View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
ed Mud Obsessed
Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Odometer: 4312
|
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject: Android satnav apps
|
|
|
Having eventually got a new phone and my PDA dying I was wondering if there is a worth whiel satnav app for an HTC phone?
__________________________________ So let's not talk of love and flowers
And things that don't explode |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
Twiss Mud Obsessed
Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Odometer: 6438 Location: Birkirkara, Malta
1993 Suzuki Samurai
|
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:28 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
I just use Google Navigation, works well enough for me!!!
Otherwise you can try Skobbler
__________________________________ Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk |
|
Back to top |
|
|
ed Mud Obsessed
Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Odometer: 4312
|
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:39 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
fair enough. Guess it'll do for what I want.
__________________________________ So let's not talk of love and flowers
And things that don't explode |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Twiss Mud Obsessed
Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Odometer: 6438 Location: Birkirkara, Malta
1993 Suzuki Samurai
|
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:12 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
If you want off road sat nav use mmtracker
__________________________________ Twiss
'95 Samurai 416 16v
'92 Maruti Gypsy MG410
www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SnowManWales Gate Opener
Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Odometer: 30 Location: SO 11275 91489
|
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:03 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
is the satnav going to used for daily use or more for green lanes?
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
chrisvitarasport94 Off-Road Guru
Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Odometer: 1255 Location: South Devon
|
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
mm tracker ( paid version £5 is far better ) is great on my HTC where I have the memory map OS maps on disk and uploaded the local one to the SD card
__________________________________ '94 3dr s/top Sport, roof bars, roof lights, Calmini bumper, SuperwinchEP9, CB & handheld, GPS, fwh's, 8x15 alloys, 31x10.5x15 BFG MT K/M's, 2" body lift, skid plates, 2.5" susp lift, & hi-lift. Safari Snorkel. R Lockright |
|
Back to top |
|
|
alaric Just got MTs
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Odometer: 144 Location: London SW18
|
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:48 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
If you're talking on-road, turn by turn navigation, Google is okay so long as you have phone data & gps signal. It's great for occasional use, but can be frustrating the more use use it as it only has basic functions and will let you down in areas of poor data coverage.
If you want something more substantial, have a look at Co-Pilot in the market. As apps go it's quite expensive, but for a highly featured sat nav it's excellent.
In addition to the basics it can:
Plan multi stop journeys in advance, and save them
Optimise multi stop trips for you
Provide 3 different suggested routes with map, distance and time difference shown
Incorporate real time traffic information.
Among other things...
There are similar offerings from Garmin & Tom Tom - I've tried all 3, and Co-Pilot is my preffered.
If you want off-road nav, have a look at Backcountry Navigator Pro. It's a paid app, but uses open source OS maps or equivalent for other countries. Although it downloads the maps in the 1st instance, they can be stored on your phone for future use.
Alaric.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
northumberlad Guest
|
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:23 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
I have NDrive on my iphone (they do andriod as well) it holds all the data on the phone & it's been pretty good
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
SnowManWales Gate Opener
Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Odometer: 30 Location: SO 11275 91489
|
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:41 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
for on road navigation, i use Sygic Aura (full but not paid for), for GPS tracking, lanes i u se Locus Pro (full but not paid for)
i use sygic cause its quick, allows me to use different routes (so does Navigon), saves my routes automatically, altitude, time, fastest speed, avg speed, distance, duration, pace, accumulated height
i use Locus Pro cause i can change maps (OSM, google, bing, OVI - Nokia Maps, yahoo), track and save my gps routes, if i know what area i am laning in i can save tiles of that area so i dont need a data connection, i can use my own maps (if they are vector), i can setup WMS links as well
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
mrcheese Mud Obsessed
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Odometer: 6339
|
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:38 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
I have been using Copilot Live for the last few weeks.
It is really good and very TomTom like.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
SnowManWales Gate Opener
Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Odometer: 30 Location: SO 11275 91489
|
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:10 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
mrcheese wrote: | I have been using Copilot Live for the last few weeks.
It is really good and very TomTom like. |
i tried copilot, nice app, think i was more use to sygic though, kept going back to sygic, i think sygic run better on my phone as well, using HTD Desire, copilot was running a bit slow for me
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Christer_tgb Gate Opener
Joined: 14 Mar 2013 Odometer: 1
|
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:07 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Have anyone tried Waze, and of those who have, what do you think?
Available on both Android and iPhone.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
rhinoman Mud Obsessed
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Odometer: 3277 Location: Brinkworth, Wilts
|
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:54 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
What about a sat-nav for an Android tablet without a phone built in, anything out there?
__________________________________ 2000 Vitara 4u2, 3+3 lift, 33s, winch, safari rack, steel front axle and 5:83 R&Ps, LWB brakes
1986 SJ413K Pickup, 1.6 conversion
2006 Jimny JLX+, stock |
|
Back to top |
|
|
abunea Gate Opener
Joined: 16 Dec 2013 Odometer: 16 Location: Bucharest, Romania
|
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:49 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
I have used GoogleMaps (offline maps), Backcountry Navigator and Garmin. Till now I prefer BackCountry Navigator.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ltwt Articulating
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Odometer: 636 Location: West Midlands
1999 Land Rover Discovery
|
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 11:43 am Post subject:
|
|
|
Navigon for on road navigation
MM Tracker & OSMAnd are two good offline applications. By that you can download the maps and not need a valid active data connection whilst roaming around.
MM Tracker has now had an update for those Android phones that have Kitkat. If you search on the XDA Developers Website you'd details about that application, but ISTR the author has been restricted from taking it further himself. You'd read it on that thread more.
I've tried other nav apps in the past but Navigon is the nicest I've found. I also use Ulysee to act as speedo/HUD/overlay mode when driving too... But that can want data for mapping, but I don't often bother allowing data for it
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
d_k_ Gate Opener
Joined: 16 Jul 2014 Odometer: 9 Location: Herts
|
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:26 am Post subject:
|
|
|
Late to this thread, but I use Waze on both phone and gps enabled tablet.
To get alerts and best routing requires a data connection, for which I use phone as a mobile hotspot for the tablet, or just phone alone.
Being crowd-sourced it is pretty quick at identifying trouble spots, and waze users now supply data for googlemaps traffic flow too. Its pretty hot at recalculating alternatives, and another advantage of being crowd driven is it learns what locals do, so expect more back streets in rush hour.
__________________________________ Oh No. Not Again |
|
Back to top |
|
|
RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
|
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:00 am Post subject:
|
|
|
Christer_tgb wrote: | Have anyone tried Waze, and of those who have, what do you think?
Available on both Android and iPhone. |
I've used waze both here and abroad and it's OK but be aware that if you use it in Greece, for example, it will show all the addresses in greek!
__________________________________ Poking the Grim Reaper with a stick then running away. The devil made me do it but God said it was okay with him. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
** GED ** Mud Obsessed
Joined: 18 Jun 2014 Odometer: 2039 Location: Scouser
|
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:19 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
digging round on my pc and i just found Backcountry Navigator Pro.
may try it
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
|
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:28 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
** GED ** wrote: | Backcountry Navigator Pro.
may try it |
Too many jokes, not enough time
__________________________________ Poking the Grim Reaper with a stick then running away. The devil made me do it but God said it was okay with him. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
** GED ** Mud Obsessed
Joined: 18 Jun 2014 Odometer: 2039 Location: Scouser
|
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:11 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
i was behaving.....
make the most of it.....
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
Nightbar Difflock Royalty
Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Odometer: 20799 Location: In a state of anticipation...
1999 Land Rover Defender
|
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:55 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
__________________________________ The ex-Difflock Ambassador to Naples, Sir Nightbar DCJC DFS and 2 bars.
Plant a tree for the Difflock 3 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
rhinoman Mud Obsessed
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Odometer: 3277 Location: Brinkworth, Wilts
|
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:33 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
I'm now running Sygic for sat-nav and Memory Map for OS mapping on an Android double-DIN unit.
The original author of MM tracker was prevented from developing it further because he wasn't paying a licence fee to use the mapping.
__________________________________ 2000 Vitara 4u2, 3+3 lift, 33s, winch, safari rack, steel front axle and 5:83 R&Ps, LWB brakes
1986 SJ413K Pickup, 1.6 conversion
2006 Jimny JLX+, stock |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|