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Trail Sense on Windows Pc

Developed By: Kyle Corry

License: Free

Rating: 4,7/5 - 619 votes

Last Updated: April 19, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 6.6.1
Size 8.7 MB
Release Date December 21, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (6)]

What's New:
Battery- Add setting to toggle battery loggingWeather- Move pressure history setting to weather settingsAugmented Reality (Experimental)- Improve paths-... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Explore beyond the reaches of the Internet with Trail Sense.

- Designed for hiking, backpacking, camping, and geocaching
- Place beacons and navigate to them
- Use as a compass (o... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Trail Sense and install on Windows PC. Trail Sense is free Tools app, developed by Kyle Corry. Latest version of Trail Sense is 6.6.1, was released on 2024-12-21 (updated on 2024-04-19). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Trail Sense is 4,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 619 users, 22 users had rated it 5*, 552 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Trail Sense on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Trail Sense on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Trail Sense 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 Trail Sense 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 "Trail Sense" 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 Trail Sense 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 "Trail Sense" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Explore beyond the reaches of the Internet with Trail Sense.

- Designed for hiking, backpacking, camping, and geocaching
- Place beacons and navigate to them
- Use as a compass (only available on devices with a compass sensor)
- Follow paths
- Retrace your steps with backtrack
- Use a photo as a map
- Plan what to pack
- Be alerted before the sun sets
- Predict the weather (only available on devices with a barometer sensor)
- Use your phone as a flashlight
- And much more!

Trail Sense is a tool, and just like any other tool that you bring into the wilderness, it's essential to have backup equipment and skills. This app is intended for information purposes only and the accuracy of the predictions and sensors are determined by a number of factors, including calibration, sensor quality, external sources, etc. Use at your own risk, always have backup tools (ex. compass), and stay safe.

This app also does not, and will never, use the Internet - all information in Trail Sense comes directly from your phone's sensors, and no data will leave Trail Sense.

COMMON ISSUES
- No compass: If your phone does not have a compass sensor, there is nothing I can do to make it work because that is hardware. You will still be able to use other features of Trail Sense.
- No weather: The Weather tool is only available if your phone has a barometer sensor.

Found an issue or want a new feature? Contact me at trailsense@protonmail.com or create a new issue on GitHub: github.com/kylecorry31/Trail-Sense

I'm the only developer of Trail Sense, so I will do my best to help out with issues - but I have a limited device selection to test on.

PERMISSIONS
- Notifications: Allows Trail Sense to display notifications (backtrack, weather, sunset alerts, astronomy events, water boil timer, etc)
- Location: Allows Trail Sense to retrieve your location for navigation, weather (sea level calibration), and astronomy.
- Background location: Allows Trail Sense to retrieve your location for sunset alerts while in the background. On some devices, this will also improve the reliability of backtrack and weather monitor.
- Physical activity: Allows Trail Sense to use your phone's pedometer for distance calculation.
- Camera: Allows Trail Sense to use your camera on the sighting compass, clinometer, and for taking photos used by the Cloud Scanner, QR Code Scanner, and Photo Maps.
- Alarms & reminders: Allows Trail Sense to post a notification at an exact time. This is used by the Clock tool (when updating system time) and Sunset Alerts.

LINKS
Privacy policy: https://kylecorry.com/Trail-Sense/#privacy
FAQ: https://github.com/kylecorry31/Trail-Sense#faq
Trail Sense is available under the MIT License: https://opensource.org/license/mit/
Battery
- Add setting to toggle battery logging

Weather
- Move pressure history setting to weather settings

Augmented Reality (Experimental)
- Improve paths
- Calibration AR orientation using sun or moon
- Add setting to adjust paths for elevation
- Improve camera calibration on some devices

Clock
- Improve GPS time accuracy

Misc
- [Experimental] Location smoothing
- Switch between front and back camera
- Add custom magnetometer + gyro compass
- Bug fixes
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Required to be able to access the camera device.