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[G1 Android Development] bhilgeman:
Were any of you who have Navi working on 4.2.3.1 AND have a theme installed?
[G1 Android Development] dasoccerbomb:
So does anyone have any clue why some of us dont have the Navigation option? All we see is Show on map :confused:
[G1 Android Development] Pinesal:
Dang. Can you share your copy of the old version?
[G1 Android Development] penerk11:
Help!

Ok so I unzipped the file to the desktop and connected my G1. I attempted to run Part 1 and I get a message stating it could not find the devie. Am I doing something wrong?
[G1 Android Development] :
go into the terminal and type this:

install /sdcard/Maps.apk /system/app

(assuming that you've placed Maps.apk on the root of your sdcard)
[G1 Android Development] smojo:
Navigation is working perfect on my phone now. Was wondering if anyone tried putting the droid browser on your phone or the car dock app.
[G1 Android Development] tee aiy emm:
How to edit Packages.xml to get Maps.apk to install properly

First, you need to pull the file to where you can edit it, so do

adb pull /data/system/packages.xml desktop

Then, you need to edit the xml, so right-click it and select edit. It should open in Notepad.

Next, use ctrl+F to find "com.google.android.apps.maps" and find <package> before it and </package> after it. Delete this entire part. Save it.

Then push it back to your phone with

adb push desktop/packages.xml /data/system

Reboot.

adb install desktop/Maps.apk

:D
[G1 Android Development] kieshari:
Ok thanks

I don't have the navigate option though.

I may have to try this over a fresh cyanogen install
[G1 Android Development] jokersax11:
i think car home has some dependencys
[G1 Android Development] tee aiy emm:
Try editing the packages.xml first.
[G1 Android Development] kieshari:
For the first step it says that file doesn't exist
[G1 Android Development] bhilgeman:
don't waste your time. I wiped, reinstall HTC 1.6, then flashed 4.2.3.1 then tried all the tricks to install maps and still no navigation...

I'm about to try the packages.xml trick...
[G1 Android Development] Pinesal:
This worked for me. This app is fantastic!
[G1 Android Development] renegadedj:
anyone bust the navi with a theme on 4.2.3.1? i'm gonna try it to test, right after i test out king's clair v0.1 port for a few :)
[G1 Android Development] dj_blueshift:
thanks! that got me up and running nav.

have to re-install a couple apps for some reason, not a big issue :)

thank you everyone who worked on this!
[G1 Android Development] dwang:
yep, editing packages.xml fixed it for me as well!

Dave
[G1 Android Development] benmyers2941:
You = The Man! :D

Also everyone else who figured the process out to begin with = :eek: Bad @ss

Just one thing to note is that you need to make sure you've got the usb drivers installed. I hadn't reinstalled since moving to win 7.

http://dl.google.com/android/android_usb_windows.zip
[G1 Android Development] Pinesal:
I have this working with a HERO theme.
[G1 Android Development] dasoccerbomb:
OK so what am i doing wrong... I cant seem to find packages in the system folder???
[G1 Android Development] kieshari:
me either...it says it doesn't exist
[G1 Android Development] dwang:
Its in /data/system/packages.xml

1. pull that file out and then use something like notepad++ and use ctrl+F to find "com.google.android.apps.maps" and find <package> before it and </package> after it. Delete this entire part. Save it.

2. Push that back to the phone, uninstall the maps applications, reboot.

3. then reinstall maps. You should get navigation now..
[G1 Android Development] JAguirre1231:
I'm just glad to figure this out, that we came together as a community. We showed that you don't need to have the best of the best working on something to make it happen. Thanks to... every one :D. But especially to followinginsanity who found it originally
[G1 Android Development] sicksand:
hi guys,

thanks for the awesome hacks, just wondering. I am living in malaysia, does this navigation works here. there is no navigation icon whatsoever
[G1 Android Development] soloxp:
Can someone just post there packages.xml...I can't find it anywhere.

Thx
[G1 Android Development] Muse.Invincible:
this doesn't work on SenseHERO-v1.3.3 :(
[G1 Android Development] JAguirre1231:
It only works on 1.6+, hero is 1.5
[G1 Android Development] JAguirre1231:
Nav Is U.S. only
[G1 Android Development] dwang:
If you push the old build.prop files back, after a while, the nav option disappears.
[G1 Android Development] ront75:
Facebook App Force Closing

First of all, thanks to all who got his working. I got it working and can't be happier.

Just wondering, has anyone got any fc's while using the facebook app from the same "droid" dump? I had no issues before setting up this navi hack.

I'm on Cyanogen's 4.2.3.1 rom.
[G1 Android Development] Crazynorwegian:
same problem...but with no navigation
[G1 Android Development] followinginsanity:
Confirmed... will work on it tomorrow.....
[G1 Android Development] oldsk00lz:
Ok, I am doing a wipe/fresh install and see if I can get navigation to work. I will report back in a few.

------

I do have at theory that just hit me after I wiped. ;)

Did everyone that got this to work install over a WIFI, or over the T-Mobile network? Maybe it sees when you are on a T-Mobile network and does not install the navigation piece when first installing/launching Maps?

-oldsk00lz

(cyanogen 4.2.3.1)
[G1 Android Development] Nask26:
Finally got it working, Had to reinstall with SUFBS to finally get the Nav option.
[G1 Android Development] kieshari:
should the xml file still be on your desktop if you pushed it back to the phone correctly?

the data/system worked to pull the file...how to I push it back correctly?
[G1 Android Development] xidominicanoix:
my wifi has been off from when i started reading this thread til now so dont think thats a factor
[G1 Android Development] chizenguy5:
false

I ran a few different hero builds, but nothing beats the clean crispness of a fresh new delicious donut(or latest sweetly titled release) from google!
[G1 Android Development] kieshari:
ok weird...now I don't have a maps on my phone at all

after fixing the xml file I still get the failed error
[G1 Android Development] Pinesal:
After installing this a few apps broke for me. The google voice app and the facebook app. Anyone else?
[G1 Android Development] kieshari:
ok....so I've tried every set of instructions and I still can't get navigate.

Before I tried all of this, I did have the new Maps from the dump already installed on my phone so I'm not sure if this plays a factor in why none of the instructions work for me.

I may get the courage to try this on a fresh CM install without a theme, but right now my brain hurts and I'm done with this lol

Thanks for all of the help
[G1 Android Development] oldsk00lz:
After a refresh reinstall and whatnot, still no Nav.

I installed via APK versus doing an ADB install and I have Navigation! I am going to restore my nandroid backup and try again.

Try putting the original build props back.

-oldsk00lz

(cyanogen 4.2.3.1)
[G1 Android Development] ronaldraygun:
I finally got all the steps taken care of and used the part1, part2 method after editing and pushing back the packages.xml. everything starts up fine and then i get a fc on maps. think it has to do with my theme? anyway to remove the theme without having to wipe/redo cyan's 4.2.3.1? TIA for the help

further info: i made sure the wipe the davlik and reboot in the right spots and i've double checked the .prop files to make sure it saved the correct string all that needs to be changed is "ro.build.fingerprint=verizon/voles/sholes/sholes:2.0/ESD20/17572:user/ota-rel-keys,release-keys" right?
[G1 Android Development] dhendrix11:
I had gotten Navigation working just fine, went back to the old build props, and started messing with something else (trying to get the new youtube apk to install) Could be a coincidence, or could be the same thing you guys have seen, but, ever since then, I have lost navigation on maps. Tried repeating the processes of updating build.prop, removing maps, reboot, install maps, etc, and have yet to get navigation back.

Also tried restoring my nandroid from prior to making any of these changes the first time, then followed the exact steps that I took to get navigation working, but it did not work the second time around. New maps installed just fine, but no navigation.

There was some commentary earlier discussion the 'about' section under maps, and I always see 'Version 3.2.0 (#3232) gmm-android-tmobile' and I didn't see where anyone listed their version string with Navigation working.

Anyhow, time for bed I guess. 20 minutes to get Navigation working the first time, 3 hours later, can't get it back to working.
[G1 Android Development] dj_blueshift:
delete - resolved :P

/knew i had a backup app for a reason!
[G1 Android Development] raven2000:
Sorry if this has been answered previously, does navigation work on maps outside US? Thanks.
[G1 Android Development] Paul22000:
Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Nav

Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Nav

(No ADB needed!)

(T-Mobile G1, Cyanogen 4.2.3.1)

A) Place 3 files on sdcard (build.prop, build.trout.prop, Maps.apk)

B) Terminal (on phone):

su
ash
mount -o remount,rw /system

cp /system/build.prop /sdcard/build.prop.backup
cp /system/build.trout.prop /sdcard/build.trout.prop.backup

cp /sdcard/build.prop /system
cp /sdcard/build.trout.prop /system

cd /system/app
rm *Maps*
rm *maps*

cd /system/sd/app
rm *maps*
rm *Maps*

cd /system/sd/dalvik-cache
rm *maps*
rm *Maps*

reboot

C) Terminal:

su
ash
mount -o remount,rw /system
install /sdcard/Maps.apk /system/app/

D) Run "Maps"

Directions -> Put end point -> Go -> "Navigate" under "Show on Map" -> Install voice etc
(Must have GPS on and data connection active)
(If "Navigate" doesn't show up, something went wrong.)

E) To get other apps back to normal (if stuff broke):

su
ash
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /sdcard/build.prop.backup /system/build.prop
cp /sdcard/build.trout.prop.backup /system/build.trout.prop
reboot

Enjoy!

Note: I had to repeat this process 4 times to get it working for some reason. Not sure why. If it doesn't work for you, try it a few times. If the new version of Maps installs, you know you're doing it right. But I think the Navigate feature is just finnicky to show up, which is why it may take a few tries.

Also, people are reporting that uninstalling and reinstalling Google Voice made the "Navigation" finally show up in the Maps app, so try that as well.

---------------

[Edit]:

This thread made Engadget today! :D :D :D

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/google-navigation-hacked-onto-t-mobile-g1/

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[G1 Android Development] velazcod:
For you guys that are also having the INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE issue.

After overwriting the build.prop, etc, deleting the maps.apk and the dalvik-cache for the maps, reboot... then

after reboot, delete the dalvik-cache for the maps.apk like this:

/system/sd/dalvik-cache/data@app@com.google.android.apps.maps.apk@classes.dex

it will be there again, then you can run adb install maps.apk

it worked for me
[G1 Android Development] BrumBrum74:
mount -o remount,rw /system command not working in terminal.

Says:

C:\tools>adb shell

# su

su

# ash

ash

/ # mount -o remount,rw /system

mount -o remount,rw /system

Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory

/ #
[G1 Android Development] velazcod:
no, before going into adb shell run this

adb remount

mount -o remount,rw /system is only if running from terminal on the phone
[G1 Android Development] Boonyard:
I'd like to know this but I guess the only way to know would be to try!:D
[G1 Android Development] BrumBrum74:
That helped crackertc. Thanks.
[G1 Android Development] NeoBlade:
Trying it outside the USA now, however since it requires GPS to be on, it'll find out if you're not in the USA. Right now its just hanging on the "Getting driving directions" bit.
[G1 Android Development] Boonyard:
Ahh ok thanks, let us know how you get on!
[G1 Android Development] houseonfire:
Thanks for your guide on getting this to work Paul.

I think i have a problem? I installed it and its renamed to maps. But it looks the same. It popped up the window that first pops up when you first open an app but how do i know its turn by turn unless i actually go somewhere?
[G1 Android Development] yellathcir:
after you install maps, reboot

I had to reboot after installing maps to get it to work
[G1 Android Development] NeoBlade:
Its a no-go I'm afraid Boonyard. It requires GPS to be on and there doesn't seem to be any "demo" type run as well just to see it in action. Since it requires the GPS to be on, your location is given away and thus nothing loads beyond the "Getting driving directions" part.

I wonder how long it will be before European/UK maps become available...
[G1 Android Development] Boonyard:
Ok, thanks for trying!

It's strange though as I would imagine this software just interprets the data already on Google maps, its not as though they have changed the actually online google maps to work with it.

I don't know why they would delay it.:confused:
[G1 Android Development] snakeman65:
Its probably something to do with licencing restrictions on the map data. I'm sure it'll come eventually, till then at least we have co-pilot!
[G1 Android Development] NeoBlade:
Well trying to route any directions outside of the USA doesn't bring up the Navigate option at all. Creating a route in the USA however does and thus the conflict with GPS enabled. I have tried with the GPS off but it asks for it to be enabled before you can carry on.

Could there be a possible hack to make it work beyond the USA?
[G1 Android Development] houseonfire:
Does anyone know how to get to the navigation screen? I had no errors and it installed, because i can see the app calld "maps" but I can not find the navigation screen.. Just the norma directions like before.
[G1 Android Development] nick8197:
Can someone post their packages.xml thats edited I dont get your directions can you at least give me the exact lines to delete!!
[G1 Android Development] manofconviction:
followed 'Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Nav' perfectly

and still no 'navigate' option

this is getting insanely frustrating
[G1 Android Development] anduslim:
Hi all,

just to reiterate, Navigate does not work outside US. If you have followed the instructions and installed the maps.apk, just start a route in US. (i.e under Direction, point your start and end locations in US, say california to las vegas) and you will see the Navigate option, etc....
[G1 Android Development] houseonfire:
I agree. I have your same issue

I am in the US
[G1 Android Development] wyldtek:
Works great for me! No problems installing on a Rogers Dream running on AT&T.
[G1 Android Development] NeoBlade:
For those in the USA... Has anyone actually managed to give it a test run? Even if its popping down to the shops :P I would be interested to see how it handles in areas of low/no signal, if the maps gets cached etc.

Also does the voice search actually work as advertised with complex search strings?
[G1 Android Development] houseonfire:
I turned on google maps and drove down the road to see if it works.

I cant get the navigation option to even show up and I have no idea why.

I installed it using both sets of instructions in this thread.

I pushed the two files, reset and installed maps and still nothing.
[G1 Android Development] kurtis.austin2:
i now have google navigation working!
[G1 Android Development] kurtis.austin2:
Followed this step-by-step and Google Navigation is working for me on my rooted T-Mobile G1.

I am running Cyan 4.2.3.1 and the Android 2.0 theme

EDIT: Yes, THANK YOU Paul!
[G1 Android Development] feihtkrad:
Same here! Thanks Paul
[G1 Android Development] Skythe:
I'm in Australia.

Has anybody outside of the US been able to get the "Navigate" option?

Thus far i got the new Maps.apk working with minimal effort (although it force closed on me because i forgot to copy build.prop and build.trout.prop) but couldn't find navigate. Then i tried editing the packages.xml file and pushing it + reinstall, still no luck.

I'm thinking

1) Only applies to those in US

2) Missing a step for editing packages.xml that needs to be included in the full set of instructions.

Edit: Also, I have a Dev Phone w/ CyanogenMod-4.2.3.1
[G1 Android Development] Chedderknight:
when I get this to line:

cd /system/app

rm *Maps*

rm *maps*

cd /system/sd/app

rm *maps*

rm *Maps*

It replys by saying no maps.apk found, am I on the right track or somethign wrong there?
[G1 Android Development] yellathcir:
i had the same thing happen, just keep following the steps, it will just assure you get rid of all the old map files. after you reboot and install the new maps reboot again
[G1 Android Development] johnnylicious:
this work amazingly great!!

here's a quick screenshot of where "navigate" is suppose to show up at.
[G1 Android Development] houseonfire:
Those who have gotten it to work, what exactly did you do? You had to have done something different.

Has anyone gotten it to work on anything other than the G1?
[G1 Android Development] ceas909:
i got it to work on my mt3g simply by deleting the maps.apk file and pushing the new maps.apk file and then rebooting... all worked fine... :D
[G1 Android Development] anddep:
i had to signed with CM rom in order for me to get it working.. maps wasnt pushin through adb for me
[G1 Android Development] Chedderknight:
awesome, got it to work, though I did notice when you try to select a contact the window wont pop up and everything slows down, but if you type out your contacts name it works fine
[G1 Android Development] yellathcir:
a cople pages back there is a post that has directions with a link to a download, i downloaded that file unziped it and pulled build.prop, build.trout.prop, and Maps.apk out of it and placed them on my sdcard.

then i followed the directions on the previous page called "complete idiots guide". the only thing i had to do differently is reboot after i installed the new maps. it worked great. but im on a g1. i dont think it should be different for a magic
[G1 Android Development] wyldtek:
It was working for me, but after a few hours the Navigate option is gone.
[G1 Android Development] Jak Crow:
No go here either. Running cm 4.2.3.1, did exactly as the instructions say and no nav option.
[G1 Android Development] Telemaniaka:
I don't have the Navigate option too but when I manually tell it a starting and destination points in the US it appears... AND its even translated to my native language (I live in Bulgaria) XD

Come on Google, get some more maps and release it to Europe, your almost there ^___^
[G1 Android Development] kieshari:
still a no go for me :(
[G1 Android Development] bigdbag:
I just installed it on my MyTouch3G running Dwang's v1.11 Donut rom. Works like a charm, voice guidance and all. Props to all those who helped make this work this is awesome.

Edit: When I pushed the app by typing the 'install' command in adb shell, the nav option did not appear. However I tried installing the map.apk through root explorer on the phone itself and when I rebooted, it was there. Earlier in this thread someone else mentioned the same occurrence, so I suggest if the nav option did not pop up, try installing the map.apk through the app manager on your phone. Cheers.
[G1 Android Development] XxKOLOHExX:
How did you go about doing this i am trying but i am failing to succed on the mytouch
[G1 Android Development] billington.mark:
Ive been working to get this up and running on my phone for close to an hour now... couldnt work out what was wrong... until i read that nav only works in the US... :(

if you put an anything other that US addresses, it doesnt show the navigation option.
[G1 Android Development] Skreacher:
So, I went ahead and combined Djrobe07's way of making it work for his Mytouch and Esmith972 quick and painless way for dummies. Created a .bat that runs Djrobe07's commands in the order he did to get it working. Minus pushing back the original rom .props

I followed Djrobe07's instructions to a T and i got nada (on mine and GF's MT3G). running Cyanogen 4.2.3.1.

Here u go, let me know if it actually works for anyone. Sleep time for me.

http://www.mediafire.com/?tyzmnzzkhen

Hamletf@gmail.com
[G1 Android Development] XxKOLOHExX:
Part 1 worked but part 2 said

1215 KB/s (2624470 bytes in 2.109s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Maps.apk

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE]

Press any key to continue . . .
[G1 Android Development] Skreacher:
try this. seem to be getting the error some have been.

Open up Command an navigate to desktop. Usually "cd desktop" will work in windows. then

adb pull /data/system/packages.xml c:\ (desktop didn't work for me, so i pushed it to root of C:\ edited, then moved it to desktop and...

adb push packages.xml /data/system
[G1 Android Development] XxKOLOHExX:
It worked but this is what i did

adb pull /data/system/packages.xml C:\

Edited file

adb push C:\packages.xml /data/system

adb reboot

And it worked thanks alot for your help and the .bat files made it so much easier :D
[G1 Android Development] thugmafia:
Can i sent you my email too plz:D:rolleyes::cool:
[G1 Android Development] Skreacher:
So, you got navigation working, really frustrating me that my navigation won't work on 2 different phones=/.
[G1 Android Development] XxKOLOHExX:
Yeah i got it to work i just saw it although i cant get turn by turn right now because i am in my house ill try that part later
[G1 Android Development] obe1:
worked like a charm on first try on g1 running cyanogen 4.3.2.1 thank you everyone
[G1 Android Development] bolmedias:
Such a shame that this will only work in the US, I'd love to use Maps Navigation on my G1.
[G1 Android Development] kurtis.austin2:
so I have navigation working. it was quite an easy process. now, lets work on getting CarDock working! I got it installed on my G1, but keep getting a FC everytime I open it.
[G1 Android Development] skyjumper:
Note: I didn't get the Navigate option on the first try, when installing as "adb install". It did work after uninstalling Maps and then reinstalling via AppManager from the sdcard.

Working now though, can't complain.
[G1 Android Development] houseonfire:
I guess I'll wait for this to be released in the next cyanogen release to have this because I'm having so much trouble getting it to work.
[G1 Android Development] jonnybowley:
i don't think cyanogen will be touching this... remember the C&D saga? also, he tweeted:
[G1 Android Development] og01:
can we confirm

Will this definatly not work in the uk?

I've followed the intructions, well enough I think, yet no navigation - does anyone know if google is planning on releasing it for uk/europe?
[G1 Android Development] neoyagami:
wait. what?

damn, im from a latinoamerian country . the indications works flawless but now i cannot get turn by turn indications?

damn. ok i will wait for a better andnav2 maps :(
[G1 Android Development] cyberrobin:
I've tried to install it multiple times using this guide. I've managed to install the new maps (3.2.0) but I won't get the 'navigate' function.

Trying it on the TheOfficial DONUT 2.1.2 with a T-Mobile G1.

and btw: I live in the Netherlands ;)
[G1 Android Development] Skythe:
In addition, i've been unable to get the "Navigate" option searching to and from US addresses, so maybe there's something i've done wrong.
[G1 Android Development] neoyagami:
but you are in US?
[G1 Android Development] TomasTrek:
It will not work anywhere other than USA. If you try to get directions from outside American to inside, you don't get nav option. Same for inside to outside. If you pick 2 places inside you will get nav option but then it will try to get you to the start destination. As soon as it gets your position and realises you're not in America it will prevent you from navigating.
[G1 Android Development] jikei:
same thing here...after i pushed the old build.prop files last night after it was working (around midnight or so EST) ...this morning around 7:30am EST navigation option was gone...keep up the good work followinginsanity..