Compass-DirectionsonMapsisasimpleanduser-friendlyapplicationfordailyuseandyettimesveryusefultofindthedirectionweareheadingto.Compass-DirectionsonMapsisaeasytoinstallappinanyGPSenabledsmartandroidmobilephoneandwiththehelpofGPSNavigation,findingdirectionsNorth,East,WestandSouthisveryeasywithourCompass-DirectionsonMaps.Compass-DirectionsonMapshelpsyoutofinddirectionsorientedtoNorth.ThisfeatureworkswithhehelpofGPSwhenenabledonyourandroidmobilephonewiththehelpofmagneticsensor.
YoumayjustinstallourCompass-DirectionsonMaps,openthecompassappandplacethemobileonaflatsurfacefacingtherooforholditparalleltothesurface.NowyourmobileworkslikearegularcompassshowingalldirectionsNorthEastWestandSouthneedlepointingtoNorth.PleasenotethatthedirectionneedlebydefaultpointstowardsNorthlikeanyothercompassthroughwhichotherdirectionsalsocanbedetermined.ThisworksonGPStobeclear.Thedirectionneedleswingsverysmoothlygivingyouminutedetailing.CompasscanbeusedwiththemapsbackgroundintwodifferentmodesMapsmodeandMapsSatellitemodeenablingyoutoknowtheaccuratedirectionfromyourlocation.PleasenotethatCompassappworksonlyifyourmobileisequippedwithamagneticsensorfortheoptimumusage.
Features
Directionneedleswingssmoothlyandshowyouthedirectionsusingthemagneticsensor.
LongitudeandLatitudeofyourlocationisdisplayedonyourmobilescreen
Decimalbearingdisplayforaccuracybecauseasmallmovementwouldchangethedirectionbymanydecimals.
AdditionalFeatures
Compasscanbeusedindifferentmodes.
StandardMode:Instandardmode,withoutanybackground,thecompassindicatesthedirection(GPStobeenabled)
CameraMode:InCameramode,thecompasswillbedisplayedthroughyourcurrentviewneedlepointingNorthdirectionfromyourlocationthroughwhichotherdirectionsalsocanbedetermined.HelpfulincheckingVastu(GPStobeenabled)
TelescopeMode:Intelescopicmode,onlythedirectionneedleisvisibleshowingyouthedirectionastheneedlealwayspointstoNorth.(GPStobeenabled)
Maps(NormalMode):InMapsNormalMode,thecompassisdisplayedontheMapsshowingyourcurrentlocationwithdirections(North,East,West&South)onmap.(GPStobeenabled)
Maps(SatelliteMode):InMapsSatelliteMode,thecompassisdisplayedontheMapsshowingyourcurrentlocationwithdirections(North,East,West&South)onmapsinsatellitemodewhererealimagesaredisplayedhelpingustofindoutwhereweareplacedandwhichdirectionweareheadingonthemaps.(GPStobeenabled)
NightMode:Innightmode,thecompassshallbeusedinthenightswhenyouarestruckinanisolatedlocationinthedark.Inthesamescreen,youhaveanoptiontoswitchontheflashtorchlighticonreadilyavailableonthescreen.YouhaveatogglebuttontoON/OFFtheflashlightofyourmobile.
PleasenotethattheCompassappiseffectiveonlyifyourmobileisequippedwithmagneticsensor.Howeverintoday’sscenario,almostalllatestsmartandroidphoneshavethisasabuilt-infeature.
SoyoumayjustrelaxandstartenjoyingourCompass-DirectionsonMaps