Look4Sat v4

Still and quietly, a new version of Look4Sat, a satellite tracker for Android inspired by GPredict, was released.

I finally found enough time between family and work to finish and release v4, which has been sitting in the develop branch for a long time. The main changes include a completely redesigned interface with Jetpack Compose and Material3, a transition to BottomNavigation, and support for adaptive interfaces for tablets. For now, the code leaves something to be desired, but I no longer need to juggle between v3 and v4, so over time, I hope to get everything in order.

The application retrieves TLE data and information about transceivers from open sources: Celestrak, R4UAB, SatNOGS, etc. Currently, it allows tracking more than 15,000 satellites (only some have open information about transceivers). Look4Sat stores data and performs all calculations locally, has a built-in cache for OSM map tiles, and an import function for files, allowing it to work without the Internet. The application supports English, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Spanish, and Sinhalese languages. The project is fully open-source, there are no analytics or advertisements, and I try to use the minimal amount of external dependencies.

Kilde: linux.org.ru