Downloading

- The recomended method is to open a browser on your phone and go to url: http://download.geoshrine.org where you can download the program directly to the phone.

- You can also download GeoShrine to your PC here: GeoShrine1.07.jar, then transfer the file to your phone using bluetooth, cable, memorycard or infrared. Some phones also need a .jad file to install, it can be downloaded here: GeoShrine1.07.jad. It's unnecessary in most cases.

To see what's new in this version ChangeLog.txt


Installing

Some phones will automatically offer to install the program after transfering it, or you may have to find the "GeoShrine.jar" yourself and execute it.
 - On Nokia (S40) phones use 'gallery' to browse for the file, on SonyEricsson phones use 'Organizer/Filehandling'.

IMPORTANT! If given the choice, install in phone-memory not on memory-card. It can speed up the program significantly!
 

GPX-Files

For GeoShrine to be any useful you need a GPX file containing cache descriptions. Start by downloading this testfile NewYork.gpx containing 4 caches.

As a Premium Member of geocaching.com you can create Pocket Queries that will collect and mail collections of caches, based on a query defined by you. You can also download a specific cache directly from the cache description page.

As an ordinary member, you can only download .loc files. These merely contain name and position of the cache, not ideal for "paperless geocaching" - but still usable for simple traditional caches where you don't need the description and hints.

If you have plenty of time, you can create your own .gpx files using http://www.pcwize.com/geocaching/gpx_generator.php and some copy/pasting.

 

Transfering GPX-files to the phone

Again different phones behave differently. On some phones you can download the file directly from the browser, on others you may have to transfer it from your pc to the phone using bluetooth, infrared, cable or by placing it on a memorycard and inserting the memorycard into the phone.
 

Phone memory

Please note that phones have limited memory. You may encounter “out of memory” errors if you choose to include too many caches in the same file.