i was using an app called navfree and waited for half hour and kept saying poor gps any help am running stock not rooted and no custom rom
Use Google Maps
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Soldier-2Point0 said:
Use Google Maps
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+1 on Google Navigation, providing you gave a data connection for route calculation.
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im looking for something where i can only use gps and not 3g data
huzi7868 said:
im looking for something where i can only use gps and not 3g data
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Hmmm, an existence without a data connection. Time for a Tom Tom or Garmin (or app). Bottom line is you need to cough up the cha ching.
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Still use Google maps you can now download sections of the map for offline use. I downloaded the entire Cincinnati area in 28mb over wifi
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Google Maps only half-a offline
Google Maps does now let you download areas of the map for offline use, but you cannot initiate an route when you do not have data of some kind.
You might want to try the Copilot GPS app. It is a free teaser that lets you download maps for one region for free. US and Canada are considered one region and you have the choice of a few states grouped together, the whole US (1.2gig), Canada, or US and Canada together (1.3gig). This will give you a moving map with your current position and route highlighted. You will not get voice prompts, Automatic rerouting, and such. Those features are available in their for pay versions.
I agree with copilot. Also sygic is an awesome app, with no data connection necessary. Costs $20, but well worth it. It uses tom-tom maps that you download.
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I agree with copilot. Also sygic is an awesome app, with no data connection necessary. Costs $20, but well worth it. It uses tom-tom maps that you download.
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+1 for Sygic Very reliable and works ok
you can try Navigon,available on google play.I use the European version, but the U.S. version and it is also cheaper.very good and fast navigation.working offline and online.update maps, several times a year.
huzi7868 said:
i was using an app called navfree and waited for half hour and kept saying poor gps any help am running stock not rooted and no custom rom
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I had similar problem with GPS lock and solved with by flashing 36p radio. I see that you didn't unlock and root but maybe is time for it. Be very careful with unlocking and read sticky thread. In case that you cannot find link to download unlock or radio see my backup thread.
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I tried the TeleNav yesterday and is it just my phone or is the performance super slow?
On gNav, you can just flick thru the maps and the performance is so buttery smooth, but on TeleNav, daym, it's horrible!
It's cool that tNav has the ticket avoidance features but those aren't free so it's pretty much useless to me. Thinking about uninstalling this to free up space on the phone.
TeleNav vs Google Navigation, which do you prefer?
Haven't tried Telenav but I've never had any issues with Google Navigation.
google >telnav
I just updated to the latest google maps and it sucks..u have to click several steps just to freaking navigate As like before u just type the address then click navigate and thats it.
Im gonna try out telenav.
I just updated to the latest google maps and it sucks..u have to click several steps just to freaking navigate As like before u just type the address then click navigate and thats it.
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Long press the search buttton, say whatever. See results. Highlight address. Select "Go to". Can't be simpler than that.
Google Navigation is naice.
I wish I could take the telenav voice and put it to google nav
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I wish I could take the telenav voice and put it to google nav
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There are voice packs for your phone. Check out SVOX classic. I have English Grace installed. She is much smoother than the jarring standard one.
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There are voice packs for your phone. Check out SVOX classic. I have English Grace installed. She is much smoother than the jarring standard one.
Sent from a 3VO. Long live the EVO.
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WoW! I have Grace saying some things you hear in pron's
on serious note, thanks for the heads up. $3 to fix the robot speech is well worth it!
Telenav sux compared to gmaps.
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Uninstalled it. Telenav has a running service you can't turn off.
Even if you kill it, it restarts itself.
Telenav appears to have one big advantage over Google. When calculating a new route, it will check traffic information and factor that data into the route it plots. Google appears to simply present the traffic data for you to deal with once it has calculated a route.
MRH
Last time I used telenav it didn't like to work while roaming. Google nav owns.
I preferred telenav when it was still titled sprint nav, whatever changes they made when they changed the name over suck, it made me never use it again.
Google nav is what I use now while on the roads, I use my Garmin off road.
The one nice thing about telnav is that it tells you exit names instead of exit numbers.
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I have tried navigon as well and it ducks too. I was hoping loading map on the sdcard make the phone cooler while on gps, but it is as hot as data and god combined
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I tried to use the Telenav app and it says downloading files for first time users, then the screen just goes white. But if I open The Google Maps app and put in a destination, I get to select if i want to use Telenav or Google Maps. If I select Telenav, it seems to work fine. But as soon as I hit menu and exit navigation...it takes me right back to a white screen.
Have anyone else encountered this issue and if so is it a fix for it?
It works perfectly fine on my Shift and my wife's OG Evo
Honestly I've never even launched Telenav, I use Gmaps Navigation pretty heavily though. Can Telenav do anything that Gmaps Nav can't?
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Honestly I've never even launched Telenav, I use Gmaps Navigation pretty heavily though. Can Telenav do anything that Gmaps Nav can't?
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I always use GMaps but wanted to give Telenav a try.
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I contacted TeleNav support today and they said they became aware of the 'white screen' issue about 3 hours ago today. This is apparently related to a software version number, I'm not sure what version though.
I have the HTC EVO 4G 3D from Sprint:
Software version: 1.13.651.7
Android version: 2.3.3
TeleNav support said they are working on a fix for this and it should be within the next 3 days.
I've always used maps until I switched to Sprint last month. Telenav is just more accurate to me, more reliable. I use Google for the maps, but telnav for navigation
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I've always used maps until I switched to Sprint last month. Telenav is just more accurate to me, more reliable. I use Google for the maps, but telnav for navigation
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Really? It seems to work slower in smartphones them dumbphones, i used to like it on Samsung instinct but on android it seems to take too long to load
If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d
thinking of buying an offline navigation app, as i live in Europe i can rack up major data charges just visiting friends, who happen to live in another country. also be used for business, i work all over the shop!
been checking on market, but lots of negative reports on most, including navigon. i have a navigon gps for in the car, its okay, but by the reviews the android app is not so good. or is it?? google maps/navigation is great, but it uses data charge, loads if on satellite view
anyone have an offline navigation system installed, or can recommend one thru previous use?
thanx!
sygic not bad too...
I use mobile mobile maps from sygic. Works pretty good.
thanks, i'll check sygic out later..
I think osmand+ is the best. You can download all maps vector-rendered (small files) or as tiles from google, openstreetmaps and many more web-map-services.
So, I live in an area for a while, where coz of the occupation there are no navigation-systems allowed... (even normal printed maps are ridiculous bad).
So thanks to openstreetmaps.org which is developed very well in the last years and helped me out a lot! Nevertheless some routes are interrupted by yet another unknown roadblock
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sygic not bad too...
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How to download and use offline maps using sygic
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soooooo,
been using the trial version of sygic, pretty impressed, used it for work and must say its pretty accurate, and very usable. i've been having closure problems, (not fc, just closing app and sending me back to home screen) although this may be related to a ram manager i had installed (testing now).
other was, in the centre of the dashboard display, you have the countdown to the next junction and an arrow to tell you the direction, these are overlayed on my phone and a bit messy, you cant at a glance see it properly, just a tangled mess. is this the same on the paid version? on the sygic site these are 2 separate boxes on the shown picture.
otherwise, no complaints, would like to know before i pay €50!
also forgot, the android splash bar is also hidden, if you recieve a text, you cant see the notification, or gsm signal etc.
also in the pay version?
Bought full version last night, thanks for the info!
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What's the best GPS app I could use with the EVO LTE? I used sprint nav on my OG Evo, and it sucked most of the time. If I didn't get a good data connection with my phone, it wouldn't work right.
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What's the best GPS app I could use with the EVO LTE? I used sprint nav on my OG Evo, and it sucked most of the time. If I didn't get a good data connection with my phone, it wouldn't work right.
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i personally have always used google nav ....its perfect IMO
Sprint Navigation
I have the old app and just keep putting it back in. Telenav is garbage and they want money. Sprint Navigation gets me there everytime. Just my 2.5 cent...
I have copilot. That fc's a feq times. When launched works after that. Also have navigon tbat launches. But freezes when inputting directions. Both need to be updated for ics soon. I use gps daily for work.
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Google navigation is the best for directions with traffic knowledge, but sometimes you need maps/navigation without a data connection (on trip through WV coming across roadblock from accident, alternate routing without connection is important).
For this, I'd recommend getting NavFree USA. It has some interface bugs, but when you need maps and directions without a connection (in preparation for coming zombie apocalypse perhaps), you'll be glad you downloaded. Price (free) well worth keeping your brain safe.
Sygic is fantastic, offline maps and turn-by-turn navigation. Google Navigation is great if you have a data connection, Sygic frees you up to not rely on the data for longer battery life.
For anything on foot, use Locus Pro. Heck, there's even a navigation feature, but not turn-by-turn.
I use Google navigation by default, ans sygic as my backup
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I use Google Navigation when I need to get somewhere, for commute traffic I use Waze.
Google nav
Gonto settings, then labs
Choose precache map area.
Go back to map and choose a selection
In the pop up that presents, there will be an option to cache. Click it.
Google now downloads 10 square miles around that point. I believe this can be used when you are without data connection.
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Also, Google maps will have real offline support here in the coming weeks. http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/6/3068113/google-maps-offline-for-android-coming-soon
Google navigation has not failed me yet but I do have data coverage everywhere I've gone.
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Google nav
Gonto settings, then labs
Choose precache map area.
Go back to map and choose a selection
In the pop up that presents, there will be an option to cache. Click it.
Google now downloads 10 square miles around that point. I believe this can be used when you are without data connection.
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I don't think that makes Navigation work offline as you still need a connection to calculate the route.
Also, it sounds like Google's "new" offline feature is just making the precache feature that has been in Labs for over a year an official option. It won't enable offline navigation, at least not for route calculation.
I'm still going to give this one to Sygic.
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Route 66
This app is great and is getting better. I love that while in your car dock ut uses your camera and outs a car if your choosing to follow on screen. Maps dont always have address im looking for but im sure that will be fixed with an update
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Google navigation is the best for directions with traffic knowledge, but sometimes you need maps/navigation without a data connection (on trip through WV coming across roadblock from accident, alternate routing without connection is important).
For this, I'd recommend getting NavFree USA. It has some interface bugs, but when you need maps and directions without a connection (in preparation for coming zombie apocalypse perhaps), you'll be glad you downloaded. Price (free) well worth keeping your brain safe.
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I live in wv!
Gotta learn them roads bud.
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Google Nav all the way!!
Google Nav works without a data connection if you precache the map area that you will be in before hand. You will need to enable this feature in Labs first.
Waze
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Waze is by far the best for traffic updates, but can go 'round the way on directions at times.
Google Nav for when I really need to get there.
I split my time between Google Nav and Waze.
More and more I find myself using Waze in conjunction with my in dash GPS.
Like previously stated Waze does send you in a round about way at times, but it does learn your route if you travel it a few times.
Waze also has a web map & a really cool map editor for the community. Avoiding the cops and traffic cams are a nice touch.
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I split my time between Google Nav and Waze
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Google Nav just doesn't work in the Metro Detroit area. Large streets have "boulevards" down the middle and left turns are not allowed directly across the boulevard. You need to make a right turn and usually go 1/4 mile or so in the opposite direction to catch a turn-around. These are "affectionately" called "Michigan Left Turns". If you were from out of town and followed its directions, you'd turn left at the light and, at best be lucky, at worst get into a serious accident. Google Nav is the only Nav program that I've tried that doesn't know how to handle the turn-arounds.
I've tried Waze in the past and going to give it another go, but it also messed up directions pretty bad. I was going to the Cracker Barrel in Belleville, MI and it had me get off the freeway what should have been one exit early, drive all the way around Belleville Lake until I connected with the road that was two exits West on I-94. It had me cross back over the freeway, make a right and drive a mile down a side road. With the restaurant about 1/4" from the "correct" exit. A round-about loop that added about 10 miles to the drive that should have only been a one mile drive. Now you may ask why I did that when I knew it was doing something funny. I assumed it routed me that way to avoid construction or an accident or something, but, no... it was just dumb.
I'd really love to start trying out my phone to do the GPS thing, but nothing has been as reliable as my TomTom.
Hey I am new here and I just bought an Asus tf300t a few days ago. So far I love it, probably because its my first tablet. I really wanted to use it as a replacement for a car GPS. So what is a good app that lets me use maps offline and set waypoints and navigation routes and stuff. Thanks in advance.
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Hey I am new here and I just bought an Asus tf300t a few days ago. So far I love it, probably because its my first tablet. I really wanted to use it as a replacement for a car GPS. So what is a good app that lets me use maps offline and set waypoints and navigation routes and stuff. Thanks in advance.
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im pretty sure google maps now lets you use the maps offline if you predetermine the route of where to go when you have wifi.
check this out: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39...s-for-offline-use-in-google-maps-for-android/
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im pretty sure google maps now lets you use the maps offline if you predetermine the route of where to go when you have wifi.
check this out: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39...s-for-offline-use-in-google-maps-for-android/
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It does! And Google maps is great imo.
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