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.
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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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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.
govtcheez said:
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
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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wildfan2k said:
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...
zone23 said:
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.
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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
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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
How can I do offline navigation with Google Navigation on my N7? I download my city to the device, turned off WiFi, and clicked the navigation button in Maps. It says "Action cannot be completed without data connection?" Is there any way I can get this on my N7 or do I need a different app/tether to my smartphone?
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How can I do offline navigation with Google Navigation on my N7? I download my city to the device, turned off WiFi, and clicked the navigation button in Maps. It says "Action cannot be completed without data connection?" Is there any way I can get this on my N7 or do I need a different app/tether to my smartphone?
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there are some paid apps which stores their maps locally, so you can access them offline. to be able to use navigation in google maps, you need active internet connection eg. your smartphone tether.
I just tether from my gnex.
Just compute your route before you disconnect. Turn by turn directions will then work while disconnected.
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Just compute your route before you disconnect. Turn by turn directions will then work while disconnected.
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but if you take a wrong turn it cannot reroute
Just download a big enough area for offline navigation.
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All wrong.
I have 2 apps that can do calculation of route while offline as they download the maps first (over Wi-Fi) and the app only uses your GPS on your nexus 7 to calculate the route.
These apps are nav free world
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Sygic GPS Navigation
+1 for Sygic
Thanks for all the replies guys. I'll investigate some of the apps you mentioned and see if they will work for me.
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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.
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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.
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You can't download a big area so it is kind of useless
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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.