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[Nexus 7 General] dennishhh:
I have used a piece of Velcro to mount my Garmin, but don't know if Velcro will stick to the Nexus.
[Nexus 7 General] Psipherious:
Was going to ask what app you were using to get this data but I found it myself, just wanted to post the link in case anyone else wanted to know:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest

Going to give this a go on my N7 right now!

EDIT: I gave it a go and I can say that the GPS on N7 picks up satellites a heck of a lot better than my cell phone (Optimus 2X) and my actual dedicated Garmin GPS. I'm getting a connection to 10 satellites while *indoors* (couple meters from a window, sitting at a desk). It's about 39 feet accuracy from this position. I'll test it standing outside my front door and see how the accuracy improved and update this post further.

EDIT2: Standing out on my driveway I get the same accuracy as above (20 feet) connected to 12 satellites - from Toronto, Ontario.
[Nexus 7 General] dara.parsavand:
Hiking GPS replacement

I have the same thing in mind for my N7 (which comes today supposedly), but I plan on buying hiking oriented GPS apps with my credit:

1] Backcountry Navigator

2] Gaia GPS

and something from Trimble, though I find their multiple product list confusing, either

3a] MyTopo Maps Pro

3b] Trimble Outdoors Navigator

3c] Backpacker GPS Trails Pro

If anybody has experience with these programs, especially Trimble (I emailed them to see which is the closest to the first two - hopefully they can give a coherent answer), I'd love to hear about it.

I'll also download all the free openstreetmap apps like Navfree USA but I don't think I'm willing to pay for anything like Co-pilot.

I agree about Google Offline - they are really creeping up on any useful functionality. I wast tempted to get a Nokia phone just for their maps (which you download by entire countries). Hopefully Google Maps (and Navigation) can be used offline for whole countries soon (if you have the storage space).

I'll post here with my experiences.

Dara
[Nexus 7 General] sheureka:
I haven't gotten my N7 yet (it's out for delivery) but I have used Sygic on my Asus TF101 and it works very well. I've used it where I had no cell phone signal in the US and in Mexico. There's no reason to think a newer tablet wouldn't be just as good or better. I don't have a tablet mount for my TF but ProClip makes one (www.proclipusa.com) and I'm sure one for the N7 will be out soon. - sheureka
[Nexus 7 General] chronicle:
Been trying out the 14 day trial period on the Navigon / Sygic Sat-Nav on my N7 for the past week in and around the UK. It's good.

I still prefer TomTom or Nokia Drive, but it's easy to use, has lots of extras (if you're connected) and is very accurate. Not sure what the amp pull would be using this as a dedicated car based GPS solution, I haven't used it enough to notice if it's pulling more power that my 1A 5V car chargers can supply - but I suspect that with that large screen that the battery would not be charging over long distances and it would eventually die. Although I have no evidence to support this thought, yet.
[Nexus 7 General] bso44:
After using them, which do you prefer - Navigon or Sygic?
[Nexus 7 General] Mike Fitz:
Looking at the reviews for the various offline navigation software they pretty much all get HORRIBLE reviews. I realize a lot of folks only do a review when something doesn't work right, but they seem exceptionally bad. With Navigon people are complaining it won't install to internal storage, crashes, etc. Sygic gets better reviews, maybe an option. Co Pilot gets awful reviews and has several versions, not sure what works best.

I'd love to see some first hand reviews for the N7, wishing Google would come out with full offline navigation soon.
[Nexus 7 General] sheureka:
Sygic

The latest version (yesterday) of Sygic works very well. As for space requirements I have an 8GB N7 with California, New Mexico, Arizona, and all of Mexico loaded. I also have two very data heavy bird id programs (each with about 900 birds, including photos and bird songs) plus a bunch of Kindle books, two Audible books, and all of the "usual" stuff. And I have a little over 3GB of space left. Hope that helps somewhat.
[Nexus 7 General] vcallas:
I tried this with my Nexus 7 using mount I picked up the radio shack and it works wonderfully you don't even need to have it connected via tether if you started your navigation while connected to Wifi. After a while though instead of voice commands if you're not tethered it will just give you a beep before each time you need to make a turn. Have also noticed that my Nexus 7 does not seem to over heat as much as my SGS.
[Nexus 7 General] Stresa:
I second that ... I'm a long time Copilot user and it's BEAUTIFUL on the Nexus 7. This combination is the most amazing Nav device I've ever used (and I've used MANY) and puts my Garmin Nuvi's to shame.
[Nexus 7 General] Mike Fitz:
Which version of copilot are you using on the N7?
[Nexus 7 General] bso44:
Copilot has so many versions available. It's a bit confusing even when I read the descriptions.
[Nexus 7 General] erica_renee:
Mine is co-pilot live 8 I got it when it launched. Its been great. Only draw back is they have there own registration site. You con only use it on one device
[Nexus 7 General] bso44:
That's probably a deal breaker for me. I want to use it on my current phone but I plan on getting a new one in a few months.
[Nexus 7 General] AshleyTayles:
How would I do it "the Google way"? EG all I want is to be able to use offline Google Maps for my near-by city (Coventry), how would I go about doing this?
[Nexus 7 General] chronicle:
Well, you would have to cache the map data for the area of Coventry by using:

Google maps: Menu -> Make available offline -> select the area around Coventry and hit Done.

It will then download the data to your gadget. However this does not allow you to navigate off line as the navigation instructions are downloaded from the internet when you commence any route. Silly really, I'm sure Google could offer this service tomorrow if they wanted to. So you must be connected to the internet before you start or amend any route in order to get spoken directions. Otherwise you're just left with the blue dot on the map and that's it.

I've been using Sygic & Navigon - I prefer Sygic, but I don't particularly like either. And I absolutely detest CoPilot - what a horrible UI! I wasted my money on CoPilot a long time ago on an iPhone...never again! (personal preference, I know)

To be honest, after using satnav devices since the very first dedicated TomTom Classic and on Compaq handhelds before hand, I still don't think that anyone has created a definitive navigation device or software. Which is frustrating since if they gave me 30 minutes with their UI team, I could sort them all out! :)

Given a preference I'll go with any stand alone unit from TomTom, then any Nokia Drive handset then a Garmin unit. As far as software on phones (nokia excluded) I still don't 'get along' with any of them in the long run.
[Nexus 7 General] bso44:
Sygic is really pricey compared to Copilot.
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
You can download maps local to the device now. The downside is you lose access to traffic and other useful information without a data connection.
[Nexus 7 General] Stresa:
I originally bought Copilot Live USA and then they gave me a free update to Copilot GPS.

I have maps for all of North America and paid $5 at the time. I have gotten periodic map updates the entire time. Best purchase I've ever made in the Play store.
[Nexus 7 General] Stresa:
Here is a sample screenshot of the full screen nav mode.
[Nexus 7 General] joedoe:
Navigon USA is really good and can be installed on as many devices as you want.
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
I just use Google Navigation Had no issues with being offline. Used to use my 10" Transformer lol. Just pull into a McDonald's or wifi tether until it caches.

Google maps sucks at caching but navigation works well.
[Nexus 7 General] TristianX:
I found out that Copilot can be installed on as many devices as you like
[Nexus 7 General] Stresa:
Yep, I ran it on my old Vibrant and now I use it on my Nexus 7 and Galaxy S3. Copilot is the best stand alone nav app on Android imho.
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
Does Co-Pilot offer state-wide map downloads? Or do you have to download the entire nation in one batch?

I've been growing increasingly tired of NavFree. I continually get crap like this.
[Nexus 7 General] Ronaldo Forenucci:
I found the "Google Way" of navigation to be a royal PITA, so I downloaded the newest offering from Co-Pilot (Co-Pilot GPS). I have a TomTom and was going to stick with the free offering (which doesn't do turn by turn) as an emergency back up...but then decided to upgrade the Co-Pilot GPS to the full monty in case I ever found myself in the vehicle without the TomTom. It cost $15. The whole USA was about 1.5 Gigs. I got an Arkon mount from Amazon and it works great. I never used any other GPS app on Android.

RF
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
You download the country or region. In the states there were 4 or 5 regions.
[Nexus 7 General] bso44:
Which CoPilot did you guys buy? There are so many different versions. This one is $9.99.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mFsay5jb3BpbG90Lm5hbWFya2V0LnByZW1pdW11c2EiXQ..
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
I just picked that one up with some remaining balance of my 25 dollar credit. So far, the interface is VERY nice. Big buttons... awesome. That's what you need for a GPS, not tiny dime-sized icons. I'll give this a test drive on my way home from work in a bit. :good:

EDIT - So I'm a little confused. First of all, there's about 47 different versions of CoPilot in the play store. I purchased "CoPilot Live USA" for 9.99. It works perfectly and it operates beautifully on my Nexus 7. Problem is, for the life of me I cannot enable voice navigation. I have nothing. It's just muted. I installed the male voice and whatnot but I just have nothing when I come up to a turn. All volume levels are maxed, nothing muted. Likewise, I see another CoPilot app for 9.99, labeled CoPilot Live Premium. Does this one have voice nav? What's the difference? Why do we need 47 different versions? How can I enable voice nav?

EDIT II - So I'm becoming unbelievably frustrated with this app. I've searched high and low to find out how I can enable voice guided navigation. It flat out says in the description that it's a feature, yet I can't find it. What's frustrating is the free "CoPilot GPS" app that I downloaded (somehow it was downloaded as part of an "upgrade"??????) does voice nav. What is this?

Also, what in the world is the difference with these two apps?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wyLDEsImNvbS5hbGsuY29waWxvdC5tYXJrZXQudXNhIl0.

and

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mFsay5jb3BpbG90Lm5hbWFya2V0LnByZW1pdW11c2EiXQ..

Both are 10 bucks. Both are from the same vendor. Where are the differences to warrant two?

EDIT III - so I checked out CoPilot's web site. I noticed that the icon plastered all over their web site was the same icon used for the CoPilot Live Premium app. This made me wonder if this was indeed the app they were pushing most, as I saw no reference anywhere to CoPilot Live on the site. I took a plunge, purchased the 10 dollar CoPilot Live Premium app and downloaded 300MB worth of regional maps. It just so happens that we had to drop off my fiance's car to get worked on, so I gave it a little test drive. It seemed to work absolutely perfect so far. The GUI is beautiful, spacious, and has lots of room, and the voice guided nav is fine as well. I'm still a little miffed at the fact I already bought CoPilot Live (albeit, Google Play credit, but still), however considering this app seems to work good so far in my 20 miles of testing, I'm anxious to give it a real solid road-test go. We'll see what happens...
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
I got this one, free, but I guess no guidance. And I think the other one has traffic etc, which doesn't make much sense in a wifi-only device unless you're tethering..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alk.copilot.mapviewer

Not sure what other limitations it has, I was able to download my region etc, no problem. It's more of a backup for me than anything.
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
Fyi - I contacted copilot about the voice thing and here's what I got:

Thank you for contacting CoPilot Technical Support.

CoPilot Live USA is version 8, and is to be pulled from the market and discontinued shortly. CoPilot Live Premium and CoPilot GPS are both version 9. We only fully support the Nexus 7 device with version 9 of our software.

If you have any further questions, or feel that this incident has not been resolved to your satisfaction, please do not hesitate to bring this to our attention.

Regards,

CoPilot Technical Support

Makes me wonder if I hit the nail on the head in regard to the icon differences I spoke about above.
[Nexus 7 General] Mike Fitz:
I tried out Co Pilot Live Premium yesterday and it worked great, the only complaint I have is no TTS (text to speech) so it doesn't say street names, just "Turn left ahead" and such. The description says:

✔ Full turn-by-turn guidance and clear pronunciation with the latest Text-to-Speech voice technology

which would give the impression that it would speak street names, something even the free Google navigation does. Not so "premium" in that regard.
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
I'd rather have lackluster street names and at least some sort of notification indicating me to turn left/right as opposed to being stuck in North Carolina driving blindly for 40 minutes waiting to acquire a signal so Google Navigation could *finally* reroute me. Extra frustration comes out of that scenario because the reason I was "off route" was because the road I was told to turn on didn't exist... I love Google Nav, but their offline cached "feature" is a joke, and the lack of full offline use really kills their versatility.

CoPilot will be my primary navigational software from now on. :good:
[Nexus 7 General] JDuBmkii:
As far as your internet connection as long as you have a newer HTC phone you can download Foxfi on your phone and PDANet on your N7 to give yourself the wifi connection needed for the GPS...I love being able to tether without rooting and not paying for it
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
I tether via bluetooth with my HTC on Verizon. Works out great to be honest with you... However it doesn't change the fact that no Internet = headache with Google nav. If you use it in concentrated signal areas, you're golden. For the random "hey let's go see cousin David" on the way home from the beach who lives in the boonies... Well, you get the idea.
[Nexus 7 General] albertkao:
I live in Canada.

Is the GPS in Nexus 7 good without tethering to a smartphone (i.e. no data connection)?

Do I run Navfree?
[Nexus 7 General] droidnext:
Use MapFactor Navigation from play store. It's much better than Navfree. It's more accurate and easy to use. The only con is that you can't search for address when offline, you have to save all the address first in "My Places". Also it can re-route, very neat.
[Nexus 7 General] ninetoes49:
I use copilot online and offline it works great
[Nexus 7 General] MadPriest:
I have copilot 8, but when try to install on a nexus - it doesn't load behind the splash screen

How did you make it work?
[Nexus 7 General] clusterchuck:
I use Tom Tom and it seems to be doing a pretty adequate job despite not being officially supported.
[Nexus 7 General] erica_renee:
You have to use the co-pilot gps...its a upgraded verson of co-pilot 8 and free to co pilot 8 users.. Its the one with the white icon

this one

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...viewer&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
[Nexus 7 General] phillip1953:
I tried TomTom for about 2 minutes. After using Google Nav ( with Satellite layer turned on) I'm not going back to any of those 'cartoon' looking nav programs. I've use Google Nav in cab from Portland to Seattle. Never a problem.

Posted via my Amiga 3000, EVO 3D , or Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] Andrew025:
The problem is you can't get turn by turn without a data connection with Google nav.
[Nexus 7 General] rmm200:
I wish folks would not keep repeating that as if it were true. I use mine a lot in the car, and turn-by-turn navigation

works fine if you store offline maps and compute your route while you have a connection.

It stops if you leave the computed route, but starts again when you get back on it.
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
Problem is, what if you have no wifi, and no way to tether the device? This means using Google Nav is not a reasonable primary navigation device. That said, IMO, even depending on Google Navigation on a phone (with cellular data) isn't the best idea, as if you drive somewhere with no data, you have no way to get a route out. Clearly we can go Olde Schoole and actually look at the map, but..

As mentioned already in this thread, Co-Pilot GPS works just fine, it's free, requires no data to route.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alk.copilot.mapviewer
[Nexus 7 General] Just Some Atoms:
Just wanted to add to this thread that I have been using Sygic for a while now and i'm pretty happy with it. You get a 14 day free trial and can then buy the maps you want. I bought the UK pack for £15 after the trial as it was perfect for my needs. Might be worth checking out if you can't decide.
[Nexus 7 General] veeman:
There are apps that compute directions and do turn by turn without a data connection.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] Andrew025:
Notice where I said "without a data connection"? You say it's false but in the same paragraph you say "while you have a data connection".

It's fine of course if you start from home or somewhere that has wifi is near, but if you're out already and don't have a connection it's obviously not the answer.
[Nexus 7 General] zim2dive:
I can't find anything which definitely states the max size (in square miles) of an offline/cached region for Google Maps.. personally a single map is going to cover 99.9% my needs (I drive an average 12k miles/year) other than for a distant trip.

I cached my whole area weeks ago.. . so there is no problem with "out already", as long as you are within the region of anywhere you expected to be, and chose to cache some maps that 1 day a month you were near wifi :)

Perfect, no.. pretty darned usable, yes.
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
Great, your maps are cached, you're in the middle of nowhere and without a data signal. Get a route home.

You can't.

Please pay attention to the conversation.
[Nexus 7 General] biggiestuff:
Cached maps are only good to save you from having to download the map data over and over again, but you still need a data connection so it can route the directions.

I have Navfree installed in case of emergency and it does a decent job in a pinch. Just make sure you download the area you are going to first.
[Nexus 7 General] phillip1953:
That's why I always have a data connection with mine. :) I can't stand the cartoon maps after using the satellite layers.

Posted via my Amiga 3000, EVO 3D , or Nexus 7
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
Hi Guys,

I am trying to change my ROM from Criskelo 5.1 (has speedmod kernel but dont think that should make a difference) to LiquidSmooth 3.2. Usually this is a pretty straight froward process but for some reason I just cant get past CWM. Here is what I've done so far.

Reboot into recovery.

Flash AbyssNote 3.2 (redtouch) and reboot into AybssNote.

Wipe everyting (inlcuding dalvik and battery)

Flash LiquidSmooth 3.2

On doing this the phone restarts - as is expected - but then it just reboots in CWM. I've tried various permutations of this (even tried wipes from CWM before going into Abyss) in the hope that it might work but nothing seems to work. Before this I tried to go Criskelo 5 to 8 and got stuck on boot screen.

Thanks God for nandroid or this would have become an extremely frustrating experience. Any ideas ?

EDIT: Used AbyssNote 4.2 and not 3.2 .... sorry about that :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
Bump .... anyone ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] praetorius:
Get a stock gb rom and flash via pc odin.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lenrek:
Have you try other ROM besides LiquidSmooth? Since it stuck in CWM, I suspect the installation script for LiquidSmooth is not compatible with Abyss 3.2 CWM.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
I was hoping you wouldn't say that :( .... I have a really slow net connection at the moment and don't have any GB stock roms saved (next time I'll think twice before I delete stuff :) ). Is there any other way I can do this or is this the only option I have ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
I tried to update to Criskelo v8 and in that case I got stuck on the boot screen. Had to do a hard reset and get back into recovery manually.

Sorry about the confusion, I actually used Abyss 4.2 (which I got from the Liquid Smooth thread) so I don't think there should be any compatibility issues. :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] praetorius:
Go back to abyss42 and factory reset from within abyss42 (red menu). Also do cache and dalvik wipe.

Reinstall your custom rom.

And since you have a slow connection, there is a chance your files are corrupt.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lenrek:
Do a unzip -t <zipfile> to verify the file is not corrupted. As above post stated, it maybe a corrupted zip file.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
Did all of that i.e Factory reset from within Abyss42, clear cache and dalvik wipe.

I guess I'll try downloading again but why I doubt that would fix anything since this is the 2nd ROM I've had the same issue with. Well not exactly same, in the case of Criskelo 8 it gets stuck on boot screen where as with liquid smooth 3.2 it keeps going back into CWM :(. Still worth a try though. will update tonight once I get to download again.

Anyway of verifying whether my files are corrupt or not ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
Thanks...I'll give that a go later today. Currently the rom in on my phone. Can I do something similar via the terminal on my mobile ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lenrek:
Is a zip file, so just get one of those app that can open zip/compressed file from the Google Play. I use AndroZip, FYI. I believe there are more choices in Google Play.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
Tried to open it with ES Zip Viewer and it opens up without any issues, so does that mean that the file is not corrupted ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] praetorius:
check for MD5 checksum
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rraaka:
try abyss 3.9

my phone stuck on bootanimation endlessly with Liquid black 3.2, i was using abysss 4.2 with red interface, i moved on to asylum
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
Tried flashing with abyss 3.9 but still have the same issue. The phone reboots into CWM :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tariqsaleem:
For the benefit of others....went back to stock Samsung GB image and flashed paranoid android from there and it worked
[General Questions and Answers] chmpzzz123:
hi there,

please help me, recently i flash my Huawei U8150 with A.I.B v0.3 Cataclysm, and since then my phone is unable to boot to recpvery mode. if any one have experienced that problem, please help me because i want to flash my phone with another rom.

thanks all
[Samsung Infuse 4G] aamir.stud:
Hi..I have deleted google app by mistake...Im on Zeus build 6,ics themed...How can I flash google app again..It woild be great if I get the Ics google apps.Can anyone help.Thanx.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mg2195:
Your on gingerbread so its impossible to usr ics apks

Here are flashable google apps: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

You can find more versions of gapps here: http://goo.im/gapps/
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
good deal, thx mg...I am gonna bookmark...