OS Locate

1.3.1

Ordnance Survey Ltd

4.00

655 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Make the most of your adventures in the great outdoors with OS Locate.

About OS Locate

OS Locate is a travel & local app developed by Ordnance Survey Ltd.

Download Statistics

OS Locate has been downloaded 320 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 710 times.

User Ratings

OS Locate is rated 4.00 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 660 ratings.

App Information

OS Locate is FREE to download. The APK download size is 25.82 MB. The latest version available is 1.3.1. The last update was on November 10, 2022.

Technical Requirements

OS Locate requires Android 4.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play May 2014.

Description

Make the most of your adventures in the great outdoors with OS Locate.

More data about OS Locate

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	320 thousand
Recent downloads	710
Rating	4.00 based on 660 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	1.3.1
APK size	25.8 MB
Number of libraries	23
Designed for Android	4.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

OS Locate has been downloaded 320 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 24 downloads per day.

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Developer information for Ordnance Survey Ltd

Ordnance Survey Ltd

customerservices@ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk

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Comments on OS Locate for Android

★★★★☆ Dan Charles · Aug 17, 2021

This app is great in conjunction with a paper OS map to double-check my location in the hills. Options for 8 figure grid references as well as being able to copy the grid reference and paste it in a note document etc. would make it 5 stars!!! Please look into this OS Maps! 🙏

★★★★★ J W · Apr 7, 2023

Easy to use and the eastings and nothings are perfectly good enough for map location. The height is way out so perhaps a note pointing out it's based on WGS84 could be added if it can't be changed to OSGB36. It suffered from "stuck compass" syndrome, but I fixed this by first calibrating the compass in the phone location settings (move it around in a twisty, wavy way) then opening OS locate and performing the same twisty wavy maneuver. Now it matches my Silva compass bearings.

★★★★★ Geoff Humphries · Aug 31, 2022

Great app, gives u accurate coordinates for ringing emergency services, and you don't need mobile internet for it to work. 10 figure grid ref is accurate to 1 m squared. Which is incredible, I wouldn't use the compass on this or any phone app as it isn't always accurate, much prefer to use a proper one. But for location its mint.

★☆☆☆☆ Bruce Lockhart · Sep 18, 2023

Useless. When I try to open the parts that tell him you how it works, it says there is no PDF reader installed. There are two. The altimeter reads 60-odd meters high. The only bit that works is the compass - sometimes. My phone has a compass anyway.

★☆☆☆☆ Russ Moore · Jul 24, 2023

Doesn't point in the correct direction. Makes it useless. Also doesn't locate your grid reference

★☆☆☆☆ Tim Greenaway · Oct 23, 2024

Compass doesn't work unless phone is completely flat making the AR mode pointless. Altitude it shows is about 80 meters too high, I guess because it uses Location Services which has this issue. Took a while for it to provide a location as well.

★☆☆☆☆ S Smith · Sep 17, 2024

This app either doesn't work or requires additional preparation doesn't tell you about? I was semi-lost in countryside tried it 1st times. Expected to see my grid reference but nothing appeared despite waiting several minutes with location switched on. Help has lots useful info on navigation but scarcely anything how to use app itself. Very disappointed. Not due my phone or conditions at location, as Great Britain Topo maps app showed my location to reasonable accuracy in few mins.-More help info pls!!

Google Play Rankings for OS Locate

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Technologies used by OS Locate

OS Locate is requesting 10 permissions and is using 23 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, full network access

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable Android Jetpack Annotations Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Annotations Firebase Android Library Icon

Firebase

Android Jetpack Widgets AndroidX Loader Android Library Icon

AndroidX Loader Android Jetpack Media Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Media

Android Transition Support Library Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android Support Library collections

AndroidX Legacy: Support Library core utils AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android Library Icon

AndroidX Cursor Adapter

AndroidX Local Broadcast Manager

Android Support Library Print

Android Support Library Document File

AndroidX Legacy: Support Library core UI

Android Support Library Async Layout Inflater JetBrains Annotations Android Library Icon

JetBrains Annotations IntelliJ IDEA Android Library Icon

IntelliJ IDEA Dagger Android Library Icon

Dagger

AndroidX Palette AndroidX RenderScript Android Library Icon

AndroidX RenderScript

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