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Topic: OpenCPN for android. (Read 4137 times)
Odysseus
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Bill and Linda
Boat Model: Bavaria 38
Boat Year: 2006
OpenCPN for android.
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August 24 2019, 17:44 »
I am looking at putting it on my Samsung tablet 10.1.
I have purchased the android app .
Has anyone actually got this on Android working if so can we talk.
Email me please if you have.
Thanks
Odysseus
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Salty
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Boat Model: Bavaria 36
Boat Year: 2002
Re: Open cpn for android.
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August 24 2019, 20:09 »
Hi Bill and Linda,
I’ve got it on my Samsung phone, but it’s installation defeated me. Fortunately the guy on the boat next to mine during an overwinter lay up was a wizz and he very quickly sorted it out. Unfortunately I haven’t set eyes on him for about two years. I’m not sure if I can help you, but ask away and I’ll try.
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Odysseus
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Bill and Linda
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Re: Open cpn for android.
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August 25 2019, 09:14 »
I have the app loaded with a world view but unable to do anything with it.
My issue is how to get started.
Odysseus.
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SYJetzt
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Boat Model: Cruiser 46
Boat Year: 2005
Re: Open cpn for android.
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August 25 2019, 12:24 »
Did you install any charts?
Opencpn only comes with a world Chart. You Need to install extra Charts for your nav-area!
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Odysseus
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Bill and Linda
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Re: Open cpn for android.
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August 25 2019, 14:23 »
Yes understand that.
But how?
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Yngmar
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Boat Model: 40 Ocean
Boat Year: 2001
Re: Open cpn for android.
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August 25 2019, 16:14 »
Apart from slight UI differences and some plugin limitations, the Android app is pretty much the same as the full OpenCPN version. So the same documentation applies. E.g. for installing charts:
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_started:chart_installation
Which charts do you have for it? If you haven't got any,
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_started:chart_installation
is probably the easiest, unless you happen to be in a region with free charts (US), in which case you can use the built-in chart downloader which is even easier.
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Sailing Songbird
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Odysseus
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Bill and Linda
Boat Model: Bavaria 38
Boat Year: 2006
Re: Open cpn for android.
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August 25 2019, 17:28 »
Thank you yngmar, i will study this when i get back home.
I'm away till Oct now .
One point was the world map did not have any red boxs outlining charts at all. Is this right.
Odysseus.
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Yngmar
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Re: Open cpn for android.
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August 25 2019, 20:06 »
Yes of course, because there are no charts to draw outlines for. This seems to be a key misunderstanding people have about OpenCPN, probably because they're used to Navionics, which is a (very basic) chartplotting software bundled with charts. OpenCPN is just the chartplotting software, you must provide the charts. Then it'll all start to happen, outlines, charts and navigation.
If you happen to be in Licata this winter, I'll be holding an OpenCPN introduction for the liveaboard community there sometime
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Sailing Songbird
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Re: OpenCPN for android.
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August 25 2019, 20:12 »
Yngmar, is there any chance you doing a video of the lecture that could be posted somewhere such as YouTube, for example, so that those of us not actually in Licata might benefit from being able to see it too, please ?
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SYJetzt
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Re: OpenCPN for android.
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August 26 2019, 07:02 »
Try this video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGIBCEWEC3s
describing how to install charts on opencpn
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Odysseus
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Bill and Linda
Boat Model: Bavaria 38
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Re: OpenCPN for android.
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August 29 2019, 09:40 »
Thank you all.
When i get back i will persevere with the project and report back.
Odysseus
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