SynScan Pro2.6.10
Publisher Description
App to control motorized telescope mounts from Sky-Watcher
Use the SynScan app to control Sky-Watcher telescope mounts via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth LE. Mounts without built-in Wi-Fi can be supported via a SynScan Wi-Fi adapter.
This is the Pro version of the SynScan app and contains features suited for expert users using equatorial mounts.
Features
- Control telescope mount to slew, align, GOTO and track.
- Point And Track: track celestial objects (including the Sun and planets) without aligning.
- Support gamepad navigation.
- Browse a catalog of stars, comets, and deep sky objects. Or, save your own objects.
- Provide access to mount for use by third-party apps, including ASCOM clients, SkySafari, Luminos, Stellarium Mobile Plus, Stellarium Desktop or customer-developed apps.
- Support access to the mount and the SynScan app from any platform that supports TCP/UDP connections.
- Provide emulator mount for testing and practicing.
- Track fast-moving earth satellites by working with the PreviSat app on Windows PC or the Lumios app on iOS devices.
- SynMatrix AutoAlign: use the smartphone camera to align the telescope automatically.
- Perform polar alignment with or without a polar scope.
- Control shutter release (SNAP) port to trigger an attached camera. (Requires mount with SNAP port and adapter cable that matches camera.)
- Use ASCOM to perform autoguiding on mounts that do not have autoguider (ST-4) port.
- Other mount controls: auto home, PPEC, park
About SynScan Pro
The company that develops SynScan Pro is Skywatcher Apps Team. The latest version released by its developer is 2.6.10. This app was rated by 2 users of our site and has an average rating of 5.0.
To install SynScan Pro on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2025-11-07 and was downloaded 175 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the SynScan Pro as malware as malware if the download link to com.skywatcher.synscanapppro is broken.
How to install SynScan Pro on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the SynScan Pro is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by SynScan Pro will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- SynScan Pro will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
Program Details
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Version History
version 2.6.10
posted on 2025-11-07
• EQ tracking: fix crash that happens sometimes when this task is interrupted
version 2.5.15
posted on 2025-01-30
• PM Sharing: changed broadcast interval from every 60 sec to every 3 sec. Make more robust.
• Connect popup: fix problem with multiple popup (connect, choose mode, restore from park) not showing in right order
• AZ tracking: not use trail points to track when aux encoder is enabled
• AutoAlign: ensure screen awake
• AutoAlign: allow page to open when mount not connected
• more on https://www.skywatcher.com/download/software/synscan-app/about/
version 2.5.2
posted on 2024-08-13
• Android: target Android 14. Minimum supported to Android 8.
• SynMatrix AutoAlign
• Auto home: support AZ-EQ mount that has home index.
• Newer mount AZ tracking: make it less likely to fail when using Bluetooth LE
version 2.4.31
posted on 2024-08-13
• Fix problem introduced in 2.4.27, where connection fails with mounts that don't support setting guide speed.
version 2.4.29
posted on 2024-05-15
• Updated user manual/ help page
• AutoHome: fix crash when communication error occurred
• Set minimum Android version to 7 from 6
• PAE: ignore samples that cause conflict (leading to eg AZ tracking hang). When two samples conflict, the more recent one is kept.
version 2.4.27
posted on 2024-04-24
• Android: system status bar and navigation bar to black
• Fix problem where after hibernate, data is immediately removed
• Advanced page: guide rate, dual encoder. Fix sync issue.
• Alignment compensation: fix data not saved if using default alignment but with non-default NP/CH
• Speed adjustment resolution ppm: update
• Connect popup: Fix: when changing from network to serial connection, popup UI is not updated
version 2.4.18
posted on 2024-02-09
• Fix app servers not starting
version 2.4.11
posted on 2024-01-25
Update Android SDK
version 2.4.10
posted on 2023-11-17
Update
version 2.3.7
posted on 2023-06-01
• Fix: Android not loading star database in some situations
• Fix: broken application-wide handling of direction keys and back key