# Blind Explorer

> Sensorial guidance and navigation in open environment using 3D sounds

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.startapp.smtrail](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.startapp.smtrail)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.startapp.smtrail`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GEKO NAVSAT
- **Category:** SPORTS
- **Downloads:** 8,928
- **Rating:** 1.83 / 5 (64 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **First published:** 2014-10-29
- **Publisher country:** ES
- **Size:** 45 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.startapp.smtrail)
- **Website:** [http://www.blindexplorer.com/](http://www.blindexplorer.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://admin.blindexplorer.com/privacy-policy/es/app](https://admin.blindexplorer.com/privacy-policy/es/app)

## Description

"Blind Explorer" is a sensorial guidance system that uses binaural sounds and GPS navigation to help users, particularly the blind and visually impaired, navigate autonomously through unfamiliar environments without mobile signals. With features like pre-recorded routes, route creation, a map of points of interest, and a rescue SMS function, it ensures safety and ease of use. Ideal for enhancing exploration, Blind Explorer also recommends accessories like bone conduction headphones and Bluetooth GPS for improved navigation accuracy.

## Rankings

- #585,765 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.startapp.smtrail.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.startapp.smtrail)