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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.
Does anyone else's google voice app open really slow? Almost ask of my other apps open immediately or at least in less than a second. For some reason the google voice app on my vibrant can take anywhere from 2-8 seconds to open...
Its very annoying...
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yes, it does take forever to open at times. after you apply the lag fix it opens instantly though. depending on your preference and risk level if you want to venture down the "lag fix" path.
it did this when i updated it this morning, but it has been fine ever since
Mine opens quickly and I do not have a lag fix.
I love the new widgets.
andy696 said:
Mine opens quickly and I do not have a lag fix.
I love the new widgets.
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oh, neat. i was wondering what the update actually did
still need to be able to block callers though (or is there a way to do this already?)
Since updating today its not only slow to load, but slow everywhere when using the app. It often hands for 3-5 seconds fit no apparent reason. Do I need to uninstall the app and reinstall? Is my inbox too full? It says I have just over 400 messages. Do I need to archive a bunch of them?
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So I tried cleaning out my inbox, rebooting my phone, and uninstall/reinstall of the app...none of this helped.
Am I they only one having issues?
Any ideas on what i could do to troubleshoot? Is this just a samsung thing and I should just wait until froyo update before spending too much time troubleshooting?
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The new update was unbearable. Google voice always took 2-3 seconds to open but with this update it seems to take longer. On top of that it would lag the crap out of swype, and freeze the phone for 3-5 second after sending a message.
Titanium backup saved me from this horrible update.
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Cysco24,
Glad to hear I'm nitty the only one. It freezes my swype keyboard for several seconds all the time as well. This update is horrible...
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Just a note: it also freezes the stock android keyboard as well. So its not specific to swype...
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did you guys try force closing the app and clearing the cache?
like i mentioned earlier, i had this problem at first after the update but it has been fine ever since.
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Does anyone else's google voice app open really slow? Almost ask of my other apps open immediately or at least in less than a second. For some reason the google voice app on my vibrant can take anywhere from 2-8 seconds to open...
Its very annoying...
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i uninstalled, reinstalled, restored to factory, wiped, and reinstalled and its still the same way, laggy as hell
Anyone ever found a solution for this? My google voice app is still slow and freezes the keyboard randomly for a few seconds...
Its this a vibrant problem or a google voice problem?
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Sounds like a vibrant issue if after applying the lag fix it disappears.
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i removed the update and the lag fix, install the update and reinstall the lagg fix, bur still no improvement, Does anybody knows where to get the old version? the old one was working better.
Just curious, anyone else find the choice of 1x3 sized widgets annoying?
My preference is usually 1x1, 1x2 or 1x4. 1x3 just seems odd.
I have the same problem
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i have the same issue. its mother-effing anoyying!!!!!
i mainly use google voice for all my texting needds
So google just released an update for the GV app today. I installed it and so far it seems that the vast majority of lag I was experiencing is now gone! Has anyone else here that was having issues tried the update from today? I'm curious if any one else is having luck with todays update?
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Just curious, anyone else find the choice of 1x3 sized widgets annoying?
My preference is usually 1x1, 1x2 or 1x4. 1x3 just seems odd.
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I don't find it annoying but I consider it a stupid choice by going with 1x3. I have Launcher Pro Plus so I just resize it to 1x4. Much better
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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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
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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
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.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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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