diff --git a/metadata/net.osmand.plus.txt b/metadata/net.osmand.plus.txt
index c85f37f603..2dd84fa363 100644
--- a/metadata/net.osmand.plus.txt
+++ b/metadata/net.osmand.plus.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ build=ANDROID_SDK=$$SDK$$ ANDROID_NDK=$$NDK$$ OSMAND_ARM_ONLY=true ./ndk-build.s
       ant build -f ../OsmAnd-java/build.xml,\
 buildjni=no
 
+# do another 1.5 update when the branch settles down
+# replace GPS Status with YGPS and elaborate description. see 
+#    https://f-droid.org/forums/topic/update-osmand-and-osmand/page/3/#post-8253 
+# add parking patch (already committed.
+
 # Could build gnu-trove via srclib
 # Don't really understand what the other build.xmls do: they don't appear to put jars in classpath
 # Qt in new_core branch
diff --git a/metadata/net.osmand.plus/osmand_enable_parking_148.diff b/metadata/net.osmand.plus/osmand_enable_parking_148.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8680f0a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/net.osmand.plus/osmand_enable_parking_148.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandPlugin.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandPlugin.java
+index d0f6080..00b7d87 100644
+--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandPlugin.java
++++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/OsmandPlugin.java
+@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class OsmandPlugin {
+ 			installPlugin(SRTM_PLUGIN_COMPONENT, SRTMPlugin.ID, app,
+ 					new SRTMPlugin(app, false));
+ 		}
+-		installPlugin(PARKING_PLUGIN_COMPONENT, ParkingPositionPlugin.ID, app, new ParkingPositionPlugin(app));
++		installedPlugins.add(new ParkingPositionPlugin(app));
+ 		installPlugin(OSMODROID_PLUGIN_COMPONENT, OsMoDroidPlugin.ID, app, new OsMoDroidPlugin(app));
+ 		installedPlugins.add(new DistanceCalculatorPlugin(app));
+ 		installedPlugins.add(new AudioVideoNotesPlugin(app));