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Orientate Google map in driving direction

Like most GPS systems out there, I would love to be able to turn the map automatically so it faces the same direction I am driving, not just always north. Possible?

Nobody? Please...
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Im not sure if its limitation of google maps on android or samsungs. It has all the hardware for it, so should be possible...

It does doesn't it? You changed the view mode? Press the icon in the bottom left of your screen....
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the build in google map is just like your web browser google map, it is static
if you want a navigation style / step by step
you will need to get CoPilot8 software for android

Install the google maps navigation beta if its not already in your phone. I thought it was on the galaxy by default. That will give u the sat nav view.
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Bynar010 said:
Install the google maps navigation beta if its not already in your phone. I thought it was on the galaxy by default. That will give u the sat nav view.
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Eh... Not interested in that, only what I originally asked: Auomatic map orientation in driving directiuon

borchgrevink said:
Eh... Not interested in that, only what I originally asked: Auomatic map orientation in driving directiuon
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Well if you are using it for driving purposes why not use the navigation addon? Otherwise you've had it I think.
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Well he could be walking; for which this feature would be extremely useful!

Robin.B said:
Well he could be walking; for which this feature would be extremely useful!
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Well in that case I think the simple google maps app with the arrow showing which way you're going would be fine.
But yea, if you're driving you might have to invest in a real gps solution like AllGamer suggested.

when i'm walking, i use the regular google map, it is sooooooooooo much faster than a full fledge GPS software suit to load and link up with Satellites.

Gps switched via update to tela nav

Amybody else get an update to their gps to tele nav? It suks seriously will not gps from my find dunkin donuts app? Is theor a way to fix this
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deisel said:
Amybody else get an update to their gps to tele nav? It suks seriously will not gps from my find dunkin donuts app? Is theor a way to fix this
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Wierd. My Sprint Nav wouldn't get GPS and now Telenav 6 works great for me.
Try using a GPS app to clear your AGps. There are bugs in EC05 keeping stale GPS data. A reboot will usually clear it too.

Here is the thread with Mkasick's fixes and workarounds:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029152

deisel said:
Amybody else get an update to their gps to tele nav? It suks seriously will not gps from my find dunkin donuts app? Is theor a way to fix this
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When I first downloaded Telenav it didnt work for me at all. After I reinstalled and redownloaded data it worked perfectly. I like it a lot more then Google Nav.

Sprinte TeleNave GPS problems

Has anyone else been having the problem the stock GPS on the Evo. Every time I begin to use it it continues to act like I am a frist time user. Any suggestions on what is going on with it and how to fix up? Thanks for the time.

Sorry, and I also mean since the new upgrade has come out

I never had a problem with my GPS, stock or not. Why are you using Sprints GPS? Google Maps Navigation is great and free.
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+1. I doubt you'll have issues if you just use Google maps. I always prefer the route maps takes too, as well as it being easier to interface with.
But to your question, most people probably don't even have nav installed anymore to even know.
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Best Offline GPS for Nexus S

I'm in search of a completely offline GPS application, which wouldn't require a wifi or data network to work.
The idea here is to roam with GPS of course, which would be super expensive with data.
So, in your opinion what is the best offline GPS for Nexus s?

iGO ftw, but depends for what areas you need it for
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Google maps is now off line. You can pick a 10 mile radius to load maps on your SD card and have it off line. I wish they did more than 10 miles so I don't have to patch it around.
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Sygic Aura, CoPilot.
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obsanity said:
Google maps is now off line. You can pick a 10 mile radius to load maps on your SD card and have it off line. I wish they did more than 10 miles so I don't have to patch it around.
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But does it actually allow you to do navigation while offline? Or just download the maps to view?

superm1 said:
But does it actually allow you to do navigation while offline? Or just download the maps to view?
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That was the whole idea. Google wanted you to be able to navigate in the desert without internet connection. All you need for it to function is your GPS on and previously downloaded map. Update your Google maps. It's all spelled out in there.

Wow thats very cool. Can't wait to try it
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Igo maps requires storage onto sd card. My nexus s doesnt have an sd card slot. How to proceed?
Sygic Auro seems to be running fine. It just won't find me to exact location, im one block away from my location.

daudster said:
Igo maps requires storage onto sd card. My nexus s doesnt have an sd card slot. How to proceed?
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While it doesn't have a SD card slot, it does use a partition on its internal hard disk as a 16GB sd card (or perhaps a bit less but it's approx 16GB). You should be able to fit it on there.

daudster said:
So, in your opinion what is the best offline GPS for Nexus s?
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I haven't used Navigon on an Android phone, but my wife has it on her iPhone and it's pretty good. See http://www.navigon.com/portal/int/produkte/navigationssoftware/mobile_navigator_android.html

Google maps navigation is the best.
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I use to use Ndrive
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Copilot is ok, but i actually prefer google nav

have you guys actually been able to use google navigation offline? I've tried it multiple times but no dice...
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The route is calculated online on Google Nav and that could be a big problem.
When I miss a street you need to wait the new route to be transfered, which would be ok if the 3G network was stable.
I recommend iGo.

jaker.the.skater said:
have you guys actually been able to use google navigation offline? I've tried it multiple times but no dice...
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I'm using it offline quite a bit since it came out. Just to save on data.
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That was the whole idea. Google wanted you to be able to navigate in the desert without internet connection. All you need for it to function is your GPS on and previously downloaded map. Update your Google maps. It's all spelled out in there.
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i'v already tried this and even trying it right now as we speak, its just for map cache, you need to have an internet connection to get the directions initially, and you better hope you don't miss a turn when you are offline, because you ain't gonna get a reroute from google maps while offline, people are confused about this feature, its map cache, that is all, its useless. So google maps is not the way to go for offline nav, just go with copilot or something simular. All you need to do is search the various markets,appstores out there for Android and read reviews of each app you come across. good luck.

CoPilot USA works great for me. Recommended by Android Guys.... guys?
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im trying co-pilot myself for canada. Works good. locks on. pretty accurate.

My choice is Sygic GPS Navigation without any doubts!
The best interface I ever seen... accurate, simple, clear, immediate and complete at the mean time. It's free to try for 7 days, I strongly suggest to take a look by yourself.

Google Maps

How well does the offline Google Maps Navigation work? I just find it as an interesting feature and was wondering how well does it work for some of you?

I don't believe there is offline navigation, just offline maps only.

The map only is offline... but navigation still need an internet connection or gps... so what do u mean with offline navigation?
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Search, someone did it using offline maps in a city. The GPS still works without wifi
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I've noticed maps doesn't work without WiFi, but if you start navigation before you leave your connection it will still guide you and update routes in realtime.
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flash_beezy said:
I've noticed maps doesn't work without WiFi, but if you start navigation before you leave your connection it will still guide you and update routes in realtime.
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For Maps to work offline, you have to mark an area to be available for offline usage (it caches it). Simply click make available offline in the overflow menu (well it's there on my Galaxy Nexus it might be somewhere on the Nexus 7).

navFree has good navigation. Download the maps for offline use and all that is needed is GPS.

Google Maps can be used offline if you select and save an area.\
Google Maps Navigation can't be used offline even if you do the above.
Other third party navigation apps can be used offline.

neok44 said:
Google Maps can be used offline if you select and save an area.\
Google Maps Navigation can't be used offline even if you do the above.
Other third party navigation apps can be used offline.
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Like I said Google navigation will work offline if you start it while your still connected to WiFi @home or current location.
Once its loaded it will do turn by turn and update as you go using GPS. I've played with it over the weekend and it kept updating and telling me to do a uturn when I changed course, then finally figured out where I was going and updated accordingly.
It may help that I have the SF bay area saved in maps
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Like I said Google navigation will work offline if you start it while your still connected to WiFi @home or current location.
Once its loaded it will do turn by turn and update as you go using GPS. I've played with it over the weekend and it kept updating and telling me to do a uturn when I changed course, then finally figured out where I was going and updated accordingly.
It may help that I have the SF bay area saved in maps
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guess that could be true on newer versions. One time i was driving to orlando and lost service and navigation paused and said it would resume when i got a data connection back. this was well over a year ago though on my nexus one.

neok44 said:
guess that could be true on newer versions. One time i was driving to orlando and lost service and navigation paused and said it would resume when i got a data connection back. this was well over a year ago though on my nexus one.
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Yep, testing this on my nexus 7 I didn't imply that it would pertain to any other android device.
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flash_beezy said:
Yep, testing this on my nexus 7 I didn't imply that it would pertain to any other android device.
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very good to know that it's smart enough to do that now. going to come in handy since i always lose data with t-mobile driving up to orlando.

neok44 said:
very good to know that it's smart enough to do that now. going to come in handy since i always lose data with t-mobile driving up to orlando.
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I tested it a bit too. It took it a bit to figure out I made a wrong turn. Eventually it started telling me where to turn again, but it wouldn't say the street names. It would just say things like "turn right in 800 feet."

flash_beezy said:
Like I said Google navigation will work offline if you start it while your still connected to WiFi @home or current location.
Once its loaded it will do turn by turn and update as you go using GPS. I've played with it over the weekend and it kept updating and telling me to do a uturn when I changed course, then finally figured out where I was going and updated accordingly.
It may help that I have the SF bay area saved in maps
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neok44 said:
guess that could be true on newer versions. One time i was driving to orlando and lost service and navigation paused and said it would resume when i got a data connection back. this was well over a year ago though on my nexus one.
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I have been doing this with my old OG DROID for a while, start navigation with it connected to my home wifi and have it work all the way ro my destination with no signal at all

Only reason why i wish I had a data plan...directions! Guess i gotta try out a better offline app
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