[amsat-bb] Android - apps similar to Heavens-Above?

[John Brier]

When I first saw it I thought the same thing. The feature that is the
killer feature for me is also the filtering. I can see at a glance
what sats are coming up. I love it when I have a spare hour or
whatever. I can just open it up and see if there is something and go.
Don't have to predict and plan passes out days in advance.

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 1:38 PM, Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow...i am blown away by ISS Detector!  Like Don, I passed it by because I
> assumed it only dealt with ISS, and not any ham satellites...I had NO idea
> it had so many features!
>
> I purchased the Pro version for my tablet, and downloaded the original with
> the amateur satellite add-on for my smartphone
>
> Thanks again for the ISS Detector recommendation. Virgilio HP2VX also
> recommended this app in a private email to me, and Pedro LU7ABF reminded me
> of the AMSAT-Argentina website tracker, so thanks to them as well!
>
> Philip N4HF
>
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Holy cow, I overlooked ISS Detector thinking it was only for ISS. For
>> $0.99 you remove the ads, add the Amateur satellites and can save the list
>> of the ones you want!
>>
>> If you want it for "free" get the Google opinion rewards app and answer a
>> few surveys when they pop up and receive a bit of store credit.
>>
>> Thank you John and Doug for the amazing recommendation.
>>
>> 73, Don KB2YSI
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2018 09:43, "Doug Phelps via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I second the vote for ISS Detector. If you buy the Amatuer Radio option
>>> for a few bucks, it is an excellent satellite AP. It even has a widget that
>>> constantly shows upcoming passes on the screen.
>>>
>>> Sent from ProtonMail mobile
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> On Jan 29, 2018, 9:27 PM, John Brier wrote:
>>>
>>> > ISS Detector is my go to app for Android now. You have to purchase an
>>> > extra pack or the Pro version to get amateur radio sats. Only thing I
>>> > miss from Heavens-Above is it doesn't list time/azimuth of max
>>> > elevation.
>>> >
>>> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 8:39 PM, Philip Jenkins  wrote:
>>> >> Hi all
>>> >>
>>> >> I bought a new Android tablet on Saturday - Version 7.0, Nougat.
>>> >>
>>> >> AMSATDroid seems to work fine on it, other than displaying the date as
>>> >> "000001 29, 2018"
>>> >>
>>> >> On the tablet, I did a Google Play Store search for Heavens-Above
>>> >> (which
>>> >> runs great on my smartphone, which is running some flavor of Android
>>> >> 4.x)
>>> >> and Heavens-Above didn't show up in the store...which I thought "okay,
>>> >> that's strange".
>>> >>
>>> >> So tonight I went to the Heavens-Above website, thinking I would
>>> >> download
>>> >> the Android app from there. Google Play Store pops up with
>>> >> Heavens-Above
>>> >> app but I'm getting the message "Your device is not compatible with
>>> >> this
>>> >> version".
>>> >>
>>> >> So, what I'm looking for - assuming that the Heavens-Above app won't
>>> >> be
>>> >> updated - is a similar app which will run under 7.0. How about
>>> >> Satellite
>>> >> Tracker from Tythatguy. or Satellite Tracker by Vito Technology
>>> >> (reading
>>> >> the reviews, the latter doesn't seem to be as useful as Heavens-Above
>>> >> or
>>> >> Tythatguy's version). Any others you might recommend?
>>> >>
>>> >> Comments? Suggestions? Any way to make 7.0 backwardly compatible?
>>> >>
>>> >> Philip N4HF
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