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  • J Joan M

    After changing from Blackberry to Android and loosing the availability to have infinite data even in a different country where I do live... I've lost the possibility to use Google maps freely wherever I am. I've found that some weeks ago Nokia launched Here Beta for android. It can't be installed from Google Play, but it offers a great navigation application for free with the possibility to download maps and use them offline. In my last travel it has helped me a lot as in Copenhagen the car GPS went mad (streets with changed circulation direction) and NOKIA Here was updated... If you did not knew about it and need a GPS application that works without a data connection try it, it works really well. :cool: Time to go back to work now...

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    I will, thanks. Ben looking for a good navigation app without data download for a while.

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    • J Joan M

      After changing from Blackberry to Android and loosing the availability to have infinite data even in a different country where I do live... I've lost the possibility to use Google maps freely wherever I am. I've found that some weeks ago Nokia launched Here Beta for android. It can't be installed from Google Play, but it offers a great navigation application for free with the possibility to download maps and use them offline. In my last travel it has helped me a lot as in Copenhagen the car GPS went mad (streets with changed circulation direction) and NOKIA Here was updated... If you did not knew about it and need a GPS application that works without a data connection try it, it works really well. :cool: Time to go back to work now...

      [www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]

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      There is also NavFree[^] which works fine offline, and uses OSM data so you just download the map via the app and off you go.

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        There is also NavFree[^] which works fine offline, and uses OSM data so you just download the map via the app and off you go.

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        Joan M
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        Yes, I've tried that one, and also MapFactor which proved to be a little bit better (given what I've tested here)... But both of them are really far away from NOKIA Here... they've made a really nice piece of work here... a pity it is not working on your device :sigh:

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        • M Munchies_Matt

          I will, thanks. Ben looking for a good navigation app without data download for a while.

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          Joan M
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          At the beginning they had a problem with ccleaner and this kind of cache cleaning applications (voices got deleted and it was impossible to get them back), but now that they have solved it in my phone it is a super-solid app that works like charm.

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          • N Nicholas Marty

            Ah. Didn't notice that. I just remembered it was possible to use maps offline (including the gps position). Did that quite few times already when I was doing some city trips just to be be able to find out where I actually was :)

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            Joan M
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            I did not even know that Google maps could be accessed offline... It's been after following your link when I've seen that comment. ^^¡

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            • J Joan M

              After changing from Blackberry to Android and loosing the availability to have infinite data even in a different country where I do live... I've lost the possibility to use Google maps freely wherever I am. I've found that some weeks ago Nokia launched Here Beta for android. It can't be installed from Google Play, but it offers a great navigation application for free with the possibility to download maps and use them offline. In my last travel it has helped me a lot as in Copenhagen the car GPS went mad (streets with changed circulation direction) and NOKIA Here was updated... If you did not knew about it and need a GPS application that works without a data connection try it, it works really well. :cool: Time to go back to work now...

              [www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]

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              I've heard rumors that the Android OS gives less accurate GPS positioning data to non-Google apps (allegedly Garmin comments), I don't think I believe the rumors but Google is getting more and more hostile / aggressive so I wouldn't be surprised if it was true. Personally I don't use Google for anything other than searching...

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              • A Adriaan Davel

                I've heard rumors that the Android OS gives less accurate GPS positioning data to non-Google apps (allegedly Garmin comments), I don't think I believe the rumors but Google is getting more and more hostile / aggressive so I wouldn't be surprised if it was true. Personally I don't use Google for anything other than searching...

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                Joan M
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                No idea about that... the app just works for me...

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                • J Joan M

                  At the beginning they had a problem with ccleaner and this kind of cache cleaning applications (voices got deleted and it was impossible to get them back), but now that they have solved it in my phone it is a super-solid app that works like charm.

                  [www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]

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                  It wont install on my Galaxy S, probably too old. Oh well. Back to google maps and massive data charges...

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                  • J Joan M

                    After changing from Blackberry to Android and loosing the availability to have infinite data even in a different country where I do live... I've lost the possibility to use Google maps freely wherever I am. I've found that some weeks ago Nokia launched Here Beta for android. It can't be installed from Google Play, but it offers a great navigation application for free with the possibility to download maps and use them offline. In my last travel it has helped me a lot as in Copenhagen the car GPS went mad (streets with changed circulation direction) and NOKIA Here was updated... If you did not knew about it and need a GPS application that works without a data connection try it, it works really well. :cool: Time to go back to work now...

                    [www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]

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                    Really? I went from Android to Blackberry. I like not being hacked. It makes me spill less beer.

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                    • J Joan M

                      After changing from Blackberry to Android and loosing the availability to have infinite data even in a different country where I do live... I've lost the possibility to use Google maps freely wherever I am. I've found that some weeks ago Nokia launched Here Beta for android. It can't be installed from Google Play, but it offers a great navigation application for free with the possibility to download maps and use them offline. In my last travel it has helped me a lot as in Copenhagen the car GPS went mad (streets with changed circulation direction) and NOKIA Here was updated... If you did not knew about it and need a GPS application that works without a data connection try it, it works really well. :cool: Time to go back to work now...

                      [www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]

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                      You can use MapFactor woth Open Street Maps. It´s not the very best Navigation software, but it does what you need. The countries can be downloaded seperatly, which is nice. Link to PlayStore:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapfactor.navigator&hl=de[^]

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                      • M Munchies_Matt

                        It wont install on my Galaxy S, probably too old. Oh well. Back to google maps and massive data charges...

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                        Joan M
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                        :(( There is also NAVFREE and MAPFACTOR, both work, not as high end as HERE, but...

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                        • S Simon ORiordan from UK

                          Really? I went from Android to Blackberry. I like not being hacked. It makes me spill less beer.

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                          Joan M
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                          Yes, I know... I would have kept bb... I was ultra happy with it, and there are plenty of things that simply worked better. but there were also a lot of things that simply were not posible... I can tell my Android experience is a half-happy-half-sad one... but it was a company decision and...

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                          • T Tommy07

                            You can use MapFactor woth Open Street Maps. It´s not the very best Navigation software, but it does what you need. The countries can be downloaded seperatly, which is nice. Link to PlayStore:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapfactor.navigator&hl=de[^]

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                            Yes I knew that one, also NAVFREE, but not any of those are a high end product like HERE...

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