transfer waypoint files android to android
Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 21:03
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Member - graeme W (WA)
Hi.Anyone know how to transfer waypoint files android to android. Tracks are easy you just copy and paste with both units connected to a pc. You can can copy and paste the whole waypoint file but it does not open like the tracks do. Just downloaded the
carnarvon ranges trek off this site in oziexplorer format and the track opens fine but not the waypoints. Did email Des at ozi but you need to be a guru to understand the answer. The waypoints are in the right format .wpt file and work fine on the unit they were originally marked on.
For anyone starting on android it also seems with the new kogan phones you have to load the software on the internal memory but the maps can go on the sd card .Thats what i did as the maps take up all the space anyway and it reads ok.
cheers Graeme.
Reply By: 1533rl - Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 22:05
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 22:05
Graeme,
I can't fault how you transfer your files, but if I have any of my androids connected to my pc, I just use windows explorer and click and drag files from one device to the other (as opposed to copy and paste). For android (gps tablet) to android tablet and vice-versa I just use bluetooth.
All my devices using oziexplorer recognise the track.plt and waypoint .wpt files regardless of the device they originate from. It does seem a bit odd that you can move the track files but not the waypoint files using the same method.
Is it just the files you have downloaded in your post that you are having trouble with or is it waypoint files in general ?
Cheers
Peter
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Follow Up By: Member - graeme W (WA) - Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 23:36
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 at 23:36
Hi 1533rl. For some reason the waypoint file from the zipped file downloaded as a .wba waypoint file and not a .wpt file as it should be for ozi. Copied back to the pc ,changed to .wpt copied back to device and now works. The track unzipped as a .plt so maybe the waypoints were just in the wrong format .Good that you can just change them like that allthough it took some figuring out.
Cheers graeme.
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Follow Up By: 1533rl - Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014 at 20:06
Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014 at 20:06
Well done and thanks for feeding back the solution
Cheers
Peter
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