Hi Folks,
here about my newest app: GPS Maps
GPS Maps shows you the most relevant GPS data and your current position (on a google map) at one view.
Following data is shown:
1st row: GPS bearing, cardinal direction
2nd row: Latitude, longitude
3rd row: Speed, altitude
4rd row: Accuracy, satellites in use, satellites in view
The app can be fully customized to fit your needs:
-Select the displayed data
-Select colors, text sizes
-Select map modes
-Select units
-Many other settings
Perfect for all activities or as navigation assistant!
Have fun
Available on Android Market (use the attached QR for getting the link)
Would be as widget very nice.
Hi,
thx for this idea, i will include it to my wish list
And another Idea:
Would it be possible to add that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15121649
Dtrieb said:
And another Idea:
Would it be possible to add that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15121649
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thx for this idea
Outputting the current address was already on my todo list, but not in combination with Text to Speech.
=> Implementation in progress
is this a google maps modification?
or a complteley new app?
amskhan1 said:
is this a google maps modification?
or a complteley new app?
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An app that also uses a google map
GPS Maps v1.04 was just released to market.
New feature: retrieve and show your current address on street level.
https://market.android.com/details?id=at.specsoft.gpsmapstrial
@Dtrieb: this is the first step for the text to speech feature that you requested, TTS output will follow.
Can you also close GPS if the program shut down?
Dtrieb said:
Can you also close GPS if the program shut down?
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what do you exactly mean?
I mean:
If i close GPS Maps the icon from my GPS shows that it have a connection.
On p.e. google maps the icon and the connection to GPS closed if I closed google maps.
Okay? Or can i write you per pn in german?
ok, i see => could reproduce it.
Will be fixed with next version => thank you for reporting!
Dtrieb said:
I mean:
If i close GPS Maps the icon from my GPS shows that it have a connection.
On p.e. google maps the icon and the connection to GPS closed if I closed google maps.
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This one is fixed now with v1.05
Just update via the market to newest version.
@nr1:
I have Kindle Fire with Stock ROM and Modaco Custom Rom. Will this app work in KF? Paul O'Brien who developed the custom ROM has allowed the location services activated and I could get adhoc connection from my laptop, even on the road. Market does not show in KF GPS Maps as an App. Could you please provide a link to .apk file so that I could install and experiment.
Thanks
Hi
i have no idea if it will work on the kindle, just try it.
You can download the app here:
http://specsoft.square7.ch/?page_id=18
@k4955:
is it working on your kindle?
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@k4955:
is it working on your kindle?
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@nr1:
No. It does not work. I could try with GPS Tether app, however I only have an IPhone 4S. GPS Tether will look for a GPS enabled Android smartphone. I have not come across any app that will make IPhone act as a server. Currently I am able to tether to my IPhone acting as Hotspot and grab internet connection. With that I am able to enable location services, which does not look for satellite. If you know any app to help me please let me know.
Thanks
nr1 said:
thx for this idea
Outputting the current address was already on my todo list, but not in combination with Text to Speech.
=> Implementation in progress
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Finally new version released, GPS Maps v1.06:
Added: TTS support for 'Get address' functionality
Check it out:
http://market.android.com/details?id=at.specsoft.gpsmapstrial
What about a german translation?
I would translate it!
Dtrieb said:
What about a german translation?
I would translate it!
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oh, nearly forgot this thread in the meantime
I will include this on my wishlist for the app.
As native german speaker i could also do the german translation, there is anyway not much more to translate than the settings page.
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i've installed googlemaps beta and is wonderful but to use this software as tomtom is too expansive (sownload map from internet). it's could be possible to go with offline map?
thx
As far as i know... no.
The google maps downloads the map data on the fly (as you scroll).
I have a 5GB data plan, so it's not a big problem for me
yes, on the fly.
in france, we have illimythic, it's an unlimited data so it's perfect for google maps, rss news, internet .... and it's only 6 euros more than a normal subscription.
Ziggy
Ziggy95 said:
yes, on the fly.
in france, we have illimythic, it's an unlimited data so it's perfect for google maps, rss news, internet .... and it's only 6 euros more than a normal subscription.
Ziggy
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You lucky ......
You might wanna read up on this post for using google maps offline
search for a software named: Terracrosser.
Search google for a program called Google Navigator lets you download maps on phone you can select an area of a map and it will download that area with all zoom levels and views, its very good. Plus it has neat features like street view (before google maps had it) kml creation and other stuff.
Use the google navigator.
fullagon said:
Search google for a program called Google Navigator lets you download maps on phone you can select an area of a map and it will download that area with all zoom levels and views, its very good. Plus it has neat features like street view (before google maps had it) kml creation and other stuff.
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how do I select area I want to download and how do I dowload maps for that area with all zoom levels...
raulzitoo said:
Use the google navigator.
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Is it worth my $59? I really want offline satmaps, might try the hacks (proxy to download map tiles, not the illegal hacks of Navigator)
gbolanoscruz said:
search for a software named: Terracrosser.
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Looks good. I´ll try it. Thanks.
i use Tracky software, google maps with GPS.. works nice...
raulzitoo said:
Use the google navigator.
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Which is now called Global Navigator... this program uses google maps info to feed and allows offline map support, you can also download a certain area of the map at a defined zoom level. its great!
There is a news regarding that it will be possible to use Google Maps offline.
I have heard this news two days ago. Is it possible now? Is it true?
If not, is there any way to do so?
Thanks by now...
don't know where to post this. It is the latest from Google.
Get Google Maps with Navigation (Beta), Places with Hotpot, and Latitude
*Navigation: Free, voice-guided GPS navigation system
*Places with Hotpot: Find, rate, and get recommendations for places
*Latitude: See friends on the map and check in at places
Keywords: Google Maps, Navigation, Places, Hotpot, Latitude, directions
Recent changes:
* Check in at places with Google Latitude to let friends know you're there.
* Get automatically checked out when you leave.
* Turn on automatic check-ins at places you choose or check-in notifications in Latitude's settings.
Latest version: 5.1.0 (for all Android versions)
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-maps/com.google.android.apps.maps#
Thanks for info
cool. thanks for the info
Thanks for the heads up, will be sure to give it a shot.
Thanks for the info above
is it possible for anyone to upload the latest Google Maps apks on this thread? My problem is that i get the stupid 'not supported by your carrier' error when attempting to update. I have been able to update my google maps to 5.0 from outside the market and it is working fine, so i really don't understand the carrier related error. Please, anyone? Its free after all.
Thanks!
They need to stop cluttering up Gmaps with useless stuff. Becoming bloated slowly but surely.
But 5.2 is the newest...
twitter.com/#!/GoogleMobile/status/43345991268704256
Yep, Market shows the new version is 5.2.0
Yes, 5.2.0 is the new version of Google maps.
What's in this version:
- Post your reviews of places to Twitter.
- Check in at places with Google Latitude to earn status and share with friends.
- Ping Latitude friends to ask them to check in. Friends will get a check-in request notification from you.
- Search for a place to check in from Latitude if it's not in the suggested list of plac
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SilentSummer said:
They need to stop cluttering up Gmaps with useless stuff. Becoming bloated slowly but surely.
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Agreed. Adding functionality to the map functions is one thing, but adding lots of extraneous bling is quite another.
Ver 5.2.0 is out, what's news?
The search feature on Maps has completely stopped working for me. Nothing I search is returning results... Is anyone else having this problem?
I really need this feature working on my phone before I fly to LA next week, its unbelievable how much I depend on it :-/
Running
MyTouch 3G Slide
ROM: CM7
any gmaps 5.2.0 APK :S i can´t update
Here it is,just pulled it up from the market,works quite good
Is there any reason to upgrade?
Given that Latitude is a non-starter (for me), is there any reason to get the newer version? I've been avoiding it since it didn't seem to have anything new besides bloatware that I'd rather avoid.
thanks for the apk file was looking for it..
yixmal said:
The search feature on Maps has completely stopped working for me. Nothing I search is returning results... Is anyone else having this problem?
I really need this feature working on my phone before I fly to LA next week, its unbelievable how much I depend on it :-/
Running
MyTouch 3G Slide
ROM: CM7
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yup, me too. I downgraded to 5.0 and it works fine.
jdriskill said:
yup, me too. I downgraded to 5.0 and it works fine.
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can you put the 5.0 apk here for me?
brut?
Is there an brut version? Navigation still does not work here officially :-/
Download the latest version of Google maps, no longer need to carry printed map.
Get Google Maps, while enjoying the navigation (beta), local information (Support Hotpot) and positioning
* Navigation: GPS voice navigation system for free
* Local Information (Support Hotpot): to find businesses, the score and see recommended sites
* Location: on the map the whereabouts of your friends and register your location
Keywords: Google maps, navigation, local information, Hotpot, location, route
ABOUT THIS APP
UPDATED:March 3, 2011
CURRENT VERSION:5.2.0
REQUIRES ANDROID:1.6 and up
SIZE:5.9M
PRICE:Free
URL：the forums do not let me post the url, u can find it in google market
Enjoy it
seriously, do you work for google? you just signed up for xda to mention that?
Google Maps on Android
Market Link
Here it is
I love a nice Hotpot.
Thinks it should read hotspot though
boodies said:
seriously, do you work for google? you just signed up for xda to mention that?
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Excellent !
Thank you!
Sometimes it seems some members here don't understand the basics of the Market: NOT ALL APPS are available in ALL countries.
So, please, don't send a link to the Android Market, it is USELESS.
We've already tried there!
nevermind everything is fixed...
hey, how to unlock navigation in other countries?
Thanks for the file...
android_master said:
Here it is
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Thanks for the file...
cool and does it possible to use it offline with sd card files ?
Thank you for this! Didnt wanted to download at first and then i noticed i am not loged in lmao
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android_master said:
Here it is
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5.2.1 pretty please if you can, has some routing issues fixed
APK 5.2.1
Yeah can someone put the 5.2.1 on here.
My market refuses to download or install Gmaps, Only when I use an APK install it works, but then it won't update via the market (the download keeps failing or not even starting)
Weird issue though since I did a full wipe after a new rom install (HTC Desire GSM, Cyanogen Nightly Build 15, s-off with Alpharev). All other google apps install just fine.
The APK should resolve this untill the next update probably :-((
The only thing I didn't try yet is a Dalvik wipe before the rom install or gapps, should I?
Any clues about how to fix this or a link to the 5.2.1. HDPI version?
Cheers
Google maps v5.2.1
Here are the attachments for Google maps, Street and My tracks. Have fun.
Offline Google Maps to work on 'all devices with Android 2.2 or higher,' 3D compatibility less clear.
We'd heard earlier that Google had "nothing to announce" in regard to Android compatibility with the newly-announced offline Maps support and 3D modeling, but look -- things change. We reached out to the company and urged 'em to dig a little deeper, only to have the following confirmed: "For offline Google Maps for Android, all devices with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and above will be supported." As for the 3D portion? "We'll have more details about device compatibility for 3D imagery on Google Earth for mobile at launch." After the event, we spotted a Googler using the 3D build on a Galaxy Nexus, so it's obvious that Android 4.0+ will be supported, but we have to assume that some of these older Froyo devices may simply lack the proper oomph needed to fly around the downtowns of [insert major metropolitan area here].
Source(Engadget): http://t.co/cK4UH9ep
I am eagerly waiting for this even more than ICS.
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I am eagerly waiting for this even more than ICS.
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Me Too Waiting For It
try SYGIC
But I am using SYGIC Aura with India maps and it is the best navigation app out there. Offline maps, voice navigation, Full 3D support and Great UI.
So this news from Google doesn't excite me...
interesting
wait n see!!
maheepmaurya said:
But I am using SYGIC Aura with India maps and it is the best navigation app out there. Offline maps, voice navigation, Full 3D support and Great UI.
So this news from Google doesn't excite me...
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I also have Sygic but Google maps are going to be better than Sygic's cause its maps aren't the best around.
Nowadays you can download google maps tiles from several apps like Orux Maps, Locus, Maps- and several more. Then u can use the tiles in offline mode and navigate through them in airplane mode.
Even in current google maps app, in Labs section you can activate the option to cache a map zone in order to use the tiles in offline mode too.
Cheers... and let me say.... SUMMER IS COMIIIING
google maps with gps?
Does anyone know if the new google maps apk will support satellite gps location sources, or only online phone/google location sources? Sygic Aura has offline maps but no satellite gps capability.
In other words, will it be an full offline satellite gps map system?
we can use offline maps in current version only...
1. Open Google Maps
2. Go to Settings -> Labs
3. Click on Pre-cache map area to activate it.
4. Go to your desired place, tap and hold.
5. Tap on the area that appears and select Pre-cache map area. that's it..
enjoy offline maps :laugh::laugh::laugh:....
mj.vikram said:
we can use offline maps in current version only...
1. Open Google Maps
2. Go to Settings -> Labs
3. Click on Pre-cache map area to activate it.
4. Go to your desired place, tap and hold.
5. Tap on the area that appears and select Pre-cache map area. that's it..
enjoy offline maps :laugh::laugh::laugh:....
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That's limited to the 10mile radius from where you live or where you pre-cache the maps. This is a big limitation & that's why it is not called offline maps cause after all you need internet to pre-cache the maps.
In offline maps you could store the map of the whole city you live in.
In Nokia S60, I could store the map of my state or even the whole god damn India into my SD Card. Now you decide which one is better.
Try oruxmaps or locusmaps!!!! :good:
maheepmaurya said:
But I am using SYGIC Aura with India maps and it is the best navigation app out there. Offline maps, voice navigation, Full 3D support and Great UI.
So this news from Google doesn't excite me...
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can u provide me the link to download the navigation app, which you are using ??? :fingers-crossed:
chandrus1983 said:
can u provide me the link to download the navigation app, which you are using ??? :fingers-crossed:
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Go to gpsunderground and look. Sygic 11.2.6
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swagie said:
Go to gpsunderground and look. Sygic 11.2.6
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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will try mate
here in india, Google maps has no navigation
Found this Offline Navigation with google maps....
http://androidflip.com/offline-navigation-google-maps-android-hack-guide/
mj.vikram said:
Found this Offline Navigation with google maps....
http://androidflip.com/offline-navigation-google-maps-android-hack-guide/
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Nice find man!
Have you tried it ? Does it work ?
'cooleagle' said:
Nice find man!
Have you tried it ? Does it work ?
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no not yet i will try it to night and update you...
'cooleagle' said:
Nice find man!
Have you tried it ? Does it work ?
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its not at all satisfactory, it will just load maps that's it, even search is not working with out internet we need to search on our own and navigation is also not available..
mj.vikram said:
its not at all satisfactory, it will just load maps that's it, even search is not working with out internet we need to search on our own and navigation is also not available..
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Oh well, That sucks !
I guess we'll have to wait for Google to release Maps with offline navigation enabled.
download that SYGIC Aura...its good i guess...i have downloaded the app, but no map data,,,i have no wifi in home, so have to wait till i get map data, but u can try it , if u have wifi
chandrus1983 said:
download that SYGIC Aura...its good i guess...i have downloaded the app, but no map data,,,i have no wifi in home, so have to wait till i get map data, but u can try it , if u have wifi
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does sygic support indonesia map?
Hi,
I am looking for a simple map viewer for Gear 2.
There are a few apps for maps but they all focus on navigation. I am not interested in navigation. I just would like to have a snapshot of my location on Google Map. (Also maybe moving around the map by gestures.)
Is it too difficult to write such app ?
There are tons of nonsense apps which are really far more complex than this but nobody has ever wrote such simple one.
thx.
mrmrmrmr said:
Hi,
I am looking for a simple map viewer for Gear 2.
There are a few apps for maps but they all focus on navigation. I am not interested in navigation. I just would like to have a snapshot of my location on Google Map. (Also maybe moving around the map by gestures.)
Is it too difficult to write such app ?
There are tons of nonsense apps which are really far more complex than this but nobody has ever wrote such simple one.
thx.
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It could be more difficult then you think.
On android you put a mapview object in your app and ask it to load a map for a location, that is basically it.
There is also a web api for google maps to use in a browser (never done that myself);
That is what is need for the gear, but the gear browser (the apps are basically browser windows with html5/css/javascript),
can not get the maps data by itself, it has to get it via the phone app.....
mrmrmrmr said:
Hi,
I am looking for a simple map viewer for Gear 2.
There are a few apps for maps but they all focus on navigation. I am not interested in navigation. I just would like to have a snapshot of my location on Google Map. (Also maybe moving around the map by gestures.)
Is it too difficult to write such app ?
There are tons of nonsense apps which are really far more complex than this but nobody has ever wrote such simple one.
thx.
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try the gear navigator that is available from the samsung store since yesterday. Yes if focuses on navigation but will also show a snapshot of the map on the gear2.
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AnderlR72 said:
try the gear navigator that is available from the samsung store since yesterday. Yes if focuses on navigation but will also show a snapshot of the map on the gear2.
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I have already tried it today.
It's too far complex , and the result is:
- battery consuming on the phone, because the app has to be on foreground and it uses GPS all the time.
- battery consuming on the Gear itself. (nonstop connection to the phone)
- necessity to have a running navigation. Why do I need it when I just want to see a snapshot of my location ?
- necessity to run the app on phone (can't run anything to view on phone screen)
Instead of all that necessity and complexity, I am just looking for a snapshot of my current location. Maybe updated on touch of a screen, or update every few minutes...
This way it wouldn't consume battery of the Watch and the Phone.
klwinkel said:
It could be more difficult then you think.
On android you put a mapview object in your app and ask it to load a map for a location, that is basically it.
There is also a web api for google maps to use in a browser (never done that myself);
That is what is need for the gear, but the gear browser (the apps are basically browser windows with html5/css/javascript),
can not get the maps data by itself, it has to get it via the phone app.....
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in fact, a very simplistic approach would be;
- get a screenshot of Google Maps on phone every X seconds
- update it to the browser window on Gear 2.
mrmrmrmr said:
in fact, a very simplistic approach would be;
- get a screenshot of Google Maps on phone every X seconds
- update it to the browser window on Gear 2.
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But for the screenshot, the phone need to be on and then you could better use the phone anyway.
you want to be able to do it with the phone in your pocket, screen locked.
but keep thinking, maybe we discover a way to do it......
Hi,
Apart from my screenshot idea, I believe this is much more simple than creating a navigation app. It will just update the current location view periodically.
No one is interested in this ?
thx.
Finally. Someone made it. Thanks to Aleksandr Martiushev. App name is Gear Guide.
mrmrmrmr said:
Finally. Someone made it. Thanks to Aleksandr Martiushev. App name is Gear Guide.
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You know where I can find it? Because I'm searching on Samsung App but I can't found nothing.. :\
S3th94 said:
You know where I can find it? Because I'm searching on Samsung App but I can't found nothing.. :\
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It shows for me on a Sprint Note 3. Yet another case of the Samsung/Galaxy Gear store not showing availability for all phones.
JimSmith94 said:
It shows for me on a Sprint Note 3. Yet another case of the Samsung/Galaxy Gear store not showing availability for all phones.
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Never mind, it was a my error, it's also available for Galaxy S3. The app works fine, waiting for an implementation of a blue line for the indications, like on google maps!