ExplorOz Traveller on a Lenovo Tab M10

curious what type of computer you are posting on.

I may have been looking at wrong model re GPS
If your happy with it buy it

About 6 months ago I was looking at this device. What was being sold in Australia was the model without a GPS. Looks like the M10 Gen 2 has GPS. In respect of Lenovo products, I had an 8" Lenovo tab that had to be retired, as it wouldn't run the latest vesrion of EO Traveller. My main complaint was that it was extremely power hungry, necessitating a power off when you stopped and it took forever to reboot. Even continuously plugged into a high power usb port, it would be down to around 30% at the end of the day. In June, I purchased a basic Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 lite for $439 from Bing Lee (now $549 unfortunately). As you would expect from the specs it was much faster in every aspect, but the difference in power consumption was also substantial, it manages to stay fully charged without any need to shut down every time you stop.

Wizzbang,

You've short-sheeted us, my friend LOL.

When you created this thread ("ExplorOz Traveller on a Lenovo Tab M10") you asked if the device you proposed to buy was suitable for ExplorOz Traveller. Advice was given on that basis.

Now you say that you've installed OziExplorer and it's working fine - which is good - and that you're going to head bush with that. If that was always your intention, then had that been stated the advice given would have been different. Ozi and Traveller have different requirements - Ozi is considerably less demanding.

What happened to Traveller, or are you simply mixed up between the two?

Cheers

Frank.
Seeing one starts with E and also has a T as the program start, the other starts with O and is what it is, I wondered the same thing. Being correct is important and things become clearer with accuracy. Sometimes, I get into trouble for trying to fix similar situations.

Thanks Frank,
You are 100% correct I am mixed up between the two and I apologise for any confusion. I thought I was buying the same thing but having now read about ExplorOz Traveller I can see the difference.
Would you recommend I purchase the Traveller version and give that a go also?
I'll report back whether I am successful or not.

Yes, Frank, I also wondered if there had been a mix up. Not hard to do.

And Wizzbang, I can thoroughly recommend the Traveller and the EOTOPO maps. Maps are brilliant, and Traveller is excellent, and getting better. A bargain as far as I'm concerned.

Cheers
Jim

Wizzbang,

You asked me, "Would you recommend I purchase the Traveller version and give that a go also?"

Traveller will cost you $60. Included in that is a lo resolution map of the whole of the country. It will allow the app to provide basic functionality but contains very limited detail.

If you want the full map detail you have to buy the EOTopo 2021 vector map pack for $50. No other maps work with Traveller, so you cannot dodge this.

I don't know if your device will run Traveller with the 2021 maps. Hence my caution in my earlier reply. For $110 it's a risk only you (or others who have used the app and maps on the same device) can assess so I am not prepared to recommend either way.

There is perhaps one other option. If your device proves unsuitable to run the EOTopo vector maps you can try the superseded EOTopo 2019 raster maps. They are listed in the EO Store at $95 but they are superseded in both content and performance and will not be updated. Additionally, I believe that support for those old maps in Traveller will eventually disappear, but right now they will work and will continue to work until support for them is removed in a new app version. I do not know if a date for that has been set.

If you wish to investigate this 2019 map option as a last resort you may wish to to discuss licensing and pricing issues with Michelle before committing to any experiments.

Thanks a lot, you have been very helpful and I really appreciate your time and assistance. Happy travels. Phil/Wizzbang

Good to see some positive feed back to the OP Michelle.
Dave.

Thanks Michelle, Frank pointed out the difference between ExplorOz Traveller and OziExplorer Software for Android so I am yet to try using the Traveller software on the Lenovo device. What do you think my chances are for smooth operation?

Wizzbang - I have never used that device but I always check device specs using this website and it seems to tick all the boxes to me - see GSM Arena. I definately think at first glance the device seems too good to be too at that price - as I commented earlier that's a really good deal.

Looks like an excellent set up. Happy travels!!

Cheers
Jim

Well done Wizzbang, that's a neat setup.

Sorry that earlier I could not in clear conscience give you a recommendation without positively knowing that it would work. I'm very pleased for you that it did - you have an awesome package now.

If your tablet supports it, you can also run Ozi, either in the background or in split screen mode if you want a different map. Might be a bit of a test for the tablet but worth trying - you can't hurt anything, it will just run slow or crash one of the apps if it's not happy.

Thanks Frank, completely understand a recommendation was not forthcoming. I'll give Ozi a try and report back
/Wizzbang

So I ran Ozi Explorer and ExplorOz Traveller in slip screen mode on the Lenovo Tab M10 without a problem. Both apps refreshed the maps smoothly although it was harder to view due to the reduced map size. I found it better to run one app full screen and then switch to the alternative when needed. I intend to use Ozi Explorer on my PC for planning and ExploreOz Traveller when on the road. The EOTopo maps are excellent.

Purrrfect!

Did you know you can slide the screen splitter to give your preferred app more screen space?

I do now ... pretty new to the Android operating system.
I have much to learn.
Would be nice to see some youtube videos on how people use ExplorOz Traveller while travelling.