Lost Laowai was a maps & navigation app developed by Jason Stine. It was removed from Google Play Aug 10, 2022 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Lost Laowai had been downloaded 2.2 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Lost Laowai was rated 4.27 out of 5 stars, based on 50 ratings.
App Information
Lost Laowai was free to download. The APK download size was 45.21 MB. The last available version was 2.0.0. The last update was on September 25, 2019.
Technical Requirements
Lost Laowai required Android 4.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play February 2019.
Description
Need a reliable up-to-date map app for China that shows everything in English/Pinyin/Chinese and can get you anywhere you need to go? Want to ride buses in China but can't read Chinese? Lost Laowai may be just for you!
Get directions for taking buses, trains, subways, and walking - travel around China with confidence!
Lost Laowai brings China's most popular map app used among Chinese people - known as AMap/AutoNavi/高德地图 - to people who have difficulties reading Chinese!
* Search in English, pinyin, or Chinese as well as view all place names in these 3 forms.
* Get bilingual public transportation and walking directions to any place in China.
* Discover restaurants, entertainment venues, business destinations, and other places useful for foreigners in China.
* Search for English/pinyin-only addresses.
* Favorite locations and set Home/Work locations for getting directions quickly to places you go to often.
* View China’s most up-to-date map and satellite imagery.
For more information, visit our website: http://lostlaowai.wixsite.com/home
We are now seeking investment and collaboration opportunities to expand the app’s reach in China as well as apply the concept to other languages and countries.
Find your way in China – Download Lost Laowai today! Available for iOS and Android.
Recent changes: Major fixes: the compass, storing the user's saved locations, as well as updates the code to satisfy Google Play's policies. Also adds a splash screen.
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★★★★★
This is the only app allowing me to survive in China. But why is it so slow to load the route in map? I am not using any VPN.
★★★★★
This is a 'must have' app created by Jason Stine. It will make your stay on the other side of the world a pleasant and happy experience. Navigating in China without any Chinese language skills will challenge even the most emotionally controlled traveler/expat. LAOWAI makes 'getting lost' less daunting. Friendly, helpful locals are wonderful but English information provided on the LOST LAOWAI app will get you home. LOST LAOWAI is a gem Have fun in China. And 'get lost'.
★★★★★
Great great now can use china map by English language
★★☆☆☆
This app used to work great. Now I'm just stuck on a white screen after trying to launch it on my Huawei P10. What a shame.
★★☆☆☆
Stuck on 99% download. What's up with that? Inside China using express vpn. All other downloads work fine.
★★☆☆☆
complete pile of utter junk, white screen all the time never loads... And not using VPN... deleted!
★★☆☆☆
This updated version is junk. Takes forever to load, when it finally loads setting the home position is a problem I could not solve. Trying to search using the preset locations was a failure with information failing to load. Back to the drawing board fellows. No stars. I see I had to give one star to post what a shame. PS my phone is a week old Huawei Honor 10. UPDATE : As per your information I reinstalled the app it loads more quickly without a VPN running but I still have problems searching.
Technologies used by Lost Laowai
Lost Laowai is requesting 18 permissions and is using 13 libraries.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
Android Jetpack core
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