I tried to use Google maps with navigation on the watch without being connected to the phone. I hade a simcard in the watch. But the Maps app for Wear still doesn't navigate using only your watch. It'll only show you a map with your current position. If that's how it's supposed to be, it's sad..
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I tried to use Google maps with navigation on the watch without being connected to the phone. I hade a simcard in the watch. But the Maps app for Wear still doesn't navigate using only your watch. It'll only show you a map with your current position. If that's how it's supposed to be, it's sad..
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This article says that it should work but it doesn't for me:
"https://www.androidpit.com/android-wear-smartwatch-google-maps-tips-tricks"
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This article says that it should work but it doesn't for me:
"https://www.androidpit.com/android-wear-smartwatch-google-maps-tips-tricks"
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It dosen't work for me either on a LG Urbane 2nd Edition with a sim installed. The Androidpit article is just plain wrong.
I can do very limited navigating to a very nearby Google decided point of interest IF my phone is on at home and the phones location is set to high accuracy. Nothing standalone about that.
I really dont understand why we can't have full (if simplified) navigation with Google Maps on the watch, everything needed is there now we have a keyboard. I have even tried sideloading the full version of Here WeGo, offline maps and all. It works...and navigates...but because its meant for full android is unusable on the watch screen. Someone needs to create a simple offline navigation program for Wear. I can't beleive Google have restricted Maps on the watch to make it virtually useless standalone.
Stupid Google....
It works fine with me....
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It works fine with me....
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So you can type in an address or postcode (not a predifined point of interest) and navigate to that address? And does your phone have to be on at home?
I hope you dont mind me asking. I would love to solve this navigation thing.....
Thankyou in advance.
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So you can type in an address or postcode (not a predifined point of interest) and navigate to that address? And does your phone have to be on at home?
I hope you dont mind me asking. I would love to solve this navigation thing.....
Thankyou in advance.
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I have only BT version and found the interface of google map is bad. But I think google assistant will enable navigation to the location you speak to?
Just a quick update...sideloaded Navigon 4.6.2 and its works and is useable standaone on my watch (a LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition).
No back button means I need to use Wear 2.0s force close an app ability each time I change a setting in the program but once its set up it works. Maps all downloaded to the watch via wifi.
Screen is a little cluttered but useable, and it does take up a big chunk of memory on the watch, but for driving it works pretty well. (walking navigation screen is, sadly, unuseable). For the record it seems to use 1% of battery power every 2 minutes...meaning it could potentially last 3 hours!!
ruggs1234 said:
So you can type in an address or postcode (not a predifined point of interest) and navigate to that address? And does your phone have to be on at home?
I hope you dont mind me asking. I would love to solve this navigation thing.....
Thankyou in advance.
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Even better you can speak the address and it will guide you to the place... I am using the lte sw
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Is there an app, like, i.e. GPS Sports Tracker, that can be used together with Google Maps?
Or do you know if I can use CoPilot Live for tracking (and not only for navigation)?
Thanks!
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Is there an app, like, i.e. GPS Sports Tracker, that can be used together with Google Maps?
Or do you know if I can use CoPilot Live for tracking (and not only for navigation)?
Thanks!
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Try Sportypal! It is free and good.
Trackme uses Google maps and is free.
Works fine on HD2 and has geo-fence. Just search XDA.
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Works fine on HD2 and has geo-fence. Just search XDA.
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I assume you too write aboute Sportypal?
Thanks!
Maybe you also wanna try MaspWare GPSmeter. It is not free but it is really worth it's money. Maybe it is a bit too much for someone's needs. I LOVE it!
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I assume you too write aboute Sportypal?
Thanks!
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Eehm...TrackMe , of course!
I used "Trackme" on my Tilt and now have it on HD2.
I use it on my boat at night as an anchor drag alarm. Set the geo-fence for twice the distance of the length of my anchor line. Mark the position when I first drop the anchor. Phone moves outside the circle and it sends me a text message that sets off an alarm.
Also you can get it to send a text or email with position by sending the phone a text message with a custom message created by you. Good to find your phone if lost.
Also when we leave the boat for the day we leave one phone on the boat and it will text us if the boat moves from a pre-determined circle. Text or email has a link to a google map showing the track since started.
Hi guys,
I'll be going to Spain in August, and will be taking my phone with me. I will be using it with airplane mode on though (I'm taking it as a camera, as my actual camera is worse than the X10's)
I've been looking around for caching Google maps, and found that the Brut mod of Google maps has this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
I was just wondering if there is anyone who already has cached maps for Spain (more accurately, Valencia) that they could host somewhere.
I know its hardly likely, but worth asking!
If not then I will be browsing a lot of Spain tonight to save the maps to cache so I can use them later. (and maybe post them somewhere if anyone else needs them)
Cheers
it says you need a rooted phone.......let me know if this works for you.......and sry i can't help...
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it says you need a rooted phone.......let me know if this works for you.......and sry i can't help...
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The only bit that needs root is the uninstall of the existing Google Maps.
I can confirm that it does work on a non-rooted handset, I installed the apk using Astro without problems and now run the Brut version alongside Google Maps
And don't worry about it... it was a long shot anyway
this is pretty cool..
sorry i can't help i'm still new to android
but does this mean you can use google maps without incurring data (offline)?
i have an x10 and i am too looking for good pre loaded maps for navigation (i don't have a data plan)
kl25 said:
this is pretty cool..
sorry i can't help i'm still new to android
but does this mean you can use google maps without incurring data (offline)?
i have an x10 and i am too looking for good pre loaded maps for navigation (i don't have a data plan)
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Sort of, yes.
It will only save them to your cache once you have viewed them.
So if you need maps for Scotland, you need to have already viewed Scotland's maps on your phone, for each level of zoom you want to use them in.
Looking at the original thread, it looks like they will be adding a download function, so you can do exactly as you want, (and I do) Download on PC > move to phone > use Google maps without using data/in airplane mode/where you have no signal etc
I can't really answer your question. But did you check out MapDroyd? It lets you download and view your location on maps of entire countries. You can't search or get directions, but the maps contain details such as street names.
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I can't really answer your question. But did you check out MapDroyd? It lets you download and view your location on maps of entire countries. You can't search or get directions, but the maps contain details such as street names.
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Thanks man, this could be exactly what I need... I'll try it locally first test locations etc (one comment said his location was out) but I can still read a map if all else fails
EDIT: It did work, but for the areas of Spain I need are not detailed enough. Cities seem to be OK and rather detailed, but villages (Bunol being the one I need) have nothing at all... just the main roads around the outside.
I will look to save the maps in Brut for the detail...
Try andnav2.
You can download the map files over at this " http://wiki.andnav.org/index.php/List_Of_MapTilePacks/ " link
I hope that you will enjoy your trip to Spain ^^
if you use the brut hack
you now have access to the maps offline, but will there still be navigation or does navigation still require you to have a data plan?
Or you can use mapDroyd :
http://www.mapdroyd.com/
Really nice stuff, free, simple, real
Vilam said:
Or you can use mapDroyd :
http://www.mapdroyd.com/
Really nice stuff, free, simple, real
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hows the brut mod working for you
its a lot of work to save the map and at all the zoom levels
been taking up a lot of time doing that :S
kl25 said:
hows the brut mod working for you
its a lot of work to save the map and at all the zoom levels
been taking up a lot of time doing that :S
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Yea, that is the main problem... it takes ages, especially to make sure there are no missing gaps.
Thing is, once they are saved it is amazingly smooth to load between zoom levels.
It would be nice if there was an option to download all tiles from a set area to cache...
I think they are working on an update to allow this, but until then I will have to slowly save them to my cache manually
do you know anything about getting directions?
if i want to get directions, do i have to cache the route like i do with the maps?
kl25 said:
do you know anything about getting directions?
if i want to get directions, do i have to cache the route like i do with the maps?
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You don't HAVE to... I believe (but may be wrong) that google maps will temporarily cache a route's map tiles for a journey you have selected. If you go off route, normal Google maps would connect to to 3g to get the new map tiles.
I haven't tried the navigation feature with just cache tiles though, so I don't know if you can use it purely off line
Vilam said:
Or you can use mapDroyd :
http://www.mapdroyd.com/
Really nice stuff, free, simple, real
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does mapDroyd have turn by turn voice guide navigation as googlemap ?
thanks
Anyone have problem with Google Maps won't closed problem? It always running at background and drain the battery.
Someone here said you should not run any task killer and let droid take care of it, but why let map running at backgrand all day to drain the battery out?
i don't know abt u guys but i think MOTONAV is pretty cool!! it provides turn-by-turn and the maps are installed into the SD
so basically it works jz like garmin~~~
don't ask for the apk or maps, if u really need it pls google it
SiRIus[X] said:
i don't know abt u guys but i think MOTONAV is pretty cool!! it provides turn-by-turn and the maps are installed into the SD
so basically it works jz like garmin~~~
don't ask for the apk or maps, if u really need it pls google it
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Sounds promising...
Does it have the ability to pinpoint your location on a top down map as I won't be driving and really just want to be able to find my way around a strange area
Copilot
Copilot is another alternative, works brilliantly on the X10.
Available on the Market and I'm sure via some Google browsing too
So am looking for a GPS navigation app for my HTC Desire, i know there is a few to choose from: NDrive, CoPilot, Sygic, Navigon, but not sure which to choose, any recommendations?
No Good All is working
This question don't have answer ! All is working ! The question is what map you want?
Mainly looking for maps of Norway and/or Scandinavia.
You forget IGO
You forget IGO
Nitrius said:
So am looking for a GPS navigation app for my HTC Desire, i know there is a few to choose from: NDrive, CoPilot, Sygic, Navigon, but not sure which to choose, any recommendations?
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IGO is for you !
IGO is for you !
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Mainly looking for maps of Norway and/or Scandinavia.
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Do u know any navi app for Japan?
I just use Google Navigation and it's worked perfectly every time I've used it so far. The only feature I'd like that it doesn't have is saving a list of favorite places and being able to manually name them.
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The only feature I'd like that it doesn't have is saving a list of favorite places and being able to manually name them.
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You could star some locations. Star = favorite in all Google's services. But I don't see possibility to name them.
Or you could create contacts with addresses - then you will be able to name them. But yeah, this is quite ugly.
A UK Magazine did a review of Nav software recently and said Google Navigation was the best and got you there in the quickest amount of time. Downside was that it requires 3G to work (Not a big deal today really is it?)
rogeriok said:
Do u know any navi app for Japan?
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looking for that, too.....
i really can't find anything in the net....
ThaMasterT said:
+1
looking for that, too.....
i really can't find anything in the net....
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I'm using Navigon with the Europe map, mainly for when I cross the borders and roaming is out of the question.
Otherwise, I like Google Navigation.
Google navigation isn't available for Norway yet, so can't use it. Gave Navigon a try, since they have a trial, seems to be rather nice, though only possible to get English voice it seems, would rather have it in Norwegian.
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Google navigation isn't available for Norway yet, so can't use it.
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Brut.all said:
You could star some locations. Star = favorite in all Google's services. But I don't see possibility to name them.
Or you could create contacts with addresses - then you will be able to name them. But yeah, this is quite ugly.
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Yeah if you could name your starred locations it would be perfect. Now you just have a huge list of addresses and you don't remember what's what.
It does if you're travelling to overseas, the romaing data charges are still killing people...
Perhaps Mobile Atlas Creator + RMaps / BigPlanet Tracks would be a practical solution.
It allows you to produce an offline map database and load into the SD card.
I'm using navigon which works very well on my x10. The best one in my opinion, and I've tried a few. Sort of similar to igo in wm6.
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I have tried searching but could not find a topic to match what I'm after.
Does anyone know of a way to get a satellite views with GPS support for use offline? Ideally I could do with GPX (routes/tracks) file support as well.
As far as I know google earth is only available for android and does not have offline cacheing - I would have to make my phone dual boot as well (I need windows for some things)
I have tried J2ME for google maps but cannot scroll and I don't think can use gpx routes.
To make it clear what I'd like is to view my current position on a satellite map with a route (gpx file) shown on there as well. I need to be able to do this without access to a phone network.
It's a shame I can't just run google earth from my HD2 since that's exactly what I'm after.
Hi mate,
how to run google earth without network access?? this wont work on your pc either.
but maybe this is helpful for you:
i recently discovered that google maps on winmo is capable to display .kmz/kml files. these are google earth exports with e.g. a track.
if you just need to display a small area, load the track in google maps. on next start up your last loaded "picture" is cached and therefore u dont need network access. otherwise if u want to navigate you should get something proper like tt or igo.
edit: this should be your match: http://www.gps-mate.de/de/produkte/GPS-Mate/beschreibung.php (using osm)
feel free to use the thankmeter
regards
maybe this will work for you
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maybe this will work for you
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here is the link to the XDA thread of OpenMobileMaps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=597957
huepfer said:
here is the link to the XDA thread of OpenMobileMaps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=597957
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thanks, that's what I was looking for to suggest, the other one came instead
men8ifr said:
Does anyone know of a way to get a satellite views with GPS support for use offline? Ideally I could do with GPX (routes/tracks) file support as well.
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NoniGPSPlot with NoniMapView
p107r0 said:
thanks, that's what I was looking for to suggest, the other one came instead
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I have been trying open mobile maps but cannot find how to get satellite maps on there. I found a 1 year old thread on here about changing the maps.xml file and tried that but either doesn't work or I am missing something. There is an option at add maps with a URL but I don't know if this would work with google satellite maps and I can't find out what the url shoudl be.
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NoniGPSPlot with NoniMapView
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This looks promising - a dumb question though can I use version 3.02 for ;pocket pc' or 'smartphone' ? I don't know if the HD2 running windows mobile is classed as either of these things?
men8ifr said:
This looks promising - a dumb question though can I use version 3.02 for ;pocket pc' or 'smartphone' ? I don't know if the HD2 running windows mobile is classed as either of these things?
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NoniGPSPlot for "PocketPC" is running perfectly on my HD2 (and my old Trinity).
Tip: Don't remember to quit it when you don't need it anymore 'cause GPS uses lots of battery power. Tap on the main screen for a few seconds to get to the main menu.
I dont know what you are really searching for...
But I think best solution is navicomputer.com
hgdorn said:
NoniGPSPlot for "PocketPC" is running perfectly on my HD2 (and my old Trinity).
Tip: Don't remember to quit it when you don't need it anymore 'cause GPS uses lots of battery power. Tap on the main screen for a few seconds to get to the main menu.
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I can get noni gps to run i used the smartphone files. the problem now is downloading the satellite maps in enough detail on my pc with the noni application it will take several weeks or months to download the 8gb of data i need.
extrapurifier said:
I dont know what you are really searching for...
But I think best solution is navicomputer.com
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Looks like navicomputer doesn't support any satellite views
Thanks for the suggestion though.
men8ifr said:
I can get noni gps to run i used the smartphone files. the problem now is downloading the satellite maps in enough detail on my pc with the noni application it will take several weeks or months to download the 8gb of data i need.
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Do you need a satellite view of the whole world?
Zoom to the interresting place an then adjust the slider how deep (that means how many zoom levels of) the images have to be downloaded.
Mobile Atlas Creator
http://mobac.sourceforge.net/
I've been using NaviComputer 0.96 on my oversea trips. I would download maps (can be satellite maps too) before leaving, add POI and have no problem using if offline while on oversea trips. Best of all, it's free. It can do gpx tracks and log file too.
Hi,
anyone can recommend any application (if it exists) that would be able to read GPX tracks and give me a view on the watch whether I am on track or not? In best case over a map. Doesn't have to be stand alone. I usually have my phone with me anyway. I just don't want to be pulling out my phone every now and then.
Thanks.
Hey,
I´m interested in the exact same thing. Need it for biking, hiking and more.
Also I was wondering if there is a possibility to sync it with google maps or an other Navigation App on my Phone. Would love to start Maps on my Phone type in my destination and follow it on the watch. So that I don`t have to pull out my Phone again and again if I´m lost in the city for example.
Thanks
I'm interested in this too. Also, I know that Viewranger offer an Android app but not a Tizen compatible one. Does anyone know of a mapping app suitable for hiking etc. (i.e. will work with gpx route files or similar) that is available for Tizen?
I found out something already. Komoot seems to be pretty close. Although it works on Gear S3, it doesn't seem to offer this functionality yet on the watch. Offers it on sister Android application though. I sent them question/request today on this. They seem to be listening to requests from user community so perhaps they listen and act. Maybe it helps if you write them too.
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I found out something already. Komoot seems to be pretty close. Although it works on Gear S3, it doesn't seem to offer this functionality yet on the watch. Offers it on sister Android application though. I sent them question/request today on this. They seem to be listening to requests from user community so perhaps they listen and act. Maybe it helps if you write them too.
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I've just messaged them via facebook to ask.
Great. Let us know once they come back. I haven't heard anything back yet.
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Great. Let us know once they come back. I haven't heard anything back yet.
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Komoot have advised me that they already have an app compatible with the Gear. This is what they said:
Hi Gareth we already have done that! You can get the Gear app extension you need for the komoot app to communicate with your watch in the Samsung Gear Store. Can you tell me, which phone you are using? Best regards Daniela
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I told her I've just ordered my S3 Frontier from Amazon.es and hope to get it next week, so will try their app then and report back.
Of course they have. That's what I mention above ("it works on Gear S3") but it doesn't offer the funcionality we are looking for. You can't see GPX track on watch together with your position (and map underneath it in best case) so you can follow it. I assume it offers just navigation (shows only direction signs) but Komoot doesn't navigate on external GPX tracks.
I got e-mail moment ago from them too saying:
Currently not, but you can post your suggestion in our forum here:
http://help.komoot.de/forums/213895-ideas
That way, you'll be notified when the idea will be implemented, and other users can vote for it.
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So I am going to post it as proposed. It would be great if you post your support for that suggestion there. Hopefully there will be more.
R.
Idea now posted. Please support here:
http://help.komoot.de/forums/213895...453-gpx-tracks-viewing-on-smart-watch-gear-s3
Thanks.
JurekDJ said:
Idea now posted. Please support here:
http://help.komoot.de/forums/213895...453-gpx-tracks-viewing-on-smart-watch-gear-s3
Thanks.
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Done.
Thanks. Just please make sure click on vote as well. You can use up to three votes I think.
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Thanks. Just please make sure click on vote as well. You can use up to three votes I think.
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Done. gave it 3 votes.
Hi all, I am not sure if anyone managed to get any progress on this but I am happy to inform you that finally there is an application that does what we have been looking for. It is called Gear Navigator (http://mobiteka.pl/index.php/component/k2/item/257-navigator) so feel free to test. There are still some things that can be improved but the essential features are there. I have been running it since beginning of Frebruary and I am very satisfied. Feel free to provide your comments and findings.
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Hi all, I am not sure if anyone managed to get any progress on this but I am happy to inform you that finally there is an application that does what we have been looking for. It is called Gear Navigator so feel free to test. There are still some things that can be improved but the essential features are there. I have been running it since beginning of Frebruary and I am very satisfied. Feel free to provide your comments and findings.
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With Gear Navigation you can open GPX tracks and you get the map on your watch, better than Komoot in that way. It would be nice if it could work without the phone and without internet, even by just showing the tracks and your position, even without the surrounding map. That would make it more "hiker friendly" for those situations in which you may not have the phone (or need to keep it off to save battery) and you don't have any internet.
I see that the new Gear Navigation Standalone states to have GPX features, but I can't figure out how to upload a GPX to the watch or to the app!
Anyone tried it?
Well, I didn't use it without internet connection yet but I was expecting that the only limitation would be that I won!'t see the actual map but still see the track and my position. Do you say you tried but it doesn't work that way?
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Well, I didn't use it without internet connection yet but I was expecting that the only limitation would be that I won!'t see the actual map but still see the track and my position. Do you say you tried but it doesn't work that way?
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You're right, it seems to work even withouth internet. It keeps the map that's in cache, so if you preloaded the area you would even have the map. That's pretty sweet, kind of what the Fenix 5x does for just 800 euros!
That's great news. I was actually cooperating with the Gear Navigator developer and pursuaded him to develop the GPX feature. I did highlight to him that although the feature does what I wanted, the biggest gap I see is the inability to use the app without data connection. I even think the maps from Google are not the best for outdoor activities. He told me he will consider it but I am not very optimistic about it as it would be too much work for him and it seems that the demand is quite small.
Hi,
New owner of a samsung gear, i'm looking for what you discuss about!
Gear navigator is quiet good and seems the better!!! But something missing for me, i would like to import gpx from another place in order to follow it on the map, bit i didn't sucess.
If someone have some advice to do it, it would be great!!
Hi,
It's easy. You just click on the GPX file (in file browser, not GPX Navigator) a choose to open it in Gear Navigator.
R.
Okay, I'm trying to locate this app. Is it "Gear Navigator Standalone"? I only have a Bluetooth model so does this app need a watch with a data connection? Or does it need a phone and does it only work with Samsung phones? I've got a Blackberry Priv which is a BB ANDROID phone.
While the price of $2.99 is not outrageous, I really don't want to spend money if it is not going to work (no refund in the samsung store????).
JurekDJ, when you mention just above, open the file in the file browser, if this on a phone or on the watch - as you may be able to tell, I'm fairly new to the watch.
Any other info would be most helpful.