Altimeter is an app by Stéphane Sandon in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 1 permission, 1 of them sensitive: precise location.
What's new in v2.0
- v2.0 supports Android 4.x.
- If a translation is not accurate or not appropriate, please leave me an email,
- Please leave a comment if you like this app : Thanks !
Description
From the listing uploaded by “edouardallez”.
For all planes and aeronautics fans I designed this barometric altimeter with an aero style.
*** if you like Altimeter : thank you for updating to PRO version you will get more features ***
*** Thanks for your support ! ***
Altimeter is an analog altimeter with aviation design style : its goal is to work off-line (plane or back-country).
Here are the main features :
- 3 hands analog altimeter (Hundreds, thousands & tens of thousands).
- Sensor "Autostart" feature (see preferences).
- Automatic sensor stop on exit.
- Preferences save on exit (including calibration data).
- 2 altitudes providers : Barometric sensor(*) or GPS chip (no network).
- Robust Barometric Algorithm.
- Units are feet or meters for altitude and hPa or inHg for pressure (*).
- Displays QFE / Altitude / QNH (*).
- Altitude speech.
- Calibration function(*) with altitude or pressure (QNH) including a reset function.
- User interface in English, French, German (Thanks Peter), Italian (Thanks Cosimo !).
- Free application... no ad !
(*) These functions require a barometric sensor in your android device (tablet like Motorola Xoom, Google Nexus ics 4, Samsung Note, ...).
By default the program will attempt to start with the pressure sensor. If it is not found then it switch on the GPS provider (true GPS not the network GPS). A message is displayed if the pressure sensor is not found.
Please note also that the program doesn't use Internet to get the altitude. For that reason, the program when used with GPS won't run indoor !
The GPS, was implemented to overcome the lack of pressure sensor on most devices.
The pressure sensor is very accurate : with a resolution of 0.1hPa and after calibration, accuracy is about 1m. This is awesome !
The calibration function of the pressure sensor(*) is very simple. Just enter the current altitude reference (as with a hiking altimeter). The altitude is then automatically corrected. Of course, if the atmospheric pressure falls or rises the value won't be anymore the true one. It is therefore important for a barometric altimeter to be frequently "calibrated" with a new reference.
A calibration function with the QNH pressure has been added also. It allows the altimeter to be calibrated during the fly. You have to provide the QNH pressure obtained from air traffic regulation or from grounded station.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “Unknown”The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedJul 14, 2015
Antivirus scan passedNov 27, 2020
Signed byCN=SANDON St?phane, OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=FR
Uploaded by “edouardallez”281 followers · uploading since 2013
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Permissions (1)
Altimeter requests 1 permission, 1 of them sensitive.
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Altimeter APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is f9065258ecfaa02c5d83b7434def79af.