Samsung Tab
Submitted: Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 14:18
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Member - Tony A
Hi I have a Samsung tablet 10' running Androd version 6.0.1 doesn't have GPS mode if I buy a gps receiver will they work
well together are they fast
Reply By: Member - Dick L - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 14:55
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 14:55
Tony A how old is your tablet as I think you nee Android Ver 7.0.1 to run ExplorOz
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony A - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 15:08
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 15:08
Few yrs old maybe 7 yrs..
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 16:34
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 16:34
Your old Android Marshmallow must be getting fairly stale by now. It was released on October 2, 2015. Can you upgrade to a later version. If you go to the EO store they say in the FAQs:
Traveller is not a “light app” so you should avoid using budget or older devices that are only designed for general everyday use for calling, browsing, or light apps. The quality of the hardware inside your device will have a very big effect on your satisfaction with the user experience. The difference between a cheap device and more expensive device is often the speed of the CPU and the type of System on Chip (SoC). Low RAM can result in freezing and even app crashing and slow CPU can result in lagging and poor response. Whilst the app store will permit low-spec devices to install the app, the performance is not guaranteed as each device has these hardware differences. It is up to you to determine what device you wish to use. Minimum Android OS is Android 7.
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Reply By: Michael H9 - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 17:27
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 17:27
Are you sure it doesn't have GPS because all Samsung 10" tablets, (even wifi only), have had inbuilt GPS receivers since at least 2011 with the first Galaxy Tab 10.1? Perhaps you are getting confused with GPS maps which don't come on any tablets and have to be installed?
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony A - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 18:13
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 18:13
Mines the SM-T800 model number nothing in the settings:(
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony A - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:05
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:05
OK so I do have gps mode great...now I went to google play it says "your device isn't compatible with this version" WTF would the reason be I'm running 6.0.1 version?
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Follow Up By: Kazza055 - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:23
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:23
Probably nothing in the settings as it is only accessed by the App you run.
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:48
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:48
Try and pick a gps application that's compatible with your version of Android. Osmand is open street maps for android and is compatible with Android 6.0 and up so should work. I think your tablet came with Android 4.
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:54
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:54
BTW, Android will only upgrade to a certain limit on most devices so as your tablet gets older, the upgrades no longer apply and you then can't get newer software from the play store. Apple and Microsoft do the same thing so there's no escaping it on any platform.
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony A - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 20:13
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 20:13
So this means will not be able to run Explorer Traveler on this device?
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 22:00
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 22:00
It looks like the Traveller app needs Android 7 so you're out of luck.
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Reply By: The Explorer - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:57
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 19:57
Hi
Download an Android GPS "test" App. Here is one of the best (apparently), but there are others.. that way you will know it is working or not.
GPS Status & Toolbox
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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 21:02
Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 at 21:02
Copied from System Requirements directly from the Traveller webpage (
https://www.exploroz.com/traveller)
System Requirements ExplorOz Traveller app
There is also a section on that page about "What is the best device to use".
What is the best device to use for ExplorOz Traveller?
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Follow Up By: Briste - Monday, Feb 28, 2022 at 09:47
Monday, Feb 28, 2022 at 09:47
Michelle - in
this post you said "If you have Traveller currently on an old phone/tablet/headunit running Android 6 you will not be able to update to Traveller v7 but can keep using v6.6.2." Could someone with an older tablet coming new to EOT still access 6.6.2?
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Monday, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:24
Monday, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:24
No Briste, the app stores on ly offer one version of the app as a download - the latest version that the developer has published.
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Reply By: Kevin S - Life Member (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 01, 2022 at 14:10
Tuesday, Mar 01, 2022 at 14:10
I have been running EO Traveller on a Galaxy TAB A 10" (2017) tablet for several years and found it quite satisfactory but the new version has slowed things down quite a bit, particularly boot time and the time taken for the map to load. Things like setting up a trek or route are also quite slow. But once that is all done and I am on the road, tracking, speed, altitude and the rest work quite normally and the maps zoom in and out without delay.
I am getting around the slow time to set up routes by creating them on my Galaxy S10 and then updating
treks on the tablet so that the new trek is available to use.
But I am keeping my eye on the current release of Galaxy S22 tablets. They are available for pre-order but I won't buy one until I can hold it in my hand to try it out.
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