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Tracker is no longer available from Google Play as they do not allow apps which send text messages automatically, even if you agree to it. Instead you now need to download "richard hunt tracker" from this website here as follows.

There are THREE STEPS you need to perform to correctly install Tracker:


STEP 1 - If you have yet to do so, allow your phone to install from your browser:

Recent Android devices

  • Settings >> Security & privacy >> More settings *
  • Select Install apps from external sources.
  • Select Chrome
  • Toggle Allow app installs on

* On Samsung devices this is Settings >> Biometrics and security >> Install unknown apps

Older Android devices

  • Settings >> Security >> Device administration
  • Toggle Unknown sources on.

STEP 2 - Click on this link to download and install:v8.65 Tracker

If you are running something older than Android 4.0 (Kit Kat) you can still download and install v8.24 Tracker

If nothing happens, try again or look in your Downloads folder (using Files or similar) and click from there


STEP 3It is now EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to change some other settings - see the readme page


Changes in v8.65

  • Fix for Google Pixel phones, sorry about that

Changes in v8.64

  • Stop sounding the alarm on auto-stop after ten seconds!
  • Probable fix for postulated crash when using OGN

Changes in v8.63

  • Add option to show height in metres instead of feet

Changes in v8.62

  • Catch a possible (though unrecorded) crash if bearing is impossible

Changes in v8.61

  • Possible resolution to Android killing us
  • Add crash log feature, if Tracker crashes will populate an email to send to myself

Changes in v8.6

  • Add SOS button - sends "SOS" to SMS recipients (even if SMS not selected for tracking) and start tracking
  • Refresh colour scheme

Changes in v8.56

  • Prevent crashes when run out of resources (e.g. no reception and too many points)
  • Fix probably hang / crash when using OGN
  • If selected, only log at one second intervals to IGC and not to LT24 (3 seconds) or OGN (30 seconds)
  • Improved progress bar
  • Disable screen rotation, fix in portrait for easier use in emergencies