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GPS Navigation question

Hello all,
Im using the GSM Galaxy nexus on T-mobile. I don't use data from T-mobile because i dont get good service in my town. I was wondering, Is there an app or something that will let me use turn by turn GPS on my phone. If not an turn by turn than at least a way to save the route and then use that to give turn by turn. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

Copied this from a review..I've never used it, and it's expensive, but seems like it'd get the job done..
"Navigon for Android ($30 + $14 in-app purchase for live traffic) Navigon (by Garmin) is another great option, and while it's expensive and the app forces you to download your maps ahead of time (a process we suggest you do over Wi-Fi, as the files are pretty big) you do get the benefit of a "real" GPS app, where all of your maps are stored on your phone and you don't need a constant data connection to help you find your way. If your data connection drops—like mine did yesterday—Navigon keeps going like nothing happened. Plus, the app is snappy, the interface is well designed for in-car use, and the voice prompts are clear and loud. That said, it's really pricey by comparison, and you have to pay again in-app to get live traffic, when other apps offer it for free. Navigon has a long and storied history, and it's a great option if you need offline maps (although Google Nav also allows you to download map areas), but its really hard to get around the price."
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Just cache the map section of the area you are driving in google maps. This should get you going.
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Thanks guys, I'll try them all. I heard you could do the google maps thing and I'm probably gonna do that but sometime when I'm on the road, I think I would need a navigation in case I got lost. Again thank you all.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...viewer&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd

Offline navigation in Google Maps is amazing.
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Okay, and to cache the map from Google maps, I just have to put the direction in and click navigation? Will it automatically do it after that?
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Andy6694 said:
Okay, and to cache the map from Google maps, I just have to put the direction in and click nabigation? Will it automatically do it after that?
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I do not believe that is the way it works. You save an area and then you can navigate within it offline.

I think I figured it out. I put an address in for directions and then I turned off my WiFi and the directions were still working. I'll try it on the road too.
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you know that there's a whole "Settings" menu in current google maps application where you can manually cache various areas? lots of tutorials available via google.com...

Yea that's what I did to download a section of the map that I needed.
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GPS won't stop searching

Hello folks,
I am currently using Cm10 m2 rom, SGH-T999 (AT&T),JB 4.1.2, Nova launcher for about two weeks now. I was able to use GPS on google maps in the morning but when i looked at my phone later, the battery was 20% gone from the constant GPS searching for signal. Google maps is unable to locate my location but my other apps were able to locate me. I have tried disabling all running services but this searching for GPS signal thing is contantly showing up...does anyone knows an app that will tell me what app is requesting gps signal?
Thanks in advance!

If maps can't get your location then that's probably the issue.
Have you tried restarting the phone?
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DocHoliday77 said:
If maps can't get your location then that's probably the issue.
Have you tried restarting the phone?
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Yeah, i rebooted a couple of times, wipe out dalvik cache, removed battery and uninstall google maps. When google map was uninstalled, the GPS searching for signal continues to run.

GPS on google maps works now..but the gps signal search is still going on. I am disabling gps for now.

I'm having the same issue!
I think this happened after I downloaded maps for my area, and still working on a fix though
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HELP! Google Now has disappeared after upgrading to 4.2

I had Google Now working on my galaxy nexus 4.1.2 just fine for a few months until a couple of days ago when i decided to upgrade to 4.2. Now the google voice search is still there and i tried re-installing it but Google Now is not there anymore, and there is no option in settings that mentions enabling/activating google now.
My phone was always rooted, and i thought it may have something to do with the fact that my bootloader was unlocked, so i relocked it
anyone know whats going on?
thanks
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Look up Google search in the play store. Does it show as installed? If not, download and install.
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amethyst_lyre said:
I had Google Now working on my galaxy nexus 4.1.2 just fine for a few months until a couple of days ago when i decided to upgrade to 4.2. Now the google voice search is still there and i tried re-installing it but Google Now is not there anymore, and there is no option in settings that mentions enabling/activating google now.
My phone was always rooted, and i thought it may have something to do with the fact that my bootloader was unlocked, so i relocked it
anyone know whats going on?
thanks
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The Google Now settings are hidden on the search screen, lower right hand corner. I had this happen when I turned off Google now on an old device I was messing with, and it turned off on my active devices also. For some reason OS updates have triggered this from time to time also.
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[Q] Why is google map taking up so much battery?

I Don't use my maps at all and i turned off all the setting as you can see and i dont have GPS on. so can anyone maybe take a guess why its take so much battery and its never under active apps. and i posted the setting in the pics any suggestions? I try to turn off my data when im not using it?

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Am having the same issue with my S4. Didn't open the Google Maps app all day and yet it uses close to 40% of the battery.

The S4 battery life sucks! This is with pretty much No use at work today had On the Job Training so couldn't use my phone much... Already having T-mobile senting me another s4 if it doesn't get better switching to the HTC One

phillyman said:
The S4 battery life sucks! This is with pretty much No use at work today had On the Job Training so couldn't use my phone much... Already having T-mobile senting me another s4 if it doesn't get better switching to the HTC One
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Go to Google Settings app, then go to location then turn off access location. Make sure Location Services is OFF as well.

Do you happen to use Google Now? For some reason, its location implementation makes it use Google Maps although you the user have never opened the app itself. I've had this problem myself too and I ended up disabling Google Now

xxjrsmith3xx said:
Go to Google Settings app, then go to location then turn off access location. Make sure Location Services is OFF as well.
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Ok i'll do that and see if it does anything but doubt it, THANKS

phillyman said:
Ok i'll do that and see if it does anything but doubt it, THANKS
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Synergy510 said:
Do you happen to use Google Now? For some reason, its location implementation makes it use Google Maps although you the user have never opened the app itself. I've had this problem myself too and I ended up disabling Google Now
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No I don't use google now but i dont have background data off so maybe everytime i turn back on my data it trys to connect to google now?

I was also wondering why Google Maps is always running. I just disabled/uninstall Google Maps altogether.

Same problem with my phone too.
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av911 said:
I was also wondering why Google Maps is always running. I just disabled/uninstall Google Maps altogether.
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jmulla718 said:
Same problem with my phone too.
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Maybe I found a new bug/ problem. Maybe the guys at xda can take a look and maybe find a fix... I dont get it? I turned off google now... and have gps off so why is google maps even running

av911 said:
I was also wondering why Google Maps is always running. I just disabled/uninstall Google Maps altogether.
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I found this or clearing the cache would stop maps from wake locking.
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baolongn said:
I found this or clearing the cache would stop maps from wake locking.
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I tried that and will post results tomorrow and see what happens

could just greenify it, worked for me

yukinose said:
could just greenify it, worked for me
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what is that a app?

Go into Map settings>Location settings and turn off Resort grin this device and Enable Location History. This should solve your problem.

I had same problem I solved by searching on google. The trick is to disable and factory reinstall it.
When you go in app manager then map click Disable it will the propose you to install factory version say yes and renable it then boot just in case and Map won't consume the battery.
It worked for me and alot of other people
I don't why it do this some kind of bug in map that is delivered with phone but resting solve it.
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I dont get it at all? the battery life is bad...

Netuser said:
I had same problem I solved by searching on google. The trick is to disable and factory reinstall it.
When you go in app manager then map click Disable it will the propose you to install factory version say yes and renable it then boot just in case and Map won't consume the battery.
It worked for me and alot of other people
I don't why it do this some kind of bug in map that is delivered with phone but resting solve it.
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I just did that, but do I need to update to the latest maps though? I'm guessing No, cuz the latest update has people complaining about the battery drain.
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Waze not working with N7 LTE

Ever since the OTA to Android 4.3.1, I have not been able to use Waze. I'm pretty sure it was working fine before the OTA. Now it won't open it just crashes. Can someone else check if Waze works on their updated N7 LTE? I'm also rooted and changed from a TMobile SIM to AT&T SIM, but I don't see how that should make a difference.
Thanks in advance.

Waze works for me without any issues after the upgrade.
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Thanks. I probably have to do a factory reset then.
Edit: Apparently something went wrong with my Waze installation. I was able to uninstall and reinstall, and it is working again now, no need for a factory reset, phew!
Thanks again for confirmation it was still working for others, that was enough for me to keep looking to fix it on my end.
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