Android 2023 to 2024 free updates available NOW
This page is for those who have purchased and installed our Android charts within the last 12 months, by download (or if included on a 2023 USB)
(Note: The name of your current chartset can be seen top left corner when you list charts by tapping the button with 2 arrows going in a circle in Marine Navigator app)
Android Charts 2023-2024 update: In all cases this is by download only, even if you received them originally on DVD/USB. This will ONLY update working 2023 versions to 2024. And it will only update the chart package you originally installed, on the machine it is currently working on. No re- registering required. Price : Free for 2023 chart purchasers
New "clean sweep" instructions. This method prevents any duplicate charts causing the problem that has affected some people. NO re-registration required.
1. Get your Android going and showing the charts as normal. Tap the chartlist button, (the 2 arrows going in a circle) and note the name of the chartset you have installed. Check that it matches one of the update download options below.
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2. Download the correct update DIRECT TO YOUR TARGET ANDROID DEVICE from the update link below, to match the chartset you have installed. Wait till it's fully downloaded and in your downloads folder CHECK IT IS ACTUALLY THERE, NOT IN SOME OTHER LOCATION LIKE "My Favourites" etc... Make sure Marine Navigator can "see" the update package when you choose "IMPORT" DO NOT IMPORT into Marine Navigator at this stage.
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Downloads:
Update 1. " vmhUK-IRL2023a" was available by download from Jan 2023 up till mid Jan 2024, (price £9.99 or £14.95). It was bundled with the Unified Charts UK/IRL 2023 by download or on USB. This will NOT update 2022 purchases (even if you updated them for free in 2023)..you need to re-purchase.
Download update direct to Android device (885 Mb-826 charts) Tap HERE
Chartsets with foreign coverage:
Update 2. " vmhUK-NC2023a " was available by download from Jan 2023 till mid Jan 2024, at £32 odd and bundled with Unified Charts UK-Near Continent 2023 by download or on USB. This will NOT update 2022 purchases (even if you updated them for free in 2023)..you need to re-purchase.
Download direct to Android device (1.36 Gb- 1011 charts) Tap Here
Update 3. " vmhALL2023a " was available by download from Jan 2023 till mid Jan 2024. This was also bundled with the Unified Charts "All" 2023 by download or on USB. This will NOT update 2022 purchases (even if you updated them for free in 2023)..you need to re-purchase.
Download direct to Android device (1.86 Gb - 1331 charts) Tap Here
3.. With your existing charts showing on the Android, tap the chartlist button (the 2 arrows going in a circle), see your list of charts, and then tap the blue folder (named something like vmhUK-IRL2023a) in the top left hand corner of the screen. You will get a list of any chart folders you have already got installed. . For a "clean" update install it's best to DELETE the original chartset..Long Press DELETE.
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4.Go back to Marine Navigator and "IMPORT" the update .zip folder you downloaded in step 1.
Once all the charts are imported close Marine Navigator, switch Android off, then on again. No chart re-activation required.
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5. When you start Marine Navigator you should see the pink bar rising up the chartlist button. Charts should be ready to use. NOTE we no longer stamp the charts with issue date before processing them.
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Important note: The updated chartset will STILL have exactly the SAME NAME and year as the original. You can verify they have been updated 2022 to 2023 by looking at the chartlist. 2024 charts have .png extensions and 2023 charts have .tif extensions. Also many small scale overview charts have grey hatched lines denoting "Omission of Detail" around coastal areas covered by larger scale charts.
Notes: New UK, IRL, BE, NL, ES & PT charts are from ist Jan 2024. FR charts are from Dec 2023.