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Path Guide on Windows Pc

Developed By: Microsoft Corporation

License: Free

Rating: 3,4/5 - 198 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.1.0
Size	11.6 MB
Release Date	July 15, 17
Category	Maps & Navigation Apps
App Permissions: Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (12)]
What's New: Add hidden trace: your friends will get the shared trace only by searching trace IDImprove trace sharing experience: no need to fill in location information... [see more]
Description from Developer: Path Guide is a completely map-free, infrastructure-free, plug-and-play indoor navigation service. It exploits the ubiquitous geomagnetism and natural walking patterns to guide use... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Path Guide and install on Windows PC. Path Guide is free Maps & Navigation app, developed by Microsoft Corporation. Latest version of Path Guide is 1.1.0, was released on 2017-07-15 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Path Guide is 3,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 198 users, 57 users had rated it 5*, 87 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Path Guide on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Path Guide on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Path Guide on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Path Guide using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Path Guide" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Path Guide on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Path Guide" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.1.0.

Download Path Guide 1.1.0 on Windows PC – 11.6 MB

Path Guide is a completely map-free, infrastructure-free, plug-and-play indoor navigation service. It exploits the ubiquitous geomagnetism and natural walking patterns to guide users to destinations along a path collected by an earlier traveler. There are three simple steps to start using Path Guide.

• User records sensory data with his/her device during a given indoor walk. The location-specific geomagnetic features extracted from the sensory data are combined with the user’s walking patterns (e.g., steps, turns, going upstairs/downstairs) to build a reference trace.
• Reference trace is pushed to the cloud and can be searched by others for navigation.
• Once downloaded a reference trace, Path Guide compares and synchronizes current sensor readings with the reference trace, and guides the user, in real time, from the same starting location to the final destination.

Path Guide can be used in multiple scenarios. For example, one can record a path (say, from the building entrance to an office) and share it directly with an incoming visitor regardless of whether infrastructure and floor plans are available; Users such as shop owners can record paths on their own from several entrances of a shopping mall to their stores and share them with the public. These paths can be searched by any future customer. One can also record a trace and follow it backwards to its starting point. For instance, in a new garage, you can record a trace from your parking spot to the elevator, and later follow it in reverse to find your car.

Add hidden trace: your friends will get the shared trace only by searching trace ID
Improve trace sharing experience: no need to fill in location information when you record a reverse trace
Add automatic app update check
Support Chinese trace summary in web app
Fix sensor broken issue
Minor bug fix

Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.