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Product Features
* Never forget where you parked your car
* Save your location with a tap or a shake of your phone
* Set a timer to remind you when to feed the parking meter
* Send your car’s location to someone else’s phone
* Mark frequently used locations for future use
Product Description
If you’ve ever gazed out at a sea of parked cars and realized that you have no idea where yours is, Car Locator is here to help. This GPS-based app for your Android device remembers your car’s location and leads you right back to it. It also keeps track of how long you’ve been parked, lets you know if you need to feed the parking meter, and more.
Park, Save, and Go
Setting Car Locator to remember your car’s spot is easy. When you park your car, just open the app (or use the handy widget straight from your home screen). You’ll see your current location on Google Maps, along with a cool-looking radar display that signifies your car with a red dot. Just double-tap the location of your car on the map (or simply shake your phone) and Car Locator will remember where it is.
When you want to find your car again, just open the app and follow the cues. Choose between a map screen, which shows your progress on Google Maps as you get closer to your car, or a radar screen, which puts your car’s location in a simple visual graph to help you orient as you get closer. You can also opt for a split-screen option, which shows both map and radar signals at once. It’s also easy to link to Google Maps’ step-by-step directions, as well.
Along with the visual help, Car Locator features a “sonar” function that emits a beeping sound: The closer you get to your car, the faster it beeps. This can be very useful in a crowded parking lot (or if you want to pretend that you’re piloting a submarine).
Helpful Touches
By touching the Details tab at the top of the screen, you’ll see (in big, clear numbers) the amount of time your car has been parked and how many feet away it is from you right now. There’s also a directional helper at the bottom of the screen, which uses an arrow to illustrate what direction to walk in order to get closer to your car.
The app’s timer and alarm are a nice touch. If you parked in a spot that has a time limit, just set the timer and your phone will alert you when you need to go feed the meter or find another spot.
Many other useful features round out this simple tool. If you park in the same area frequently, you can save that location for future use. You can also send your car’s location to another phone that has Car Locator installed on it–this can be very helpful when meeting friends in an unfamiliar place, for example, or if you need someone to pick your car up for you.
The home screen widget is a quick and useful way to save your location without opening the app. Just one touch to the widget will set your location and you’ll be ready to go.
Technical Details
* Size: 514.0KB
* Version: 3.82
* Developed By: Edward Kim
Application Permissions:
o Read only access to phone state.
o CAMERA
o Send SMS messages.
o Write to external storage.
o Open network sockets.
o Access fine (e.g., GPS) location.
o Access the vibration feature.
o Monitor incoming SMS messages, to record or perform processing on them.
o Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, WiFi) location.
o Read the user’s contacts data.
o PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
* Minimum Operating System: Android 1.5
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