Nexus tablet apps

[Plevier]

The Nexus tablet comes with £15 credit to use on apps or books from the Google store.
Unfortunately the credit disappears on Sep 30.
Anyone found anything (boaty) worth buying with it please? I'm struggling.
You can get Cunliffe and Noyce books but no sign of Calder, that might have been useful.

 

[KevinT1]

Navionics UK and Holand was about £15.00

 

[2nd_apprentice]

How about an anchor alarm, tidal streams or weather info? Plenty to chose from.

 

[SimonD]

SWMBO is hankering after a Nexus. Should I gracefully give in to her demands on the basis it makes a decent chart plotter, i.e. are the navionics charts any good on it?

 

[dunedin]

If you have Gps on the tablet then Navionics would be top of my list. Use for in pub passage planning, charter boats and emergency fallback. Excellent for these purposes.

 

[flawed_logic]

I have one, forget anything from navionics at the moment as its not compatible. I've got a grib viewer and the raymarine Apps for viewing my chart plotter. Other than that its a great bit of kit at half the cost of an iPad ... and it has GPS!

 

[V1701]

If Nexus has GPS & is android how come Navionics doesn't work with it please?

 

[Plevier]

If Nexus has GPS & is android how come Navionics doesn't work with it please?

I don't know but it's true, you cannot get it for the Nexus tablet unfortunately.

 

[Conachair]

If Nexus has GPS & is android how come Navionics doesn't work with it please?

Looks like it may well work but hasn't been certified yet.

http://www.yachtpelican.com/2012/09/nexus-7-and-navionics/

the nexus 7 is V nice though, GPS works really well, even down below in my steel boat.

 

[Plevier]

How about an anchor alarm, tidal streams or weather info? Plenty to chose from.

Haven't found a good tidal streams one, have you please? That would go on the list.

 

[Plevier]

Looks like it may well work but hasn't been certified yet.

http://www.yachtpelican.com/2012/09/nexus-7-and-navionics/

the nexus 7 is V nice though, GPS works really well, even down below in my steel boat.

That's interesting will investigate.
Unfortunately though you can't use the £15 towards something costing more, only less, you can't top it up!

 

[Conachair]

That's interesting will investigate.
Unfortunately though you can't use the £15 towards something costing more, only less, you can't top it up!

Can't you Bit sneaky. I've got a couple of quid left. This one is worth half a pint.....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.polyglotz.starstruck&hl=en

 

[flawed_logic]

The issue is that the nexus 7 uses the latest version of android os, jelly bean not ice cream sandwich (I know it sounds odd). The later version has not been tested with navionics and until they certify it you can't install it without tricking the system. Search the PBO forum if you want to try that

 

[2nd_apprentice]

Haven't found a good tidal streams one, have you please? That would go on the list.

Sorry, you're correct. Navionics seem to be the only one atm

 

[flawed_logic]

Boatie will have tidal streams pretty soon, I emailed the developer as he already has it on his iPhone app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.mojoso.boatie

 

[markdj]

On the Navionics website, they tell you about backing up the apk from your phone using astronomy file manager. So you can use that apk, transfer to the nexus 7 and after you install it, and it will re authorise eih your Google account. It's a bit of a workaround until they officially certify the nexus7. I have found my anchor watch pro really good too. Meteo Consult is excellent for weather and free.

 

[Plevier]

Boatie will have tidal streams pretty soon, I emailed the developer as he already has it on his iPhone app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.mojoso.boatie

Is Boatie useful?

 

[Plevier]

Bump.
2 days left to use credit.
Disappointing shortage of relevant apps!