How to get Whereyougo app to download and read cartidges on Samsung phone

[+Jollymumcaching]

Hi, I've got a Samsung S20 phone.  Downloaded the whereyougo app.  I think the reason I can't access any cartridges is because whereyougo doesn't have the correct permissions. I've gone into permissions manager but it only allows me to select allow access to media.  There is no selection for allowing access to files.  Can anyone suggest how i get past this or any other way to use whereyougo on my phone.  I was previously able to use whereyougo on an older version Samsung phone but has never worked on my current model. Thanks

[+Viajero Perdido]

Android 12+ has made folder access a royal pain for app developers.  I know it was a challenge for Locus Map, which is a distant cousin (originally same author).

 

I'd check for an update from the current app authors.

[geoawareUSA9]

I have a Samsung A52 running Android 12. Last time I did a Wherigo was last week.

 

Clicking the link used to automatically start Whereyougo, and now it just navigates to the Wherigo.com page that has the file, and I have to manually download it.

 

But once I did, the Wherigo file landed in my downloads folder, and Whereyougo found the file and ran it without issues.

[+StefandD]

Go to Android's Setup --> Apps --> App management* --> WhereYouGo.

Look under Open by default* if  Wherigo.com  and  www.Wherigo.com are checked. If not, check them.

That should do the trick.

 

(* Translated from Dutch, it might have a slightly different name)

[+terrierlanding]

StefandD, this worked for my phone! I have a Samsung S22 and was having the same issues as the OP. Now the cartridges are coming up in the app. Hopefully they work once I'm on site. Thank you for the instructions. 

[+jasperdakota]

Following up on StefanD's post: I have a Samsung S22 in the US

 

Go to:

Setup - Apps - WhereYouGo - Set as default - Supported web addresses

then turn on "Wherigo.com" and "www.Wherigo.com"

 

The cartridges now download into the correct folder and open on the app.

[+hostanut]

I followed StefandD's advice.....cartridges still do NOT open.

 

[+psychpineapple]

On 9/10/2022 at 2:18 AM, StefandD said:

Go to Android's Setup --> Apps --> App management* --> WhereYouGo.

Look under Open by default* if  Wherigo.com  and  www.Wherigo.com are checked. If not, check them.

That should do the trick.

 

(* Translated from Dutch, it might have a slightly different name)

Thank you so much! My app wasn't working for months and driving me insane! This worked.  I  have googled this and not gotten anywhere, so thanks!

There is a reverse in my city that I haven't done, and now I will  

[+Viajero Perdido]

1 hour ago, psychpineapple said:

There is a reverse in my city that I haven't done

 

Oh, you didn't have to wait.  All you need is a solver website.  (My city is mad for them; it's become the weirdest thing within this game since geology lessons.)

[+psychpineapple]

Going to do it the ole fashioned way  , by walking around. I live in the city so I just turn it on when I am 'nearby' to hopefully figure out which direction

Thanks again for the tip to get Wherigo on my phone.

[+Benjo5]

I had also troubles with Samsung S22. I have downloaded cartridges to a folder, but in Wheryougo app the folder appeared empty, as the app didn't see the files, so I could play nothing.

 

To solve the problem, check this FAQ on Whereyougo website: https://www.whereyougo.org/faq#file_access

 

In short: In the Whereyougo app, go to settings and set the folder automatically to the default one.

Then to download cartridge, open C:geo app, find the cache on map, open it to get to the cache summary and use the blue Wherigo icon at the bottom right corner to download the cartridge.

Then it works.

Edited January 4, 2023 by Benjo5

[+GeoYakker]

I have a Samsung S22 also, and was resigned to give up on these cartridges until finding this thread and seeing the comment by StefandD (and then I stopped scrolling). For me, it involved doing two things:

1. Enabling access to the web sites - as the faq link above states [my notations added]: "... by going to your device app settings, open the WhereYouGo app settings and [under Set as default, Supported web addresses] manually select to allow all URLs (web links) to open in WhereYouGo," 

2. Opening the WhereYouGo app, going to Settings, and entering my login credentials.

After that, the Download prompt in the phone app came up when I clicked on a cartridge link. I'm just using my Download directory, I haven't tried changing that. I was able to Start one and complete it.

 

Before entering my credentials, when I tried to download a file, it said I didn't have permission, which I initially thought was a file write permission error on my phone. Since I used to download files to my phone first and then open them from the app, I didn't need the credentials. Still not sure why the old way doesn't work, but I'm happy the new way does.

 

Thanks for the help, and good luck.

[+xandryyte]

I am so glad I came across this thread. I think I'll give one of these a try tomorrow now that I can load them on my Android phone. Thank you so very much!

[+KBclannz]

StefandD - BRILLIANT this worked for me on my A53!! Brilliantly simple but was putting a real spanner in our works.  Hartelijk dank.

Edited October 2, 2023 by KBclannz
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[+Aloha! & Wahine Eye Spy]

On 12/14/2022 at 12:34 PM, jasperdakota said:

Go to:

Setup - Apps - WhereYouGo - Set as default - Supported web addresses

then turn on "Wherigo.com" and "www.Wherigo.com"

Finally! First time in months that downloading to WhereYouGo has worked for us! Thank you!