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Community compass

Feature Compass
An outdoors application which can help you to find your way though the forest or
desert, or whatever. It provides inter-device location exchange by SMS and can
make distress call even if the device screen is broken by sending SMS with your
location on your behalf.

Due to pointer-navigation nature, it can also be used as either magnetic or GPS
compass reading direction to north from your device magnetic sensors or from GPS
chip.

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 1.4.5 (10405) suggested Added on Oct 31, 2014

    arm64-v8a armeabi armeabi-v7a mips mips64 x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 2.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • access precise location only in the foreground
      This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
      This app can read all SMS (text) messages stored on your phone.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • send and view SMS messages
      Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_SMS

    Download APK 155 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.4.3 (10403) - Added on Jul 29, 2014

    armeabi

    This version requires Android 2.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • access precise location only in the foreground
      This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
      This app can read all SMS (text) messages stored on your phone.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • send and view SMS messages
      Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_SMS

    Download APK 77 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.4.2 (18) - Added on Mar 16, 2014

    armeabi

    This version requires Android 2.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • access precise location only in the foreground
      This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
      This app can read all SMS (text) messages stored on your phone.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • send and view SMS messages
      Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_SMS

    Download APK 76 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log