All iPhones and iPads of the same age or newer than the iPhone 6 will run the Trilobite Solutions<\/em> app. Ensure that your Android phone or tablet has at least 64 GB of storage<\/strong> and at least 4 GB of RAM<\/strong>. Data layers are disabled in the app on Android devices with less than 2 GB RAM because these devices have insufficient hardware resources to plot data layers reliably. Place<\/strong> your finger<\/strong> on ‘trilobite.solutions’ <\/strong>at the bottom of the map view for half a second to show the amount of available RAM on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Battery-life<\/strong> is particularly important in the field. When updating your phone you can buy a long battery-life phone for a budget price. Phones that are focussed on long battery life will have a large mAh spec<\/strong>, and additionally they may also be geared to use less battery per hour<\/strong>. As a guide, the Oppo A5 is advertised as a long battery-life phone and has a 6000 mAh battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Warning: Some Chinese-made Android phones are problematic – eg. ZTE85, ZTE84 We recommend that you buy a shockproof gel\/silicon\/rubber protector for your phone or tablet – easily sourced on eBay. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple All iPhones and iPads of the same age or newer than the iPhone 6 will run the Trilobite Solutions app. Warning: WIFI-only iPads do not have GPS – therefore cannot determine your location when you are in the field. You can connect a Garmin Glo 2 GPS as a get-around \u2013 this has worked well for … <\/p>\n
Warning: WIFI-only iPads<\/strong> do not have GPS – therefore cannot determine your location<\/strong> when you are in the field. You can connect a Garmin Glo 2 GPS<\/strong> as a get-around \u2013 this has worked well for a Trilobite customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAndroid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are some<\/strong> tablets<\/strong> that don’t have GPS hardware<\/strong> – this is rare but double-check that any tablet you are considering has GPS hardware – you can test with the GPS status & toolbox<\/a> app.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOther notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Note that subscriptions purchased on Android devices cannot be transferred to Apple devices. If you replace an Android phone\/tablet with an iPhone\/iPad, you need to cancel your Android’s Google Play subscriptions, and buy new Apple’s App Store subscriptions. See https:\/\/trilobite.solutions\/maps\/subscriptions<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n