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Old 27-03-2019, 19:43   #16
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Re: Navionics charts on PC with Bluestacks 4 !

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I'm just curious why all the effort to get the charts on a PC
Why not? Nobody forces you to do, want or think the same as they do, but let them consider the tablet or chartplotter not to be the device they want to use and happily use it yourself if you do...

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I get that and I totally agree, it's good to have multiple sources. I'm just curious why all the effort to get the charts on a PC instead of accessing the charts through a chartplotter or the app as they were designed to do...
Thanks and sorry for being so dense here....
For most things a PC is infinitely easier, more comfortable, more powerful, and offers more utility than even the very best chartplotter.
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Re: Navionics charts on PC with Bluestacks 4 !

OK guys.

Just installed the Navionics Android App on my dual boot Dell Latitude E7240 notebook.

On this standart notebook I installed PrimeOS (Google it, it's way better than the crappy Bluestacks) as Android Nougat. Works fine.
I have as other boot option Windows 10 on the same computer.

The great thing is they can even share the same chart directory.

Navionics (which I normally do not use) and Sailgrib WR finds the Bluetooth GPS and charts from my phone without any issues.

Few postings up I did describe how to do get Bluetooth GPS into the Android system.
Basically you tell Android to accept fake GPS positions and then you use an app to send real GPS positions received by Bluetooth to Android.
Android "thinks" these are simulated positions, but actually they are real ones.

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Re: Navionics charts on PC with Bluestacks 4 !

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I did use the "mainline installer" of PrimeOS.

Btw. When Android has started and you get to the "Swipe to unlock" screen, just hit the Spacebar. Swiping to unlock does not work on a laptop running Android.
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Re: Navionics charts on PC with Bluestacks 4 !

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water ...

Windows Tablet and PC can get the Navionics Boating app!

https://www.navionics.com/usa/blog/p...s-boating-app/

Now I just need to figure out how to get the charts onto it.
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Re: Navionics charts on PC with Bluestacks 4 !

I tried primeOS on my CF-19 that has a built in GPS un COM3 (I think, or COM2) but no way to make the GPS work. I'll be very happy to be able to use navionics chart on my laptop with the use of GPS too so... is there any sailor in this group with a nerd kid able to write two lines of code?
It must be easy because: PrimeOs is based on Linux, linux use GPSD to make the GPS work... the ingredients are there we need a cook
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Re: Navionics charts on PC with Bluestacks 4 !

Has anyone been able to transfer routes from Navionics on Bluestacks to their chartplotter over wifi?


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