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    Question Geocaching Apps for Android OS

    I know the subject has come up before, but in a fast-moving market I'd appreciate cacher's current views.

    I've just upgraded to an android smartphone, and would like the ability to download and manipulate pocket queries (as in GSAK), and have access to geocaching.com out in the field, and preferably also run MemoryMap which I currently do on a PDA.

    The smartphone will be in addition to, and not replace, my existing Garmin 60CSx, so the navigation side isn't so important to me.

    I've tried to make sense of the matter on the Groundspeak forum, not helped by references to some app that nobody seems willing to mention by name but which is 'banned' by Groundspeak - not much help if you don't know what app they're talking about!

    Any advice on do's or don'ts will be much appreciated. Thanks.

    Alan

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    It's all a bit cloak and dagger, but the app they're referring to is c:geo. Don't know what all the fuss is about, found it really too slow to use in practice (but at least it's free). Official (paid for) GC app is much more usable IMHO, we use it on our Galaxy S but, as you say, it's no substitute for a decent dedicated GPSr.
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    I can't comment on the android apps as I use an iphone ... but pretty sure *mouse* and keehotee use android phones, so sure they will be along in the morning with some comments.

    However, I have just done a few searches and have come up these links that may help you.

    Groundspeak's Geocaching Android application

    c:geo

    GeOrg

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    I have a Galaxy S and have tried out C.Geo and found it to be ok if I find myself in an area where I have no caches loaded onto the GPS. I wouldnt actually want to use it for finding but as a means to get hold of coords when wanted it seems to be ok.

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    Although *mouse* and I both have Android phones we practically never use them for caching. I have my closest 4000 unfound caches on an Oregon - and if I'm going somewhere new it's no bother to run a new PQ

    But..... I've used c:geo (the app that shall not be named), the official Groundspeak app, and GeoBeagle to try them out in the past - and I have to say the official app is far better, easier and quicker than either of the third party apps I tried. But if you're not concerned with logging your visit the minute you find a cache, and you've got a mapping GPS, a phone just doesn't compare - especially in the rain/mud/snow/cold/wind - or if you're out caching for more than a couple of hours.

    To be honest my biggest caching related use has been downloading fresh PQs to transfer to the micro sd card for the Oregon whilst on holiday....

    Edited to add..... MMTrack is free and will enable you to use Memory Map maps. The free version shows a blinking cursor only - but the paid version allows you to save/load tracklogs too. It won't, however, allow you to import PQs as the pda version (MMNavigator) used to. Other mapping apps include RMaps, Multimap, and OruxMap - and allow you to download maps (Google/Open street map/OS etc) while you have a wifi signal, and cache them (excuse the pun) for use later on.
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    It must be a different "official" app than the one I tried, either that or they have updated it drastically since October when I tried it (read here about my experience).

    GeoBeagle is a great app that works with off-line caches and logging. It has plenty of functionality. It takes a couple of minutes to do the initial load of the file (one off load) with the 8000 odd caches I tend to load, but is then very quick when you're out there, which after all is what really matters

    c:geo is the much disputed app that Geocaching.com don't like as it's all that their own feeble attempt to do an app should have been. The only slight gripe that I had last I use it was that though it stores caches for off-line use you had to be online to log the cache, which is not always possible at some of the more interesting cache locations.
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