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Latest update [menu]
New Features / Updates:
6.8 (Jan. 20th, 2017):
- Offline map cache expiration date extended from 1 week to 90 days
Description [menu]
As an active sailor I tried several navigation apps but none on Google Play fulfilled my personal requirements in terms of price-performance ratio or completeness of functionality. So, I started to create a very compact app which grew to a quite feature rich tool that specifically addresses yachtsman's needs on occasonial sailing trips.
Features:
- Waypoint / route / MOB navigation
- Add waypoints by clicking on map / entering GPS coordinates
- Track recording, sharing of tracks via kml file
- Trip statistics
- Online/offline map based on OpenStreetMap as well as OpenSeaMap as overlay map
- 90 days offline map cache expiration, so any downloaded maps should be available to you 3 months from the day of the download
- Compass feature
- Night/day view
- Anchor watch
- Weather information including wind force and wind direction for the next five days from openweathermap.org
- Turn off display via an additional soft button. Useful for smart phones that also support turning on the display via the hard home button (e.g. Samsung). This allows for turning off/on the display completely via the front side of your smartphone, i.e. when the phone is in a waterproof soft case
- Share current position
- Ability to select all possible VHF radio signals (Mayday, Securitè, Pan Pan, Routine, etc.), including own boat name, callsign, MMSI, GPS position, UTC time
- Comprehensive logbook feature. Supports managing multiple logbooks. Also allows sharing of individual logbook entries with others as well as sharing of entire logbook as csv file
- Wearable support
Please let me know your suggestions for changes/improvements. I am happy to keep this a living app.
Have fun with NavAid on your next sailing trip.
This app uses the Device Administrator permission.
This app requires the following permissions:
- GPS / location information for positioning
- Read/Write access to SD card: Caching of map tiles for offline use
- Internet: Download of map tiles, Retrival of weather details, etc.
- Device Administrator permission: Ability to turn off display via soft button
How to install NavAid APK for Android [menu]
Download NavAid APK file (de.navaid_68_10479406.apk) from APKPure.live, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (de.navaid_68_10479406.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
How to install NavAid APK on Windows 7/8/10 or MAC PC? [menu]
Download NavAid APK file(de.navaid_68_10479406.apk) from APKPure.live to your PC (ex: /Users/xxx/Downloads/(de.navaid_68_10479406.apk)), then follow these steps:
Using Emulator:
- Download And Install one Emulator Softwares (Ex: Bluestacks, GenyMotion, NoxPlayer)
- Simple install APK on PC by drag and drop file de.navaid_68_10479406.apk on Emulator screen
NavAid APK Pros & Cons [menu]
Pros
- This app is safe, it's not require high risk permissions
- Compatible with 32 bit device (most Emulator using 32bit arch CPU)
- Compatible with 64-bit device (some android device and current Bluestacks)
Cons
Everything is good.