Condensing into one thread various queries on above subject :
1) Is MB865 capable of GLONASS or is it a hardware specific feature?
2) Why is Google Earth not available for India in Google Play when we can use it on the pc here? (just looking for thoughts / comments)
3) Why is voice guided navigation not provided for India (Garmin Navigon, Nokia Maps have it & Nokia also has a Nokia Maps multi platform mobile browser app) - (just looking for thoughts / comments)
4) Can anybody specifically share their experience for Navigon India as they are charging mucho bucks for their apps & need to know is it worth??
5) What according to you (especially senior members) are your favorite offline maps apps?? Share the names please.
6) Any other GPS tips / tricks would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I could be incorrect... but I believe that you would need a GLONASS chipset in order to access that Satellite Coordinate system
Please someone please correct me if I'm wrong!
On the lack of Google Services in India... look around for some articles on this... there just may be one that explains the lack of said services... either that or Google just hasn't worked out a deal yet.
I don't live in India, so not much help on the Navigation quality of India Maps....
Oh... and Google Maps has a caching ability builtin to the Labs in Settings. This should cache a 10 mile area that is selected.
Hope this info helps and good luck finding a Nav software you like!!!!
nephillim said:
I could be incorrect... but I believe that you would need a GLONASS chipset in order to access that Satellite Coordinate system
Please someone please correct me if I'm wrong!
On the lack of Google Services in India... look around for some articles on this... there just may be one that explains the lack of said services... either that or Google just hasn't worked out a deal yet.
I don't live in India, so not much help on the Navigation quality of India Maps....
Oh... and Google Maps has a caching ability builtin to the Labs in Settings. This should cache a 10 mile area that is selected.
Hope this info helps and good luck finding a Nav software you like!!!!
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@nephillim - came across an article on the forum somewhere on an modified "Play" store app allowing install options for countries not included for some some app's (but beta bugs & hence not so keen). Appreciate your other inputs. Thanks!
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@nephillim - came across an article on the forum somewhere on an modified "Play" store app allowing install options for countries not included for some some app's (but beta bugs & hence not so keen). Appreciate your other inputs. Thanks!
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Never a problem to help a fellow XDAer out!!!
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Most likely everyone has either heard or seen the new google maps navigator. if not here is a CLICK HERE
Currently it is release only for Android 2.0 phones and waiting approval for the iphone
But their maybe hope for us if we request it so if you want to help get the process rolling Vote @ Google Product Idea Section
Here is the link for the request
CLICK HERE
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Do you think Google will leave out MS?
It´s just a matter of time to get it
Developer support
Hi all
Does this not reflect the lack of support Microsoft gives to MW app developers compared to Apple and Google for iPhone and Android respectively?
Cheers
andrew-in-woking
Any one can integrate Geolocation API in to Google service framework.
Check this link
http://code.google.com/apis/gears/api_geolocation.html
and this
http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2008/08/load-your-users-location-on-map.html
We need this for lot of auto detect location base apps.
There are many people that would like to have this so if you have fixed this then maybe posting the instructions would be helpful
I think he was asking how to do it?
Hello,
I've been searching here and there, without any satisfactory results so I thought of asking here too.
What I am looking for is a way to map all the free access points in my town (restaurants, libraries, petrol stations, etc) and share them to the world (over Google Maps or something). I've found a few services, but their maps seem to be rather empty around Romania.
So, if you can recommend me a good wifi access points sharing service, feel free to name it here.
PS: If it has an Android application it would be even better.
Edit: Could a moderator could change the thread's title to "Searching for a wireless mapping tool", please? Thanks!
You looking for something like this?:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hogdex.WifiMapMakerFree
Something like that. But this app doesn't seem to work inside although I know for sure that I have a few hotspots in the building. And I cannot find any sharing option.
Anything else?
Hey there, I was using OsmAnd for a cupple of weeks, but I have a great problem with it.. I love the feature, that it's totally offline and provides a huge database of Addresses and Pons, but I live in Europe and we use a bit different address format :
Street, House number, City, State
and OsmAnd uses internally the Format
housenumber, street, City, State
So I got the Problem of incompatibilities of all my stored addresses, but also for those provided by Google search.
Now there are true the Web several tips how to fix it, mainly to use the Contactplugin. I downloaded it several times from different addresses but the result was the same : force closing apk... Sometimes OsmAnd or mostly the plugin itself.
I would be glad if someone could help me out because it makes me really ****ed up, I would like to use it instead of maps, so I would be able to delete maps, but if I want to do so, I would like to have mostly the same features, and the details on the map are not the problem.
Thank you for your idea how to fix this issue
Hi there,
You could try asking here, [APP] [Free] OsmAnd (online/offline GPS navigation), though the thread is pretty old and small.
You could also try asking for help in Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Thank you and thread closed!
Does anyone have a phone locator app from the play store?
Hello and good day, @MRC_MR . Welcome to XDA! I hope you'll always get the support you require.
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I've moved your thread to General Q&A.
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What software on your phone do you use to transmit your location? App SMS GPS
MRC_MR said:
What software on your phone do you use to transmit your location? App SMS GPS
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If you are using an Android device, Google's Find My Device (although I'm pretty sure finding it on https://www.google.com/android/find doesn't require having the app) and I know friends that have Lookout that offer the same functions...
misunderstood the question -- I thought in the context of if it is lost...
Google Maps; You can either share your literal GPS location (latitude & longitude) or share location using a link for a limited or unlimited amount of time....It's what I do/use when needed....
I've heard of Life360 which is very family oriented, but everyone has to be using the app for it to work I imagine....
simplepinoi177 said:
If you are using an Android device, Google's Find My Device (although I'm pretty sure finding it on https://www.google.com/android/find doesn't require having the app) and I know friends that have Lookout that offer the same functions...
misunderstood the question -- I thought in the context of if it is lost...
Google Maps; You can either share your literal GPS location (latitude & longitude) or share location using a link for a limited or unlimited amount of time....It's what I do/use when needed....
I've heard of Life360 which is very family oriented, but everyone has to be using the app for it to work I imagine....
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And how are you, for example, in ory, in the forest?
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And how are you, for example, in ory, in the forest?
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huh? I'm sorry, I don't understand. Are you asking "And, for example, how are you supposed to do it in [theory] if you were in a forest?"
I've never used Life360, so I can't say, but in Google Maps, you hold any non-street/road location (has to not be a street or road; learned this stupid caveat the hard way that confused me for like 20 minutes figuring out), and either click "share" button or go into the details (raise frame on the bottom), and your GPS location in latitude & longitude will show up in one of the entry details -- even "in the forest" or for any location (I imagine)...
That's how I imagine I would go about it in that circumstance....