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Is there a good, working, navigation app out there for 2.2 yet?
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I would like to know this as well... Copilot are apparently working on an update, Sygic Mobile Maps 10 hasn't got back to me yet (currently runs but with soooooooo much lag)... and Navigon is reported to kind of work, but looses gps alot?
So far my best option is Google Navigator... it does a bloody good job... only problem is the phone gets very hot - 45c yesterday on a 40 minute drive but I think this is what happens with most apps!?
stewcp said:
I would like to know this as well... Copilot are apparently working on an update, Sygic Mobile Maps 10 hasn't got back to me yet (currently runs but with soooooooo much lag)... and Navigon is reported to kind of work, but looses gps alot?
So far my best option is Google Navigator... it does a bloody good job... only problem is the phone gets very hot - 45c yesterday on a 40 minute drive but I think this is what happens with most apps!?
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Ndrive is Froyo compatible. They have a 7 day trial version as well.
lukacs.attila said:
Ndrive is Froyo compatible. They have a 7 day trial version as well.
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Just downloaded... looks good so far... I will give this a spin, thanks
NDrive any good?
It's sad that Sygic has lag in 2.2, I wonder if it will be the same when the official release comes out...
I downloaded the Ndrive 7 day trial and its not bad, I like the horizon panning, although the UI is a little more cluttered than Sygic. I'm tempted to buy it at 43 Euro's ($63.28 AU) but the other half of my mind says wait until the official Froyo is release and maybe Sygic will be back to normal. There are rumours that google has OTA'd an update for Froyo to it's employee's :
http://phandroid.com/2010/06/13/rumor-froyo-moves-closer-to-release-frf72-update-supposedly-rolls-out/
Any news back from Sygic stewcp?
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Any news back from Sygic stewcp?
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Nothing!!! thats been 6 days now and no reply
Ndrive seems to work well... I just don't like the announcements... they seem to tell you your next turn around 1/2 mile away from the junction, which is stupid! Personally I'm not buying it and will keep holding out for copilot which I found to be perfect
Is there a comparison chart ? I'M NOT sure wich navigationsoftware is the best and I want the best
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I ended up buying Ndrive cause of urgency as it seemed the only option atm. I found this http://gpsreviewer.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/second-and-lastsemifinal-ndrive-vs-sygic-drive/ but a copilot comparison is missing. One the same blog there are a few other comparisons, I'm not sure how relevant they are to android specifically froyo. I also found http://iphonetunes.net/index.php/full_article/comments/routes_compared_-_copilot_vs_navigon_vs_igo_vs_sygic_vs_tomtom/ which compares routing for a few apps, but is for the iphone. Functionality differs slightly between devices, and I would call either comparisons scientific studies, rather reasonable guides.
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Does google navigation not work then?
jammy1 said:
Does google navigation not work then?
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It does in some countries. I downloaded the latest version from US market (with MarketAccess), and I can add a Navigation shortcut, but I can't get spoken directions.
jammy1 said:
Does google navigation not work then?
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Yes it works and its really good... especially as its free!
not in many eu countries.
brut maps navigation works in Australia though last I checked, there was a slight lag. As well as that, I don't like the dark background of the navigation app.
Any news about IGO Android for hi res devices (like the Desire)?
does Google Navigation work in Belgium and mainland Europe? And does the phone really gets very hot using Google Nav when driving for example on a 3 hours journey?
jmonfu said:
does Google Navigation work in Belgium and mainland Europe? And does the phone really gets very hot using Google Nav when driving for example on a 3 hours journey?
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Works fine in The Netherlands.
thanks for the reply mate
does the device get overheated for long journeys?
for me Navigon works fine on 2.2
thanks for the info mate
I bought a vzw tab with bad esn, (not interested in data package anyways)
I want to know if Copilot is a really good navigation app. I read the market reviews and more bad then good. Problems with google checkout#/buggy/crashes.
Is this my best choice or is there anything better?
Feel free to give your thoughts on other apps
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Copilot
Copilot is OK.
I've been using it for over a year now and have it on 3 devices. It works good for me and never had any real problems. I also have nDrive on one device and Google Maps/Navigation on all but use Copilot as my default nav app.
You can try it free for a limited period so my advice.... give it a try.
I had no problems with Copilot crashing, but the maps were really out of date. I gave up on it and went to Navigon when it attempted to route me through a fence across a railroad crossing that had been closed for years.
ResonanceZero said:
I had no problems with Copilot crashing, but the maps were really out of date. I gave up on it and went to Navigon when it attempted to route me through a fence across a railroad crossing that had been closed for years.
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+1...... I switched to navigon & think it's more updated
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Anyone recommend premium navigation for the trusty hd
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You do realize that you could write the complete title, as in, Premium Navigation.
There are people using the SEARCH of the forum, and with titles such as that, it defeats the entire purpose.
Anyhow, you're refering to programs like Navigon/nDrive/Sygic ?
Yep
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hate People who use SMS on forums....
I hate people who make a thread with 8 words inside... and no meaning
I wouldn't really reccomend it. The DHD Can't really get a reliable GPS Signal without having mobile data on (Or at least in Sydney, Australia), and with mobile data, HTC Locations + Google Navigation is good enough, and free.
I actually prefer google navigation to the premium navigation feature on the Desire HD.
Google navigation is the bees knees i tell ya! Works perfectly for me. Why would anyone need an upgrade to it?
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I wouldn't really reccomend it. The DHD Can't really get a reliable GPS Signal without having mobile data on (Or at least in Sydney, Australia), and with mobile data, HTC Locations + Google Navigation is good enough, and free.
I actually prefer google navigation to the premium navigation feature on the Desire HD.
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To be honest I would check your gps antenna.
If I go to France I do not have any data because of the roaming charges.
Yes it takes longer to get a fix, up to a minute, but the precision always stays below 15m in the car which is excellent.
In GPS test you can see the SNR (signal to noise ratio). Can you tell me which figures you get?
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Anyone recommend premium navigation for the trusty hd
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I accidentally invoked the trial period at a time when I had no trips planned. As such I could only test it locally for places I knew how to get to. Seemed ok though.
I paid for the lifetime license, based mainly on:
- The way it handles incoming calls.
- The maps being offline.
- Integration with Sense.
However, I do now regret rushing into buying this. It has not been great, and often I find myself having to revert to Google Maps Navigation instead. Problems I have experienced with the premium HTC Navigation include...
- Slow GPS fix (could do with something similar to Quick GPS on the HTC WinMo devices).
- Incorrectly identifying destination (hotel wasn't at indicated destination, and had to drive around unaided trying to find it).
- Destinations often not found (often put full postal address in contacts or calendar entries, but are not found by HTC Navigation. Google Maps usually doesn't have the same problem.)
- No option to choose an alternative route or add waypoints to force a new route.
I recently paid for the license. My DHD picks up GPS within secods.
I was worried because using google maps it took forever, but I did a soft refresh and after that gps works fine. Not sure if it was that or the fact I started using premium Nav.
I use it mainly for novelty value. All the voices are free so I like to try different languages.
I also find that the arrival time at destination is not as accurate as TomTom.
I like it better than googlemaps because of the natural voice and integration to HTC.
Who used sms chap
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What i will agree with though it is on lazy ass post,but it was before i went to bed,off the cuff,
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Hi all,
Would like to know what are u using for navigation...
I am looking for something freeware/opensource, instalable on SD card, that does not require internet connection to work, so offline capabilities.
Thanks
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Stars - best free offline navigation bear grylls style try locus free
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For which country?
For example, in Russia or Ukraine there is Yandex.maps application with possibility to store maps locally on SD. But in Europe it is not so useful, very poor details.
Navfree or was it freenav. It uses openstreetmap and its free. Works okay, bot perfect but hey, its free
Motonav + most recent iGo maps.
I use it only for Western, central and eastern Europe.
waze
I live in Israel (where waze was first conceived & started few years ago
over the course of time it became the most popular nav app around here (for good reasons)
Only problem is - you need an install base in your area for some of its features to become effective - the more drivers using waze - the more traffic (and other) information the system has to provide you with.
In Israel its not a problem, its a small country as it is and as mentioned - everyone use waze already (there is literally no smartphone around here without it)
try it out in your area and see how it goes.
ktopaz said:
waze
I live in Israel (where waze was first conceived & started few years ago
over the course of time it became the most popular nav app around here (for good reasons)
Only problem is - you need an install base in your area for some of its features to become effective - the more drivers using waze - the more traffic (and other) information the system has to provide you with.
In Israel its not a problem, its a small country as it is and as mentioned - everyone use waze already (there is literally no smartphone around here without it)
try it out in your area and see how it goes.
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Copilot Live, download it by torrent, perfect maps for Europe.
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larbac said:
Hi all,
Would like to know what are u using for navigation...
I am looking for something freeware/opensource, instalable on SD card, that does not require internet connection to work, so offline capabilities.
Thanks
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You could enable map caching on google maps then wait for it to load at home then leave Offline maps I used to use Copilot. Definitely one of the best. Otherwise Google Nav is the best navigation there is. Not many good free ones otherwise.
Hello guys,
I use navigon cracked version and it is a bomb, exellent graphics.
I'm using "Waze"
It's a free navigation app with a community who send informations for everyone (traffic, radar, accident, ...)
You can try it, if you have a data connection
google maps in south africa
Podes sempre usar o TMN Drive. Tem o mapa de Portugal gratuito e os restantes a bom preço. As actualizações do mapa também são gratuitas.
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hello i use sygic , navigon ,earth and gps test+!
I trust more than any other the Navigon. it takes better routes than sygic or copilot.
Why dont you try iGO 8.4. I'm using it,its very very good,with mostly all maps (file with maps is 2.2 GB),if you want download link,send me pvt .
Igo 8.4 is very outdated although it is very good for moving from one point to another and I think it's the best for non Android system because they stopped supporting it.
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I recommend OpenStreetMaps (Osmand), they work very well and are often more accurate than Google maps.
i am totally happy with Google Maps Navigation, great app!
elsoeren said:
i am totally happy with Google Maps Navigation, great app!
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Yes, I agree. Google maps is probaly the best free navigation. If you want to buy one, I would go for Navigon!
Navikey 7 Ways with maps from OSM project (living in Uzbekistan). Very accurate, and constantly updating.
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What's the best offline GPS for your nexus 7 or what do you recommend?
I can't comment on the N7 specifically, although no reason it should be any different to any other android tablet, but i love maps with me pro. Works great, very detailed, and i like that you download entire countries, not just specific areas like some apps do.
I use Sygic and have been using it for the past 3 years since my HD2 days. It's very good.
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What's the best offline GPS for your nexus 7 or what do you recommend?
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I have both CoPilot Live Premium and Navigon (now owned by Garmin).I like and can recommend both.
I like the UI on CoPiolt better myself, but have had an occasion out two where it did not recognize the address but navigon did.
CoPilot does seem to be able to get louder with directions. I wish I could make Navigona little louder art times. TTS is good on both, with Navigon being a little more natural sounding to me.
I think CoPilot is the best bang for the buck. $9 vs $32 for Sygic or $40 for Navigon.
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I think CoPilot is the best bang for the buck. $9 vs $32 for Sygic or $40 for Navigon.
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CoUplet live Premium is a great solution and has a nice interface, but like I said I've had it tell me I could not find an address on one occasion (maybe two), that Navigon found without issue. I don't normally use GPS navigation to know if this is a common issue. I hope it was a fluke, but it doesn't inspire confidence. Aside from that out has worked great for me, the four the piece it's really good.
If you just need it form time to time CoPilot is an affordable full-featured option. If your going to use it a lot and must have it work all the time Navigon might be worth it. That's just my general experience.
Google Maps Navigation is very good and fee. You can download Maps of areas you're going to be in to use offline.
Good luck...
UPDATE:
just after writing this I used Navigon to take me to a place a bit out in the "boon docks", and it took me to the street but not the house. Switched to CoPilot and out found the address. So, I guess neither is 100% perfect.
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CoUplet live Premium is a great solution and has a nice interface, but like I said I've had it tell me I could not find an address on one occasion (maybe two), that Navigon found without issue. I don't normally use GPS navigation to know if this is a common issue. I hope it was a fluke, but it doesn't inspire confidence. Aside from that out has worked great for me, the four the piece it's really good.
If you just need it form time to time CoPilot is an affordable full-featured option. If your going to use it a lot and must have it work all the time Navigon might be worth it. That's just my general experience.
Google Maps Navigation is very good and fee. You can download Maps of areas you're going to be in to use offline.
Good luck...
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I agree. If I needed a full-time, offline navigation app, I'd probably spring a little more money for Navigon and Sygic. I use Google Maps and Waze most of the time so CoPilot suffices when I'm in areas with no signal.
I found Polaris Navigation works and has a lot of features.
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I like Sygic. You can download only the States you want.
I like Sygic too...
Do any of these allow storage of maps on external SD card (specifically something like USB otg to microsd card reader)?
If not about how big are the file sizes for each state?
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Do any of these allow storage of maps on external SD card (specifically something like USB otg to microsd card reader)?
If not about how big are the file sizes for each state?
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Don't know about using an OTG for external storage. Each state will very in size, for obvious reasons, but the total size would be between 1.3 and 1.6 GB.
thanks for the replies guys! helps a lot!!
Another vote for Sygic.
miou said:
I like Sygic too...
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hows the loudness voice on these apps? i remember all my tablets with GPS and all of them i could not hear a damn thing cuz the voices TTS were so low, it was barely audible while driving with traffic noise/radio on bit
I like navigon.
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Do any of these allow storage of maps on external SD card (specifically something like USB otg to microsd card reader)?
If not about how big are the file sizes for each state?
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Sygic allows storage of maps on external SD cards on devices that use external SD cards. I have not tried USB otg to microsd card on the Nexus 7 specifically.
Map size depends on the State, ranging from 9-13 MB each for small States like Delaware, Maine, Washington D.C. to 104MB for Michigan, 117MB for Ohio, 161MB for New York, and 470MB for Canada. The good thing with Sygic, however, is that you can download the maps you need when you need them - no need to download all kinds of maps and carry them around in your device. So, with the Nexus 7 you don't need to use the USB otg - just download the maps you need when you need them and delete those you don't need. With my homenetwork, I can download Canada in less than 4 minutes (I live inCanada). I go toMichigan fairly frequently so I keep the Michigan map in my Nexus all the time. If I was going to another State I would download the map of the State and those of the in-between States (Sygic comes with a map downloader app) and get rid of them when I am done.