Thanks for the introduction to the Brodit Mount for the Samsung Active Tab 3. Happy Days 😁

Brilliantly explained. You made everything so clear. I liked the way you broke down your setup into 4 main parts. Made EVERYTHING so much clearer now. Well done. I'm impressed. Have you made a video of the controller yet?

I've been waiting for this video for a long time. Pefect setup! Good luck in your next adventure.

Thanks for the tips. Currently setting up a tablet for in car off road navigation

Hi Johannes, mate, I have to say your video was excellent. I have pretty much done the same set-up for my brand new Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Pro. I have the same tablet and Brodit holder. I do have a different mount to my bike, I have also the Quad Lock cables attached to the tablet.. AI wold like to say an excellent video, and set up. I also like to say because of your content, was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks once again from Canberra, Australia.

Just the video I was looking for to help me mount my Samsung, not to mention you delivered it in English. Very much appreciated. 👍🏁

Brilliant video!!! Answers all the questions I had about going this route on my norden 901

I never knew any of this, Absolutely Superb! Thank you

Looks great and as you say that big screen helps so much with what is coming next will be interesting to see how it does longer term ,great video 👍👍

Seeing upcoming tight bends while ADV riding is a huge safety factor as you can prepare early and set-up to take the corner. Even on my tiny screen garmin it works well.

Nice stuff Johannes and a real eye-opener for a ‘seat of the pants’ rider like me who is used to just reading the trail, going as fast as possible and either making it through the next turn…or crashing! I am going to have to change my mindset significantly if I am to embrace screens as part of my ADV world. On the road I like audio cues for navigation but I doubt that’s ever going to work in the dirt!

Lovely man. Nice and clear. I'm going to go with this set up. 👍🏻

Thank you, Johannes. so well explained!

Absolutely beautiful I'm going to copy this exact system you got here. Got my like and sub.

Many thanks for this excellent video / review of the Samsung tablet & software. To be blunt, Garmin are just not going to have anymore of my hard earned money. As others have said, you buy a Garmin device and get locked into their world! I am trialling the software on my Nokia at present and find it really useful to monitor all the data coming from the ECU via an OBD wifi reader under the seat.

very nice, nice you mentioned incoming shape and corner sharpness is very useful , using in on twisties or on any unknown road/trail....great setup, thank you for sharing, cheers V!

Well put together and presented, nice vid :)

That was super helpful mate. Cheers. That holder for the tablet looked pretty secure and its good to hear that the tablet was still be readable in the sun. 👍

Excellent video, many thanks!

Thanks for this I was just about to buy the latest garmin, but I have now ordered everything you have got a better setup and a fraction of the price

That's a great setup Johannes. Thanks for sharing it. I have been using a Lenovo M7 tablet running OsmAnd. Its a good size (7 inch) and cheap so that if it got damaged, it wouldn't worry me. The Samsung Active 3 looks like a great device but here in Australia its $600 AUD new and its a bigger 8 inch screen and quite heavy. The only comparable 7 inch tablet to the Active 3 that i can find is the Tripltek. Also great hardware but its $1,000+ AUD. You would think that with the popularity of drones that these tablets would come down in price.

Thanks for the tips, actually ended up with a used Active 2 tab with the ADV Thor holder on my KTM 690 with RebelX tower. Not completely finished with all the wiring yet, waiting for new light switches since i have the Terrier Command Gen2 switches.

Thank you Johannes this video was very helpful I hadn’t considered a tablet so I will see what I can get second hand thank you . Nigel

Priceless info and really useful. Thanks.

Nice video! I have the same tablet on my bike for navigation. The only difference is that I ride a BMW K1600GTL and I'm not offroading (duh!). I was sick and tired of the Garmin, which is still a century backwards in that I can't upload a GPX through my phone or tablet to it, in fact forcing me to carry a laptop with me on holiday or pre-plan all the rides I want to do. Now I can use the tablet to do route planning, store the route on Google Drive or whatever and use it on the road. I made a mobile hotspot on my smartphone and use that internet connection. Works perfectly! The tip for that DM2 menu/dashboard app is cool, I'm going to try that out.

A setup to my liking, as you know :) When you get the controller you will see it's the most awesome part of the whole setup.All the best 👍🏻

I've got purchased the same solution for my BMW R1200 GS LC. Together with the Wunderlinq device I can control my Active Tab with the BMW-Wonder wheel and it works very well.

Johannes you are a (Scandinavian) legend! In 2023 I just couldn't make sense of buying a Garmin GPS for that money and being stuck in their eco system. The Carpe is awesome, but just too much money. I bought the Active 3 just like yours and am impressed by the built quality. Already loving it. Originally wanted to go for an active holder from RAM but after you explained the problems with the pogo pins, I opted for the Brodit with spring lock.

Awesome setup! I've been using my Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 as the dashboard for my ebicycle for several months now and it works really well. Nice vid!

Great video Johannes! Just orderna a used Samsung tab Active today. 😀

Grymt intressant, tack för bra video!

Thank you so much ! That helped me a lot. I just ordered the Samsung active 3 (will come the next days) There are a couple of different Brodit-mounts availible and i was struggeling which of these holders i need to buy. Now i know what do do Thanks! Regards from germany and safe trails.

Hi - That's a really cool set up. Nice job, Mike @ Rally Navigator

Takk for god og forståelig innføring!

With the osmand there is a offroad map och road surface settings makes it easier to see the small roads and trails on the screen.

I've been thinking of this myself. Awesome solution imo.

Thanks a great help made my mind up about, how to get my personal set up orghanised

Very nice setup 👌 I've been considering the Garmin options but will look at Androids now too, cheers from Australia 🙂

Thanks for this review. I was looking for exactly this information. I know now what to do :)

Thanks for the great information

Thanks for a great video. ✌

Hi, thank you, this is very informative… i will think about this combination hence i thought the screen may not be readable in fully sun shine… I will get back to you if i need more infos. many thanks. Pascal

This tablet must be nice for your DJI drone too i wanna go for this setup my self thx for a great video 👌

Got my set up in action now thanks to this. All for under £200!! I bought a used Active 2 Tab from ebay for £40. A nicecnc gps mount £13 (For a Norden 901) 2 x RAM balls (RAM B 347) RAM holder (SAM 29) RAM arm (201 B ARM) A 256GB micro SD card £15 12v to 5V usb Charging lead £10. Stuck Calimoto and Osmand on with offline maps loaded to the SD card. Perfect set up from great inspiration 👍

One thing about phones and tablets is if you get one with a oled screen, dark themes give better battery life vs bright colors. And with LCD screens white backgrounds give better battery life. Also with some devices you can help power consumption by lowering screen resolution, and screen hz

Great Vid, thanks!

I use a garmin Navigator 6 bike satnav which unlike tablets, is deigned to be fully waterproof and take shocks plus spare batteries are available from the factory for them if ever needed. Can't see myself using anything else. Used you can pick them up for under £300 and if you have a bmw you always have the option of the bmw cradle set up for charging and it additionally reads and displays all the bike's critical data like engine temperature, tyre pressures and just about everything you need to flick through bike dash screen menus for but all on one easy to read display. I'd be concerned about reliability with a tab but would also carry paper maps as a backup.

Nice video I use the same tablet for my navigation one thing I do that I didn’t hear you mention is I use my phones hotspot setting then my tablet has internet

Brilliant video! One question:- how did you mount the tablet frame to the bikes navigation bar ?

Men. Great video. THANKS.

Brilliant video, simple step by step parts! How does the Bradit mount actually fit to the bike?… does it fix to a bar or with a ram Mount ?

Great video ... like you I am using a Tab Active 3. I am on 3rd mount system (tried Quadlock, RAM and now Gamber Johnson). I am really like the GJ mount as neat, lean profile and has security key lock. On a KTM790R I am running a Rade Garage screen and GPS mount bar. On the mount bar running a Rade Garage AMP pattern billet clamp which is connected to GJ mount via a home made ABS plastic plate (VESA pattern) to get the offset (correct centering & height) of the tablet. To fit neatly I am running the GJ mount upside down (with the blue slider bar / key lock on the lower left) - this allows the tablet to be in optimum location and still be able to unlock and clip it out of mount. Like you running Quadlock 90 degree USB waterproof connector cable - works great. Also have Carpe Iter adventure controller (the original version) for Bluebooth zoom, pan and operation of screen from handlebar. I need to upgrade my USB charge source to QC3.0 fast charger in a format that I can hide inside headlight assembly. If anybody is interested send me a note and I can send some pictures. Also run OsmAnd as main application (tailored for Offroad ADV), with Gaia and ExploreOz (Australian) for other references. This has been rock solid, water proof and easy to operate system - really happy ! www.gamberjohnson.com/products/samsung-galaxy-tab-active2active3-lite-cradle

Great movie! Based on it, I have configured my own kit and it works great. The cost was negligible because it is an older Tablet, but also a Galaxy Tab Active. TomTom ended up in a drawer. Greetings from Poland.

Great stuff I am looking to do a tablet navigation solution to use apps that are more detailed

Thanks for an informative video. I assume that you post a similar one when you have chosen the Bluetooth device to control your tablet with💕😄🇸🇪

Hi Johanes. Thanks for the video. It helped me to switch from a gps to a tablet. Very explanatory video. I found the mount, the cable which I've ordered but I did not find the bracket that you used to fix the mount onto the bike that allows me to rotate the tablet. Can you please tell me what is the brand of that braket? Thank you so much.

I want to add, that you should remember about battery degradation (it is always in charging mode), it will be happen sooner or later. And if you looking for used device - there is huge possibility, that it is not so waterproof as a brand new one (because of drops/repairs, etc.)

Great vid , thanks ,

Hello Johannes, thank you for this video. Normally I use Locus Maps but I see that the dmd2 navigation is also good for gpx navigation. What do you use for offroad navigation, Locus or dmd2 nav?

Great vid and nice bike. Looks like the rade tower. Can you confirm the brodit model and parts required to fit to nav bar.

thanks for sharing.Can Y tell how the mount did till now ,the tilt etc ?

Thank you for your video! Got a lot of infos, i do have here in kenya a ktm 690 enduro, my project is toget a tablet as dashboard, as you know the stock dashboard is very basic, can i plug permanently an obd2? ( i tough of sleep mode type)

Great setup Johannes. Do you know the offset of the Amps holes so that the tablet is centered when in landscape orientation. I'm trying to order the correct Amps offset plate.

Exactly what I wanted to know so many questions addressed here. My main intention is to have a thermal camera on the front of my bike since I struck a deer on my Yamaha, and just hit one with my car a few weeks ago, and probably will add a rear view camera as well. So I figured a tablet was the best option and why would I do that and not have GPS? I own the thermal camera already and have been looking at tablets in earnest this past week. Thanks from USA...

exelent explained. please one question: what usb c cable do you use? is it a special water protect usb plug? kind regards and ride safe

Thanks Johannes, really great video! I did a similar setup on my BMW GS but I added also the controller for interacting with the map. How do you manage the tablet when your bike is parked in the box for long time? Are you shutting down manually or bring home for recharging? thanks

Well done! You actually answered most of my questions regarding usage of a tablet as a navigation device. It would be great if you make a long-term review after let's say a year or so. Unfortunately, when I look at your recent videos you have changed the ride quite a few times, so maybe the tablet as navigation is way back in the past for you. Ride safe!

amazing video. I chose the same setting. but the brodit is too big for the tablet alone. and i.poasible to find a samsung case on interenet. Any idea which case could fit?

Bloody excellent video , agree entirely about the tab active instead of the Carpe Iter, although Ive used a tab active 2 . 1300 Euros , absolute rip off . Regards from the UK.

ISO a BMW GSA 1250 mount for this that's plug and play. Like to use the Factory Wiring harness for power. I have seen the Ram mounts anything I am missing?

Greetings, I suspect it doesn't get as warm around your home as mine in central US. MyTab A8 is not ruggedized but I have it in a waterproof sleeve and it is held by a robust spring-loaded holder. Have you had any temperature issues with it sitting on the tank being subjected to ambient heat, sunlight, etc? My Zumo was designed to shrug off temp extremes, just curious, thanks! I was thinking possibly a perimeter sunlight deflector of some kind. My riding will be on-pavement long distances.

Good vid. Tnx Tack😊

Hi Johannes, great video and my Tomtom550 will remain in the drawer as from now😅 Can the tablet charge on a regular 5v USB charger or should I, as you did connect it to 12v. And where precisely did you connect it to a life wire? Un saludo from Spain!

Hi can you give a link to the exact Borodit adapter used please ? Thanks

Thanks for the video - I was looking for such a review: detailed enough but not that long. :) Would you be so kind and add the names of the equipment into the description please? It could be much easier to look locally for these products. Thanks!

Very useful Info as Im looking for a new Navi setup right now. But Iam missing some Infos. Is the Samsung tab handshoe compatible? Update : I have a Samsung Tab my self now and I can not recomend it because it does not work with regular handshoe on and it is overheating in the sun like a regular Android phone. Brightness is also not the best in the direkt sunlight. 👎

Hi Johannes, Thks for the good info. 1 question, where and what ip 67 waterproof usb c cable is needed? Can you send me some more details about to charge the tab 3 Regards Richard

Great vid thanks! What did you use to attach the Brodit Mount to the Rade Garage tower small bar? I have a 701 with RG tower and own Galaxy Active Tab 2, Im looking for the cleanest way to attach to the bar. RAM mounts wont do the trick as they separate the tablet so much from the bar. Thanks!

Great video, thanks! Can you please explain how you attached the USB cable on the USB-A side (not to the tablet). Was it hardwired before the USB socket?

Super vid and great idea, thank you. Where did you get the waterproof cable from, I Couldn't find one on Amazon etc. ?

Brilliant! Is there a way to show the bikes info on the tablet such as fuel level, tachometer, gear, and odometer? I enjoy and appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience. All the best

Awesome, thank you!

Hello sir, great video! Do you know what the part is for mounting the tablet to the cilinder (bracket of your bike)?

I have a Garmin Zumo XT and I'm sick an tired of this thing, especially when trying to follow presset tracks the garmin software is very buggy at this. I'm going to build your setup and found all your points quite logic (especially the charging solution) What Charger did you get, anything waterproof also? Any ideas/advise here! Thanks for the very nice video!!

The problem I see is the tablet only has about 400 nits of screen brightness which is low for sunlight viewing in my opinion. My phone has 500 and it is hard to see sometimes, the Garmin Zumo XT has 800 which is always viewable. Now one needs to think about cost when considering these options.

Hi. Can you tell me how you manage to make your tablet start up when the bike is turned on and off when turned off. Many thanks. Brian

Hi do you have any recommendation for the phone navigation device you were talking about in this video? I face the same issue that you mentioned, it is indeed extremely hard to control the phone through touch screen while riding.

Hi greeting from Indoonesia. New subs and have watched some of your great videos. Wondering if you have had use the remote bluetooth already? I need device recomendation, installation and so on. Thank you

Thanks Johannes, good to see a cheaper alternative to the Carpe Iter. I wonder what your final cost will be once controller, charging and mounting options are included? Also, does the drive mode dashboard cost much? Be interesting to see long term reliability, sturdiness and waterproofness between your set up and Robert's. And Garmin, if you're watching any of this, you're getting seriously left behind.

Hi Johannes, does your mount attach to a RAM mount ball or something similar? Here in the States the mount is sold under the name ProClip and they don't appear to include a vehicle mount, so I'm just trying to figure out how I will attach it to my accessory bar on my Super Tenere. Thanks for the video!

Very nice video, like all your videos. Thanks for making them. I would like to know how you mounted the Brodit holder to the bike? Looking for a similar setup for my 690 Enduro r.

Hi, great video, congrats. This and a few more, made me decide to finally buy one of these tablets to nstall on my bike, but in my case a Cruiser / Touring. One thing worries me though: have you ever used it, touching the screen around, in the rain, with a wet screen? If so, does it work properly as it's suposed to? I've been a GPS kinda guy, using the Garmin Zumo and it works in all weather conditions... hence my question. Again, my thanks and congratilations for your video.

Did you end up getting a BT controller sorted? There are some forum discussions about using an R1 Bluetooth remote with DMD2 if you go hunting.

Hi! how dit you fix the brodit support on your bike please? thanks a lot

Do you download offline maps and use for your GPS navigation or do you use a paid service for world travel ? What are all the apps you use and recommend for finding things, offline maps, off-road trails and so forth ?

Great set up!! I had been finding out that holder, but so far I dont found anything… do you remember the model? Or rather, do you still have the purchase link!?

Tenker også å montere active tab3 men er litt bekymret for at den kommer til å slutte å jobbe i veldig høye temperaturer. F.eks i land som Morocco, Tunis etc...

What bracket do you have to hold it onto the small bar ?

Hey Johannes, awesome video, and I think you have giving me great idea's for my android GPS set up. Like you I've looked at the Carpe-Iter units and when converting them to Australian Dollars, Wow, they are expensive. Like you, I'm sourcing a 2nd hand Samsung Active 3 or something equivalent. Can I ask, what are you using to mount your Brodit - Key Lock Non-Charging Holder (SKU 739003)? Are you using a RAM U bolt or something else, Can you please let me know how you are connecting your holder to your bar mount? How stable is it whilst riding, I'd imagine a little shakey on off-road surfaces? Great Video, well Done!

@Johannes Dalen. What dit you use to connect the mounting to the bike. I don’t like the RAM mount.