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Hi,
I currently have a HTC HD...and run TOMTOM navigation.
I am thinking of a Android phone, and was just wondering what apps there are for navigation? (Apart from google maps)
Do you think this change to Android is worth it?
Thanks for your opinions
J

I use navigon which was £30 for the UK maps and seems very good. The desire also has Google navigation built in which seems good but uses your data connection.
Hope this helps
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lindsaydr said:
I use navigon which was £30 for the UK maps and seems very good. The desire also has Google navigation built in which seems good but uses your data connection.
Hope this helps
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that would be co-pilot ? I use it too

I've only had experience with Google Navigation. It is pretty user friendly and gets you from A to B. Can't ask for much more.
As point out by lindsaydr, it does use a lot of data. As long as you have a data plan, you should be fine. If not, you should use Wifi to get the driving directions, then use it.

take a look at Sygic and Copilot!

Copilpot and navigon are both good and I have used both on iPhone and Android. I personally prefer navigon as it seems a slick interface
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Thanks...navigon looks great.
Do you know if you can get maps for Australia?
I looked on their site, and they have it for iphone, but could not find it for android!
Ta

don't forget about navngo, amigo (motonav)..is workin perfectly on my desire.

[Q] Looking for GPS Navigation App

Anyone know of a good GPS Application for a car with turn by turn navigation?

Google turn by turn maps navigation
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Or if you want an offline sat nav you could use pilot less then £30 and its pretty good
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paperclip69 said:
Or if you want an offline sat nav you could use pilot less then £30 and its pretty good
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Can you link me to this app, I cant find anything called this on the market.

the ginger god said:
Can you link me to this app, I cant find anything called this on the market.
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check copilot live?

copilot live8 or Navigon are both good offline programs...

The best is Ndrive!

Hi, I use Google Maps and Sygic. The best for Android
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vdias said:
The best is Ndrive!
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Have to disagree
Co-pilot is far better, have used both
Co-pilot maps are more up to date as N-drive uses the same maps as tom tom.
I used to use my tomtom when i travel to spain but now i use co-pilot because of the newer maps.

i also would agree with co pilot live, as it cost me about £23 on winmo, and then i just used the key when i get android, and it still works! Value for money there! Unlike tomtom on winmo, i really did prefer copilot.
Since having it on android i even subscribed to the premiu, features, but there isnt any need you get all the speed cameras for free anyway! just make sure you switch them on..
If i dont have the car, and i am walking around london city i will used google maps with the navigation option for walking.
depends what the specifics are havent used N-drive and i dont have a need to now.

Check Navdroyd, it uses Open Street Map as the map source. Works really well.
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navigation software

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

funkadesi said:
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

Google Maps Navigation working in India finally

Hi people from India. Google maps Navigation beta now working in India. Go ahead and try it. :beer:
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gautamr9 said:
Hi people from India. Google maps Navigation beta now working in India. Go ahead and try it. :beer:
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Thanks a lot for the info mate!! just checking and works

Just yesterday i download one map apk from the forum to start the navigation stuff.......now its working on the official map which came in the ICS....hurray.....now no need for custom maps finally........
Wanna confirm whether u guys get the navigation part like to take left and right while driving........
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Wanna confirm whether u guys get the navigation part like to take left and right while driving........
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The voice based turn by turn navigation works.

Yes Finally the Navigation works and also the Live Traffic Updates...Its awesome..
Although the Maps were not updated in Play store...it was enabled by default in the latest installed version itself..
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am not getting voice in the navigation.. how do i fix it ?

Even i am not able to listen voice in the navigation....how to fix it
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darshanbangre said:
am not getting voice in the navigation.. how do i fix it ?
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you have to be connected to the network.
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darshanbangre said:
am not getting voice in the navigation.. how do i fix it ?
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You should also be moving

ravi_buz said:
You should also be moving
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Should we be moving ??!! when we select the path manually wont it we get voice ??

You will hear the voice only when you are in the navigation mode and a direction is needed,like left or right.other times it will be quite
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It's working finally officially.

Amazing , traffic feature is not that real time for Mumbai , but navigation works like a charm .... Finally , thank you google ...
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Wooaah..official is always to cheer up.
Swyped From My AOKP JB.

Great News!
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Hi people from India. Google maps Navigation beta now working in India. Go ahead and try it. :beer:
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Superb! waiting for this for a long time.

Yes i noticed...
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ravi_buz said:
You will hear the voice only when you are in the navigation mode and a direction is needed,like left or right.other times it will be quite
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Can we get this stuff out of india?

Traffic overlay also working well
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mcsolar said:
Can we get this stuff out of india?
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Google voice navigation is available only in certain countries.

Best GPS app for Drivers with live stats

Today i descoverd the most cool app for drivers name simply Waze, you can find out lots of stuf in real time(police,gas stations,trafic jam,accident...) Let's use it in big numbers so we can take care of each other in traffic.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waze
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LMAO... I thought its drivers that you install in your computer.. Title is a little misleading?!?!?!

If it was a program ok it would be in the title but this is the apps thread...why would you think otherwise?
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I thought the same thing as gb6noob
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Sounds like a battery raper
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Thought it was computer drivers
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Thought it was pc drivers but this thread is cool though. I should try waze some time. I'm old school with just google maps and I'm set.
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informatican5 said:
If it was a program ok it would be in the title but this is the apps thread...why would you think otherwise?
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I think others think the same as me.. haha
If you titled it Best GPS App.. then we all would think its a GPS app for car drivers...

gd6noob said:
I think others think the same as me.. haha
If you titled it Best GPS App.. then we all would think its a GPS app for car drivers...
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Lol!... me too. I thought an Android app for device drivers?!

OK, my bad for the uninspired name but did any one used the app, any comments about the app?
ps: cand someone modify the name of the thread?
thnx in advance

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ps: cand someone modify the name of the thread?
thnx in advance
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Hi,
Go to your Original Post, then click on "EDIT POST", "Go Advanced" and there, at the top, you can change the title, then "Save Changes"

viking37 said:
Hi,
Go to your Original Post, then click on "EDIT POST", "Go Advanced" and there, at the top, you can change the title, then "Save Changes"
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Thx for the info.:good:

waze is awsome !! I use it often and it's better than any navigation app because it's like a social navigation gps.
You can instantly know why your road is blocked for example.. because users share it.
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oh ..and it's google
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I've used it before on other phones haven't gotten around to it again, but yeah it's pretty cool.
Especially when someone else on the same road as you is using it and you pass each other, everyone in both cars is looking around to see who else is using waze!
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Waze and Google maps actually share the same information. While Google maps may be missing the social aspect, there's not much else different between the two. Google acquired Waze in June of last year.

Google acquired waze earlier this year and has started integrating waze feature into google maps

wicked0ne said:
Google acquired waze earlier this year and has started integrating waze feature into google maps
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Yeah, part of it was buying up the competition but each has something the other needs so it makes sense. Waze has a good framework for gathering live traffic data and stuff like warnings about speed traps and accidents as people report them. They don't have a very efficient way to manage/update map data and their map data isn't as good as Google's. Also they didn't have many advertisers so they weren't making any money.
Google has great map data and connections to advertisers but they didn't have the level of live/social data updates that Waze has.
So Google bought Waze and is able to support the project financially and with map data while gaining better live analysis data about delays and traffic and cops and stuff.
I'm assuming at some point they will become the same thing (either keep Waze and make it "Waze powered by Google" or just roll them all into Google Navigation).