQueueActivity implements LocationService
   public void onLocationStatusChanged(int newStatus)
   {
     if (newStatus == LocationService.FIRST_EVENT)
+    {
       findViewById(R.id.map_button_myposition).setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.myposition_button_found);
+      m_hasLocation = true;
+      m_suggestAutoFollowMode = mApplication.nativeGetBoolean("SuggestAutoFollowMode", true);
+    }
 
     nativeLocationStatusChanged(newStatus);
 
@@ -571,6 +579,14 @@ public class MWMActivity extends NvEventQueueActivity implements LocationService
     trueNorth = LocationService.correctAngle(trueNorth, correction);
 
     nativeCompassUpdated(time, magneticNorth, trueNorth, accuracy);
+
+    if (m_hasLocation
+     && mApplication.isProVersion()
+     && m_suggestAutoFollowMode)
+    {
+      Toast.makeText(this, R.string.suggest_auto_follow_mode, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+      m_suggestAutoFollowMode = false;
+    }
   }
   //@}
 

android/src/com/mapswithme/maps/MWMApplication.java

@@ -179,4 +179,8 @@ public class MWMApplication extends android.app.Application implements MapStorag
   /// values of result param should correspond to values defined in map/Framework.hpp
   public native void nativeSubmitFacebookDialogResult(int result);
   /// @}
+
+  /// Dealing with Settings
+  public native boolean nativeGetBoolean(String name, boolean defaultVal);
+  public native void nativeSetBoolean(String name, boolean val);
 }

map/location_state.cpp

@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ namespace location
     case EActive:
       if (m_hasCompass && IsCentered())
       {
+        (void)Settings::Set("SuggestAutoFollowMode", false);
         setState(EPressed);
         SetCompassProcessMode(ECompassFollow);
         CheckFollowCompass();