Like most people, I find google maps 7 is a hunk of $hi7. On my old phone I was able to reinstall maps 6.14 from an APK, but no such luck right now with the N5. Anyway to get back to the good ol' days of maps 6 without rooting?
Since Maps 7 is pre-installed, there is no way you can get Maps 6 installed unless you use a modded version with a different package name.
Side note: Personally, I love Maps 7 and honestly think it looks and functions way better...
willymcd said:
Like most people, I find google maps 7 is a hunk of $hi7. On my old phone I was able to reinstall maps 6.14 from an APK, but no such luck right now with the N5. Anyway to get back to the good ol' days of maps 6 without rooting?
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Root or you're stuck. I use maps 6 on my rooted N5 with no problems as maps 7 sucks .You have to install it as a system app to prevent updates. Just insert it into the ROM you use before flashing.
I would be fine with maps 7 if it ran fast. Its funny, if you open Google+ and goto locations the panning and zooming is super fast. Same with yelp but not the actual maps app. WTF
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Wtf the new maps rocks. I get 0 lag and its uber accurate
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Wtf the new maps rocks. I get 0 lag and its uber accurate
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same here. works perfectly fine and super fast for me.
No issue with maps 7.
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I get instantaneous GPS lock on new maps, you sure you aren't running some funky mod?
I have no problem with the new layout or lag of maps 7. But I really have a problem with them removing all the really cool and useful google labs add ons. I used the measuring tool all the time and it was really really cool being able to see the elevation profile between points. I also really miss not having a topo layer to choose from.
For me maps 7 is a crippled more simplistic version of maps 6.
I think there are just people not giving the new maps a chance. I honestly don't even remember what the old one looks like. Very fast and smooth on the N5.
Anyhow, like others said, would have to customize your ROM to get it.
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Uninstall maps 7 with titanium backup and install this version of maps 6, its the latest one.
Im not sure how maps 7 is smooth for anyone else, on a brand new stock n5 zooming in and out was laggy on my phone, since every phone is the same why is it smooth on someone elses phone and laggy on mine?
Personally, I find the traffic overlay on Maps 7 virtually worthless.
On Maps 6, I would get up every morning, Google Now would pop up a card offering to navigate to work, and I'd pull up the traffic overlay. Even glancing at the phone, you could easily see the green, yellow, and red. Plus, even in route overview, you could still see the time to destination or arrival time.
On Maps 7, the blue navigation route so completely covers the traffic, that you can't see the green, yellow, or red unless you have the phone right in front of your face (which isn't ideal for driving in... traffic). In the route overview, you can't see the time to destination.
A lot of Maps 7 was a step forward, but for usage during the morning and evening commute, it was a massive step into a sink hole.
Also using maps 6.14.4 here. I find the driving map with no destination so useful to see if the highway ahead is turning red so I know to turn off and take back roads. I don't know of a way to do that with the new maps. I also don't want to start navigation via regular maps or use g+ or Google now to start it ever.
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Does anyone know what i should get in terms of a GPS application for my Desire with a compatible map of Australia?
I'm looking at copilot, but the site hosting it seems to be down 24/7 :\ so i dont know what to do!
I've got the NZ/Aus Copilot over here in Auckland, works fine. No need for the website, get it from the Market.
Try AndNav2 or any OpenStreetMap based application.
Sygic works fine for me in Australia.
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Sygic works fine for me in Australia.
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You running it on Android 2.1? ...and is it Mobile Maps 10? It wont let me open it on my Desire
Why not keep it 'in house' xda stye and try this -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
It sweet for me. I just got my desire 2 days ago and used to use tomtom on my diamond before. The interface is a bit rougher than TT, but its got street view and is the work of one of our own..
EDIT: After reading a few comment's it seems that Google Maps GPS runs down the battery and has a horrible lag, So I installed Sygic Mobile Maps 10 and yes, it works. I haven't tested it out on the road yet.
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You running it on Android 2.1? ...and is it Mobile Maps 10? It wont let me open it on my Desire
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Yes, Sygic Mobile Maps 10, latest version. Runs fine and works as expected on stock Desire but is a bit odd to use as it has it's own way to navigate around the screen. (You have to use forward/back buttons on the screen, hard back button does nothing,...).
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Mate,
Go for CoPilot. Works well for me on Desire. Got Aus Map and RSA too (world cup). Directions are spot on. No need for a constant connection while travelling. Although I noticed that GPS fixes WAY faster with wifi/3G is on. There are some websites that have a hacked free version from google results, but I personally chose to buy it.
Good app!!
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Why not keep it 'in house' xda stye and try this -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
It sweet for me. I just got my desire 2 days ago and used to use tomtom on my diamond before. The interface is a bit rougher than TT, but its got street view and is the work of one of our own..
EDIT: After reading a few comment's it seems that Google Maps GPS runs down the battery and has a horrible lag, So I installed Sygic Mobile Maps 10 and yes, it works. I haven't tested it out on the road yet.
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I've decided to go with Sygic. It works wonderfully - except for the fact it thinks my home address is 5.2km in the wrong direction.... smeh, hopefully that's the only address it stuffs up with hahaha. I wish TT would get their act together. I'm too used to its functionality and UI.
I live in a dark age country were no real data contracts exit. So i need an offline gps application, like say Igo Myway.
Has anyone used a gps app like that on the note ? How are they scaling ?
I will be using google maps for now, but i have a total of 300mb for all my data needs. ( the dark ages really)
I would also appreciate any advice you could give me about navigation applications.
Is google maps a data drainer? Is there a way to download the entire city map?
Thanks.
Can you just load the google maps on your home or business internet before you leave? According to the google navigation for mobile site it caches the routes.
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google.c o m /mobile/navigation/
sygic or copilot
sygic is better and works flawless
http://www.sygic.com/en/android
Interesting, but I suggest to the administrator moving this thread to "apps"
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Is google maps a data drainer? Is there a way to download the entire city map?
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You can pre-download, over wifi, sections (10 x10 mile square) of google maps by turning on the 'google labs' option. However, they expire in 30 days and you must redownload them again.
Google maps, like any continuous data flow, will suck down data pretty fiercely if you are doing a long drive.
I'd definitely consider getting a standalone nav program if you can't rely on your data plan.
- Frank
I preloaded a route before i went on driving. It worked really well. It used about 2 mb for a drive of 34 miles.
Thank you for that
But i will diffidently need a dedicated off-line app.
sygic or ndrive are the best.
google maps is poor at best, quite often out of date and the navigation only works in a handfull of places.
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I'm living in a wood age village too. Try using "Mapdroyd". Works just great.
Someone advised Locus. It looks good.
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sygic or ndrive are the best.
google maps is poor at best, quite often out of date and the navigation only works in a handfull of places.
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sygic looks wonderful on the note. Beats many dedicated gps devices.
Oops, sorry. I don't have my Note till tomorrow. This was used on an Orange San Francisco (ZTE Blade)....
Navmii is a free app I downloaded and tried for the first time yesterday. I don't know what map regions are available but they have UK and Ireland, which suits me perfectly. The UK maps are a 300MB+ download for offline use. There is no need for a data connection to run the app once it is installed (via WiFi of course. ).
Details/discussion and download links here - http://getsatisfaction.com/navmii/topics/android_release
I also have CoPilot Live Premium, for which I paid, and have in the past used TomTom. On yesterday's 100 mile journey Navmii gave a route identical in distance and forecast ETA as TomTom. It worked flawlessly on that journey.
I do alot of off road where there is no wifi or 3g/4g. I need a nice app where I can download sat images and maybe even layer them with terrain. I won't be able to download on the road nor the trail. I tryed to use "maps". But I couldn't seem to get the maps. I always know where in goin(area) the next day. So I can download them ahead of time... I tried a couple diff apps. But most where paved roads. Nothing with sat. Memory space is not a problem. Planing on doing a seperate SD card just for this. Any help will be great. Thank you.
You looking for something like this?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.crittermap.backcountrynavigator.license&hl=en. They do have a demo version
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i played with that one before. Its nice for sure. But I can't get it to give me roads too. I want Google maps to work offline. That would be great.
You should be able to cache Google Maps offline. I believe it is a Beta labs feature for maps where you can designate an area for offline use while you are still connected to a data network.
beta labs?
I think there are several off line GPS programs, including Waze and something called ZANavi. I think there are others as well, but if you search for offline GPS, there are quite a few, including Google's June 2011 announcement of offline maps, which has not apparently come to fruition yet.
good luck.
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You should be able to cache Google Maps offline. I believe it is a Beta labs feature for maps where you can designate an area for offline use while you are still connected to a data network.
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I dont think you can pre-cache the terrain or satellite overlay though. At least it doesnt work on mine.
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I dont think you can pre-cache the terrain or satellite overlay though. At least it doesnt work on mine.
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Me too..... sucks cause I like "maps"
this is the only one i can find..
i tried it long long ago and did not work right with my tablet.. .Check Amazon app market for a trial downlaod.. it might be the solution ..if its now honeycomb/tablet supported
GOOD Luck
oops I forgot the link http://www.gaiagps.com/
you can load maps from many locations I got it from amazon asdi said above.. Just tried to load it and it comes up..but i have no maps d/loaded
tile cache for google maps
Ive been playing around with the google maps some more......even though the pre-cached maps with terrain overlays doesnt work well I did discover a way to do it.
First go to the grounds area you want cached and choose the layer that works best for you.
Next zoom to your desired scale and the view will slowly come to focus. When it does it seems to automatically cache that tile area. Problem is you will have to slowly scroll to each section of the landscape you want cached pausing until in focus. Hopefully its not too large of an area. It does seem to work and stores the info even after restart.
i have been caching tiles like you said all night.(in between my bf3 battles) It seems to keep them on there. i shut off wifi, and rebooted. still there. But for how long. I hope its there for good. i love that app.
Hello,
I have posted this in previous forums with other devices but I figured since this is a new device for me maybe I would get different responses. Does anyone else seem to notice that the directional arrow between Google maps old vs. new is off by about 15°? It's very annoying to me and I hoped it would be different with a new device (coming from Nexus 4) but same result. I have an old version of Google maps not connected to the Play Store but would like to use the new one. Any thoughts, workarounds, setting tweaks, etc?
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Yes! It's really frustrating! I don't have a G2 either, it seems google really messed it up.
Edit: Do you have an issue with the maps not as accurate as before either? Let me explain a little:
The other day I was driving and the maps needed me to get in the right lane because it separates from the rest of the road. I did so but it thought I didn't get over, and started to reroute and show me still on the main road. It never used to have an issue with it or similar things until the latest update.
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Yes! It's really frustrating! I don't have a G2 either, it seems google really messed it up.
Edit: Do you have an issue with the maps not as accurate as before either? Let me explain a little:
The other day I was driving and the maps needed me to get in the right lane because it separates from the rest of the road. I did so but it thought I didn't get over, and started to reroute and show me still on the main road. It never used to have an issue with it or similar things until the latest update.
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I've noticed those discrepancies too. I can just use the old version of maps but if I do that and I click a maps link, like in Google search for example, it says there's no application to open this item. Because the version of maps is one someone kinda hacked to automatically not be detected by Google Play for the upgrade. So it's kind of a trade off. Convenience vs. Accuracy.
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I just compared it with my retired Z3 and I can remeber my G2 before it and they lagged ALL the time in Maps. It's almost always fixed at 60fps on the Nexus P, even during rotation of a section of 3D structures on the map. Have you guys tried it? What changed do you think?
What version has the new offline feature? I'm on 9.16.2 which doesn't seem to have it.
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What version has the new offline feature? I'm on 9.16.2 which doesn't seem to have it.
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Version 9.17.1 gives you offline navigation.
subhani said:
I just compared it with my retired Z3 and I can remeber my G2 before it and they lagged ALL the time in Maps. It's almost always fixed at 60fps on the Nexus P, even during rotation of a section of 3D structures on the map. Have you guys tried it? What changed do you think?
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Lag is back again. Not as bad as it used to be but it is definitely back.
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Just wanted to give everyone here a heads up.
Offline Maps will only work when there's no reliable data connection - it will always attempt to use the online version of maps, and continuously switch to online whenever possible.
See here: Google Offline Maps
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If your Internet connection is slow or absent, you'll see a lightning bolt and Google Maps will use your offline areas to give you directions.
Note: You can get driving directions offline, but not transit, bicycling, or walking directions. In your driving directions, you won't have traffic info, alternate routes, or lane guidance. You also can't modify routes like avoiding tolls or ferries.