I am looking for a good and reliable app that i can use for outdoor use on my phone. I know that the GPS on these phones are not the best, but i spend alot of time fishing, hiking, camping, and off-roading.
It would be really nice to have a quality map/GPS app that I can use when out of cell service area. I was wondering if anyone had used some from the market, and could recomend some places to start. I'm not cheep so a paid version isn't out of the question, but I woundn't mind a free version to see if it works first.
I have tried Google maps, and pre-catched the map thru their labs, but i never seem to be able to get lock on device thru that app when out of data area. I've looked at alot of the app's in the market with reference to hiking and navigation, but there are so many! If there is anyone that has used some of these apps plz let me know!
Honestly you're probably better off just getting yourself a decent gps system such as a garmin.
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Yea, I know, but I dont want carry too much.
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Try using gps aids and applying the fixes through it, should help immensely with locks. Other than that don't know which gps app is best, probably that navigon one for general navigation but based on more wilderness /non road use I'm of no help
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can someone please tell me what is the best app to use for offline gps navigation that uses my built in gps without the use of internet connection . i was using garmin on nokia phones but i cant find something like that for samsubg help
thanks
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Give navigon a try, its free for australian users, but if you look through this forum you'll see ways to get it working elsewhere, or you can pay for it in the market.its not pretty but does a good job and full offline mode.
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Have you already tried Google Maps? Go into menu-more-labs-download map area and follow the instructions.
im trying to find it its not on market
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I use Sygic GPS Navigation and find it good for routing and easy to use. Yoi va also try it for free for one week.
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Google maps supports offline now.
GldRush98 said:
Google maps supports offline now.
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..Only downloaded sections, and up to 10 miles per area.
To the OP, Sygic Aura and CoPilot are great.
So download the parts you need. Derp.
If you need to be entirely offline then use copilot live. I use it for work and it is great.
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I did a search in the "infuse" forum and couldn't find a thread.
What is the best app out there to lock, clean and/or find your phone? The best one on the market looks to be "Lookout Mobile Security". Any ideas?
Lookout is what I run, its pretty nice and it works. I have the free version but there is a paid one, I believe it has one or 2 more feature. The free one with give you app scanning, lost or stolen phone location (tested and works) and a quite nice feature of sending a siren noice to your phone if you happen to misplace your phone while on vibrate.
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I've got SeekDroid on my phone.
Phonelocator pro. Everything it's done by text command, nothing running in the background. Battery life has no affect unlike others. Also if your rooted copy the apk to your system and u could auto enable GPS.
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i love lookout mobile security. you can track your phone on their website. and you can make it "scream" if you cant find it, even if its on silent. it also has an "antivirus" which im not sold on (its linux, its not a window "virus"). it has more advanced features too if you pay for them.
I'm using SeekDroid. I was using Lookout before but felt like it was using up my battery life.
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i love lookout mobile security. you can track your phone on their website. and you can make it "scream" if you cant find it, even if its on silent. it also has an "antivirus" which im not sold on (its linux, its not a window "virus"). it has more advanced features too if you pay for them.
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Actually its not really antivirus, just similar to anti-malware, like rouge apps
Phone locator pro is the best out there. It even turns gps on if you have it off
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well it's a three way tie between Lookout, Seekdroid and Phone Locator.
I run Lookout as it does a pretty good job of anti-malware, keeps a running backup online so you can restore from a specified date, live tracks your device, "screams" the device to help you find it, and gives you the ability to remotely wipe it from their site.
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I use lookout too
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Seekdroid. Already used it to find my phone twice. Works flawlessly and very accurate.
Seekdroid
Seekdroid has worked for me before
Don't just look in your device threads for what would be a universal android app. You will have better results and more options. I can't give thoughts on any of them though as I don't use them, never lost a $600 dollar anything.
Plan B
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result
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Plan B
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result
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I don't know what's better the name or the app itself. That is a great idea from Lookout.
We do not which one is better for android has huge various devices.
And no app can cover all of them.
We have try this app with Galaxy S3/S4/Nexus 5, maybe you can download and have a try...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonefindandlock
is there any A-GPS like Tom Tom for iphone for android phones? just wondering, i prefer those gps to the google maps because the only time i use GPS is for long trips to u.s. or other parts of canada
Never used a TOM TOM, but..I REALLY like this FREE GPS System
http://www.waze.com/
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Never used a TOM TOM, but..I REALLY like this FREE GPS System
http://www.waze.com/
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wow. VERY cool app. Doubt enough people use it here in Canada to be as effective as it may be in areas in the States, but still... love the idea of this app. In Google Navigation the Traffic layer actually works pretty decent, so I do like that.
What the OP is asking for though (which I don't believe waze has) is the ability download the maps to your phone for offline access (for use when outside of your mobile data area). I've also wondered what is the best option... you can download sections of areas in Google Navigation but I've heard it's kinda glitchy and it doesn't catch much of an area....
Anyone know of a good GPS app for offline access???
That was my favorite app when I had the iPhone.
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What's wrong with Google navigation?
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I use sygic it works even if you don't have signal cause the maps are stored on the sdcard
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yeah and google nav uses data so when i go to the U.S i dont want to get charged lol
I am running VB FB Edition and one thing I have noticed is that my Gps does not work. I would like to use the navigation feature but it seems never to get a lock on. There is many apps in the market that say they fix Gps issues. But what does everyone use to get Gps working? Can some advise me? Thanks for all your input.
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I am running VB FB Edition and one thing I have noticed is that my Gps does not work. I would like to use the navigation feature but it seems never to get a lock on. There is many apps in the market that say they fix Gps issues. But what does everyone use to get Gps working? Can some advise me? Thanks for all your input.
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Somewhere within the VB black thread I think the apk for angrygps is posted. That was suggested for a while to fix the gps issues.
I have not read anybody else with gps problems on FB's VB. You may need to reflash, or clear caches and fix permissions.
Ok I found my issue under development for some reason I had enabled mock gps location enabled. What is that feature for?
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It can enable you to set a different location from where you actually are. For example, if you use any of the maps/location features that show you stuff around you, say hotels, you can use a mock location of where you're headed (say New York City) vs. where you are now (on the highway in New Jersey) to get what's close to that location.
Clear as mud, right?
Also, you can use mock location for development purposes in case you're making an app that uses a GPS location and you don't get a real GPS location, or testing to see if your app will work with different coordinates and how it will react.
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It can enable you to set a different location from where you actually are. For example, if you use any of the maps/location features that show you stuff around you, say hotels, you can use a mock location of where you're headed (say New York City) vs. where you are now (on the highway in New Jersey) to get what's close to that location.
Clear as mud, right?
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Damn dude! Close enough and I'm from jersey. How did you guess that lol
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vwgtiturbo1 said:
Damn dude! Close enough and I'm from jersey. How did you guess that lol
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LOL. Get off of the GSP & keep an eye out for the folks falling out of John Malkovich's head!
Hi,
I'm currently in Paris and thought I was a well prepared by creating a list of saved places, and downloading the entire city to use offline in maps
The problem is, the actual navigation/find directions part doesn't seem to work without an Internet connection - I can still browse the map etc but I have no way of finding out how far away places are, or the best way of getting there
Also, my GPS took almost 30 minutes before finding my location
Any suggestions please? In florida last year I used my iPhone offline constantly for driving directions etc and it was perfect, is there anyway I can do something similar on my Android please?
Thanks!
Navfree.
Works a treat
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Copilot also works very nicely
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