Hi,
If you are using navigation software like:
- CoPilot
- Sygic Mobile Maps
- Sygic Aura
- Navigon
- iGo
- Or others
Please share your experience here. Let us know what you have found.
Does the GPS lock as expected?
Is it working flawlessly?
Don't forget to inform the software version as well.
Thanks.
Copilot works great. Locks quick and is accurate.
I own Sygic as well but the install / activation is too much of a pain to try as it was already activated on my N1
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Using AOSP GB 0.6 on my Nexus one.
Navigon FC at start.
Hope for an update soon
Sygic aura works perfect
Navigon also FC at start
Navigon dont work
Same thing for me Navigon (european version, I'm french) does not work on my nexus S (force close at startup).
Copilot seems to work fine even if I did not really test it yet
CoPilot running like a champ, but I'm still pissed off at how long they took to update it for Froyo.
I'm finding the built in app to be just fine for me.
Sygic Mobille Maps 10 wont't work on my NEXUS S
Hello NEXUS S owners,
I don't get Mobile Maps 10 working on my NEXUS S.
Installing is no problem, but it wont't run...
My S isn't Rooted yet, is that the problem?, or because there isn't a real SD card?
Sygic Aura 2.1 is running fine.
Any idees?
Sygic is excellent, just a little expensive. CoPilot works fine except that the maps are outdated.
CoPilot full North America 2.5 GB (purchased it during Turkey Sales day)
since TomTom has not yet created a working Android version yet
I bought CoPilot Live as soon as it released, back on my G1. I had it on my Nexus One too but since Google Nav became available in the UK I've used it less and less and since I upgraded to the Nexus S in December, I am yet to reinstall CoPilot.
It was great but I just love Google Nav, especially as there is a big new bypass and road layout changes in my town and Google was, obviously, able to use it the very day it opened!
Anyone has a problem with the speed of those kind of apps?
I once saw Sygic on a Nexus One and thought it was the most sluggish thing I've ever seen. It took many seconds to input an address, to update the map, to navigate through the menus. To do anything, actually.
Have they updated it and made it faster by now?
What's
VicksBlue said:
Hello NEXUS S owners,
I don't get Mobile Maps 10 working on my NEXUS S.
Installing is no problem, but it wont't run...
My S isn't Rooted yet, is that the problem?, or because there isn't a real SD card?
Sygic Aura 2.1 is running fine.
Any idees?
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My nexus S also like that
So How can we fix that problem?
I have tried CoPilot and thought it was pretty decent, and fairly accurate, but a little difficult to figure out and set things in the menus. Once you get used to things it isn't that bad though.
I had no real complaints about the stock Sprint Navigation on my Epic, other than it takes so darn long to first start up. By the time you get it started up you're already to your destination. LOL
I'm currently TRYING to get Sygic Aura running, but I am finding it most annoying that I have to download maps via the phone, and the download is ridiculously slow! I chose only ONE small map for my state, and it is taking way too long. It has been downloading now for 1 hour and 10 minutes and it is not even quite halfway finished. That is just STUPID! I actually tried it a couple days ago and when I saw how long it would take I just gave up, but figured I'd give it another shot. I might just give up again and trash it, unless I find another source for the maps. I can only imagine how long it is going to take to download the maps of the 8 other states I really NEED for this to be functional for me.
iGO version 8.4.2.139242 runs smoot on Nexus S Android 2.3.3 GRI40
have any one tried the OpenSource freewares GPS apps yet?
there was one mentioned in the XDA front page a few weeks back
For the Navigon Users. I contacted Navigon and they are working on a update for the nexus S
At Nexus navigon s not working.
With bluetooht isntalpogramme (apk.) kan Receptions not known.
SPB is not working in TV
Nexus's not good for me telefon.
VicksBlue said:
Hello NEXUS S owners,
I don't get Mobile Maps 10 working on my NEXUS S.
Installing is no problem, but it wont't run...
My S isn't Rooted yet, is that the problem?, or because there isn't a real SD card?
Sygic Aura 2.1 is running fine.
Any idees?
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No root is not a problem here.
I have rooted i9023, and Mobile Maps 10 also does not work
One apk give me only FC, another showing first screen of application and then closing it.
I used to use it on HTC's Hero and worked perfectly...
I dont know whats wrong...
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Hey, first i tried navigon but it seems not to work on gingerbread so i got CoPilot and yey it works but... CoPilot finds no GPS Signal..
Someone knows the problem or what to do?
Helgon
P.S.: I use this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905060
Helgon2000 said:
Hey, first i tried navigon but it seems not to work on gingerbread so i got CoPilot and yey it works but... CoPilot finds no GPS Signal..
Someone knows the problem or what to do?
Helgon
P.S.: I use this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905060
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Hi.
Try to download "FasterFix" from the market, then choose your region (Germany i think) and press go. the apk change some settings in the "gps.conf". Worked fine for me.
greetings,
i will give it a try, thank you
seems not to work for me :/ an other idea?
Got to Folder--Android-->startup.txt-->open it and change your gps zone to "de" It fix all your Problems.
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Got to Folder--Android-->startup.txt-->open it and change your gps zone to "de" It fix all your Problems.
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Huuu, i don't think so, it isn't used in nand builds, and he is using one of them, not an SD build...
Have a look here, it helped me get a cold fix in under a minute, still a lot worse than with WM or WP7, but better than previously...
Helgon2000 said:
Hey, first i tried navigon but it seems not to work on gingerbread so i got CoPilot and yey it works but... CoPilot finds no GPS Signal..
Someone knows the problem or what to do?
Helgon
P.S.: I use this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905060
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Do you get a sat fix in Google Maps?
The gps Almanach is only send every 12 minutes. It is needed to get a fix.
Read the wikipedia article on gps.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGPS
Starting gps for the first time can take a while. Not only 12 minutes but longer if you are in an area with bad reception like inside a building or inside a car with tinted windows.
Go outside in an open area wait for 30minutes. If you don't get a sat fix by then, something is wrong.
Next time sat fix will be much faster because it only has to update the almanach not download the whole thing unless you haven't used it for a long time.
Sorry for kicking this old thread, but it seems silly to open a new thread for the same problem.
Did you ever get this fixed? I have GPS in all apps. Google Maps, all my weather apps, hell even in CoPilot Live 8 the local weather function works fine!
But for some reason it just won't get a signal in CoPilot... .
I waited for over an hour, nothing. I tried every gps.conf file out there.. Nothing. Well, I get an insanely fast lock in Maps... .
Hi Everybody,
I am very interested in purchasing the Tmo-US version of this phone when it is avaliable and I would like to know how is the GPS on these phones? How fast does it lock and for those who are coming from SGS, can you see a big difference in GPS performance? I am currently using a SGS vibrant on tmo-us and GPS is very bad on it. Thanks
better than thge galaxy s.
First time i used it it took like 10 minutes to lock on lol, but then each time after that pretty much instant (or close enough)!
Not perfect for mine, sometimes under the sky also cant lock any satellite or scan no satellite in car. But other people are getting pretty good result though. That's why i am not sure it's my problem or not.
I edited the gps.conf file for my location (not sure if neccesary, but had the file from my previous HD2 so figured wtf..)
gps locks in 15 seconds when outside
Mine is MUCH snappier than my previous HTC desire
Best gps I've experienced on a phone. Better than my omnia, hero and my wife's galaxy s, which is terrible
Thanks for the quick replies. I am sure with some new updates the performance will improve even better. I cant wait to get my hands on G2x now.
Also extremely happy with the GPS. Using MileageTrac everyday, and the GPS locks within 3-4 secs every time.
GPS is perfect. It locks satellites in 7-20 seconds. Accuracy is 5m.
so a few more uses and yeah still instant. thumbs up!
for those who got fast gps fix time, may I know what baseband are you guys using?
Can it be used for car navigation like the Desire HD? Anyone tried it?
I think I fixed mine.
Solution was (at least one among them)
- push appropriate gps.conf to /system/etc
- modify APN type of Mobile data to "default,supl"
- turn off wireless while aquiring GPS fix
My GPS now fixes within seconds with mobile data enabled.
Have any of you tried GPS Status? It helped alleviate slow-to-lock AGPS issues on my Incredible. If you launch the app, it forces a new download of the carrier's GPS file. GPS lock went from 2-3 minutes on some buggy ROMs to under 20 seconds.
It's not the most elegant of solutions, but it works.
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Can it be used for car navigation like the Desire HD? Anyone tried it?
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yup, quite a few times works great.
I agree. Use it everyday. It seems more stable than the DHD with better signal lock.
The demo unit at the T-mobile store I went to yesterday had a horrible GPS.
It would freeze up google maps and wouldn't lock AT ALL when the satellite antennae was turned on.
With the antennae turned on, google maps worked, but the circle for your location was huge (obviously).
Tarzanman said:
The demo unit at the T-mobile store I went to yesterday had a horrible GPS.
It would freeze up google maps and wouldn't lock AT ALL when the satellite antennae was turned on.
With the antennae turned on, google maps worked, but the circle for your location was huge (obviously).
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Were you trying to use it indoors or did they let you take it outside to test it out?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App
Tarzanman said:
The demo unit at the T-mobile store I went to yesterday had a horrible GPS.
It would freeze up google maps and wouldn't lock AT ALL when the satellite antennae was turned on.
With the antennae turned on, google maps worked, but the circle for your location was huge (obviously).
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Did you try GPS on any other phones? Signal could have been bad inside the building.
Being a Vibrant owner, with all its GPS issues, I'm very interested in how the this works on the G2X before I consider switching.
Thanks.
Worked fine whilst I was out today. Only problem was a lack of a data connection.
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Hey guys,
I'm interested in buying Sygic GPS nav (their latest nav app). But not sure whether it'll work perfectly on LG Optimus 2x. I tried their prev version (2.1.13) on O2x (stock rom) and it worked okay for first time and then reboot issue. Their current version (3.x) looks interesting.
Anyone has ever installed and is it okay? Now my O2x has been upgraded to v10b, base 405, rooted.
thanks
i have sygic and it wrks great i really like it, also the download maps feature is great..
i was in france last week and forgot to get that map on my phone but they had free wifi hotspots @ gas stations which allowed me to download a map straight of their servers
all in all im verry content with it.
It is DEFINITIVELY ok, I kinda love it and worked out pretty well so far!
hmm.. just bought Sygic. When it's working it's good. But after I close the app, my phone became unstable. In fact, i thought because it was conflicting with Car Home. But freezing Car Home or not doesn't change anything. It's still crashed. Especially when i use the Sygic while charging it in my car. Also, when i fiddle around the settings. Have they made Sygic compatible with Tegra? Mine is 405 baseband and V10b firmware. Any idea what can make it more stable?
thanks
absolutely to suggest
I've got the Sygic Aura 3.0 and it works perfectly!
do any of you have your LG use modified ROM or stock ROM? Mine is rooted but still stock ROM.
Mine is no root, stock at the moment.
Hi,
I found so much different informations about GPS in CM7 but nothing really worked, and I don't know what is correct!
In Modaco FR19 it worked like charm!
I have the latest CM7 (from 07.04.2011), so I have the lto.dat that came with the rom, and my gps.conf looks like:
NTP_SERVER=de.pool.ntp.org
the three XTRA_SERVER...
SUPL_HOST=supl.nokia.com
SUPL_PORT=7275
Can anyone help me please?
Thanks
Ignore your gps.conf, it isn't used by the O2X. Make sure you're running at least #65, as there is a GPS fix included.
Edit: I see you do have a build new enough for that, so good stuff. How many locations have you tried it in? Use GPS status too see how many sats are picked up and what signal strength they're at.
This won't contribute much...but..
I have the 07.03 CM7 (#66)and;
-in maps, the time it takes to get the signal varies from instantly to a few mins or so.
- in navigation it does not appear to work.
Hi,
So far I only tested it in one location (will test it now in different)
I don't get gps location neither in maps nor navigation!
GPS Status says 0 in view and 0 in use...
So there is nothing I can do, but wait for a fix from CM7?
There isn't likely to be a fix for your individual phone, considering it works for everyone else.
Have you tried re-flashing it? Tried wiping it?
Ok it's fixed, I cleared AGPS data and changed location from inside to outside and got a gps fix in 2 seconds...
Thanks guys
Fendria said:
Ok it's fixed, I cleared AGPS data and changed location from inside to outside and got a gps fix in 2 seconds...
Thanks guys
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How do you clear the AGPS data?
Thanks!
download GPS Status from market
did you have problems with the gps-fix itself or with navigation?
i'm using CM7.1 and while CoPilot wasn't able to get a gps- fix, google maps navigation worked fine
charleybrown_de said:
How do you clear the AGPS data?
Thanks!
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With the apps GPS Status dont habe it anymore so i cant look for it, but Its in there. ..
Had Problems with both
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I am on the nightly #73. Google navigation works ok, Sygic (latest trial from the market) also gets a solid fix most of the time.
Copilot 9 premium jumps to a location then sits there for some time and does not track the movement, then jumps again and does the same. I had it working ok on stock. My O2X is originally V10d UK version. Copilot 9 UK and Ireland.
Tried to use the tricks from other threads: running GPSTest with a GPS fix in the background and then switching to Copilot. Does not work. BTW a colleague with an SGS on stock also has exactly the same problem.
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I am on the nightly #73. Google navigation works ok, Sygic (latest trial from the market) also gets a solid fix most of the time.
Copilot 9 premium jumps to a location then sits there for some time and does not track the movement, then jumps again and does the same. I had it working ok on stock. My O2X is originally V10d UK version. Copilot 9 UK and Ireland.
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that's exacly what happened to me (see some posts before)
i'm now back to stock (had CM7 RC1), after CM suddely rebootet twice a day and finally freezed, with stock i don't have any of these problems since reflashing with smartflash and freezing lg-apps
frittenpiekse said:
that's exacly what happened to me (see some posts before)
i'm now back to stock (had CM7 RC1), after CM suddely rebootet twice a day and finally freezed, with stock i don't have any of these problems since reflashing with smartflash and freezing lg-apps
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Hmmm I don't have any reboots with the current CM7 nightly, but I had a few of them on stock. I hated stock and I like CM7 a lot. Would be a pity to go back.
Regarding the GPS lock times.
Be PATIENT the first time you try to get the lock.
For me it took about 5 minutes to get the lock for the first time. After that initial lock it now takes under 10 seconds.
Try using GPS status from market to see the satellites.
Needless to say, do this outside for best signal
I'm running CM7 #73
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Hey all,
So basically I just bought my first android phone couple of weeks ago. Its the Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 running 2.33 Firmware.
It is not yet rooted (have read some articles found in these forum found them really helpful)
but I'm not gonna root it for now I think cause this is my first android phone Im still a noob (used to apple)
Now my problem is I will be going abroad in 2 weeks and could really use the GPS.Tried donwloading GPS Status but i never actually got a lock on the satelites (or it took too long that I gave up) I also tried the fix but the code (but when dialing *#*#1472365#*#* nothing happened lol)
I also downloaded loads of GPS software such as AndNav2,Wisepilot,Navigon,CoPilot,Sycig but 90% of those gave me an error when I try them such as this software cannot be started on your device.
Is there any good GPS software/app which does not require an internet connection (pls not offline maps but like turn by turn app or similar.)
Thanks a lot.
Personally i use Copilot live 8
maybe you could flash the phone to a clean stock ROM and then try again ??
Good Luck!!
So I finally managed to fix it and get a fix on the satellites
Now my last problem is, I need a good turn by turn app that does not use internet (except maybe for downloading maps first time etc.)
Thanks.
Hmm anyone?
I'm using Navigon. You need an internet connection to download the maps. Following that, there is an option to turn off internet connection. Go to Menu>Settings - second option from the top.
in my personal experience... you need to learn how to root, flash firmware, etc...
i'm also a noob and used to apple devices..
before my galaxy s get great firmware (thx xda-dev), i miss my iphone so much...
but after flashed with great firmware, everything working great, nice apps.. and so on,
also a great benefit for me, i know how to do those things... and i can say bye2 for my apple devices now.. even one great iphone 5 wont help me back to apple
just PM me if you need anyhelp
hope you enjoy your sgs as much as i do...
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in my personal experience... you need to learn how to root, flash firmware, etc...
i'm also a noob and used to apple devices..
before my galaxy s get great firmware (thx xda-dev), i miss my iphone so much...
but after flashed with great firmware, everything working great, nice apps.. and so on,
also a great benefit for me, i know how to do those things... and i can say bye2 for my apple devices now.. even one great iphone 5 wont help me back to apple
just PM me if you need anyhelp
hope you enjoy your sgs as much as i do...
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Actually Im used to apple too and my phone was jailbroken too so I will root this one soon probably too. but yeah I could use some help
So I downloaded Navigon and connected to my pc, installed maps used for couple of sec it was great app I have to say but then I started to crash on me every time ;(((
RiKKu28 said:
So I downloaded Navigon and connected to my pc, installed maps used for couple of sec it was great app I have to say but then I started to crash on me every time ;(((
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exact error here:
The application Navigon (process.com.navigon.navigtor_checkout_eu40) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again later.
All I can do is choose force close.