Aerodrome Chart overlay not available on Android?

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Aerodrome Chart overlay not available on Android?

Aerodrome Chart overlay not available on Android?

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svartbjorn	svartbjorn posted 3/16/2014 8:16:13 PM HOT Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 51, Visits: 358	I am running SD for Android version 3.0.5.18699. According to the Flying with Skydemon video, some aerodrome charts are available as overlay on the map. In the video the example with the aerodrome EGKB is shown, so I downloaded the UK maps and the charts for EGKB. But there is no yellow aeroplane symbol on the chart list, which should indicate that overlay is supported. The documentation doesn't say that this feature is iPad specific. So why don't I see the yellow aeroplane symbol on the chart in the Plate tab?
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derWessi	derWessi posted 5/20/2014 8:32:44 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 63, Visits: 157	stevelup (15/04/2014) There is no universally available PDF renderer available on Android devices. On iOS, it is part of the operating system, very high quality and extremely fast. I understand that it might be to expensive for you to buy and integrate a pdf renderer for android. But how about to convert the approach plates from pdf into a file format, that is easier to handle with on android. For example you could convert the plates in 200 dpi jpg-images. I personally will continue to use VFRNav in flight until SD can show me approach plates as overlay. Best regards, Andreas
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Sky Painter	Sky Painter posted 5/23/2014 11:47:30 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 627, Visits: 15K	Forgive me if I'm being dim – not being a nerd and all that – but couldn't the universally available and free Adobe PDF Reader be used, or is a 'reader' a different animal to a 'renderer'? I seem to remember from the SD Newsletter that introduced SD for Android that the declared aim was to achieve feature parity across all platforms so, like many others I'm really hoping that this will become a reality for Android in due course. If necessary, I would even consider paying an 'enhanced' subscription to get this functionality, if that's what it takes. Mike _________________________________________ Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 – Android 11.0 & SD 4.1.1.0 Huawei P30 – Android 11.0 & SD 4.1.1.0 PC – Windows 10 (Home Ed) Version 22H2, Build 19045.6216, SD 4.1.1.102
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