Samsung Tab

Few yrs old maybe 7 yrs..

Your old Android Marshmallow must be getting fairly stale by now. It was released on October 2, 2015. Can you upgrade to a later version. If you go to the EO store they say in the FAQs:

Traveller is not a “light app” so you should avoid using budget or older devices that are only designed for general everyday use for calling, browsing, or light apps. The quality of the hardware inside your device will have a very big effect on your satisfaction with the user experience. The difference between a cheap device and more expensive device is often the speed of the CPU and the type of System on Chip (SoC). Low RAM can result in freezing and even app crashing and slow CPU can result in lagging and poor response. Whilst the app store will permit low-spec devices to install the app, the performance is not guaranteed as each device has these hardware differences. It is up to you to determine what device you wish to use. Minimum Android OS is Android 7.

Mines the SM-T800 model number nothing in the settings:(

According to the specs, that model has a GPS chip

Samsung sm-T800 Specs

Another link

OK so I do have gps mode great...now I went to google play it says "your device isn't compatible with this version" WTF would the reason be I'm running 6.0.1 version?

Probably nothing in the settings as it is only accessed by the App you run.

Try and pick a gps application that's compatible with your version of Android. Osmand is open street maps for android and is compatible with Android 6.0 and up so should work. I think your tablet came with Android 4.

BTW, Android will only upgrade to a certain limit on most devices so as your tablet gets older, the upgrades no longer apply and you then can't get newer software from the play store. Apple and Microsoft do the same thing so there's no escaping it on any platform.

So this means will not be able to run Explorer Traveler on this device?

It looks like the Traveller app needs Android 7 so you're out of luck.

Michelle - in this post you said "If you have Traveller currently on an old phone/tablet/headunit running Android 6 you will not be able to update to Traveller v7 but can keep using v6.6.2." Could someone with an older tablet coming new to EOT still access 6.6.2?

No Briste, the app stores on ly offer one version of the app as a download - the latest version that the developer has published.