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BaitBoat Autopilot on Windows Pc

Developed By: Owen Hardy

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 32 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.215
Size 5.5 MB
Release Date May 05, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Required to be able to access the camera device. [see more (8)]

What's New:
- Bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
This app is developed for use with ArduPilot based platforms such as:
APM
Pixhawk
Injector
Connector

In the past there was not an app especially designed for bait boats. The most... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download BaitBoat Autopilot and install on Windows PC. BaitBoat Autopilot is free Tools app, developed by Owen Hardy. Latest version of BaitBoat Autopilot is 1.215, was released on 2024-05-05 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of BaitBoat Autopilot is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 32 users, 4 users had rated it 5*, 24 users had rated it 1*.

How to install BaitBoat Autopilot on Windows?

Instruction on how to install BaitBoat Autopilot on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install BaitBoat Autopilot 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install BaitBoat Autopilot using BlueStacks

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Once installed, click "BaitBoat Autopilot" 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 BaitBoat Autopilot on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

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

Discussion

(*) is required

This app is developed for use with ArduPilot based platforms such as:
APM
Pixhawk
Injector
Connector

In the past there was not an app especially designed for bait boats. The most common app in use was the Tower app. Years of experience with this autopilot platforms showed that the "Tower" app was simply too difficult for most Carp anglers. The Tower app was also originally designed for camera drones and not for bait boats. That is why we have taken the initiative to develop the most easy-to-use bait boat app in the world. First idea was to modify Tower so that it could be used on a bait boat. After a short analysis it was decided to rebuild the whole app because the building blocks of Tower are simply too old. Most of the code is based on platforms that are no longer supported in current, but also future android versions. That’s why Tower has also been removed from the play store.

What are the main thoughts behind the app:
• to build the most easy to use bait boat app in the world
• the app must be "smart", so it must automatically connect to autopilot itself, recognize which autopilot platform is used
• also things like dragging "home position" at the APM is desired
• "operating mode" can be operated via both tablet and handheld transmitter
• good folder structure for storing groups of waypoints per water or swim
• night mode for both map and UI
• latest Google Map support with map tilt capability for 3d map view
• simple Google Maps download for offline use
• select icon for bait boat and waypoints. So let the icon match your own bait boat
• release in 10 languages
o English
o German
o French
o Italian
o Dutch
o Spanish
o Portuguese
o Polish
o Ukrainian
o Russian
• Voice support in 10 languages
• User interface is designed for both tablet and smartphone
• Adding Navionics charts
• Adding “live mapping”


What do we certainly not want? Add as many functionalities to this app as you can think of! This means that the app will only become more extensive and complicated and this is precisely what we want to prevent. All we want is:

"THE EASIEST BAITBOAT APP IN THE WORLD"
- Bug fixes
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows an application to call killBackgroundProcesses(String].
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.