Handy GPS lite45.1 - Google Play
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Publisher Description
A hiking GPS for the real world (lite version). No signup required.
The perfect companion for your next outdoor adventure. Seek, find, record and return home with Handy GPS. No user account or setup required - just install it, turn on your GPS and go!
This app is a powerful navigation tool designed for outdoors sports like hiking, bushwalking, tramping, mountain biking, kayaking, horse trail riding, and geocaching. Its also useful for surveying, mining, archaeology, and forestry applications. Its simple to use and works even in the remotest back country since it doesn't require network connectivity. It allows you to work in UTM or lat/lon coordinates so you can even use it with your paper topographic maps.
NOTE: This is a free trial version and is limited to storing only 3 waypoints, and 40 track log points. You can use the trial version for as long as you want, but if you like this app, please install the paid version of "Handy GPS" to get an unlimited version with lots more features. Thanks!
Also, allow the app to always use GPS, and turn off battery optimisation for the app to reliably record tracklogs when the phone screen is off.
BASE FEATURES:
* Shows your current coordinates, altitude, speed, direction of travel, and total distance travelled in metric, imperial/US, or nautical units.
* Can store your current location as a waypoint, and record a track log to show where you've been on a map.
* Data can be imported from and exported to KML and GPX files.
* Allows manual entry of waypoints in UTM, MGRS and lat/lon coords.
* Can guide you to a waypoint using the "Goto" screen, and optionally sound an alert when when you're getting close.
* Has a compass page which works on devices with magnetic field sensors.
* Automatically computes the local geoid offset to improve altitude accuracy
* Supports the world-wide WGS84 datum along with the common Australian datums and map grids. You can use WGS84 for NAD83 maps in the US.
* Shows GPS satellite locations and signal strengths graphically.
* Can display simple or MGRS grid references.
* Can compute waypoint-to-waypoint distance and direction.
* Includes an optional timer line to record walk duration and compute your average speed.
* Thoroughly tested by the developer on many off-track walks
EXTRA FEATURES ONLY IN THE PAID VERSION:
* No ads.
* An unlimited number of waypoints and track log points.
* Offline maps.
* Custom datums.
* Elevation profile.
* Take photos and record voice memos from the app.
* Email or SMS your location to a friend.
* UK grid refs.
* GPS averaging to improve location accuracy,
* Sun rise and set times.
* Export waypoints and tracklogs to a CSV file.
* Project waypoints using bearing and distance.
* Compute length, area, and elevation change from the tracklog.
* Compute calories.
PERMISSIONS: (1) GPS - to determine your location, (2) Network access - for access to standard map layers and OSM tiles, (3) SD card access - to load and store waypoints and tracklogs, (4) Camera access for taking pics*, (5) Prevent phone from sleeping so that proximity alarm works, (6) Control flashlight, to allow the flashlight to be turned on/off from within the app, (7) Record audio for voice memos*. (* Feature only available in full version of app).
DISCLAIMER: You use this app at your own risk. The developer accepts no responsibility for you getting lost or injured as a result of using this app. Batteries in mobile devices can go flat. For extended and remote hikes, a battery bank and an alternative method of navigation such as a paper map and compass are recommended for safety.
About Handy GPS lite
The company that develops Handy GPS lite is BinaryEarth. The latest version released by its developer is 45.1.
To install Handy GPS lite on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-08-23 and was downloaded 0 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Handy GPS lite as malware as malware if the download link to binaryearth.handygpsfree is broken.
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- Handy GPS lite will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
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Version History
version 45.1
posted on 2026-08-23
45.1: Updated Android libraries as required by Google.
45.0: Fixed crash bugs related to screen rotation. Prevent phone screen sleeping while downloading map tiles to prevent interruptions.
44.5: Updated Google Ads library.
44.3: Added "Email current data" option to main page menu. Fixed file permission issue.
43.8: Fixed issue which was preventing the app from opening GPX files from emails.
version 45.0
posted on 2026-07-09
45.0: Fixed crash bugs related to screen rotation. Prevent phone screen sleeping while downloading map tiles to prevent interruptions.
44.5: Updated Google Ads library.
44.3: Added "Email current data" option to main page menu. Fixed file permission issue.
43.8: Fixed issue which was preventing the app from opening GPX files from emails.
43.7: Updated to target Android SDK 35, which required updating minimum supported Android version to 5.0 (Lollipop).
version 44.5
posted on 2025-11-16
44.5: Updated Google Ads library.
44.3: Added "Email current data" option to main page menu. Fixed file permission issue.
43.8: Fixed issue which was preventing the app from opening GPX files from emails.
43.7: Updated to target Android SDK 35, which required updating minimum supported Android version to 5.0 (Lollipop).
42.8: Added a layer control to the map page.
42.7: Added the ability to import waypoints from Lat/Lon CSV files via file association with the app.
version 44.3
posted on 2025-11-15
44.3: Added "Email current data" option to main page menu. Fixed file permission issue.
43.8: Fixed issue which was preventing the app from opening GPX files from emails.
43.7: Updated to target Android SDK 35, which required updating minimum supported Android version to 5.0 (Lollipop).
42.8: Added a layer control to the map page.
42.7: Added the ability to import waypoints from Lat/Lon CSV files via file association with the app.
42.6: Updated Google Ads library.
version 43.7
posted on 2025-07-10
43.7: Updated to target Android SDK 35, which required updating minimum supported Android version to 5.0 (Lollipop).
42.8: Added a layer control to the map page.
42.7: Added the ability to import waypoints from Lat/Lon CSV files via file association with the app.
42.6: Updated Google Ads library.
42.5: Fixed crash on Android 14.
42.4: Updated to target Android SDK 34.
42.2: Updated Google Billing library.
version 42.8
posted on 2024-11-15
42.8: Added a layer control to the map page.
42.7: Added the ability to import waypoints from Lat/Lon CSV files via file association with the app.
42.6: Updated Google Ads library.
42.5: Fixed crash on Android 14.
42.4: Updated to target Android SDK 34.
42.2: Updated Google Billing library.
42.1: If timer running when new session started, re-start the timer after resetting it. Fixed two bugs related to the GDA2020 datum.
version 42.6
posted on 2024-09-09
42.6: Updated Google Ads library.
42.5: Fixed crash on Android 14.
42.4: Updated to target Android SDK 34.
42.2: Updated Google Billing library.
42.1: If timer running when new session started, re-start the timer after resetting it. Fixed two bugs related to the GDA2020 datum.
version 42.7
posted on 2024-09-09
42.7: Added the ability to import waypoints from Lat/Lon CSV files via file association with the app.
42.6: Updated Google Ads library.
42.5: Fixed crash on Android 14.
42.4: Updated to target Android SDK 34.
42.2: Updated Google Billing library.
42.1: If timer running when new session started, re-start the timer after resetting it. Fixed two bugs related to the GDA2020 datum.
version 42.5
posted on 2024-07-14
42.5: Fixed crash on Android 14.
42.4: Updated to target Android SDK 34.
42.2: Updated Google Billing library.
42.1: If timer running when new session started, re-start the timer after resetting it. Fixed two bugs related to the GDA2020 datum.
version 41.3
posted on 2024-05-13
41.3: Added the ability to show tracklog points on map, and also to delete a tracklog point by long-pressing it. Removed obsolete Wear version of app.
41.1: Updated Google Mobile Ads SDK to version 20.
41.0: Updated Google Mobile Ads SDK to version 19.
40.8: Updated to target Android SDK 33.
40.3: When waypoint tapped on map, don't show Google navigation toolbar unless enabled on preferences page to avoid crashes.
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