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- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Capacitive touch screen, like a smartphone or tablet\n
- \n
- LabQuest 3 does not include a stylus or stylus tether.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Larger screen (17.64 cm diagonal compared to 13.1 cm for LabQuest 2)<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Two full-speed USB 2.0 ports for sensors and accessories<\/li>\n
- Ports no longer on LabQuest 3\n
- \n
- SD card slot<\/li>\n
- Audio In (microphone) port<\/li>\n
- Charging station \/ Serial port <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Micro USB port for computer connectivity\n
- \n
- Included Micro USB Cable<\/a> (
CB-USB-MICRO<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n - NEW<\/span><\/strong> Higher capacity battery (24.42 vs. 12.21 Watt\u00b7hours)\n
- \n
- Higher current AC adapter (2500 vs. 1500 mA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Internal sensors\u2014GPS and Microphone only\n
- \n
- LabQuest 3 does not include accelerometers, a light sensor, or an internal temperature sensor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Software<\/h2>\n
General<\/h3>\n
- \n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Updated color theme and icons<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Top Notification bar (instead of bottom bar)\n
- \n
- Access to the Home screen,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/home-outline@2x.png\")
, by tapping left side of top bar<\/li>\n - Access to Settings,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/settings@2x.png\")
, by tapping the right side of top bar<\/li>\n - Access to the Connections app,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/settings-connections@2x.png\")
, from the Settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n - NEW<\/span><\/strong> Battery level shown as a percent and not just an icon\n
- \n
- See What does the battery icon on my LabQuest 3 mean?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- GPS signal,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/gps-dark@2x.png\")
, showing the number of acquired satellites<\/li>\n- Icons of open applications displaying in the Notification bar\n
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- The currently running application is underlined.<\/li>\n
- The order of icons relates to the order in which the apps appear when you switch apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Software supports gestures\n
- \n
- Switch between running apps by swiping left or right from the edge of the screen.<\/li>\n
- For a complete list of gestures, see Which gestures work with LabQuest 3 touch screen?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- All applications are accessed from the Home screen,
(no longer in folders).<\/li>\n- Access to device configuration apps from Settings,
.\n- \n
- Printing no longer needs configuration (v 3.0.3 and newer) Can LabQuest 3 print to USB and Network Printers?<\/a><\/li>\n
- NEW<\/strong> <\/span>Update App for accessing Over the Air Updates and Resetting Factory Defaults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Improved four-row keyboard layout<\/li>\n
- Updated power profiles for conserving batter power between charges\n
- \n
- Make changes using the Light & Power app,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/settings-light-power@2x.png\")
.<\/li>\n - For more information, see How can I keep my LabQuest 3 screen from turning off so quickly?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- High-contrast mode not supported<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
LabQuest App
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-app-border@2x.png\")
<\/h3>\n- \n
- Collect buttons (
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-collect@2x.png\")
, ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-stop@2x.png\")
, ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-keep@2x.png\")
, ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-mark@2x.png\")
) only available when the LabQuest App, , is running<\/li>\n - Run Selector,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Run-button.png\")
, and Store Run, ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-store-run@2x.png\")
, buttons now located in the bottom bar\n- \n
- They are also available from the Table screen,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-tab-table-border@2x.png\")
, as well as the Graph screen, ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/lq-tab-graph-border@2x.png\")
.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n - Table only displaying data from one dataset at a time\n
- \n
- Run Selector changes which dataset you are viewing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Experiment Viewer app,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/app-lab-viewer@2x.png\")
(replacing some LabQuest App functionality)\n- \n
- This replaces the View Lab Instructions tab from within LabQuest App.<\/li>\n
- Internal sensor user guides are now accessed from the Experiment Viewer app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> LabQuest App supports gestures (see Which gestures work with LabQuest 3 touch screen?<\/a>)\n
- \n
- Manually scale graphs using pinch\/zoom\/pan gestures.\n
- \n
- Main Graph, FFT Graph, and Peak Integration Graph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Scroll table and dialogs using the touch-and-drag gesture (no more obvious scroll bars).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Table includes a row-reference-number column<\/li>\n
- Changing the full-spectrum-mode color background between full-screen and narrow-strip can only be done using a menu.\n
- \n
- From the Graph screen, choose Show Graph \u25b6 Show Spectrum from the Graph menu.\n
- \n
- Used with spectrometers<\/li>\n
- LabQuest 2 supported double-tapping the graph <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Ability to add additional sensors to a file that already has data
(This is also in LabQuest 2 version 2.8.6)<\/strong>\n- \n
- Added sensors can collect data.<\/li>\n
- Columns are added to all data sets.\n
- \n
- Existing datasets include an empty column for added sensors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Columns for new sensors need to be added to the graphs manually.<\/li>\n
- LabQuest 2 would block the addition of sensors, preventing the sensors from showing on the meter and making it appear as sensor malfunction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other Applications<\/h3>\n
- \n
- NEW <\/span><\/strong>Experiment Viewer app, \n
- \n
- PDF file reader <\/li>\n
- Over 75 experiments included\n
- \n
- Experiments support LabQuest (wired BTA\/BTD) and Go Direct sensors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Open PDF files stored on a USB drive and save them to your LabQuest 3.\n
- \n
- Replace experiment files that come on the device with updated or user-modified versions.<\/li>\n
- Add your own experiment files to LabQuest 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- LabQuest 3 user documents available\n
- \n
- Access internal sensor user guides.<\/li>\n
- Access the complete LabQuest 3 User Manual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Periodic Table app,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/app-periodic-table@2x.png\")
\n- \n
- Element data is viewed in an in-app dialog instead of separate apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Connections app, \n
- \n
- This app is accessed through Settings, , and not the Home screen, .<\/li>\n
- Updated icons for the setup options (no longer all gears)<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/strong><\/span> Email service that requires no Email Setup (v 3.0.3 or newer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Camera app,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/app-camera@2x.png\")
\n- \n
- Faster USB ports support cameras that don’t work with LabQuest 2.\n
- \n
- For a list of supported cameras, see What USB cameras work with the LabQuest 2 and LabQuest 3 Camera App?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Language Localization,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/settings-language@2x.png\")
\n- \n
- Japanese and Thai are built-in (LabQuest 2 required a special build)<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Vietnamese (v 3.0.3 and newer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Update app,
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/updates-A@2x.png\")
(Available in version 3.0.2 or newer)<\/em>\n- \n
- Supports Over-the-Air updates when LabQuest 3 is connected to a Wi-Fi network with internet connectivity\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Update app,
- Language Localization,
- For a list of supported cameras, see What USB cameras work with the LabQuest 2 and LabQuest 3 Camera App?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Camera app,
- This app is accessed through Settings,
- NEW <\/span><\/strong>Experiment Viewer app,
- From the Graph screen, choose Show Graph \u25b6 Show Spectrum from the Graph menu.\n
- Main Graph, FFT Graph, and Peak Integration Graph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Manually scale graphs using pinch\/zoom\/pan gestures.\n
- They are also available from the Table screen,
- High-contrast mode not supported<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- NEW<\/strong> <\/span>Update App for accessing Over the Air Updates and Resetting Factory Defaults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- All applications are accessed from the Home screen,
- GPS signal,
- See What does the battery icon on my LabQuest 3 mean?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Top Notification bar (instead of bottom bar)\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Updated color theme and icons<\/li>\n
- LabQuest 3 does not include accelerometers, a light sensor, or an internal temperature sensor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Higher capacity battery (24.42 vs. 12.21 Watt\u00b7hours)\n
- Included Micro USB Cable<\/a> (
- NEW<\/span><\/strong> Two full-speed USB 2.0 ports for sensors and accessories<\/li>\n