opencpn on android (review?)
 

Anybody use (or just try out)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...encpn&hl=en_GB
the android port of http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ ( tablet versions
briefly discussed at http://opencpn.org/ocpn/touch_tablet ) ?
What did you think???
Reviews on google store seem overall pretty good, but kind of sketchy.
Thanks,
--
John Forkosh ( mailto: where j=john and f=forkosh )

opencpn on android (review?)
 

On 12/24/2015 2:15 AM, JohnF wrote:
Anybody use (or just try out)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...encpn&hl=en_GB
the android port of http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ ( tablet versions
briefly discussed at http://opencpn.org/ocpn/touch_tablet ) ?
What did you think???
Reviews on google store seem overall pretty good, but kind of sketchy.
Thanks,

WayneB knows a lot about that software.
I've played with it and think it you would like it; at least for its
entertainment value.

opencpn on android (review?)
 

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 07:15:26 +0000 (UTC), JohnF
wrote:

Anybody use (or just try out)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...encpn&hl=en_GB
the android port of http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ ( tablet versions
briefly discussed at http://opencpn.org/ocpn/touch_tablet ) ?
What did you think???
Reviews on google store seem overall pretty good, but kind of sketchy.
Thanks,

===

I've been using OpenCPN on laptops for several years now and like it
quite a bit. It has replaced Maptech Offshore Navigator as my primary
charting package onboard our trawler.

I have not tried OpenCPN on Android yet since I don't have an Android
device big enough to be useful. I know others are using it however
and there's an ongoing discussion group on the Cruiser's Forum web
site. On my Android cell phone I use the Navionics package which
comes with extensive charting for a very reasonable price. That has
become useful for exploring in the dinghy, especially in the Bahamas
where good quality electronic charts are otherwise hard to come by.

opencpn on android (review?)
 

Justan Olphart wrote:
On 12/24/2015 2:15 AM, JohnF wrote:
Anybody use (or just try out)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...encpn&hl=en_GB
the android port of http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ ( tablet versions
briefly discussed at http://opencpn.org/ocpn/touch_tablet ) ?
What did you think???
Reviews on google store seem overall pretty good, but kind of sketchy.
Thanks,

WayneB knows a lot about that software.
I've played with it and think it you would like it; at least for its
entertainment value.

Thanks, Justan. Yeah, I think you're right. It's worth the $9.99 just
to see how well it works (certainly more entertaining than some computer
game).
--
John Forkosh ( mailto: where j=john and f=forkosh )

opencpn on android (review?)
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 07:15:26 +0000 (UTC), JohnF
wrote:

Anybody use (or just try out)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...encpn&hl=en_GB
the android port of http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ ( tablet versions
briefly discussed at http://opencpn.org/ocpn/touch_tablet ) ?
What did you think???
Reviews on google store seem overall pretty good, but kind of sketchy.
Thanks,

I've been using OpenCPN on laptops for several years now and like it
quite a bit. It has replaced Maptech Offshore Navigator as my primary
charting package onboard our trawler.

I have not tried OpenCPN on Android yet since I don't have an Android
device big enough to be useful. I know others are using it however
and there's an ongoing discussion group on the Cruiser's Forum web
site. On my Android cell phone I use the Navionics package which
comes with extensive charting for a very reasonable price. That has
become useful for exploring in the dinghy, especially in the Bahamas
where good quality electronic charts are otherwise hard to come by.

Thanks for the additional info, Wayne. Yes, one question I had was
whether or not http://opencpn.org/ocpn/pilotcharts will "just work"
on the android version. I'll check the forum you suggested, but like
Justan suggested, it's probably worth the $9.99 just to play with it.
(The waste of time worries me more than waste of money if it turns out
to be a pos.)
--
John Forkosh ( mailto: where j=john and f=forkosh )

opencpn on android (review?)
 

On Sun, 27 Dec 2015 07:51:14 +0000 (UTC), JohnF
wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 07:15:26 +0000 (UTC), JohnF
wrote:

Anybody use (or just try out)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...encpn&hl=en_GB
the android port of http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ ( tablet versions
briefly discussed at http://opencpn.org/ocpn/touch_tablet ) ?
What did you think???
Reviews on google store seem overall pretty good, but kind of sketchy.
Thanks,

I've been using OpenCPN on laptops for several years now and like it
quite a bit. It has replaced Maptech Offshore Navigator as my primary
charting package onboard our trawler.

I have not tried OpenCPN on Android yet since I don't have an Android
device big enough to be useful. I know others are using it however
and there's an ongoing discussion group on the Cruiser's Forum web
site. On my Android cell phone I use the Navionics package which
comes with extensive charting for a very reasonable price. That has
become useful for exploring in the dinghy, especially in the Bahamas
where good quality electronic charts are otherwise hard to come by.

Thanks for the additional info, Wayne. Yes, one question I had was
whether or not http://opencpn.org/ocpn/pilotcharts will "just work"
on the android version. I'll check the forum you suggested, but like
Justan suggested, it's probably worth the $9.99 just to play with it.
(The waste of time worries me more than waste of money if it turns out
to be a pos.)

===

There is no charge for OpenCPN or for the charts unless Google's Play
Store has somehow gotten their hands in the till. $10 is still a very
reasonable price in any case.