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What is a good offline navigation/maps program (for android)?

May 24, 2012 12:01 AM

Title states it, but I have a tablet (acer a500 w/ 4.0) and my phone (samsung galaxy s2/epic 4g touch w/ 3.2) and would like to be able to download maps to make it useful offline and while in out of signal areas.
It's not that I don't want to pay for it, of course I'd like it to be free, but if it's a worthwhile program I'd be ok paying something for it.

I got Gaia from Amazon, that's good, but you have to pre cache maps.
Yes Google maps lets you pre cache too.
Tried out NavFree, but if you powered the tablet off then on, it failed registration and wouldn't display anything (of course it was the free trial, but still)
Going to try out Maps(-) as well as map droyd tonight, give those a shot.

Apps like Sygic, Copilot live, etc, but those you buy for upwards of $40+, trying not go there.

Oh, and it'd be nice to have it on the tablet as well as the phone, even though the tablet would be more useful since my phone, well, has a signal, (when I'm solo I don't use the tab for navigation)

spikedknight spikedknight

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just curious.....why not buy a GPS?

morriea morriea
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I'm clueless. And information-less.

jsimsace jsimsace
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I was under the impression the Maps app that came with Android phones was pretty good, but I've never seen it used offline (and don't have an Android phone myself anyway).

About a year ago, I was investigating nav apps myself (for iPhone, but the selection should be fairly similar) and I came up empty handed. There were a few decent free ones, but nothing particularly great. I can't recall trying ANY that had offline support.

I ended up just buying a GPS. I'm sure there are some good nav apps out there, but I wasn't really willing to shell out the money on a chance. GPS works basically anywhere there's relatively open sky, and has car and walking options just like the phone, so it ended up being the right call for me.

thedogma thedogma
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Good points, all of them.
I love Google maps and it's integration with the phone, but its dependant on cell service to load map tiles. You can pre cache some tikes, but it is limited.
I had a poor experience with my Magellan GPS, don't want to spend another 2 bills for a new device with map updates.
We travel places in north America where solid cell signal is not present, I have sprint, she has at&t (grand canyon is a recent example).
Basically without having paper maps of everywhere, the boys scout in me tells me to be as prepared as possible.

Oh, and modern maps also show a lot of hiking trails and off road areas, which is a plus. :)

spikedknight spikedknight
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I did not get any of this working on my HP touchpad running cm7.

Navfree USA: Free Satnav ** DID not work on my HP touch pad running cm7... but free try it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navfree.android.OSM.USA

Street View on Google Maps? Or just google map? I was weary of the claims it would be fine. Just updated to CM9 so I am going to try Navfree again, but I did buy a real GPS.

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