Navionics Android users everywhere take note-with an update to Navionics Boating and Marine version 4.0 on Android Handset and Tablet, users can enjoy free ready-to-navigate US Government Charts, which are unaltered nautical charts published by official government sources. They include NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts for US coastal and navigable waterways, plus additional shorelines of major lakes and rivers from other public sources. NOAA ENC® are vector data sets that conform to the International Hydrographic Office (IHO) S-57 standard.

Navionics Boating–already free to download– with free US Govt. charts, plus a bounty of other complimentary features such as tracks, routes, markers, wind forecasts, measure distances, syncing of data, geotagged photos, social sharing, and a plethora of  articles to read in Magazines & Guides means you can immerse yourself in your on-the-water plans from the moment you first open the app!

Along with the latest Android release, Navionics announces that the Samsung Galaxy S5 has joined the list of certified devices for use with the Navionics Mobile apps for Android Handset and NAVIOTABfor Tablet. Other popular certified devices include: Google Nexus 7 (1st and 2nd generation), Samsung Galaxy Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S I, S II, S III, and S4.  For the full mobile compatibility guide, click here.