Universal Compass is a compass, that can point to any location you want. (It also points north.)
THIS IS A DEMO: You can only create and edit one personal location at a time.
Create new locations you want to point to by either entering the coordinates manually or selecting them on a map. Finally choose an easily recognizable color for each location.
After creating your locations, select which of them you want to display on the compass. Longpress a location in the list to edit/delete it.
The map supports simple search functionality and a "My Location" button in the top right corner. If a location can't be found, try adding city and/or country to the query.
By default, Universal Compass will use your network location to figure out where other locations are in relation to you. When the distance to a location is smaller than the current accuracy allows, Universal Compass will try to get a GPS signal. You can also choose to always have GPS enabled in the settings.
Saved locations can be exported to an xml file. Exported files will be saved in /sdcard/UniversalCompass. The full version also offers import functionality.
NOTE: When your device is connected to a PC via USB: Due to a bug in Android you may have to restart your device for the exported files to become available on PC.
NOTE: Due to the method of calculating the orientation of the device, the displayed compass bearing can be inaccurate while the device experiences acceleration.
Required Permissions:- Location: necessary for calculating bearing to other locations- Vibration: give user feedback when selecting a location on map
This app uses the Google Maps Android API v2, which requires the following permissions:- Network access: download map tiles from Google Maps servers- View network connections: check the connection status in order to determine whether data can be downloaded- Read Google services: allows the API to access Google web-based services- Write to external storage: cache map tile data in the device's external storage area
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 2.0.4 posted on 2014-10-04
2.0.4:,- added export functionality (import only in full version), exported files will be saved in /sdcard/UniversalCompass,2.0.3:,- using new method for retrieving compass orientation when available, greatly reduces compass jitter (but needs a couple of seconds to adjust to final bearing),- increased update rate with new method allows for smoother animation of compass rotation,2.0.2:,- bugfix: location updates from network weren't registered correctly,- minor code improvements - Version 1.1 posted on 2010-11-28
Several fixes and updates
Program Details
- Category: System Utilities > System Maintenance
- Publisher: TFL
- License: Free
- Price: N/A
- Version: 2.0.4
- Platform: android