About SynScan
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 version of the SynScan app is suited for novice...
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 version of the SynScan app is suited for novice users using alt-azimuth 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.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of SynScan since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-17 08:21:54.
The latest version is 2.6.10 and it was updated on 2026-03-12 04:06:06. See below the changes in each version.
SynScan version 2.6.10
Updated At: 2025-11-07
Changes: • EQ tracking: fix crash that happens sometimes when this task is interrupted
SynScan version 2.5.15
Updated At: 2025-01-28
Changes: • 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/
SynScan version 2.5.2
Updated At: 2024-08-13
Changes: • 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
SynScan version 2.4.31
Updated At: 2024-06-11
Changes: • Fix problem introduced in 2.4.27, where connection fails with mounts that don't support setting guide speed.
SynScan version 2.4.29
Updated At: 2024-05-15
Changes: • 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.
SynScan version 2.4.27
Updated At: 2024-04-24
Changes: • 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
SynScan version 2.4.18
Updated At: 2024-02-09
Changes: • Fix app servers not starting
SynScan version 2.4.16
Updated At: 2024-01-25
Changes: • Handle keyboard hotkey F10, F11, +, - as described in user manual
• Speed Compensation ppm: adjusted display
• Location: input elevation
• Alignment stars: fix problem where there's very few stars for southern hemisphere EQ mount
• Night mode updates
SynScan version 2.4.11
Updated At: 2023-12-14
Changes: Update Android SDK
SynScan version 2.4.10
Updated At: 2023-11-17
Changes: Update
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