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WatchMate

A remote control and display for your Vesper Marine WatchMate Vision or XB-8000.

Vesper Marine Ltd · com.bhs.watchmate

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v2.7.9 5.9 MB Android 4.4+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version
v2.7.9 (48)
Updated
Sep 26, 2026 (13 days ago)
APK size
5.9 MB
Requires
Android 4.4+ (API 19)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Jul 29, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
11
Website
vespermarine.com
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

WatchMate is an app by Vesper Marine Ltd in the Tools category, listed since at least July 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 11 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 2.7.5, it adds 3 new permissions (“Change network state”, “Foreground service connected device” and “Show notifications”) and drops 2 (“Read shared storage” and “Modify shared storage”). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v2.7.9

Additional stability improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The WatchMate app connects to your WatchMate Vision® or XB-8000 over WiFi to place remote control functionality and AIS situational awareness in the palm of your hand. Features when connected to your WatchMate Vision or an XB-8000: - Displays your AIS targets on an AIS plotter screen in heading or north up orientation. - Mange your collision prevention alarm profiles. - Graphically displays the crossing situation for each vessel's CPA and TCPA. - Generates MOB alarms from received AIS SART, MOB and EPIRB targets. - Instantly acquires target details including cached vessel names.Displays your AIS targets in a list view enabling sorts by priority, CPA, TCPA and range. - Anchor Watch alarming. - Display and control your Anchor Watch alarm settings. - Continuously monitor Collision Prevention, MOB and Anchor Watch alarms generated from your WatchMate Vision or XB-8000, even when the app is closed. - View your own GPS position, course and speed. - View your NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 data (e.g. depth, wind speed, heading). - Control the type of data on your NMEA 0183 output. - Switch easily between AIS silent mode and normal transmitting mode. - Configure your vessel's AIS Static data. (MMSI, call sign, vessel type, vessel size). - Diagnostic tools to help with GPS and AIS antenna installation. - Diagnostic tools for connectivity to other devices over NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000. - Test your external alarm is working. - Run simulations to get familiar with device and app features. - Perform firmware upgrades. Additional features when connected to a WatchMate Vision: - Filter vessels of low priority to reduce clutter on the plotter view. The complex nature of our innovative WatchMate app makes coding mishaps difficult to eliminate despite the superhuman efforts of our developers, so please remember we do not warrant that this product is error-free. As the adventurous user it’s your job to exercise common sense and the best navigational judgement you can muster up. Although we think the WatchMate app is awesome nothing beats using all your human senses, so rely on these as much as you rely on the WatchMate app for making navigational safety decisions. Our advice is; even with the WatchMate app it’s still a clever idea to maintain a permanent watch and use more than one aid for navigation.

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2.7.5.

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 26, 2026.
  • Certificate issued to “Vesper Marine Ltd” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
  • Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Sep 26, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Sep 26, 2026
  • Signed byCN=Carl Omundsen, OU=Eningeering, O=Vesper Marine Ltd, L=Auckland, C=NZ
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)A0:AD:41:7E:91:36:B1:9E:C4:EE:56:25:2E:32:65:7E:A0:37:6B:B3
  • File MD5c0adeefca12f49e80aa0c0434d492c8d
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (11)

WatchMate requests 11 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

WatchMate APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the WatchMate APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c0adeefca12f49e80aa0c0434d492c8d.

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