SkyPointer

SkyPointer - The easy way to find Planets, ISS and much more

Gerhard Buder · com.skypointer.android

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v5.7.4 7.1 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v5.7.4 (66)
Updated: Jun 13, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 7.1 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Jun 12, 2023 (at least)
Permissions: 10 (3 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

SkyPointer is an app by Gerhard Buder in the Tools category, listed since at least June 2023. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 10 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: precise location, camera and approximate location. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v5.7.4

*new* Chinese Space Station Tiangong Updates

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

SkyPointer is a simple but useful tool to show the position of sun, moon, the brightest planets, the International Space Station ISS, Hubble telescope, the chinese station Tiangong2 and other objects. All objects are visible to the unaided eye. With SkyPointer it is easy to find out the position of the sky objects at a specific time or a specific date. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9w4iIgyIrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q9h_JauZUM For example you can easily find out the different solar altitudes between summer and winter. SkyPointer does not need internet connection except for downloading orbit data for satellites triggered by yourself. *** PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR COMPASS IS CALIBRATED *** Observing aspects: The planets are visible as small light points. The brightest planets are Venus and Jupiter. Mars appears as small red dot. You can see the ring of Saturn with a good binocular. Mercury is hard to observe because it is very close to sun. Uranus appears not brighter than a normal star. The ISS appears as bright point of light when sunlit. The ISS point moves much faster than a plane and is brighter than the brightest star.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

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

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 13, 2024
Signed byCN=Gerhard Buder
Signing certificate (SHA-1)5D:8D:C5:8C:CB:92:76:C1:7E:FB:5B:EE:99:D9:62:D1:05:85:51:11
File MD5f4427a17915be020f196a79361f46e01
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (10)

SkyPointer requests 10 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Alarm set alarm (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
Disable keyguard android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Sensor compass android.hardware.sensor.compass

SkyPointer 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 SkyPointer 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 f4427a17915be020f196a79361f46e01.