Hello XDA-devs
I'am working on a navigation system based on google maps. Now I try to Download the Maps on the SD-card to be able to use the app in offline mode.
I've searched the Google API v3 but havent found the Map download. Do you have any idea how to get there?
greetings.
AsuiVelentine said:
Hello XDA-devs
I'am working on a navigation system based on google maps. Now I try to Download the Maps on the SD-card to be able to use the app in offline mode.
I've searched the Google API v3 but havent found the Map download. Do you have any idea how to get there?
greetings.
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You can use Link2SD to transfer it to your SD card..thats what i do
Before you go headlong into this, the "free" Google API license pretty much forbids that type of use.
Check out the Android app Locus and the Java app Mobac to see the impact of cease-and-desist orders on similar efforts.
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Hey guys! I used to download apps from google play using this tool apify
but it seems to always be broken, maybe too many people using it. Does anyone know of a similar tool that uses the same functionality, but doe snot encrypt the end result links/downloads? Basically, i am looking for a API tool that can download apps from google play without a PIN ID or email address
Google Maps doesn't offer Offline Maps for China, Here Maps also revoke their support for China Mainland. Is there any Offline Maps App which support China and is easy to use for english speaking foreigner? Baidu Maps is nice, but only usuable with some chinese language skills.
OSM based Apps aren't a alternative as their Map coverage is very limited.
There was a "hacked" Google Maps App couple of years ago which allow to download offline maps for every country, but it's not working anymore. May there are other "hacked" Apps for this, now?
Or is it possible to download Chinese Offline Maps with Google Maps using a VPN from inside China?
v0ujiemq said:
Google Maps doesn't offer Offline Maps for China, Here Maps also revoke their support for China Mainland. Is there any Offline Maps App which support China and is easy to use for english speaking foreigner? Baidu Maps is nice, but only usuable with some chinese language skills.
OSM based Apps aren't a alternative as their Map coverage is very limited.
There was a "hacked" Google Maps App couple of years ago which allow to download offline maps for every country, but it's not working anymore. May there are other "hacked" Apps for this, now?
Or is it possible to download Chinese Offline Maps with Google Maps using a VPN from inside China?
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Hello and welcome to the XDA Forums Q&A section.
I found an app that is hopefully what you are looking for (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.mapof.china&hl=en). If you intend to use this while walking it is probably not recommended since a guy wrote a comment on the app saying:
Your app is excellent however I have found that when I put in the log/lat coordinates from google maps of specific point they do not match. They seem to be out by 500 metres. For example google map reference of a point in Beijing is 39.9075797 / 116.399314 The same location on your app has is : 39.90618 / 116.39313 I would assume that the coordinates from google are the accurate ones. After trying this with a number of different locations it seems like this 500 metere offset is across the board and perhaps the starting reference point in your app is not precise enough.
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If the app is not what you are looking for, kindly reply and enjoy your stay!
Hopefully I helped you and if I did, hit thanks .
ThisApp based on OSM, so the map quality isn't good. OSM is banned in China, thats why nobody help to improve map data there.
As many of you know, the latest google maps adopts ar to give directions through signs appearing on camera. Did anybody find a way to make it work on our x2? Other arcore app are working ok (like measure, etc) on our device.
Google Maps with ar needs the user to be Local Guides level 5 and above and (unless a recent update changed it) to be on the google maps beta program.
Hi. I live in Korea and um... I live in a country that is quite tight to use Google services.
In South Korea, some Google services are restricted due to North Korean provocations and security reasons.
Representative examples are Google Maps and Google Earth. Google Maps has been updated in 2014, and Google Earth is not being serviced in Korea.
I need to use Google Earth, but even if I install Earth with my US account, it automatically detects this and the Android OS automatically deletes it.
So, it turns out that the Android OS automatically detects the package name and automatically deletes it when it is used in Korea, but the Google Earth package name has not been changed. Anyone can help?
rockybear said:
Hi. I live in Korea and um... I live in a country that is quite tight to use Google services.
In South Korea, some Google services are restricted due to North Korean provocations and security reasons.
Representative examples are Google Maps and Google Earth. Google Maps has been updated in 2014, and Google Earth is not being serviced in Korea.
I need to use Google Earth, but even if I install Earth with my US account, it automatically detects this and the Android OS automatically deletes it.
So, it turns out that the Android OS automatically detects the package name and automatically deletes it when it is used in Korea, but the Google Earth package name has not been changed. Anyone can help?
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Your OS deletes them automatically?
I don't think you can change the package name that easily.
You could download the apk and reverse engineer it, then change the package name and rebuild your app.
But that isn't legal i guess...
Maybe you could try to find that app which automatically deletes your google earth app. Maybe you can trick this one somehow.
If you can use your webbrowser as well, you could also use the web version of google earth.
If it's restricted you could use a free non-logging vpn like e.g. protonvpn.
If your government, however, doesn't what you to access such things, they may take legal actions against you, since your internet service provider sees if you connect to a vpn (but not, what you access from within this vpn).
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I need to use Google Earth, but even if I install Earth with my US account, it automatically detects this and the Android OS automatically deletes it.
So, it turns out that the Android OS automatically detects the package name and automatically deletes it when it is used in Korea, but the Google Earth package name has not been changed.
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Android OS is an operating system, it therefore only processes instructions, but never does the latter by itself.
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Android OS is an operating system, it therefore only processes instructions, but never does the latter by itself.
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You are right. But I guess he wanted to say, that something (a script, app, etc) is automatically deleting it.
Then OP should should be clear: I am not a clairvoyant as you might be.
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Then OP should should be clear: I am not a clairvoyant as you might be.
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Well, people don't always know it better so they describe it in the best way they can.
And besides: I actually studied the art of clairvoyants – but since there's no way you could know that I assume you are one too
To stay on topic: It's a good idea to help people to understand things like that, which is why I appreciate your clarification about what the Android OS actually is!
OP knows that usage of Google Maps - with regards to South Korean maps - is refused in South Korea. Wondering why he instead doesn't make use of Naver Maps for his/her day-to-day navigations.
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OP knows that usage of Google Maps - with regards to South Korean maps - is refused in South Korea. Wondering why he instead doesn't make use of Naver Maps for his/her day-to-day navigations.
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I don't know. But his main concern is google earth, which is quite different compared to google maps.
I know that the 2 apps are completely different ones, serve different purpose.
OP surely also knows that usage of Google Earth is denied in South Korea.
OP should know that Google Earth is copyrighted by Google and not open source what freely can be modified - that's valid for its APK too.
Therefore, in my opinion, it is a violation of the XDA-forum rules to point out here how one might have to change Google Earth APK - means re-master it - that it is also executable in South Korea.
BTW: Google Earth's APK's AndroidManifest.xml comes as compressed. Google know what to do to avoid hacking.
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BTW: Google Earth's APK's AndroidManifest.xml comes as compressed. Google know what to do to avoid hacking.
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Isn't that always/often the case and should be easy revertable?
However, that would be another question and I must admit your right.