Compass
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Page Modified on: May 25, 2018
Play Compass on PC
Especially useful during travels, hiking, geocaching or antenna installations. No more problems in finding a car or your place on the beach.
Navigation
• Works without Internet connection.
• Shows direction and distance as well as altitude difference to selected destination.
• Mark current location to navigate back to the same place.
• Poor GPS signal or GPS is turned off? Navigate in traditional way, like when using standard compass.
Status bar notification
• Switched on demand.
• Quick and comfortable access to the compass data while using other apps.
• Visible on the lock screen (requires Lollipop or newer).
Other features
• Compass personalization with plenty of app themes and configuration options.
• Plus codes (Open Location Codes) – short and easy to remember location code which may be used instead of street address. It's especially useful when street address is not available, for example on the beach.
• Course scale: allows to mark preferred azimuth or determine return direction.
• Actual GPS coordinates and street address.
• Magnetic and true heading.
• World directions on eight-wind rose.
• Compass scale units: degrees, mils (6000, 6400) and grads.
• Many latitude and longitude formats.
• Copy, paste, share and view GPS coordinates on the map.
• No unwanted permissions required.
Play Compass on PC. It’s easy to get started.
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Download and install BlueStacks on your PC
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Complete Google sign-in to access the Play Store, or do it later
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Look for Compass in the search bar at the top right corner
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Click to install Compass from the search results
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Complete Google sign-in (if you skipped step 2) to install Compass
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Click the Compass icon on the home screen to start playing