any compatible navigation software for the G2 guys?
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Google navigation lol. Its in beta and is included with an update for Google maps I believe.
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beside that one lol
Navigon just launched their android program I think.
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I think the stock navi works great
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Why doesn't Google navigation work for you?
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ibemad1 said:
Why doesn't Google navigation work for you?
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welll i had an HD2 before and was using Garmin XT kinda got spoiled by the british voice if anyone can change that, that will be great
In the voice settings you can set all TTS stuff on the phone to UK English (British Accent).
Or you can pay to get I think its called vox tts something like that it has tons of pretty good voices however they all cost money.
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Get Co-Pilot, best money ever spent. The map data gets stored on your SD card 1.1GB for North America. The best part is not it does not use wireless data to get maps. It has all the fancy voice options you want.... 4 in british i believe (I use one myself ;-))
I thought the Desire Z with sense downloads the Google maps to the SD like a pre-fetch. Is there something like that for the G2?
I use waze. I like the idea of community generated real time traffic notification - but I suppose the user experience varies depending on your location. Here (Israel) it's quite popular.
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Vyath said:
I use waze. I like the idea of community generated real time traffic notification - but I suppose the user experience varies depending on your location. Here (Israel) it's quite popular.
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where do you get that from?
btw i been to isarel like two years ago, pretty nice place
Waze.com
Probably on the market as well
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Navigon is a new one on the market thats supposed to be good. I haven't tried it personally although I am considering it. Its on sale for $40 for a limited time as an intro price before it kicks up to $60 or something. Has live traffic and a "reality view" which looks kinda like layar.
Anyone actually tried it yet?
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Waze.com
Probably on the market as well
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looks promising man
The problem with Google and Waze and some of the other "free" options are that they all require a data connection. Unfortunately, when I need GPS the most is in places where cell phone signals are weak/non-existent... I used TomTom for ever on WM.
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The problem with Google and Waze and some of the other "free" options are that they all require a data connection. Unfortunately, when I need GPS the most is in places where cell phone signals are weak/non-existent... I used TomTom for ever on WM.
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Once again... Co-Pilot
funkadesi said:
Once again... Co-Pilot
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just try copilot 8 today man, it works alright but the interface is much more complicated then when i use my garmin mobile XT
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Hi,
I currently have a HTC HD...and run TOMTOM navigation.
I am thinking of a Android phone, and was just wondering what apps there are for navigation? (Apart from google maps)
Do you think this change to Android is worth it?
Thanks for your opinions
J
I use navigon which was £30 for the UK maps and seems very good. The desire also has Google navigation built in which seems good but uses your data connection.
Hope this helps
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I use navigon which was £30 for the UK maps and seems very good. The desire also has Google navigation built in which seems good but uses your data connection.
Hope this helps
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that would be co-pilot ? I use it too
I've only had experience with Google Navigation. It is pretty user friendly and gets you from A to B. Can't ask for much more.
As point out by lindsaydr, it does use a lot of data. As long as you have a data plan, you should be fine. If not, you should use Wifi to get the driving directions, then use it.
take a look at Sygic and Copilot!
Copilpot and navigon are both good and I have used both on iPhone and Android. I personally prefer navigon as it seems a slick interface
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Thanks...navigon looks great.
Do you know if you can get maps for Australia?
I looked on their site, and they have it for iphone, but could not find it for android!
Ta
don't forget about navngo, amigo (motonav)..is workin perfectly on my desire.
Anyone know of a good GPS Application for a car with turn by turn navigation?
Google turn by turn maps navigation
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Or if you want an offline sat nav you could use pilot less then £30 and its pretty good
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Or if you want an offline sat nav you could use pilot less then £30 and its pretty good
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Can you link me to this app, I cant find anything called this on the market.
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Can you link me to this app, I cant find anything called this on the market.
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check copilot live?
copilot live8 or Navigon are both good offline programs...
The best is Ndrive!
Hi, I use Google Maps and Sygic. The best for Android
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The best is Ndrive!
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Have to disagree
Co-pilot is far better, have used both
Co-pilot maps are more up to date as N-drive uses the same maps as tom tom.
I used to use my tomtom when i travel to spain but now i use co-pilot because of the newer maps.
i also would agree with co pilot live, as it cost me about £23 on winmo, and then i just used the key when i get android, and it still works! Value for money there! Unlike tomtom on winmo, i really did prefer copilot.
Since having it on android i even subscribed to the premiu, features, but there isnt any need you get all the speed cameras for free anyway! just make sure you switch them on..
If i dont have the car, and i am walking around london city i will used google maps with the navigation option for walking.
depends what the specifics are havent used N-drive and i dont have a need to now.
Check Navdroyd, it uses Open Street Map as the map source. Works really well.
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I remember at the launch party in London, they mentioned that you could preload maps, which you could then use in case you're in an area where you have no internet access.
They also mentioned that the maps would be free for download.
Does anyone have anymore information on this or how we can download the maps?
I'm sure this is in the user manual...
Open locations, then go menu > upgrade > download maps
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Does the upgrade to Premium also enable the Navigation button in the Car Panel. Mine is greyed out.
Yes, turn by turn nav is chargeable. Anyone seen the news that tomtom maps are coming to the dhd and desire z? Interesting!
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I hope you are right Dazultra
The map data is from tomtom who own teleatlas maps. It does not imply the tomtom application is coming to the hd.
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Yes, turn by turn nav is chargeable. Anyone seen the news that tomtom maps are coming to the dhd and desire z? Interesting!
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Actually the current maps are route66. I didn't say the tomtom app was coming, just that other maps by tomtom are. Was on engadget.
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I'm sure this is in the user manual...
Open locations, then go menu > upgrade > download maps
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How many maps can we download??
I've read that we are entitle to 3 free maps, is this right?? And that those 3 maps are all taken account your location, 1 is the map from where you are and the other 2 are from two countries near your country. Is this right? if Yes, does it matter where I bought the phone or not?!? If I buy a phone from England I would get a map from England and two other countries near England or do I get a map from Portugal (my location) and two other from countries near Portugal?!=!
Please, someone answer me, cause I really need to decide where I'm going to buy the phone...
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How many maps can we download??
I've read that we are entitle to 3 free maps, is this right?? And that those 3 maps are all taken account your location, 1 is the map from where you are and the other 2 are from two countries near your country. Is this right? if Yes, does it matter where I bought the phone or not?!? If I buy a phone from England I would get a map from England and two other countries near England or do I get a map from Portugal (my location) and two other from countries near Portugal?!=!
Please, someone answer me, cause I really need to decide where I'm going to buy the phone...
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I'm in the UK, and the phone came preloaded with UK, Ireland and France maps. I believe you can download any other maps for free, its just the turn-by-turn navigation you pay for.
I'm going back to New Zealand for Xmas and have already downloaded the maps for there.
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How much do we pay for the turn-by-turn navigation?
Is it subscription based? Any time limit like X euro for Y days?
Is the turn-by-turn "intelligent" provided by TomTom or HTC Locations?
Yes it is subscription based and the prices vary a lot. You can do it per month, per year, or for life. Traffic and cameras are separate and again, per month or year.
What do you mean by intelligent?
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charging for navigation?
what a step backwards...
i swear htc dont want people to buy this phone.
such a shame because i REALLY wanted to get this phone. it seems so good.
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charging for navigation?
what a step backwards...
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You can still use Google Maps or any other mapping app out there. I'm not sure how it's really a step backwards, at least the options there.
The locations app is very nice, but its missing postcode lookup.
Which is really weird for a paid navigation system.
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Is there any price list somewhere? I am interested in the "for life" price for WESTERN EUROPE.
At least: Benelux + Germany + France
What I meant with "intelligent" is the navigation app ... the logic behind the turn-by-turn routing. Is it provided by TomTom or HTC?
I meant, if TomTom "only" provide the maps ... that could mean the navigation app is created by HTC.
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Yes it is subscription based and the prices vary a lot. You can do it per month, per year, or for life. Traffic and cameras are separate and again, per month or year.
What do you mean by intelligent?
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Western Europe for life is 50 dollars US.
I don't know who does the intelligence. I think the current maps are provided by route 66, and tomtom will be providing alternatives (for a healthy profit I assume!)
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I'm in the UK, and the phone came preloaded with UK, Ireland and France maps. I believe you can download any other maps for free, its just the turn-by-turn navigation you pay for.
I'm going back to New Zealand for Xmas and have already downloaded the maps for there.
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Awesome, I live in NZ so it's good to hear they have maps for us
I don't see it mentioned on any of the preorder sites, but it's listed in the detail specs on Motorola's website.
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Yes there is
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I'd go with the Moto specs.
Yes, but its agps...if you want directions you have to get those while connected to the internet.
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Yes, but its agps...if you want directions you have to get those while connected to the internet.
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Not if you have a sat nav app with preloaded maps...
This GPS talk is one of the reasons I went with the 3G/4G version. It is nice to be able to get mapping, restaurant locations, gas stations, hospitals, and all the other on the fly data. Not to say you can't download a map its just nice not having too. Its just at your finger tips. None of this has anything to do with the OP question so sorry OP..
any good ones to recommend? i cant find any maybe im using wrong keywords or im just bad at searching.......
You can pre-cache maps in Google Maps. Just make your route while you are connected to wifi and it will save it. It stays in the cache for a long time as far as i can tell.
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any good ones to recommend? i cant find any maybe im using wrong keywords or im just bad at searching.......
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I use google nav on xoom....which I find to be much better than using tomtom on my iphone...although tomtom was more customisable and worked seamlessly with any music app which is the only thing I miss.....but here is a site i found helpful....breaks down all your options with pros and cons....I'm guessing tomtom/I go/garmin don't want to fuss with making an overpriced turn by turn navigation app for us android users when we get a pretty damb good one for free....
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/applications/ultimate-gps-showdown-for-android/
My plan is to use the mobile hotspot feature on the wife's android phone for the data connection.
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My plan is to use the mobile hotspot feature on the wife's android phone for the data connection.
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That works great until the wife wants to make a phone call..
I get your point though. To each their own. It makes sense..
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I use google nav on xoom....which I find to be much better than using tomtom on my iphone...although tomtom was more customisable and worked seamlessly with any music app which is the only thing I miss.....but here is a site i found helpful....breaks down all your options with pros and cons....I'm guessing tomtom/I go/garmin don't want to fuss with making an overpriced turn by turn navigation app for us android users when we get a pretty damb good one for free....
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/applications/ultimate-gps-showdown-for-android/
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on top of that you can change your route according to the FREE live traffic, which is a nice bonus!! which save me from the bronx bus accident on the i-95...
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That works great until the wife wants to make a phone call..
I get your point though. To each their own. It makes sense..
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I've made phone calls with the hotspot active..
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I've made phone calls with the hotspot active..
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Well of course I'm talking from my own experience. The EVO I believe can only do data or voice not both at the same time unless I'm connected to 4G.
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Well of course I'm talking from my own experience. The EVO I believe can only do data or voice not both at the same time unless I'm connected to 4G.
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thats because of CDMA limitations. GSM networks do data+voice simultaneously.
Wifi From Wife's Phone
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Make sure your wife's phone supports infrastructure mode or is a Droid. Xoom does not like to tether with most Rooted Wifi options. Droid on the other hand can offer bluetooth tethering that Xoom does recognize.
Google navigation works awesome!
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thats because of CDMA limitations. GSM networks do data+voice simultaneously.
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Thanks man but come on give me a little credit.
Just wanted to make sure....the new motorola wifi xoom will have gps? And if I tether from my nexus one, will the voice guided navigation work?
Try Copilot from ALK
What GSP program do you recommend for the SGT?
I plan to have a good stand alone GPS program that I can use on the road without the need for internet connection.
I believe that the google maps/navigation system requires that you need internet connection.
I like Google maps. I generally use the 3g to load the map and turn off data afterwards it works fine for me. If you search YouTube others have gotten this method to work quite far. The furthest I have tried it is about 100 miles.
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Copilot is very good and probably the best value for money.
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Dave
Please search the apps and themes thread.
There is a topic on this with a few mentioned
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Without a doubt the absolute BEST is CoPilot.
I'm in agreement that copilot is the best offline alternative GPS solution.
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Not sure if its been said here before but I think CoPilot is the best bang for your buck.
Just USA costs under $10!
I KNOW IT WAS SAID BEFORE. IT IS A GOOD STANDALONE GPS APP thOUGH =P
Co-Pilot on the road, Viewranger or BackCountry Navigator off the road.
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Co-Pilot on the road, Viewranger or BackCountry Navigator off the road.
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Hmm....I never gave a thought to off road GPS. Thank you. Will try them out.
+1 on copilot, a bit more expensive here in europe, but i have to say that it works really well, gave my tomtom to my wife and now using the tab with the carmount for gps.