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Downloadable maps?

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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Basil3 said:
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...

onesolo said:
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.

DontHate said:
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.
dazultra2000 said:
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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Basil3 said:
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

Google maps

Hi
Does anyone got Google Maps update to 5.x on Legend. Just wonder if I'm restricted to version 4 due to region or HTC rom...
N.B. I don't see Google maps at the Market so can't update manually.
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It's the country you live in, not the device. I live in Bulgaria and Maps updates are not available to me for download from the Market. Yet, when I put a UK sim card in the same device, it works just fine and I have downloaded the latest 5.something update.

I suspected that... and you know why frustrated? Users of latest devices (e.g. Desire S) got it - same country and operator, so it seems like somebody just doesn't care to enable it... for Legend
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Download MarketEnabler and it will trick the market into thinking you have an American sim card.
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Asovse1 said:
Download MarketEnabler and it will trick the market into thinking you have an American sim card.
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But first you need to have root

I think he can use temproot(VISIONary r13) + MarketEnabler.

Until recently here in Croatia we were stuck with v4.5 which forced me to install v5.1 for a downloaded .apk Imagine my surprise when the 5.5 update went live for download on the market

Google maps with Navigation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007132
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[17.08.2011] Best GPS app for LG Optimus One

Hello! I will go on a trip from Tg-Jiu, a city from Romania, to Antalya (Turkey). I want a GPS app that I can use even if I don't have a data connection. I want an off-line GPS application. I found a few, but I don't know what is the best and if their maps are the most accurate. What app do you recomand to use?
1. IGO
2. Sygic GPS Navigation
3. Copilot
4. Mobile Navigon for Europe
5. WisePilot
6. Other (if is an other app that i miss)
So, what's your choice and why?

DeuxEx said:
Hello! I will go on a trip from Tg-Jiu, a city from Romania, to Antalya (Turkey). I want a GPS app that I can use even if I don't have a data connection. I want an off-line GPS application. I found a few, but I don't know what is the best and if their maps are the most accurate. What app do you recomand to use?
1. IGO
2. Sygic GPS Navigation
3. Copilot
4. Mobile Navigon for Europe
5. WisePilot
6. Other (if is an other app that i miss)
So, what's your choice and why?
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Navigon MobileNavigator!

It have better maps that iGO?

I like mavrick (no navigaation but usable)... not in your list.
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NavDroyd is awesome because maps' size is really, really small (only 20mb for my country as I remember).. you can use both - only maps with determination of your location, and navigation if needed.

NDRIVE is the BEST OFFLINE navigator
Using it in INDIA..
Are there any other free offline Navigators for android.??

I cast my vote for iGO, but that's because I never used any other offline solution. iGO served me well outside the country (in Bulgaria, to be precise). The phone handles the application very well, you only need recent maps.

Navit:
+offline maps
+offline calculation of routes
+support for computervoice
+free
-big maps (completly offline)
-no nice GUI
LG P500
mik's CM7 6.5.7
Francos Kernel 19.2 BFS
691/245 smartass
Sorry for my english

n drive ftw +1 ;-)
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Keep in mind that I am interested in an application for Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. Maybe your apps are better for your country, but in Romania and Bulgaria it have no coverage.

Navit uses OpenStreetMap, you can download maps for all the countries you want.
LG P500
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Ndrive the best in my country Egypt, working offline map

Ndrive rules

Aura Sygic, offline map

Sigyc Aura is the worst choice for Bulgaria! VERY beautiful and VERY limited map. I recomend Copilot, or sygic mobile maps 10 v8.24.

Copilot premium is awesome - also has custom settings for smaller screens like our optimus
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for me, iGO

+1 for Ndvrive because it works very well offline =)

Ok, I got it. I chosed iGO. The latest map for Romania is 98% accurate and 95% for Bulgaria. God job! Ndrive is not for Eastern Europe!
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To make iGo even better, try installing the Amigo Skin, it adds some new configs to menus.

Offline satnav/gps for us east coast?

Im going to America in july for about a month and will need a sat nav app to use offline as i will be in airplane mode with gps on.
Preferably free or cheap
Leave me your recommendations.

I can't comment on east coast coverage... But I've used copilot for a couple years. It's relatively cheap and works well enough. A lot of people like sygic too.
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Download the area in Google maps app(menu -> make available offline) and you won't need data connection later. There won't be any live traffic info but at least navigation will work.

morbidz said:
Download the area in Google maps app(menu -> make available offline) and you won't need data connection later. There won't be any live traffic info but at least navigation will work.
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You can't download a big area so it is kind of useless
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DenmarkRootN00b said:
You can't download a big area so it is kind of useless
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Check CoPilot on Market
There's free version
But the one with full voice navigation, only $10
Will need to download maps, could pick either whole usa or some states
Uses tomtom maps
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I have downloaded navfree but my provider accidently cut my phone line so i have had no way to download the full maps, i will give sygic and go and copilot a download once im back online.

Offline map Navigation

Hello guys. Does someone have an free offline navigation?
Thnx
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GoogleMaps has downloadable offline data.

radicalisto said:
GoogleMaps has downloadable offline data.
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Can use them for Navigation?
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yes, you can navigate, but area you can save is limited to somehow size of a larger city. I'm looking as well to something like Nokia have, where you can download whole countries and be done with. If you travel outside your country chances are you won't have good data plan and your Google's maps are useless when needed most. Even in your own country how can you anticipate which location has poor service and you need to download data ahead, especially with limited size. it offers.

Don't know in which continent you are living, but you can try MapFactor from the playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapfactor.navigator or Navfree (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=navfree navigator)

Hello, try Maps with me pro or Osmand +, it works perfecty for me

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Hi you can try google maps offline mode which is in beta now.