Maps & Travel · Open source

tower

find location (cell or GPS), view online maps, store waypoints and tracks

Download

Opens the official F-Droid page

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About tower

no Google Services dependencies, only necessary permissions (fine and coarse location, internet, foreground service)

connects to several online map providers

acceptable performance on slow GPRS-EDGE networks; may find coarse location by phone cell without GPS; may create waypoints with GPS without phone and internet connections

displays and saves cell info ( MCC, MNC, LAC, CID ) and the signal strength ( RSRP/dBm )

all waypoints are stored on a memory card and may be organized in any number of files (by regions etc.)

waypoint lists may be exported or imported in the GPX format, compatible with many navigators and software

finds location only by explicit user's command, so is very mild on the battery

capable of writing tracks (by means of a foreground service) and exporting them in the GPX format

tracks from other devices (GPX files) may be viewed along with your data

NOT implemented: map offline caching, routing, editing tracks, photo and video attachments, serving cold beer :)

for pure open distributions, that lack API keys and access to some services, there are options to enter user's own keys

How to install tower

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open tower from your app drawer.

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