Full OS 1:25k on Android for £6.99?!

[johnnystorm]

Has anyone tried "Back country navigator" on their Android phone? I'm giving my iphone the heave-ho for a Galaxy S4 Active and found this app while looking in the Play Store. It looks like it robs the OS tiles from Bing Maps and allows you to store them locally on the phone so no signal required. I had a quick play on a galaxy tab using the free trial month and it looks pretty good. Hopefully off out this weekend so I'll try it out in the wild then. :)

[adjustablewench]

That sounds great, will be very interested to know how you get on

[D Faff Master]

Just having a play around with this now so thanks for the heads up. Looks good so far and that's comparing it directly with Viewranger which I have used for years.

Will be very handy to have especially for anyone else doing the HT550.

[Ray Young]

A quick check out of the free trial version is also looking promising. Like de faff master I have also used viewranger.

[johnnystorm]

Off I go to find a 7" Tablet holder for my bars then. I haven't tried following or recording a .gpx with it. Hopefully I can do that this weekend. :)

[DoctorRad]

If you're going to rip the maps rather than paying for them, a combination of MoBAC 1.8 and OruxMaps for Android will allow you to do it 100% for free. You'll need a laptop and a little tech know how, mind.

[Ray Young]

Not so sure about this now. Maps don't always load especially 1/25000 saying no connection. Also GPS locator sometimes out by 50 metres. Seems to work a little better on my nexus 7 tablet than on my experia phone. Will stick with viewranger for now I think.

[johnnystorm]

Oh dear. To add to the disappointment my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (waterproof innit), arrived today and won't go further than the start up screen.