PDA

The PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), also sometimes called the Survival PDA, is a multipurpose device that the player keeps with them at all times. The PDA's AI keeps the player informed of their health status and will alert the player when the player has 30 or 10 O2 points remaining (feature disabled in hardcore), if the player is getting close to dehydration or starvation, or if the player is reaching dangerous temperatures (only in Below Zero). It also gives useful information to the player when they enter new areas or find new materials.
In Subnautica, Ryley Robinson uses an Alterra-issued PDA, while in Subnautica: Below Zero, Robin Ayou uses a Xenoworx PDA.
== Controls ==
Action 	Mouse & Keyboard	Xbox One	PlayStation 4	Nintendo Switch
Open PDA 	 	 	 	
Take In-game Picture	 	 	 	
The various tabs of the PDA allow the player to:
* Access their inventory 
* View their Blueprints 
* Toggle Signals and assign new colors to them 
* View the photos they have taken. 
* View their log messages 
* View their Databank 
* in Subnautica, view all received Time Capsules 
== Inventory paper doll ==
The PDA's inventory tab provides a paper doll interface that allows the player to equip items. The available equipment slots are on the head, torso, feet, and hands, as well as an air tank and two computer chips. Equipment must be placed in a corresponding slot in order for it to benefit the player.
For a complete list of equipment that can be equipped through this interface, see Equipment.
== Blueprints ==
The blueprints tab keeps track of the player's current blueprints and the respective recipes.
Selecting a recipe will pin it to the top-right of the screen, allowing the player to view the recipe at all times even while the PDA is closed. It is possible that there will be a search function for blueprints in the future.Favro Card: PDA blueprints tab should be searchable
For a complete list of blueprints, see Blueprints.
== Log messages ==
Abandoned PDAs can be found while exploring Subnautica and Below Zero. Collecting abandoned PDAs will download their log messages to the player's PDA. In Below Zero, the player will sometimes also receive calls from other characters through the PDA.
For a complete list of log messages and calls, see Dialogue (Subnautica) and Dialogue (Below Zero).
== Databank ==
Every databank record the player acquires is saved to the PDA's Databank tab. The AI will sometimes inform the player that a new databank entry is available and occasionally summarize the entry.
For a complete list of databank entries, see Databank (Subnautica) and Databank (Below Zero).
Below are the Subnautica databank entries related to the PDA itself:
<tabber>
|-|Start Here=
|-|Survival Checklist=
|-|WARNING: Blueprint Database Corrupted=
</tabber>
== Gallery ==
<tabber>
|-|SN Screenshots=
PDA First Use.gif|The Player booting up the PDA
PDA-1.jpg|The Inventory tab
PDA-2.jpg|The Blueprints tab
PDA-3.jpg|The Beacon Manager tab
PDA-4.jpg|The Photo Manager tab
PDA-5.jpg|The Log tab
PDA-6.jpg|The Data Bank tab
HUDStats.gif|The player's stats on the HUD switch to numerical when the PDA is open
|-|BZ Screenshots=
PDAInventory.jpg|The Inventory tab
PDABlueprints (BZ).jpg|The Blueprints tab
PDABeacons.jpg|The Beacon Manager tab
PDAAlbum.jpg|The Photo Manager tab
PDADialogue.jpg|The Log tab
PDADatabank.jpg|The Encyclopedia tab
HUDStats (BZ).gif|The player's stats on the HUD switch to numerical when the PDA is open
|-|Concept Art=
PDA Concept Art.png|PDA Concept Art
PDA 210.jpg|Early PDA UI Concept Art
2014-07-01_11-53-58.png|A Concept Art mockup of the PDA UI
Diablo_style_inventory_constraints.png|Ditto
Uniform_with_weight.png|Ditto
Fox3d-entertainment-8a6e2d94024343-5e73d6df719c0.jpg|Concept Art depicting the Blueprints tab
Fox3d-entertainment-28f82094024343-5e73d6df6fa9f.jpg|Concept Art depicting the Beacons tab
Fox3d-entertainment-57a3f494024343-5e73d6df7041a.jpg|Concept Art depicting the Encyclopedia tab
XenoworxPDA Model.jpeg|Xenoworx model from Sketchfab
</tabber>
== Trivia ==
* In an old developer doc, the minimap was a planned feature. It would track the player and terrain. This was removed long before the playable version of Subnautica was released.
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