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According to msmobiles.com (see http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6898.html) a new version of Google Maps was released on November 16th. I have DLd it, but haven't yet installed it.
From reading about it, I am not too sure how much has changed. Here is the list the site speaks to:
Real-time traffic conditions
See where the congestion is, and estimate delays in over 30 major US metropolitan areas.
Favorite places and routes
Save time (and avoid sore thumbs) by keeping a list of residential or business locations, and driving routes.
Insta-KB-o-meter
Monitor your data consumption in real-time — just look to the top right portion of your phone screen while using Google Maps.
Enhanced business info
After selecting a particular business, select the "Details" tab for hours of operation, hotel amenities, and more.
BlackBerry support
Just visit www.google.com/gmm on your BlackBerry's web browser, and you're all set to go.
The update can be found here: http://www.google.com/gmm/GoogleMaps.CAB
Enjoy,
-pvs
thanks for the post, wouldn't have known about it otherwise
Yeah, appreciate the heads up!
thanks for the link
Sweet thanks for the headsup! I installed it, and it works better than ever over HSDPA and with my bt gps!
How does this compare to LiveSearch?
sook said:
How does this compare to LiveSearch?
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I'm not really sure. LiveSearch was the best for a short while (IMO), until Google Maps came out with an executable version. I dropped LS back then, and have not looked back.
Google Maps has many nice features:
1) Look up any of your Contacts for whom you have Address Information
2) Drag-scroll around the map, in map or satellite view
3) Shows real-time traffic conditions
4) Zoom-in and out quickly and easily
5) Provides directions from point A to point B
6) Integration with GPS devices (I haven't used this, but imagine it works ok)
7) Find info on searched-for businesses and easily saving it into Contacts
Some "features" I'd like to see are:
1) Storing data in user-defined locations on the device
2) Management of that data ... selectively deleting old location searches
3) Tilting of the map aka Google Earth
Again, I don't really know how well LiveSearch has developed, so I really can't compare. But maybe you can judge for yourself from what I show above for GM.
-pvs
I'll install it and play around with it, but from what you describe it sounds much the same. LiveSearch also has something called community search that will show you events, movies, and todos in your area, along with traffic and local gas prices.
If I read you correctly, the only thing on your list LiveSearch doesn't have is an easy way to look up contact addresses.
I will report back this weekend, either bumping this one or starting a new thread. I'm quite attached to LS, but if I can find something even better, well, right on.
ER... just in case anyone is having a blond moment like me
the link is CAsE SenSitivE!!
nice find.
has it got rid of those anoying no data warning messages that you had to keep clicking OK to in order to continue?
I was originally using (the previous version of) Google Earth. So far, I like Microsoft Live. The addressing and directions are a LOT more accurate. When I look up addresses, google doesn't even find most of them. Live also does a lot better with one way streets and stuff like that too.
Yes, Live is much, much better, even the diectory is better. Map loading seems a little quicker also.
I wish google showed on the page what version it was up to, so I can know when they've updated it.
I love google maps mobile.
Wow, judging by sook's and Braingears' comments, it sounds like Live Search has come a long way in the past year. Might be time to give it another shot.
And yes, frenchglen, wouldn't it be nice? I guess they have some reason to want to keep the version number a secret, eh?
-pvs
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone is using Google Navigator, especially version 4.3. They claim that you can mark an area off google maps and download it locally. It may not be as fancy as other software but it's based on google and it's cheaper too.
Any opinions that you can share??
I am evaluating v. 4.3 now.
I just tried the latest 4.6 version, and I really think it looks like something that was designed in kindergarten!
Menu acces lies in top of the screen. The text-marking of a selected menu is some weird sort of hollow text. The on-screen help texts when working with the program, are full of misspells.
... and they still charge you 60 USD for a full version.
For me, that puts a thick line under a part of the distributors name: pdafun.net
The excellent http://www.cyrket.com shows a couple of applications that i can't see on Market on the phone.
Could this be because i live in Sweden? I have unlocked the phone and am using a Swedish telco.
Those are the apps in the Market. I just checked it, I guess it's because you aren't in the. U. S.
Developers have the option of selecting what regions can and can't access their apps via Market.
in Vietnam,im using my unlocked G1 with Viet telco, and I can see and install all of those apps.
Is it true that developers can select where they want their apps appear?
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Developers have the option of selecting what regions can and can't access their apps via Market.
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On this note, if anyone manages to find an application that is only accessible from outside of the US, please tell me (preferably with as much information as you can about it). I want to make Cyrket support changing your active country, but until I have a good test case it's difficult to work on.
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On this note, if anyone manages to find an application that is only accessible from outside of the US, please tell me (preferably with as much information as you can about it). I want to make Cyrket support changing your active country, but until I have a good test case it's difficult to work on.
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I found 2 Apps not on cryket but accessable from my Market (germany).
Market name: GroovyMovie.TV
Developer: jars.de
Market search: pname:tv.grooymovie.android
Market name: barcoo
Developer: barcoo
Market search: pname:de.barcoo.android
I cant see 'US Yellow Pages Search' for example.
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On this note, if anyone manages to find an application that is only accessible from outside of the US, please tell me (preferably with as much information as you can about it). I want to make Cyrket support changing your active country, but until I have a good test case it's difficult to work on.
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From the UK Market, there's these two:
Market name: London Tube
Developer: Nomdaroid.com
Market search: pname:com.nomadroid.TFL*
* Be careful, there IS a difference in the name of the developer and the Market search
Market name: MapWeasel
Developer: CodeChimps
Market search: pname:lamp.lime.sand.traffic
khoaitaychienvn said:
in Vietnam,im using my unlocked G1 with Viet telco, and I can see and install all of those apps.
Is it true that developers can select where they want their apps appear?
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Please do not type somthinf that you don't know. You will not find iskoot, or awesome app as linda file browser. It's because your sim card region is Vietnam. I think we can change com.android.vending odex or apk file to fake region of sim card.
All I know is I can't get the official Last.FM client in The Netherlands on the G1 NL.
It would be a nice feature of a rooted phone that you could select which market to view and download from.
Is someone looking at this does anyone know?
i believe it's sim-card based, so unless someone developes a universal sim card i don't think it's gonna happen
hello guys,
i stumbled over an app called navdroyd in the market. it promises 100% offline turn by turn routing and tts with osm and android tts voice (sdk >1.6). does anybody has some experience with this app? it sounds really promising so I tried the free mapdroyd app from same developer.
navdroyd $6.49/€4.99: http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.osa.android.navdroyd/NavDroyd
mapdroyd free: http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.osa.android.mapdroyd/MapDroyd
mapdroyd works like a charm. you can download worldwide mapcontent via wifi an store them on sd but i'm missing the ability to search and set pois, which navdroyd provides. I think this would be a really awesome alternative to navigon or motonav for people without a dataplan. but before I purchase this app, maybe somebody can share his experience!?
hi there..
i've try both apps on my phone and yes navdroyd is much better than mapdroyd. actually both interfaces and appearance are quite similar but the diff is u get "cruise mode" on navdroyd which provides you 3d navigation =)
ahm ... yeah, that was already clear for me ... just like its named navdroyd and their homepages mapdroyd.com and navdroyd.com discribe: mapdroyd shows map and navdroyd navigates you ... i wanted to know how good this works, not which abilities each program has
e.g ... i'm interested if navdroyd announces only directions or also streetnames via text to speech and if navigation continues if the display is turned off (for motorcycle navigation)... etc
Why dont you simply buy the app, you have 24 hours to ask for a refund! Navdroyd has a simulate route feature, which gives a nice demo of the software.
I have used navdroyd now a couple of times for actual car navigation. It does work pretty well, announces instructions in time, also reads out road names (with comical results when the names are not english), recalculates routes if you miss a turn and so on....
It feels a bit rough still in some places, given its still a very early version. The search function is too basic for my liking, and the routing has a tendency of generating too many keep left/right messages when in fact you simply need to keep driving ahead on the same road.
I only used it in the car, and the display is kept on all the time, so dont know about switching the display off, or even switching to a different app ?
Given it uses OSM data, there still can be data gaps, but hey you can just go to openstreetmap and add the road!
Finally, the developers are very responsive and I have submitted some bug/missing features reports, hopeful this will all be added soon. Just email them if you still feel you have questions.
Anyone care to review this app?
were my brief comments not enough ?
does it have offline routing?
i was wondering how it does it considering it uses OSM maps (yes i know you pre download them).
cheers,
Cool but realistically MotoNav is just as easy. 1 State file and bam.
I wish Google Nav would have something like this. Where I have problems with Google Nav is when I get out of Airports and trying to pull data whilst in a concrete parking garage isn't fun.
Google Maps is worth its weight in gold but I can't get into the Navigator. I use Google Maps to search and navigate mosty and use MotoNav as a backup.
you cant actually go to specific addresses like someones house
Yes its 100% offline routing and maps ... so no need for a data connection once you have downloaded the maps initially. they are pretty small, the whole of the uk for example is 103mb.
because its based on OSM, it doesn't have that many addresses at the moment, but I find that street name in general is more than enough to get where you want to go. You can also search for junctions between two streets which might help as well.
HA
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HA!.....................
sorry for bumping this old thread but I had a question:
After paying for the app, do you have to pay for each map you download or is all that free?
Also, does this offer POIs, such as Dunk n' Donuts, restaurants, or gas stations?
Thanks.
yeah, opnce you have bought the app, the maps are free.
2 things, and i hope the Navdroyd people read this, I have been fairly disappointed in the customer service ( i know, $5) but i offered to help with the maps in my local area, as at the moment they are VERY old and near on unusable. well actually, they are unusable as there are WAY too many unnamed streets, which are named in OSM...
secondly, the POIs seem a little limited, not sure about other areas (im in Perth, Western Australia)
well one more, they don't seem to update the maps too often (definately not every 6wks as they say). As a result there is no use updating OSM for your area as you don't see any changes.
Navdroyd people please read this! I would like to assist!!!
Palitu
i'm not very happy with navdroid, ended up driving totally wrong with the out-dated maps, heck, the street where i grew up isn't even on the map (im from belgium)
Wow... they tore down your street? bummer!
alloin said:
i'm not very happy with navdroid, ended up driving totally wrong with the out-dated maps, heck, the street where i grew up isn't even on the map (im from belgium)
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One option would be to contribute to the OpenStreetMap project and fix those problems you know of
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One option would be to contribute to the OpenStreetMap project and fix those problems you know of
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no, that wont work, i have gone through and updated this on OSM and there hasn't been any changes.
Not only that, the OSM has the streets alread named. Not sure why they don't cross over onto NavDroyd...
Is there a way to replace the maps from Navdroyd for other ones like google or something more updated?. The area where I live doesn't have the street names and has very limited POIs.
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Is there a way to replace the maps from Navdroyd for other ones like google or something more updated?. The area where I live doesn't have the street names and has very limited POIs.
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nope
you cannot... amking up the length of the message
Palitu said:
no, that wont work, i have gone through and updated this on OSM and there hasn't been any changes.
Not only that, the OSM has the streets alread named. Not sure why they don't cross over onto NavDroyd...
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The problem is with the update frequency of the NavDroyd maps. They use their own "micromap" format, so the OSM data have to be "compiled" into that format every once in a while.
It's actually in their FAQ, see questions "How often do you update NavDroyd's map database?" and "Can I download OSM maps and use them directly in NavDroyd?".
(sorry, I'm apparently not yet allowed to post external links)
are there any gps apps that have maps so I don't need data for the USA? I'd like to start using WP7 but I need gps that has maps stored on the hd2.
nope, navigon works but i dont think there are map for you yet and its not legal
has anyone tried xMaps?
edit: heres a link:
http://www.marketplacebrowser.com/262301/xmaps
someone should try xMaps and report back
I am trying it out. Wont be able to test the gps feature tonight but will do tomorrow. It allows you to select an area and then to download the maps. Before the download starts you select the area by moving the map and then marking the block you wish to download. it then tells you the amount of space it will take like 16mb as example...and you can change the quality if you so wish and it will then show you the size change it will take. However...the one thing i'm unsure of and still need to check is to see if I select a block to download at a 0-20km resolution...it doesn't seem to download the 0-10km resolution block (ie when you zoom in) and i think that must be downloaded separately...OR I must choose the higher resolution when I download...i'm still checking on that.
It does show you your movement speed as well as height. It also shows the scale in the bottom right corner and you can set markers etc as well and also tilt the map instead of totally from the top etc.
I will give more feedback tomorrow as I check a bit more. What I can say...one big negative point for me thus far...this app eats thru my battery...maybe due the map downloads I am doing but went from 95% to 50% in 30min with this application so far.
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I am trying it out. Wont be able to test the gps feature tonight but will do tomorrow. It allows you to select an area and then to download the maps. Before the download starts you select the area by moving the map and then marking the block you wish to download. it then tells you the amount of space it will take like 16mb as example...and you can change the quality if you so wish and it will then show you the size change it will take. However...the one thing i'm unsure of and still need to check is to see if I select a block to download at a 0-20km resolution...it doesn't seem to download the 0-10km resolution block (ie when you zoom in) and i think that must be downloaded separately...OR I must choose the higher resolution when I download...i'm still checking on that.
It does show you your movement speed as well as height. It also shows the scale in the bottom right corner and you can set markers etc as well and also tilt the map instead of totally from the top etc.
I will give more feedback tomorrow as I check a bit more. What I can say...one big negative point for me thus far...this app eats thru my battery...maybe due the map downloads I am doing but went from 95% to 50% in 30min with this application so far.
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hmm, well thanks for the info so far. does it give you some navigation features, like a route from point A to B?
Yes it does give you the option to specify a starting location and ending location...and then creates the route for you. The location can either be an address or coordinates.
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Yes it does give you the option to specify a starting location and ending location...and then creates the route for you. The location can either be an address or coordinates.
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what about picking a point on the map, maybe you can long press on the map to choose your point B?
also, how big are the map sizes? I don't know what country your in, but if you were to download an entire state, like florida is where I am, how big would it be on highest quality?
long pressing pops the marker window and I still need to see if one can use the markers as locations for routing.
I am not sure how big that would be but I would guess probably a couple of gig in size and that's a rough guess....and a lot of downloading. One problem I found with downloading maps is that when wp7 locks the phone it cancel's the download.
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long pressing pops the marker window and I still need to see if one can use the markers as locations for routing.
I am not sure how big that would be but I would guess probably a couple of gig in size and that's a rough guess....and a lot of downloading. One problem I found with downloading maps is that when wp7 locks the phone it cancel's the download.
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strange the maps are so big, cause for tomtom and copilot, the maps for US and Canada are under 2gb, I think they are about 1.7gb, forget exactly. florida really shouldnt be more than 50mb. if you see what format its downloading maps as, maybe you can use http://www.openstreetmap.org/ to download maps instead, and put them where ever xMaps is saving maps to.
any update omarza ?
Sorry I had such a hectic week and didnt have time to test further. I will do so this weekend and report back to you
Try A-to-B. It's free from the Marketplace. Current version has navigation for the USA and parts of Europe and worldwide maps. Rest of Europe is coming soon. No idea about other parts of the world.
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Try A-to-B. It's free from the Marketplace. Current version has navigation for the USA and parts of Europe and worldwide maps. Rest of Europe is coming soon. No idea about other parts of the world.
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it requires data, doesn't store maps on the device.
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it requires data, doesn't store maps on the device.
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If you want offline only nav, then Navigon is the only way to go currently. There is a way to get non EU maps working by editing some XML files.