hi there
since google navigation doesn't work is other country outside US
any of you guys ever try other navigation software like Sygic or navitel etc that works properly on galaxy note?
papago doesn't works as it doesn't support note screen size
antondw said:
hi there
since google navigation doesn't work is other country outside US
any of you guys ever try other navigation software like Sygic or navitel etc that works properly on galaxy note?
papago doesn't works as it doesn't support note screen size
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Sygic has a bug on the Galaxy Note that means you have to go and manually delete your settings file every now and then in order to get it working again.
They've just released a new beta which will hopefully fix it but I haven't had time to test it yet.
You can keep an eye on the GNote Sygic thread here.
Also tried Sygic, but indeed problematic.
Ndrive works very good on the Note however:
https://market.android.com/search?q=ndrive&so=1&c=apps
I've been using CoPilot which works pretty well, the UI of it actually autoscales so there's more on the screen which to be honest isn't great in my opinion as it's an app where you actually want bigger buttons to press cos it's very difficult and more dangerous trying to press small button icons while driving (I know you shouldn't really be messing with your phone while driving but sometimes you need to make slight adjustments to your journey). The only other issue I've found so far with it is if you don't have your phone in the orientation that you want it to be in when you boot the app up, you may get the speed warning sign clip off the bottom right hand side of the screen. As for that, CoPilot works really well and is very accurate in tracking where you are, very little lag between me passing a road onscreen on in real life.
antondw said:
hi there
since google navigation doesn't work is other country outside US
any of you guys ever try other navigation software like Sygic or navitel etc that works properly on galaxy note?
papago doesn't works as it doesn't support note screen size
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hmm? what do you mean?
google navigation works flawlessly for me and im in australia. it also has no issues with the google street view integration here so im sure it works in some non-US countries.
it didnt work in my brother's samsung galaxy s2 (due to a common hardware fault) but it works perfectly for my motorola atrix and for my galaxy note.
normally i just stick with google nav since it works with vlingo voice commands.
copilot premium europe
does not work for me. freeze after a while so I have to kill the task.
Sygic Navigator 11.2 (Aura)
Sygic Navigator 11.2 (Aura) works just fine.
Got it here (don't have enough posts to insert the link, but that should do ...)
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Never had any problems. And i've already traveled with it in three different european countries. Highly recommend. Used it also on my previous HTC DHD.
I tried to install on Note, Navigon from SGS2 and it works great!
I've used CoPilot Live Premium and Navmii (also known as Navfree) on my Note. Both have offline map support (once you've downloaded them for the first time). Navmii is free and although it's early days I prefer it to CoPilot Live Premium.
I think it has only recently been added to the Market and wasn't there when I installed it from the link here - http://getsatisfaction.com/navmii/topics/android_release.
Now it is in the Market, here - https://market.android.com/details?...xLDEsImNvbS5uYXZmcmVlLmFuZHJvaWQuT1NNLkFMTCJd
i'm using sygic, with the new beta, seems it has fixed start crashing issue on SGS2 or SGN.
Sygic 11.2.2 beta2 : db.tt/IebGh6vR
I am on WisePilot and I got the lifetime license with offline Maps
goodcrook said:
Sygic Navigator 11.2 (Aura) works just fine.
Got it here (don't have enough posts to insert the link, but that should do ...)
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Never had any problems. And i've already traveled with it in three different european countries. Highly recommend. Used it also on my previous HTC DHD.
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Hi! Could you please PM me a link?
Many thanks in advance!
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tdodd said:
I've used CoPilot Live Premium and Navmii (also known as Navfree) on my Note. Both have offline map support (once you've downloaded them for the first time). Navmii is free and although it's early days I prefer it to CoPilot Live Premium.
I think it has only recently been added to the Market and wasn't there when I installed it from the link here - http://getsatisfaction.com/navmii/topics/android_release.
Now it is in the Market, here - https://market.android.com/details?...xLDEsImNvbS5uYXZmcmVlLmFuZHJvaWQuT1NNLkFMTCJd
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Thanks for Your review! I will give a try to Navmii
You have got a very nice avatar by the way!
katinsh said:
Thanks for Your review! I will give a try to Navmii
You have got a very nice avatar by the way!
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Thanks.
I've just realised, the product is called Navfree and the company is Navmii. The version on the Market is 1.8.0 and I assume is the latest "stable" release. The other link, from the Getsatisfaction website, contains a more recent software version - 1.9.2 - released for testing. That's the one I've been using.
Navigon Select 4.0 works great on Note!
I use Waze for daily driving. Its real time traffic, hazards, and police sightings are awesome. Traffic data is pretty accurate in my area. It's better it large cities with lots of users.
I have installed NDrive 11 with the Southern Africa maps and it works great on the Note. Overall I am impressed with the Note's GPS ability I have not seen a phone get a GPS lock as fast as the Note.
+1 on Waze........great free app...really cool interaction with other users as well.
CoPilot - UK & Ireland works great on the Note.
iGo, Navigon, Sygic
work fine
Yeah. Sygic works fine on SGN.
Related
I often travel through some areas where I do not have phone coverage and so the Google navigation will not work for me.
What is the best GPS navigation software for android? I need something that saves maps locally.
Aslo, is there a way to save google maps to my SD card for trips where I may not have coverage?
Co-pilot.
Keeps maps on SD card.
Sygic i use on mine and tested it out the other day worked great other than no voice....and maps are installed on SD card
Henchman said:
Co-pilot.
Keeps maps on SD card.
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+1 no need for data connection
igo8 is best
I've been using Co-Pilot for months on my G1 and just installed it on my Nexus when that arrived. It's really easy to use, has a nice interface and seems to route very well.
I've used Sygic and iGo on other devices in the past and I think co-pilot is a nicer interface. It's also very cheap for what it is
can I install Garmin on Android Nexus
feeltch said:
can I install Garmin on Android Nexus
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No yet, they are still seeking for Android developers to move along.
http://www.androidguys.com/2009/11/28/garmin-seeking-android-developers/
3Shirts said:
I've been using Co-Pilot for months on my G1 and just installed it on my Nexus when that arrived. It's really easy to use, has a nice interface and seems to route very well.
I've used Sygic and iGo on other devices in the past and I think co-pilot is a nicer interface. It's also very cheap for what it is
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+1..........
iGo8 for N1
I have installed the iGo but the resolution doesnt fit.
the screen will not enlarg to full screen
any ideas?
does co-pilot work with australian maps?
im trying co-pilot and will give a comment about it... im living in malaysia...
Co Pilot has a version in market place with Aussie maps. I bought it, and it's worth the $60 I paid for it. I had been a long term tomtom on winmob user and find that co pilot does everything I used on tomtom.
guydor007 said:
I have installed the iGo but the resolution doesnt fit.
the screen will not enlarg to full screen
any ideas?
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To make it fit N1 res:
1. Download this file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q9D9CX9A
2. Unpack and adb push the following:
adb push sys.txt data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/sys.txt
adb push data.gro data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/data.gro
adb push FrutigerNextCom-Regular.ttf data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/FrutigerNextCom-Regular.ttf
adb push FrutigerOTS.ttf data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/FrutigerOTS.ttf
Now you should see it at the correct res. There's a known bug which is that you'll have to kill the process because you won't be able to close it from the app itself.
Hope it helped!
I have both Sygic an Copilot - aussie versions. Whilst Copilot has a nicer interface, I cannot say enough good things about Sygic. When I was on my HTC Magic, and installed Cyanogens first 1.6 rom, I emailed them for help because neither worked with GPS enabled (due to it not being a released OS yet). The Copilot response was 'Once it's released, we will support it' - or something to that effect (at least that's how th response felt to me). The Sygic developer contacted me straight away, and for the next 2 weeks he sent me update after update until it finally started working - and in the end had to install Cyanogens mod himself to do so.
That's what I call support! Also, I actually prefer the Sygic interface, it feels less cluttered, and more...whats the word? Intuitive. ie, where you expect an option to be, it seems to be. Copilot for all it's bells and whistles, I don't think of it as an intuitive program. Intuitive programming is a must on mobile devices given limited screen space, and Sygic hits it for me.
EDIT: Add to that, Sygic is faster
Which version to download for north America? There are 3 in the marketplace. 2 for Europe and 1 for Australia and new Zealand
Google Nexus One - Navigon/beta+CoPilot+Google Navigation/beta
CyanogenMod-5.0-beta4 + addons and highmem.
iPhone 3GS 32GB/white - Navigon/beta+TomTom+CoPilot+iGO+Sygic
lol get lost much?..jesus.....
rekrapg said:
I have both Sygic an Copilot - aussie versions. Whilst Copilot has a nicer interface, I cannot say enough good things about Sygic. When I was on my HTC Magic, and installed Cyanogens first 1.6 rom, I emailed them for help because neither worked with GPS enabled (due to it not being a released OS yet). The Copilot response was 'Once it's released, we will support it' - or something to that effect (at least that's how th response felt to me). The Sygic developer contacted me straight away, and for the next 2 weeks he sent me update after update until it finally started working - and in the end had to install Cyanogens mod himself to do so.
That's what I call support! Also, I actually prefer the Sygic interface, it feels less cluttered, and more...whats the word? Intuitive. ie, where you expect an option to be, it seems to be. Copilot for all it's bells and whistles, I don't think of it as an intuitive program. Intuitive programming is a must on mobile devices given limited screen space, and Sygic hits it for me.
EDIT: Add to that, Sygic is faster
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I have to add to this, not only is Sygic better in my opinion, but CoPilot has some awful disadvantages for me.
1. Does not follow one way restrictions on roads in my hometown (Baltimore, MD). Roads that have always been one way (for 100 years). Major confidence breaker.
2. When contacted about poor directions (citing one way restrictions not being followed), they stated it would take a few months to get an update sent out. YIKES!
That's really enough to be a deal breaker for me.
Sygic has never led me astray, even in foreign states where I am not familiar with the roads. I can't trust CoPilot to do so, as such I got a refund within my 24 hour period.
St.Jimmy! said:
To make it fit N1 res:
1. Download this file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q9D9CX9A
2. Unpack and adb push the following:
adb push sys.txt data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/sys.txt
adb push data.gro data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/data.gro
adb push FrutigerNextCom-Regular.ttf data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/FrutigerNextCom-Regular.ttf
adb push FrutigerOTS.ttf data/data/com.navngo.igo.javaclient/FrutigerOTS.ttf
Now you should see it at the correct res. There's a known bug which is that you'll have to kill the process because you won't be able to close it from the app itself.
Hope it helped!
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Could you please tell me how was the experience of using iGO in android compare to Windows Mobile?
thanks
I use Copilot, which is rather good, considering its cost. Sometimes it seems to give slightly too late of a notification to turn on an exit, and sometimes it thinks that a one-way road is a two-way one, but overall it's good, if one adapts to its minor quirks. I haven't tried anything else (besides Google Maps and Google Earth), so I don't know whether it's the best, though.
Hi All,
I recently purchased a HTC Desire, and then also purchased Sygic Mobile Maps 10 - but alas, it's not letting me open the app. It opens, goes to black screen, then returns me back to my home screen.
Anyone know how to fix this?
Have you contacted Sygic support?
They must help you for paying customer.
lasterato said:
Hi All,
I recently purchased a HTC Desire, and then also purchased Sygic Mobile Maps 10 - but alas, it's not letting me open the app. It opens, goes to black screen, then returns me back to my home screen.
Anyone know how to fix this?
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I know this might not help but works fine for me...
You did install the maps from the PC and sync'd the device with the software...
Yay! I got it working. Thanks guys for all the help. I just started a fresh, dumped files on the card, installed the software and it works a treat!
Thanks again.
Same problem
Hi -
I just downed my 2 gig update to version10 file.
But I have the same problem after installation.
I mailed Sygic, but maybe you could tell me what you did ?
I have the exact same error.
Under the installation it did not ask me to remove maps -
So I did this by unselection in sync app.
Then install maps again.
And last installed app manually.
BTW im on the newly Android 2.1
Please advice
BR
MKrogh
i'm torn between sygic and ndrive, since they are both paid apps, I want to be sure I make the right decision. any comments between the two? I tried ndrive for 7 days trial, while it works, the route calculation is not very good and the features are very basic.
I can't try sygic since they do not have trial..
zenkinz said:
i'm torn between sygic and ndrive, since they are both paid apps, I want to be sure I make the right decision. any comments between the two? I tried ndrive for 7 days trial, while it works, the route calculation is not very good and the features are very basic.
I can't try sygic since they do not have trial..
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I strongly recommend Sygic. I have NDRive (V9) pre-installed on a PDA, and I found that it has many shortcomings. Just to name a few:
- Its navigation instructions are not clear. For example, when it tells you "keep right", that may just mean that you should take the rightmost lane and proceed forward, but it may also mean that you should turn right to another road. The only way to tell is to look at the display. Furthermore, in some junctions it simply doesn't give any instruction at all.
- Its routing is not very good. I've seen it make various silly mistakes.
- There's no way to tell it to navigate to a point that you indicate on the map. You first have to create a favorite, and then tell it to navigate to it.
- The map of Portugal has many errors. While other maps are from Teleatlas, the Portuguese map is from InfoPortugal and is much less accurate. This is somewhat silly, because the software is Portuguese and I guess that Portugal is their main market.
I've had the opportunity to try Sygic version 7 (it was called McGuider, then), and that version was much better than NDrive V9. Sygic is now at version 10, which should be even better.
blank sygic
You must close your network, it' work for me.
Just saw this on another site. Microsoft has released a new version of Bing that includes real time navigation, with voice directions, along with the other Bing search stuff.
Works great on the HD2 here in US.
Download latest at Microsoft Bing site
or here for CAB.
PocketNow has a video showing BingNav in action on HD2.
Pros:
Voice Prompts with street names
Walking and Driving Navigation
Full screen graphic of next turn
Voice control for search
Cons:
No pinch-to-zoom (zoom buttons work well)
Data plan required (bad for some)
US only (Possibly) [CONFIRMED - NAV in US only]
Maps are slow to load without 3G.
Note: Yes, just like Google Nav for Android, it uses data plan for getting maps or for search features. I dont think it can pre-load maps off wifi before trip.
Note2: This wont affect US HD2 users, but looks like Microsoft disabled Nav features on Verizon network so as to not kill off Verizon Nav App sales.
Cheers Pingu!
Works a treat here in Limeyland also.
Shabba!
it requires data plan for navigation to work.
Navigation doesnt work in Germany
Good stuff - it looks MUCH better than the ****ty Google-apps if you ask me.
works great but there is no pinch to zoom on the map
Looks good, navigation is only for the US though ... really hope it comes to the UK, it cant be hard, it knows where the roads are and can give directions.
wooooooooot
I don't expect it too soon here in Europe - our BING-websearch is still marked 'beta' here in Germany - it's kinda ridiculous.
This is much better than Google Map, I'm glad to see Microsoft catching up so seriously.
Honestly I don't see standalone navigation device garmin
lasting too much longer, if you have a company like microsoft or google offering free voice guided maps for free, and no matter how you slice it the majority of cellular/mobile devices have a data plan or way to access data almost anytime. I mean if 2 of your friends don't have data they probably have a wifi enabled phone and with android, winmo, and hate to say apple being a wifi router we all have connection. I think this is going to help the providers push the tier internet usage system. (sorry for long post was itching to post on this)
Thanks for posting the cab.
Navigation unfortunately doesn't work in the UK (says "all or part of your route is not in the United States. We are sorry, but navigation is not available outside the United States").
I find the voice recognition in the latest google maps better than 'Tell me' in bing - for the UK anyway. And google maps has pinch to zoom, and latitude which I think is good for keeping a beady eye on your gf
Eek. Not a fan. I think Microsoft can do better.
Thanks for the cab! I read about this earlier and it said to go to m.bing.com/download on my phone but when I did that, site said my phone (TMOUS HTC HD2) is not supported. However, I still downloaded a cab which did not do anything. So really thanks for this! I just tried it and it works! I love awesome free apps!
Works great!
Trick/tip: be sure you are using Internet Explorer to browse to m.bing.com/download. The site does not recognize Opera and it thinks you have an unsupported device. Using IE, it recognizes the device and offers the correct version of the bing cab.
I was using the wrong version of Bing for a while and getting frustrated that I wasn't seeing the latest features etc, until I figured this simple thing out.
otherworld said:
Thanks for posting the cab.
Navigation unfortunately doesn't work in the UK (says "all or part of your route is not in the United States. We are sorry, but navigation is not available outside the United States").
I find the voice recognition in the latest google maps better than 'Tell me' in bing - for the UK anyway. And google maps has pinch to zoom, and latitude which I think is good for keeping a beady eye on your gf
Eek. Not a fan. I think Microsoft can do better.
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Ditto - The voice search seemed to think that I lived in a "tattoo parlour"!
nonpaq said:
Note2: This wont affect US HD2 users, but looks like Microsoft disabled Nav features on Verizon network so as to not kill off Verizon Nav App sales.
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If people try to download from Marketplace, it says that version was released on 4/27/10 and the voice directions don't seem to work for some Verizon phones. Download from m.bing.com and the voice directions work properly on stock Verizon ROMs.
how does it compared with Google Navigate... does this got audio control?
Is anyone using this on the AT&T Tilt2 (Touch Pro 2, Rhodium)? The last version of Bing that would locate me is V4.6.6. Every update since then has failed to both get a GPS lock and locate with cell towers. I've checked all the GPS com ports and everything looks as if it's fine, but it just won't lock on. Every other app that uses tower location and/or GPS works just fine.
I set up my Tilt2 as a dual boot; I actually have Android running on it now. Guess what? Google Navigation works just fine on it yet Android isn't even the native OS!
Why can't Microsoft get anything right??? Why does a Microsoft app not work on a (stock non-cooked) Microsoft ROM???
Anyone have any ideas on why the latest versions of Bing won't work on my device?
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Can it preload full maps for the route over WiFi?
good day
apologies if this has been posted before. i have a sprint touch pro 2 which i ordered from the u.s. (i'm based in australia). i've been trying to install tomtom 7 as well as the updated series. whenever i launch the cab the cursor just spins but the software doesn't get installed. anyone have this same issue?
in that, which gps software is best working for your units? garmin xt, papago, etc?
appreciate your inputs.
cheers
john
TomTom 7 has massive lag issues on the TP2, making it almost unusable for many. It also has no TTS. I use iGo8, which also works well but is a memory hog and the TTS can be flaky. I've tried a demo version of Navigon 7.4.0 Build 962 and it was definitely the best of the three: no lag at all, can navigate to google search results, and it's TTS is flawless. Eventually I might dump iGo and get Navigon.
Garmin Mobile XT apparently works well, but has no TTS.
rete said:
TomTom 7 has massive lag issues on the TP2, making it almost unusable for many. It also has no TTS. I use iGo8, which also works well but is a memory hog and the TTS can be flaky. I've tried a demo version of Navigon 7.4.0 Build 962 and it was definitely the best of the three: no lag at all, can navigate to google search results, and it's TTS is flawless. Eventually I might dump iGo and get Navigon.
Garmin Mobile XT apparently works well, but has no TTS.
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mate
your response is much appreciated, Thanks! i'll give navigon a go. on tomtom, i've tried just about everything including a hard boot but still the problem persists. i used to have a dopod advantage and tomtom 6 worked flawlessly. guess it's time to try out a different software.
cheers
I have garmin and I love it. I believe it has TTS. Doesn't that mean it tells u what street to turn on.
I greatly disagree with the first reply.. I use TomTom and it works flawlessly... I am using version 7.918.9193 VGA Black.. No problems installing it... none of that lag that is talked about... amd usually I am locked on withing 30 sec. I do have the updated GPS driver you can find on the site here.. But even before I installed that I had no lag issues and usualyl got a lock in a min or so.
I have also used 7.916 and it was simmilar. I have even used TomTom tech support when I was having problems when I wanted to renew my traffic sibscription (They doubled their price since I last paid and I wasn;t willing to pay the new price).. They were very friendly... even when I told them what version I was using. I think you might just have a bad download or something... I am using the Energy version listed below... I find that by FAR TomTom is the most reliable (never crashes).. It is one of the easiest to use... The screen format and voice guided directions work great.. You can even navigate to one of your contacts in your phonebook. I do reccemend making a TomTom Home account and downloading additional Point if Interest (for free).. But after you do that it is just as good if not better than most of the compitition..
I am trying to find where I can download Navigon MobileNavigator 7 North America. I have 2 Navigon GPS devices and LOVE them. I want this on my SPRINT HTC TOUCH PRO2.
hello to all
i want to know if is possible to install on this tablet programs for navigation, like IGo, Navigon, Sygic ... or if exist for this device , now i use Google Navigation but i want something else.
Yes it's possible. I have CoPilot
thx for the quick reply but i want more details pls, what version? where can i find it? and if exist another programs if u know. thx
I have tried a couple. Sygic & Copilot premium.
Loved the look of Copilot. typing addresses was a nightmare though and speed camera locations were a bit hit & miss.
Sygic was great, I swapped to copilot after having gps issues. My location couldn't be found. I even restarted my TF. I found that having 3d buildings on made it run a little behind, but only a little.
I have now gone back to Sygic after the problems with typing on copilot.
Both have great potential though.
Seg
deejayviral said:
thx for the quick reply but i want more details pls, what version? where can i find it? and if exist another programs if u know. thx
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You can browse the Android Market to see what is available.
https://market.android.com/search?q=navigation&c=apps
Use OsmAnd: Free and offline.
It has panning, routing, Wikipedia articles (although just in their paid or in their nightly build - free - version), multiple layers (online -> Google images, Bing maps ... and offline -> Saved vector OSM data) and a great Android integration.
It isn't adapted to Android 3+ (so hasn't got the actionbar), but it scales very well. You only see that little menu button in the bottom bar.
Btw, did I mention it's FREE (as in beer and speech, both the app and the data)
The Free data is very well developed in Germany, and almost all western countries are well developed (all streets are on the map, so good enough for navigation, but maybe no housenumber search). As the data is free, you can add all missing details yourself: http://osm.org
http://osmand.net/
I use Sygic in the US and it's fantastic. Well worth whatever it costs.
Waze maybe?