ADSB Flight Tracker Lite

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About this app

For the geeky aviation enthusiast to track and view planes flying in the local area as well as around the world using a radar style similar to the radar screens that Heathrow air traffic controllers use in the real world.

This App is a 'viewer' to any Virtual Radar Server you point at on the internet serving live flight data and it defaults initially to www.adsbexchange.com. It can be changed using the [Server] menu.

You can also filter plane data so that you will see only planes that fit a given filter criteria using the various flight parameters and variables available here: http://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/Documentation/Formats/AircraftList.aspx

Built-in ADSB receiver/Dump1090 server listener functionality so with the correct hardware connected to your mobile device you can receive live plane data in your area directly from the air.

Real time GPS feature which allows users to leverage their GPS receiver on their device to provide real time speed, direction and altitude of their present movements.

Proximity Alert feature depending on distance and height away from aircraft to your current GPS position provides a visual and audible warning "traffic".

Simple 3D View mode with yellow or white planes.
****For full livery coloured planes see full version on the Playstore*****

3D with VR - using an Android device that has the correct sensors (namely gyro, gravity and compass) you will be able to move your phone around in a full 360 degree circle in the real world and see where planes are positioned around you.

You can also connect to tile map servers to help add more realism to 3D.

https://twitter.com/ADSBFlightTrkr

Disclaimer:
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED `AS IS' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND/OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANYWAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

In simple terms; use this software at your own risk.

Ratings and reviews

This app is amazing for finding private/military planes not on FR24, etc. I'd gladly pay for it if they ever release a manual. I'm a huge aviation nerd, pretty good with tech stuff. And yet I know I'm missing out on like 75% of the app because there's no guide. It's not intuitive and even just a vague overview of the various settings would help immensely. If you're charging for it, you should be able to tell people how to use it.

I see that latest version (9.0) has removed the one-off, £10 unlimited use purchase option. How disappointing. I thought that was worth having. 19/05/21. Now gets 4 stars after restoration of one off purchase option. Would get 5 if changing the screen heading wasn't such a pfaff. Requires two fingers to rotate the screen, which invariably alters the zoom level as well. Why not just click on the heading box & enter the number? Could default to 000 which would make the N button redundant.

Is it my imagination, or was the free 5 minutes disabled during the Jubilee fly-past? It's a good app, but I'm less enthused by the guiding mentality. The goalposts have certainly moved since I first installed it a couple of years ago. Releasing a new app version every few days is a strange & unwelcome recent development which is not necessarily good development practice.

What's new

Use online maps for 3D view
Create custom radar boundary screens
2D Customise Radar Blip Labels
2D Select real world radar styles
3D Planes fly in a realistic fashion
3D Flashing Helipad lights/ Runway strobe lighting
3D Light Houses around Europe
3D Virtual Reality (VR) / Compass
Radar rings /proximity warner
Access password protected Virtual Radar Servers
read "Release Notes" in the app for further information....