yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] ajape:
LOL look up a few posts before... I already shelled out like you said the money for NDrive 11, I´m covered. I mentioned free because we were discussing the FREE OpenStreetMaps project maps, I´ll be damned if anyone makes me pay for an app to use OSM maps since it kinda kills the whole sense of the community fueled project that OSM is in the first place. I´ve always been more than willing to pay for whatever Garmin wants to charge me to use Garmin on Android, they´ve just never giving me an option other than to buy a whole phone by Asus. Incidentally, though, I would LOVE to get my grubby mitts on one of those Asus Padfone Infinity 2 Phone/Tablet A86 combos with the Snapdragon 800 Chipset now that they have FINALLY added all four normal 3G/HSDPA bands instead of only 900/1900 like they have always done in the past and even some 4G/LTE bands. Not only do they include fully functioning Garmin Streetpilot by default, but also the whole slip your phone into the back of your ten inch tablet has always seemed incredibly appealing to me. If only I had US$1,175.00 Dollars to "shell out" for such an indulgence, though... :rolleyes:
[Android General] dude000143:
Xperia Latest Update with a Garmin Bundles

Hello Guys,

I've just updated my Xperia Z2 from kitkat to lollipop and found out that Garmin App is now present from my built in Apps.

My phone is not yet rooted so for sure I can't extract the bundles for this garmin thing....

There's a Little bit disappointment with this app due to lack of maps updates...

:cyclops:
[Android General] bredzy:
Dowload Garmin Navigation App

Can anyone share this apk?

can't seem to find an authentic. One.
[Android General] mladjokis:
For which version of android?
[Android General] rirozizo:
talk about a 2 year necro.

This is terribly outdated and all interest is lost due to people having mobile network at all times and Google Maps being one of the most POI filled online maps you can find.
[Android General] bredzy:
Dowload Garmin Navigation App

Wow. So is there any other fee app which will allow me to utilize a routable img map? For android 4.2
[Android General] rirozizo:
Maps.me app on the playstore (and not a link) has a lot of countries and is an offline routing app, but there's not much POIs for it.

Garmin is one of the slowest apps by today's standards.
[Android General] nutpants:
For offline maps Garmin is still pretty darn good.

Neck and neck with Garmin is osmand+ maps

( open source and found on play store and fdroid)

Orux maps is another fantastic map app

Garmin is pretty idiot proof however

Other maps apps may require a bit of brain activity

I think you can find Garmin on "gps underground"

I forget...

If that is wrong I'll look around
[Android General] Asphyx:
Forget Garmin....

Just get CoPilot for Android which also has Offline Maps every bit as good as garmin and live traffic update as well if you want it.
[Android General] bredzy:
Can Maps.me load a custom IMG File?
[Android General] hudriwudri:
anyone got 2.37 running on marshmallow? Running perfectly on Lollipop but can'T start on MM

any help would be appreciated!
[Android General] hudriwudri:
Can i feed CoPilot with Mapsource waypoints?

By(e)

Hudriwudri
[Android General] samarain:
Where i find how to root this Garmin Monterra Firm. 4.10? Adb drivers And Roms to install after?
[Android General] gbmolina:
Garmin Viago

Has anyone been able to download and use a map with this app?
[Android General] hotaru:
probably one or more of these files...

com.garmin.android.apps.subscription.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.coordinates.apk

GarminLocate.apk

GarminService.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.converter.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.safetycameras.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.weather.apk

GarminOnlineProvider.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.city.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.localsearch.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.poi.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.location.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.upcomingevents.apk

GarminGarage.apk
[Android General] etereo:
And where may the maps be located? I already have Garmin map and want to put it there to be recognized?
[Android General] thunderskain:
Im not quite sure where the directories are but all I can say is that the garmin software is strongly attached to the UI as a permenant widget. So in order to use it , we might need the UI too..
[Android General] djkidy123:
I think you're right..
[Android General] thunderskain:
Mainly the biggest problem is that the a10 can't access the bootloader. I tried many ways to access it but it always boots up normally. So if anyone found a way to do so , please post it here! Thanks
[Android General] Spazmogen:
ADB REBOOT RECOVERY

that works on my A50 with the T-Mobile 2.1 update.

I get the yellow triangle and the green android guy. Hitting the HOME button brings up the boot menu.
[Android General] thunderskain:
How did you find the driver for a50? I need the driver to get adb working
[Android General] sebr1ng:
Any progress on this one?
[Android General] papabol:
DITTO.. :D
[Android General] ajape:
Anyone been able to extract the Garmin app so it can be installed on any other Android phones, yet?
[Android General] sebr1ng:
Unfortunately no, but I think guys are working on this :)
[Android General] thunderskain:
I hope so...
[Android General] goran60:
hopefully this will work. Garmin really only covers the quality Eastern Europe. I think the maps will diti problem. essential applications.
[Android General] MobileXT:
I keep on eye on this because i like garmin to in my android phone.
[Android General] sebr1ng:
Me too :) And I think many more :)
[Android General] wyofreeride:
+1 on that
[Android General] DeathmonkeyGTX:
Who would one pay to get this working? I haven't migrated from WinMo to Android precisely because I require a landscape qwerty slider from HTC and Garmin in my phone. I had two windows smashed for two dedicated Garmin PND's so it's a must to have it on the phone.
[Android General] ajape:
THIS LINK might help for a little while, since Openstreetmaps.org (where the program gets the free maps it uses) truly does have the whole world mapped out, and is heaps better than services like Bing and the like, which lack true detail for any place except for the richest countries in the world.

And even though it's really affordable (US$6.50) I really don't know this place where you have to purchase it from either (https://slideme.org/en/application/navdroyd), since the Android store only sells in a very few countries. :( But since this slideme.org accepts Amazon Payments and/or Paypal too, I'm not excessively worried about the money either, so please don't get me wrong.

In the end, it still comes down to the same: Android NEEDS Garmin before one truly consider adopting it!! :(
[Android General] ken-ywk:
does anyone successfully extract the apk from it?
[Android General] ajape:
From the answer a page or so back:

It's probably one or more of these files, plus their supporting files and databases...

com.garmin.android.apps.subscription.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.coordinates.apk

GarminLocate.apk

GarminService.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.converter.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.safetycameras.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.weather.apk

GarminOnlineProvider.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.city.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.localsearch.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.poi.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.location.apk

com.garmin.android.apps.search.upcomingevents.apk

GarminGarage.apk

:eek: :(
[Android General] thunderskain:
But the conclusion I made was that we needed the UI inside those garmin phones.. garmin cant be launched from the app drawer , which means its not just an apk. So we might need to convert the directories into an apk which I believe requires a very high level of development...
[Android General] sebr1ng:
But it can be done?

It's really a shame that Garmin people are so stiff and don't release a "public" version...
[Android General] djkidy123:
So how can we port Gamin software to other Android devices...
[Android General] pepinjo:
I think it's time to stop with this stereotype in favour of overrated Garmin.

In fact you have a lot of alternatives because most navigators are using the same maps. For example Navigon uses the same maps as Garmin (made by Navteq) and is much better navigator.

Info Navigon for Android here: bit.ly/ddMqsm
[Android General] trahbah:
I dont know about Slovenia, but in my country (small EU country) Garmin maps are only maps made by local companies that are really fresh (every building is drawed on the map). Navteq and Google maps are around 3 years outdated and cover only main cities and roads :(
[Android General] ajape:
Really???

Really???? Then you actually haven't ever tried installing a Garmin Map in, say, TomTom, Copilot or Navigon itself, have you??? It DOESN'T work that way, I assure you. You can check it out by yourself, go to the Navigon site and try to find any maps for anywhere but the top richest countries in the planet, I assure you you'll find none.

The fact is, in the majority of the world the available detailed and routable maps are made by smaller, local companies in every country, because the potential paying client base in most countries is way too small for the big companies like Garmin, TomTom, Copilot, etc. to invest in developing maps for poor markets.

The resulting state of affairs is this: When a cartography company decides that they are going to develop and sell a routable GPS map of their home country, in which format do you think they will be investing what money they have for developing the map in? Well, the obvious answer is, in the format that would give them the most widespread client base possible. And that, of course, would mean developing your map to be compatible with the company that has, by a really far margin, the most GPS units in their client's hands, and that would always be the same answer in 85% of the planet: GARMIN.

So, you end up with situations exactly like mine, where I am from the Dominican Republic and the company that developed the only routable GPS map of the whole island, (Ola Maps), just came out to the market with a single type of product: a Garmin compatible map. So, either I get myself a Garmin platform, or the Garmin Software for my mobile phone, or I'm s*it out of luck, because there simply are no more options available.

Or at least, not at the Garmin level of detail and accuracy, at the very least. I ended up purchasing the only navigation software so far that makes use of the free Openstreetmap.org maps, a program called NavDroyd, but it just isn't the same as Garmin. Not in terms of the streets themselves, the program is perfect in that sense, but there aren't the thousands of fully referenced businesses, attractions, addresses, and general points of interest that the Garmin Map has. Here, have a look at these screenshots I took tonight:

The street naming and positioning is simply perfect, and it's dead accurate and fully complete with EVERY street, alley and nook in the whole island, in THAT specific sense, it really is perfect. But without the POIs of Garmin? :(

Anyways, my situation is exactly that of the

vast majority

of the GPS users of the world, not the exception. WE NEED GARMIN!!!!!!!!!!! lol ;)
[Android General] ajape:
I guess that's the answer that we're all really waiting for, is there anyone out there who can tackle such a hurdle as this seems to be... :(
[Android General] rihok:
If anybody has time to investigate the image file, I will upload it to

test.itk-ib.ee /system_ext3.img

Should be there in 1.5 hours.

In /bin folder there are some intresting files like:

garminos and garminos-ctl

Maybe it is possible to use these to open "garmin app".

Also in /framework are some garmin related files. I'm not familiar with AndroidOS directory structure and dont know how the files are used there.

Main garmin stuff seams to be in /app but true is that something must launch these programs. I hope that /bin/garminos is the file.

Maybe someone can investigate a bit.
[Android General] sebr1ng:
Hopefully it'll work. It would be a perfect NY gift :)
[Android General] MobileXT:
Can you please post a link where we can download those files so we try it to if it is really work.
[Android General] ajape:
The system image file that rihok uploaded to see if we can make something of it is HERE. I hope you can do something about it... :o
[Android General] sebr1ng:
Mirror of the file: http://wtrns.fr/rLFB0XRRnYrRQ
[Android General] djkidy123:
Thanx...
[Android General] aftabbabar:
I need dominican republic maps for andriod

can you please guide me to download and install navigation for android phone? I need maps for dominican republic. thanks.
[Android General] ajape:
Referred to my original post on this, good luck! :)
[Android General] aftabbabar:
Dominican republic navigation for android.

I think I have a solution for your problem. this this link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7JSIVGM5

Once you download it, extract it, it's in .zip format, then put the NavitelContent folder and Navitel apk file that are in the archive in your micro SD card, make sure both the file and folder are not in any other folders, they must be in the root of your SD card.

After following the above instructions, open up your file manager inside of Android, go to your SD card, and click on the Navitel apk file, install the app, run the app, change the language and go through the setup and that's all, go and try it out and report back.
[Android General] ajape:
It may just be the ticket...

Well, I got to admit your most likely absolutely right, this DEFINITELY looks as if it may end up completely replacing Garmin, or any need for it. Here we go...

First, the map is exactly like the one for Garmin, every POI on the Garmin map is there and I mean EVERY one, this is fantastic! :) You can see the difference with Navdroyd here, for example:

Now to the actual report. The interface is fantastic, once you are finally able to go through the Russian translation websites and end up being able find to your way through enough translations to understand where the language settings are. But even once you do, there are still parts of the software that even when you're running it in English appear in Russian:

But the Russian parts were the only real con or even glitch I was able to find. :eek: :D The Map it's the real important thing when it comes to this type of program, and in this aspect, well, it's the Garmin Map, but not even the original Garmin App itself shows it so well, with such a beautiful 3D aspect. The Map viewing part, now with all the Garmin POIS, was just amazing... here:

The way to handle the "find" functions was superb, extremely easy, and complete to overflowing with everything you might possible wish for in terms of POIs. Here:

And the Navigation, which is of course the center of it all, worked just as well if not even better than most other programs I've tried for any platform:

Even the Extra functions, such as the Satellite Status or the Local Weather pages were presented beautifully, and everything just worked. Here:

Well, that's pretty much it for a report. In reality, though, what I can't do is simply thank you enough for this. I don't know how you found this package with my exact needs, but fact is you may very well have single-handedly killed off any possible reason I might have ever had to go back to dual booting WM6/Android on my phone, and somehow, just a little tiny written thank you just doesn't really seem enough appreciation, lol :). Thank you so much, buddy! :D :D :D
[Android General] MobileXT:
Is the garmin map work on this application? Are they using the same map format?
[Android General] ajape:
You only need to use an app called GPSMapedit to convert any (Non-NT version) Garmin map into Navitel's own format, and voila! Full POI nav under Android courtesy of Garmin & Navitel! :) It's all explained in this excerpt from the Navitel Page:
[Android General] trahbah:
Maps are useless without proper routing.
[Android General] ajape:
I agree, which is why there is such a thing as this thread in the first place.:rolleyes:
[Android General] laser21:
thanks for that! I will try how it works...
[Android General] boki81:
Garmin announces software for iphone and android on the official website :D
[Android General] laser21:
Really?? where?

found it: http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2011/01/...one-applications.html?activeBranchId=newsroom

but its just for Iphone... for Android only other tracking software apps will be available.
[Android General] Gh0stRider:
He can`t post links, just like me, but If you search for "Garmin® Brings Turn-by-Turn Navigation to iPhone with New StreetPilot App" in google you will find out :)
[Android General] ajape:
Hmmm not really, I just read like 50 Webpages with the search term you gave and they all said the exact same thing: StreetPilot is now available for IPhones via the ITunes store for $39.99, Iphone and Android will get some other apps with different functions (translation: other than navigation) at some as yet undetermined future date. How exactly does this mean anything good for us, please, since I don't seem capable of understanting your meaning... :(
[Android General] trahbah:
OMG! I dont beleive Garmin made it for Iphone, not for Android :(
[Android General] boki81:
Iphone OS and android are both linux based...

First IGO for android was ripped from iphone, so it's the matter of time when it will be done for garmin too...
[Android General] ajape:
There are lots of phones out there that are ALREADY running the Garmin Navigation app for Android, in fact every single Nuvifone A50 as well as all Garmin-Asus A10 phones that have been sold are already running it. So, if we haven't even been able to get the software when there are already versions of it that could just have been directly ripped out of the eclair 2.1 system image of these units, just how much easier could it be to get when those files are on a completely different OS this time???? :( :( :(
[Android General] rihok:
I just tried to separate some garminrelated files fromsystem image I uploaded before.

I havent tried yet but they should be copied to /system directory on android system.

I'm not android expert, just have some linux skills.

I also checked video from youtube of garminfone...

youtube.com/watch?v=EpipLPUa_pA

it explains a bit why it is not so easy to extract the application.

Anyway I hope that somebody could somehow extract it and make it work.

I upload the files I separated but I'mafraid that it isn't complete set.

test.itk-ib.ee/system.tar.gz

Anyway somebody who is smarter shoud check the system image.

I also have recovery image. If it is needed thenI can upload it as well.
[Android General] aftabbabar:
Your report was very detailed and precise. You see, I was in exact same position as you were and this is why I found your post. I am also on dual boot on my hd2. I hated the garmin xt version because the local free maps were slow and low quality. I needed one with detailed POIs and complete listing of street names and reasonable navigation within the major cities. I had spent weeks into this and finally someone just dropped this on my lap 2 days ago. This guy is a real genius in GPS systems and I think he will open up and garmin professional map for me real soon. We will me able to convert it to run on navitel system. Stay tuned and I will hook you up.
[Android General] ajape:
Wow, Thanks! :) Check your PM... ;)
[Android General] anurag09:
gyus contact aaaku , he has extracted a10 file into. might b he could help. visit this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=837835

we might get lucky.
[Android General] qzem:
Have you tried Copilot, it is preaty good. I think the only one which can compare to garmin, and it even has slovenian menu and voice.
[Android General] Sylpheed:
Copilot doesn't work on 2.2 and above.. only on 2.1..

Any updates on this so far?
[Android General] ajape:
Check the link on anurag09's post two up above your post, someone seems to finally be on the right track on this issue! :)
[Android General] angusc:
Would seem to be working on mine with 2.29.405.5 LeeDrOid rom. Why u say it doesn't work?
[Android General] hicaz76:
Hi

I installad copilot on froyo htc hd2 nand rom to sd card.

ww.ctrlpda.com/showthread.php?tid=21229

you can read this...enjoy

dont forget to add only one (w) at the begining of the link
[Android General] grumpyhare:
ADB + Garmin

Has anybody tried to run the Garmin app for Android (on one of their phones) with a connected ADB?

I am curious if this can give us the list of opened files by the navigation apps.

Then those files can be copiedfrom the ext3 partition or update image to other mobilesor eve in emulator to check if they work. I am expecting however some hardware checks.
[Android General] Cookie Ninja:
Hi. I too am stuck with my Acer S-200 and unwilling to take the plunge and swap it for am android fone for want of GarminXT on it. Please leyt me know what i can do. i am a noob at android apk and sdk but have worked on winmo app development.
[Android General] _Magic:
yes this is Garmin Asus A10 :D but ties are broken between the Garmin and Asus and this is the new phone will be in the markets ---> http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...39982724_100001042271970_340287_4093487_n.jpg <------

ASUS A10 LOL

Are there any room for this phone ??
[Android General] IconBoy:
I'm trying to copy and install some of the Garminfone apps on to an EVO.

I tried copying com.garmin.android.apps.converter.apk and com.garmin.android.apps.converter.odex to /system/app/ on the EVO. Changed permissions to:

User: read, write

Group: read

Others: read

Rebooted EVO but nothing shows up at all. Even tried installing APK but error came up saying not allowed.

Any ides how to get Movie Times, Converter, Flight Status etc. working on other Android devices...?
[Android General] ajape:
There's a full list of all the garming related apk's that should be in your phone posted a few pages back...
[Android General] IconBoy:
I am not sure what you mean by that?

I was wanting to copy a few of the apps from my Garminfone to my EVO.

Converter, Movie Times and Flight Status were ones I liked, but couldn't install the APK when I opened the files or they didn't show up in the launcher when I went to choose the app.

If you are able to clarify what you meant ajape, I might be able to explain myself better. Thanks!
[Android General] ajape:
This whole thread is about trying to achieve the exact thing you're trying to do, that is, to have the garmin apps running on non-garmin Android phones. What I meant was that the whole list of apks and other files are most likely needed, since Garmin is a suite of inter-connected apps more than an application by itself. And trust me, you'll be A LOT OF PEOPLE'S HERO if you somehow manage to finally succeed where so many of us have been failing for so long at! :)
[Android General] pedrobatista:
wow nice navitel works niceee
[Android General] ajape:
Have you managed any more progress yet, Iconboy? Anyone else?
[Android General] IconBoy:
ajape: No further progress I'm afraid :(

Crumbs...it's not like the Garminfone is the be all and end all of Android phones (I do like it though!), so there has to be a way to get a backup of the ROM!
[Android General] ajape:
There is a full backup of a Garminfone rom from another user posted a few pages back, but they still could not successfully extract a viable installation package for Android... :(
[Android General] carhigh:
I would love to get Garmin working on my dell streak. Not for navigation, but I'd like to use the lake maps on it like I did in windows on the hd2
[Android General] ajape:
If those are custom maps, there's a very high likelihood that you could easily convert them to be usable in Navitel with GPSMapedit, I suggest you look into it. :)
[Android General] Asphyx:
I'm willing to bet that a lot of the code for the Garmin to work is in the launcher itself in much the way the LP Pro widgets are in it's source and can't be used externally without LP launching it.

I expect Garmin will eventually release something for Android as they would be stupid to not do it.