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[App] Compass VO – best compass for true adventurous people

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All you orienteering fans, gather around, I have a great announcement for you. Not an orienteering fan? No problem, after trying Compass VO along with Virtual Orienteering for Android you will be. I know what you were thinking when saw the app name “Oh boy, not another compass application”. The Android Market is full of compass applications, each having nice features and options. So, why a new one? That’s what I’ve asked the creators of the concept behind Compass VO. The answer is simple: it has some pretty neat features not found on other products that you'll enjoy at max.
What makes Compass VO worth to try?
* Use the popular 1, 2, 3 compass system along with this digital compass, the same as a real compass.
* You can easily use an image of a map as a background. The image can be taken either from the phone’s Gallery or live with in-app integrated camera preview. But this is not all, after loading the map image you can manipulate it to suit your needs: rotate, zoom in and out, pan, everything is at your finger. The background remains saved and you can always update it, even after application is reopened.
* Uses internal magnetic field and accelerometer sensor combined with GPS and wireless networks to offer accurate information. This allows you to choose if you want to use the magnetic heading or the true heading. All received information is available, depending on chosen theme.
* Compass dial for target bearing and/or orienteering.
* Multiple themes (Orienteering, Digital, Compass Rose, Mango graphics, Night, Android, many to come in the future) for each user's taste, maybe you like a light theme or maybe a darker one... or why not the special Green robot theme
* No annoying ads, no pop-ups, no interruptions, no user spying.
I tried to keep permissions as few as possible. As you will see no “suspect” permissions like access your personal data or internet connection. So the ones that are needed are as follows:
- Camera: used only on your request, with preview in order to take a photo of a map
- Access fine location: used to calculate the Geographic North and offer Magnetic declination.
- Wake lock: used to keep the screen on all the time. This is an option in Settings, but keep in mind that it uses a lot of battery.
As a side note, please keep in mind that the accuracy of magnetic sensors in android powered devices is very variable. Based from manufacturer to manufacturer this can vary from pretty good accuracy to an unreliable one. You can always try to calibrate by holding the phone in front of you and moving it in a Figure-8 pattern, to see if it improves.
Are you convinced to give it a try ? I sure hope so. Please take a look at About page in Settings. You can rate it in Android Market (5 stars please ) or if you encounter any problems drop us an email and will do our best go fix it as fast as possible.
In the end, I must say I really enjoy working with the professional team from Just Windows Phone. Compass VO was made originally for Windows Phone Mango, carefully designed and implemented by them, and then ported by me on Android platform. I bet you wondered from what comes VO in the title? From Virtual Orienteering, this is the father project, Compass VO being a free tool to complete it. I invite you to also take a look at Virtual Orienteering community and the android application from the market.
Special thanks to:
Virtual Orienteering - Find your way! - www.vorienteering.com
Just Windows Phone - www.just-windows-phone.com
Can be found in Android market at Compass VO

[APP][2.1+] MapsWithMe - Offline Maps

MapsWithMe,Offline Maps
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Description:
The fastest offline maps of the entire world. Feel confident while traveling. Maps work everywhere, anytime!
*** TechCrunch: "What they [MapsWithMe] offer is significantly better than Google Maps offline..." ***
Features:
• COMPLETELY OFFLINE. Download the maps and work with them when no Internet connection is available. Don’t worry about high roaming charges.
• OFFLINE SEARCH. Find everything you need of all the objects available on the map in a second! The auto-suggestion feature makes the search faster and easier.
• BOOKMARKS. Add any place to the bookmarks list. Then find it easily again and again.
• IMPORT/EXPORT of bookmarks. Share your favorite places with friends via email or add bookmarks from other maps to MapsWithMe. KML/KMZ files are supported
• LOCATION SHARING. Send a pin of any place on the map via e-mail or sms. Share with friends your current location.
• GPS POSITIONING. You will always be able to locate where you are with the GPS positioning and compass.
Advantages:
• REALLY FAST. No grey squares anymore! The trick is in a special map data compression method. Download maps in seconds, navigate through them smoothly and save phone’s memory.
• ALL COUNTRIES, ALL CITIES. If you get the MapsWithMe Pro, all the World is in your pocket. Get the app once, use it many times.
• FRESH DATA. The map data comes from the open source initiative OpenStreetMap where the maps are being updated daily by hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. You can be sure that the information you received is up-to-date.
• MILLIONS of POI. Millions of POI converts the app into your own city guide.
• PERFECT TO NAVIGATE. Currently the app has no navigation feature, but auto-follow mode, fast rendering, precise GPS positioning makes it a perfect tool to control your direction while driving.
Required Android O/S : 2.1+
Screenshots:
Download:- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapswithme.maps&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLm1hcHN3aXRobWUubWFwcyJd
Come On everyone Download it FAST!! HURRY UP!!!
You really gonna love it!! :good:

Please bring back black interface instead of white. White is too distracting and also consumes more battery on a lot of screens.

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I like it, do you have an apk for those of us without (or would prefer to go without) Google Play? Thanks

Some maps are completely wrong.
For example the map of Indonesia, it's so inaccurate that it's unusable.
The concept is very nice though, still as said above a black background would be much better than the current white...

[APP][2.3.3+] GPS Speedometer

Hello,
I would like to promote my app: GPS Speedometer. 2 versions are available: one paid and one free; the free versions being supported by ads.
GPS Speedometer is a speedometer application that uses you're phone's internal GPS module to calculate your current speed and display it with large, easy to read, LCD-like fonts. It will also display your total travel time, your average speed, maximum reached speed, your heading and elevation, a nice compass and forward and lateral accelerations.
Features:
- High accuracy. The speed calculated based on GPS data is more accurate than the one displayed by your car's speedometer
- It supports both imperial and metric units
- 5 predefined color themes
- It can record your path, speed, distance, and elevation and save them in a KML file (for Google Earth) - just press the record button in the upper left corner.
- It can work in the background, so it can record your movement and speed even while you're talking on the phone. This means that if you really want to exit the application, you have to press "Menu" and select "Exit".
- HUD mode.
It requires the following permissions:
- WAKE_LOCK in order to prevent the screen from turning off
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION (GPS based location) for reading GPS data
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE in order to save the KML file
- INTERNET (free version only) to receive ads
Please note that while I've tested the application on several Android devices, there are way to many different Android devices to guarantee that it will work just fine on all of them, so if you encounter a problem with the application, just drop me an email with your phone model and a short description of your problem; I will do my best to fix it ASAP.
Of course, any feedback would be appreciated.
Available on Google Play:
GPS Speedometer (paid version)
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GPS Speedometer Free (free version)
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Some Screenshots:
And a video:

To use as HUD, you'd want the info mirrored
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niamul said:
To use as HUD, you'd want the info mirrored
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When in HUD mode, the screen IS mirrored. Please check the video, it's shown there.

I would have a suggestion.
Add an option to HUD mode where only speed will be displayed, not all the info. Would be a great option for phones with small display.

[APP][FREE][4.2+] Flashlight

The Flashlight is a reliable, convenient and free illuminate app.
With one touch you instantly turns your device into the brightest flashlight!
This illuminate application has a simple and user-friendly interface containing only the necessary things and shows remaining battery percentage.
The most essential illuminate app for every Android device!
With this the brightest flashlight, you can do:
- Change the bubble or repair car at night
- Light your house during a power outage
- Open doors in low light
- Illuminate the way when hiking
- Find your keys in the dark
- Read an interesting book at night
- Control remaining battery percentage
Features：
- Intuitive and elegant design
- Launch it and get light instantly by pressing one button
- The brightest light
- Small size
- Torch works when screen is turned off or locked
- No camera permission needed for torch on devices with Android version more than 6.0
- Easy and fast to use torch
- Shows remaining battery percentage
Google Play link
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What's new in the version 1.0.1:
- Bug fixing

Never heard or seen anywhere this flashlight app. Personally, I use Tiny Flashlight for the last 3-4 years. Will try sometime this one.
Anyway, thanks for sharing

What's new in the version 1.0.2:
- Added "More apps" button

i keep wondering why do people use flashlight apps when there's a built-in option for that

FredericaH said:
i keep wondering why do people use flashlight apps when there's a built-in option for that
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I will try to answer your question. My application development philosophy is in the following steps:
1) I post on the forum applications with minimal functionality. At the first stage, it is standard and you often ask yourself: why is it necessary at all? This is already on the market or in embedded applications! In fact, this is a clean sheet and not a full application.
2) Very rarely do specific user suggestions appear - what new functions do they really need in this application. This is a key stage - an application is written for it and a post is posted on the forum. In other words, I do not impose functionality invented by me to users. Users themselves are application architects. If there are no offers, then the application dies and further development stops.
3) If there are proposals, then the reality of fulfilling the wishes of the user is weighed and a new functionality is added to the application. After several such iterations, you will not have such questions.

What's new in the version 1.0.3:
- Bug fixing

What's new in the version 1.0.4:
- Added battery charge display

What's new in the version 1.0.5:
- Bug fixing

[APP][6.0+]Positional Lite: GPS, Compass, Time, Sun, Moon, Twilight

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Positional is a location based app that utilizes the phone's GPS hardware and fetches various details of the current latitude and longitude data like Altitude, Speed, Address and similar other information and show it in easily understandable format to the user. Along side this main functionality of being a location app, Positional also provides a separate panel for Compass and Clock and they serve their own purpose based on their name.
Compass provides info related to direction and Clock fetches the time related information based on the current location and timezone and also sun's information like Sunset, Sunrise, Twilight and many other info.
On top of all the core functionality Positional is a highly polished app and provides another layer of a very carefully handcrafted minimal designs that organizes every information in a very pleasant way and still maintains to do what a location app is supposed to do
What this app has -
• Easy to use
• Smooth, with fluid animations
• Minimal UI
• Customizable with various options to choose from
• Magnetic Compass
• Compass Sensor Speed
• Minimal Map (with and without labels)
• GPS information
• Speedometer
• Altitude
• Clock
• Clock motion types
• Local Timezone
• UTC Timezone
• Sun Position, Time, Twilight etc
• Moon Position, Time, Phases, Angles
• Moon Illumination
• Dark Mode
• Completely Ad-Free
What this app does not do -
• Does not find nearby places
• Does not show any ads to the user
• Does not collects any information
• All calculations are done solely inside the app, no data is sent to any kind of server
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Note -
If you just tried this app and you encounter some issues, crashes or any other problems, do report me with problem, your device name and android version, I know crashes are ugly but they provide an important step into making the app better, it might not cost you much time but will help me a lot into making this app even better :fingers-crossed:
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This app is so god damn HQ!
I love the design. (And all the little details, like the fluid animation when scrolling, I instantly noticed them)
And you don't even collect data or add ads, awesome!
Thank you

SkylinesHD said:
Thia app is so god damn HQ!
I love the design. (And all the little details, like the fluid animation when scrolling, I instantly noticed them)
And you don't even collect data or add ads, awesome!
Thank you
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Thank you much for giving this app a try and I am really glad you liked it, don't forget to rate it on Play Store I'd really appreciate it