Planetscope

Reference tool to show the Earth, Moon and Planets positions around their orbits

S Dartnall · com.trackmyjourney.planetscope

Not rated yet 5K+ downloads v1.2.2 272.6 KB Android 2.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.2.2 (5)
Updated: Feb 10, 2020 (6 years ago)
APK size: 272.6 KB
Requires: Android 2.2+ (API 8)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Education (app)
Listed since: Dec 9, 2018 (at least)
Permissions: 3 (2 sensitive)
Website: planetscope.co.uk
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Planetscope is an app by S Dartnall in the Education category, listed since at least December 2018. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 3 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “apps”.

Planetscope is a useful reference tool that calculates the positions of the 8 major planets as they orbit around the Sun, as well as the Moon's orbit around the Earth, displaying the results on 3 different views: - Top-down 'orrery' view showing the relative locations of the planets to each other and to the Sun. - Sky view, showing the planets locations in the sky, as viewed from your current GPS location. - Data view, giving detailed readouts for each planet/object The display can be speeded-up, fast-forwarding the planets' motion to help predict interesting astronomical events and to visualise various concepts about how our Solar System works. The readings calculated for each object include Rise/Set times, Altitude/Azimuth, Right Ascension/Declination, Distances from Earth/Sun, Apparent Magnitude/Apparent Diameter, Elongation and Phase. Objects shown: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. All readings are calculated in real-time within the program (no internet connection is required).

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “TrackMyJourney Ltd” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Feb 10, 2020
Antivirus scan passed Nov 16, 2020
Signed byCN=Stephen Dartnall, O=TrackMyJourney Ltd, L=Dorking, ST=Surrey, C=UK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)90:8A:84:1A:DB:32:AC:B5:97:35:D7:37:5B:25:EC:1B:40:F0:D7:02
File MD5fee9697fcc7955446177946ef2bf76f1
Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010

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Permissions (3)

Planetscope requests 3 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Access mock location android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION

Required hardware & features

Location android.hardware.location
GPS android.hardware.location.gps
Network location android.hardware.location.network
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen

Planetscope APK: questions and answers

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 Planetscope 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 fee9697fcc7955446177946ef2bf76f1.