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SatMe is a free Android app for radio amateurs who work satellites. It runs entirely on the phone: no account, no ads, no sign-up.
| Android | 8.0 or newer |
| Screen | any phone; the layout is portrait |
| Network | needed to download orbital elements; passes are then computed offline |
| Optional hardware | USB-C OTG adapter for CAT cables, USB sound cards, RTL-SDR dongles, KISS radios |
- Open Google Play on the phone and search for SatMe (package
fr.f4ioz.satcombo). - Tap Install.
- Open the app: on first launch it downloads the orbital elements and shows the passes over your position.
Updates arrive through Google Play like any other app. SatMe is not distributed as an APK on GitHub: the repository holds the source code only.
SatMe asks for each permission when a feature needs it, not at startup.
| Permission | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Location | your QTH: passes, Doppler, locator. You can type a locator instead. |
| Microphone | recording passes (MP3), live SSTV and APRS decoding |
| Notifications | pass alerts, recording notification, APRS cheers |
| USB devices | CAT cables, USB sound card, SDR dongle, KISS radio, rotator — asked when the device is plugged in |
| Bluetooth (on demand) | Bluetooth hands-free audio source, Bluetooth compass |
Your callsign is typed once in the settings (Station / QTH). It is used for the logbook, the ADIF export and APRS frames you choose to transmit. SatMe never sends it anywhere on its own: network requests carry only the User-Agent SatMe/<version> (Android <n>). See Privacy.