Find your way back to a previously visited location using GPS coordinates.
About this app
Features:
• determine location based on GPS signal, WiFi or cell phone network: • use best/most accurate location provider
• get location updates automatically (based on a time interval or change of location) or
• get location on demand (by manually refreshing)
• save current location as destination
• add a destination with manual coordinates
• 'get back' mode: indicator pointing to a stored location (showing distance and direction)
• indicate current speed and current bearing
• use built-in sensors to get more accurate and quicker updated bearing
• a compass rose that points to the North
• detect travel direction and adjust relative direction to destination accordingly
Available languages:
• Basque
• Belarusian
• Catalan
• Chinese (Traditional)
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Croatian
• Czech
• Danish
• Dutch
• English
• Estonian
• French
• German
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Hungarian
• Italian
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Kabyle
• Korean
• Norwegian Bokmål
• Persian
• Polish
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Russian
• Sardinian
• Spanish
• Turkish
• Ukrainian
Is your language missing? Help translating.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
What's New in v0.8
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - build against Android SDK 10.0 (API 29)
- - Fix Hebrew translation not being displayed
- - added languages : Basque, Indonesian
- - improved languages : Hindi, Persian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
- Check Changelog for a detailed list of changes: https://github.com/ruleant/getback_gps/blob/master/ChangeLog
Version history
Jan 7, 2022 · 0.7 MB · Android API 14–29 · code 80
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - build against Android SDK 10.0 (API 29)
- - Fix Hebrew translation not being displayed
- - added languages : Basque, Indonesian
- - improved languages : Hindi, Persian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
- Check Changelog for a detailed list of changes: https://github.com/ruleant/getback_gps/blob/master/ChangeLog
SHA-256 d288888017b04a256d4ddc8b78a6d6a49db1c307bf5a91fbac21b93e42e5551e
Jan 5, 2021 · 0.7 MB · Android API 14–28 · code 70
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - add form to manually enter a location
- - added languages : Ukranian, Turkish, Hungarian, Persian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Kabyle
- Check Changelog for a detailed list of changes: https://github.com/ruleant/getback_gps/blob/master/ChangeLog
SHA-256 2b29aafd467d60f9f4c39f396d29128e5215321016f3f5f8ba6cf6715fc796d7
Mar 6, 2019 · 0.6 MB · Android API 14–28 · code 60
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - add support for up to Android SDK 9.0, minimum required version is now Android SDK 4.0
- - improved languages : Belarusian, Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Sardinian, Japanese
- Check Changelog for a detailed list of changes: https://github.com/ruleant/getback_gps/blob/master/ChangeLog
SHA-256 b417a69cac4ef1b867a692d13c61dabd4cc02054d008b2b9dfa8084b1f64be99
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
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How to roll back to an earlier version
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d288888017b04a256d4ddc8b78a6d6a49db1c307bf5a91fbac21b93e42e5551e
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