+tbhaile21 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Dear friends, I have been trying for months (off and on) to get my Android phone to work Wherigo caches. I can't get it to work. 1) There is no link on the geocaching info page for the cache to tap on to get to the page to download the Wherigo cartridge. 2) When I type in the url into the browser on my phone (taken from the browser address on my PC), I am able to download the cartridge. However, despite watching like eight videos and following the steps in seven more how-to sites/questions & answers, I cannot move the downloaded file to somewhere that Wherigo can find it. 2a) I can find the download in my "Files" app. When I click on the file, I get a Move to Safe Folder, but no other MOVE action. 2b) In the Wherigo app, I go to Settings > Global > Wherigo folder to select the folder to find the cartridge. I tap on the open folder four times to get to all the folders, then tap on download. It shows ALL the other files I have downloaded to my phone, but not the cartridge file. This is very disconcerting. I would like to do these kinds of caches, but.... Please help. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Tungstène Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 10 hours ago, tbhaile21 said: There is no link on the geocaching info page for the cache to tap on Could you please share the info page address or the cache code (GCxxxxx)? Quote Link to comment
+The_Jumping_Pig Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 16 hours ago, tbhaile21 said: Dear friends, I have been trying for months (off and on) to get my Android phone to work Wherigo caches. I can't get it to work. 1) There is no link on the geocaching info page for the cache to tap on to get to the page to download the Wherigo cartridge. 2) When I type in the url into the browser on my phone (taken from the browser address on my PC), I am able to download the cartridge. However, despite watching like eight videos and following the steps in seven more how-to sites/questions & answers, I cannot move the downloaded file to somewhere that Wherigo can find it. 2a) I can find the download in my "Files" app. When I click on the file, I get a Move to Safe Folder, but no other MOVE action. 2b) In the Wherigo app, I go to Settings > Global > Wherigo folder to select the folder to find the cartridge. I tap on the open folder four times to get to all the folders, then tap on download. It shows ALL the other files I have downloaded to my phone, but not the cartridge file. This is how I do it. I don't really know what the steps you are taking are, but these are mine, on an android app, Geooh Go. I don't know what you mean by the 'Wherigo app'. As far as I am aware, there are two mobile apps for Wherigo caches on androids. The first one is WhereYouGo, which I've never gotten to work for me and considering the 1.4/5 star average on google play I can't say that many people have it work for them. The second app is the one that I use, Geooh Go, which cost $5.99 USD. I bought it almost exclusively for Wherigo caches and a few other functionalities but it is also a good geocaching app you can use in general, although I prefer to stick with the official app. You simply select/create a folder in your phone, which you specify in the app to be for Wherigo functions, and the rest the app does for you. Anytime you load a Wherigo, you press a button to download the cartridge, and then you can start playing. Quote Link to comment
+tbhaile21 Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 https://www.Wherigo.com/cartridge/download.aspx?CGUID=ba1a1bb4-2bcf-4904-818d-c2fde4b1be51 Quote Link to comment
+tbhaile21 Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 5 minutes ago, The_Jumping_Pig said: The second app is the one that I use, Geooh Go, which cost $5.99 USD. I bought it almost exclusively for Wherigo caches and a few other functionalities but it is also a good geocaching app you can use in general, although I prefer to stick with the official app. You simply select/create a folder in your phone, which you specify in the app to be for Wherigo functions, and the rest the app does for you. Anytime you load a Wherigo, you press a button to download the cartridge, and then you can start playing. Thanks!! I saw the really low ratings, but I'm a completionist. I want to be able to find/do ALL the caches in my area. I'm okay paying a one-time fee of $6 to be able to do that. Quote Link to comment
+CCFwasG Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 On 7/6/2024 at 8:13 AM, tbhaile21 said: Thanks!! I saw the really low ratings, but I'm a completionist. I want to be able to find/do ALL the caches in my area. I'm okay paying a one-time fee of $6 to be able to do that. I came to check on this. It turns out there is no longer ANY option for Android users EXCEPT to pay for a Wherigo app. THIS IS NOT OK. I refuse to pay for an app when I already pay for premium here. Groundspeak, what can you say about this? 1 2 Quote Link to comment
+Tungstène Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 9/6/2024 at 7:34 PM, CCFwasG said: It turns out there is no longer ANY option for Android users EXCEPT to pay for a Wherigo app. You don't have to pay for the WhereYouGo app and this app is a valid option for Android. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Tungstène Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) Since somebody reacted to my previous post with a surprised Signal, here is the proof. I long pressed the link provided by tbhaile21 and chose "open link with an external app". Since WhereYouGo claims Wherigo.com links, it appeared in the external apps' list and I tapped it. I then tapped "Télécharger" (i.e. Download) and it downloaded it without any problem. I then tapped on "Démarrer" (i.e. Start) and here we went! I tapped Start again and the game began... What else could I say? WhereYouGo is working in Android, it runs Wherigo cartridges, it is free. That's it. Edited September 10 by Tungstène Typo 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+CCFwasG Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, Tungstène said: You don't have to pay for the WhereYouGo app and this app is a valid option for Android. As someone already said upthread, I think, this app no longer works. I have tried. It also is no longer included in the Wherigo instructions here on the official pages. Will add screenshot. 1 Quote Link to comment
+CCFwasG Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 One app listed on GC for Android. Not a free app. Here's the screenshot: 1 Quote Link to comment
+CCFwasG Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 52 minutes ago, Tungstène said: Since somebody reacted to my previous post with a surprised Signal, here is the proof. ... clip ... What else could I say? WhereYouGo is working in Android, it runs Wherigo cartridges, it is free. That's it. It may work for some, but it does not work for the OP and does not work for me. And is not listed as an official partner app any more, per my proof above... so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1 Quote Link to comment
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