In the iPhone, I used to use Sygic to navigate. It used the signal from cell towers to triangulate my vehicle's location. No need to download the maps since the complete map is already on my phone.
Is there a similar app which has the same functionality on the Nexus S?
terra_droid said:
In the iPhone, I used to use Sygic to navigate. It used the signal from cell towers to triangulate my vehicle's location. No need to download the maps since the complete map is already on my phone.
Is there a similar app which has the same functionality on the Nexus S?
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Navigon, CoPilot Live, Brut's version of Google Maps...
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what gps aplication to use on windows mobile ?
garmin , tom tom ....other than that?
i like Garmin, good maps for canada. finger friendly for driving- not that u should do that lol
Google Maps. Depends what you use the GPS for i spose.
GPS Softwares: Destinator, Route 66, Co-Pilot Live, Mapking, iGuidance, Nav N Go igo.
Off Road GPS Software - OziExplorer, Vito Navigator, GPS Tuner, Tracky Pro
Really depends on what you want to use GPS for and your location on earth
i use it in Europe .... for driving ... but i do not want to use internet .
for using Google maps you have to use internet ....right?
quantico2708 said:
i use it in Europe .... for driving ... but i do not want to use internet .
for using Google maps you have to use internet ....right?
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Yes, you need data connection for Google Maps.
I personally use iGO8, and I have no complaints so far. Their maps are recently updated, more so probably for European Maps.
i used google and tomtom and i can say forget them
iGO8 is the best i used
if your device can't run iGO8 at full speed turn off landscape and buildings
and it will become very fast
beside that iGO8 gets gps signal very fast 2-3 times faster than iGO6 or tomtom 6
I have a Samsung JACK. However, I don't use the data plan. I just don't have the need for it.
It would be nice, from time to time, to have access to GPS mapping. I've discovered the GPSTest trick that eliminates the small data usage at GPS startup. But, I don't have any maps.
I've looked at Garming and TomTom's offerings. However, I don't need $100 for the whole country. I don't need half the country. I don't even need 1/50th of the country. What I really would be interested in is getting maps on a city by city (or even just one county) basis.
Does anybody sell maps of just a city?
Is there any way to download maps of just one city and store it locally?
Google Maps is a free service... is there any way of saving an area of map to the device to recall it later?
I use, prefer and recommend TrekBuddy. You just have to make the maps of your desired region(s) beforehand, but there are tools for that as well.
I'm desperately searching for GARMIN for android (xperia x10)
why? is the navigation app not sufficient? i find it much smoother and more up to date (AND FREE) in comparison to any Smartphone based TBT navigation software so far.
well. Current navigation needs GPRS connection. In rooming is very expensive downloading maps. Garmin's maps are on SD card
I must admit, it would be nice if you can download a certain area of maps.
For example, if you are going on holiday, it would be nice to have the maps for Spain already on your SD card so that when you are lost, you can get back to your hotel/restaurant/pub etc. Not necessarily just for TBT, but top down maps too.
I do think (for local journeys) the maps downloads before the navigation starts, so that if you do lose 3g/GPRS signal you still have a visual map, and it also downloads the street view level of the destination (in my experience, it loads very quickly when you reach your destination, so I believe it is pre-downloaded)
Maybe its something that Google would take into consideration if people asked them for it (or a dev for 'hacked' versions of Google maps)
EDIT: should also note that Garmin isn't yet released on Android. They will soon be releasing a Garmin Android phone. Maybe after that they will release the TBT Nav as a standalone app
There are other apps that not need GPRS to work.
Navigon
Ndrive
SygicMobile
iGO (not for x10 at the moment)
CoPilot8
They are not free but you can buy individual country maps.
hopla - Which country are you in? Google maps works really well in the UK and a few other places now - and doesn't need GPRS.
Just download iGO but Motonav version and you will be very satisfied ! I am using it and it is great. Dont know if I can put some links to cracked versions but just google "iGO Motonav" and download version for Milestone ( 854x480 ).
Cheers
i would like to use the Garmin GPS navigation too. The motonav isnt that good to me. I have compared with the current navigon GPS and motonav, and found out that motonav usually points for longer distance travel.
note: i am living in US.
Copilot is the one working the best so far,the map are updated and it work flawlessly on the x10
i would like garmin for my android as well, i love google maps and the navigation, but garmin maps supports custom maps such as for western canada being able to search by LSD (Legal Subdivision) which normally looks like 12-14-15-18w4 anyone who works oilfield, or outside of a city office uses it in AB/SK/MB
Garmin seems to be the only mapping that comes with or has an add-on for inputing those type of addresses
Here in Asia (Thailand / Cambo / Laos / Vietnam) Garmin is the only routing game in town really..
So all other suggestions, while valid for some territories, are moot if we dont have maps for the region.
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i would like to use the Garmin GPS navigation too. The motonav isnt that good to me. I have compared with the current navigon GPS and motonav, and found out that motonav usually points for longer distance travel.
note: i am living in US.
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Google navigation with street view still u are looking for garmin. I am waiting for google to release for India.
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use brut navigation....
feiming said:
use brut navigation....
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to do routing you still need a data plan...all brute force does is cache the map to the area you've browsed and it gives you your current location
also, browsing the map at different zoom levels takes forever
If you need custom maps for android the solution is Navitel, ($28 in Android market), make your map with gpsmapedit (version free) and export in Navitel map (with routing, and no need data plan). It´s very easy.
co-pilot 8 pro has been excellent. If they release a tomtom version well thats the one I like best. I travel alot so tomtom has been perfect for me.
You should check out navigon, I use it myself and I'm very impressed, I tried some of the others but didn't like them. It's worth a look.
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Is this a real GPS or A-GPS? Somebody said it's a real GPS, but if no wifi, it can't download map data, so actually it's not useful.
Well if you download a gps client like Sygic or CoPilot it's not useless and very useful. Google Maps can cache pieces of the map also for later use.
So to answer your question yes it is a real GPS but as for the second part it's not useless.
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Well if you download a gps client like Sygic or CoPilot it's not useless and very useful. Google Maps can cache pieces of the map also for later use.
So to answer your question yes it is a real GPS but as for the second part it's not useless.
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You could also tether it to a phone through wifi and google nav works great, although if you already have an Android phone you could just use nav on it...
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Is this a real GPS or A-GPS? Somebody said it's a real GPS, but if no wifi, it can't download map data, so actually it's not useful.
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you just need a GPS navigation app to make it a full fledged GPS device.
I use Copilot Live and Sygic and both apps have maps stored in your device.
I have CoPilot installed and it works very fine. With a car mount you have a Giant GPS. Like others said, you will have to teather to fully use Google Maps or Earth. I do that sometime when scouting locations for photo shoots. Check out GPS Essentials in the Market. You will be able to see the satellites connect but as with any GPS works best out doors.
Even without internet connection, my P6200 is able to locate within 1 to 2 minutes. It's GPS sensitivity is excellent. I have used so many GPS products before. The GPS performance is P6200 is the best.
I have used my Galaxy S3 in areas with no data connection and I got "Lost data connection" and navigation would not work till I got a good signal again.
I just picked up a Galaxy Note 10.1 wiFi. It has a GPS so I tried the navigation over a 78 mile journey. The GPS worked exactly the same as the G3 one and never skipped a beat!
Now, since there is no cell service with my Note 10.1, can anyone who KNOWS, explain how it's acquiring the map data?
I am soooo blown away, and at the same time, very curious as to how this is being done.
Thanks Guys, hoping to see the light!!!
Aloha!
You can save Google map data for offline use. Under settings in Google Maps there's an option to make available offline. I've been downloading and using free USGS topo maps of National Forests for years, starting with my original GPS unit. If you hike or bike in these areas, these maps are life savers. Here's a link that gets you to a USGS page with links to a clickable map of the US that's used to pick the topo maps you want (the downloadable maps are free, paper maps are available for a reasonable price). http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/ Right now, you can still sign up for a free beta of TerraGo's Mobile for Android app that can import USGS pdf topo maps. http://www.terragotech.com/download-software