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For those who dont have any sat nav software or if you roam around the world - Map 4 PDA is excellent and its free!
You can choose map provider - google maps, yahoo maps, virtual earth or ask.com maps and it has satellite images too!
Detects the internal gps nicely and downloads the maps via gprs - n.b. data cost!
here is the link http://map4pda.com/download.1.4.htm
btw MGMaps for java midlet manager does not work even with risodoro updated midlet manager http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286604
but the new midlet manager is worth installing and does so without a problem.
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Thank you, thank you and thank you once again. I was really blown away by Micro$oftLiveSearch and then this program comes along...oh boy...all I can say is F***ING AWESOME!!! I would say these two programs belong in the Extended ROM (or at least immediately installed after a Hard-Reset) of every GPS-capable device. Now I only need a new provider contract with worldwide unlimited GPRS/EDGE access ;-) .
I would say the Artemis (O2 Orbit) is the best buy I did last year. I really like this device allthough it's a bit lacking speed and storage and the small display needs getting used to (had an Alpine before).
...bye DonQ
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Hello folks, Im new to the forum and have a quick question to ask.
First off, thanks alot for the Map4PDA - I have the artemis and believe this software to be very useful and professional - especially given that its free. This is a great alternative to shelling out £100 on TomTom. However does anybody know how to download and store various maps onto your phone, for instance if I wanted to store a map of central London and one of central Glasgow - then that way I could easily check the maps on my phone whilst out on the streets for directions? Further to this, my phone is constantly trying to connect to my GPRS which is annoying, if I had the pre-stored maps and was just looking at them then the phone wouldn't do this right ?
Any help is much appreciated!
Cheers
Bigj
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Hello folks, Im new to the forum and have a quick question to ask.
First off, thanks alot for the Map4PDA - I have the artemis and believe this software to be very useful and professional - especially given that its free. This is a great alternative to shelling out £100 on TomTom. However does anybody know how to download and store various maps onto your phone, for instance if I wanted to store a map of central London and one of central Glasgow - then that way I could easily check the maps on my phone whilst out on the streets for directions? Further to this, my phone is constantly trying to connect to my GPRS which is annoying, if I had the pre-stored maps and was just looking at them then the phone wouldn't do this right ?
Any help is much appreciated!
Cheers
Bigj
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Welcome to the forum - I downloaded the maps connected to my pc & interner otherwise your gprs charges will be high. In the options set max no if images to 999 and no of files to 999.
The maps are kept in application data\searchquest\map4pda - so in theory you could download all the maps for a particular city and backup on your storage card. Then copy files back when in that city - a bit messy but works.
Also checkout windows live seach - http://wls.live.com/
I found it even better overall - I will add a writeup later.
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Thanks for this Mark, I will await your reply! I have changed the settings to 999 for each but I am a little puzzled as to how to download and store the maps and also how to choose your map provider ? I am assuming thats what you mean when you point to windows live ? Maybe I'm being a complete dummy as this is all new to me! I used to own a Razor and cant believe how stupid I was, If I can get these maps that will be another area the phone blows the pants off of any other at the moment. Thanks for all your help!
Cheers
Big j
bigj3000 said:
Thanks for this Mark, I will await your reply! I have changed the settings to 999 for each but I am a little puzzled as to how to download and store the maps and also how to choose your map provider ? I am assuming thats what you mean when you point to windows live ? Maybe I'm being a complete dummy as this is all new to me! I used to own a Razor and cant believe how stupid I was, If I can get these maps that will be another area the phone blows the pants off of any other at the moment. Thanks for all your help!
Cheers
Big j
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No problem - to change map provider - menu\map\map provider and there is a choice of 4.
Goto menu\map\satellite view - is one bit i love!
To save maps - try this connect device via active sync to pc - go on internet on pc - do not enable gps unless you want maps for where you are - menu\map\move to location - put in you location and download the maps you want.
Then through file explorer goto \application data\searchquest\map4pda\
and there will be many files inside - if you look at these with pictures and video app you will see them.
You can copy and paste all these files and name them the city for later use.
Worldwide?
I tried putting in an Australian Post Code and it downloaded US maps. Is this a worldwide program?
Likewise, my UK postcode landed me in the middle of San Francisco... more than a few miles off!
It seems to be only accurate with the names not the post code.
GPS works a treat, though, I got a fix sitting in my office building with another room above me, a building in front of me, a building behind me and not much in the way of open sky. The result; an impressive satellite photo of the office with a big red target on it... disturbing!
Still, very cool app, it's just an address search improvement away from perfection.
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GPS works a treat, though, I got a fix sitting in my office building with another room above me, a building in front of me, a building behind me and not much in the way of open sky. The result; an impressive satellite photo of the office with a big red target on it... disturbing!
Still, very cool app, it's just an address search improvement away from perfection.
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Dont forget to check this out too - you wont be dissapointed - windows live seach - http://wls.live.com/ - I will add a writeup later.
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I have these problems too but as you say you can just type in the address with the Nation at the end to solve those ones. I've done all those things you say Mark but another quick question, are you only able to view these maps through the video or pictures settings? It's just the size of the screen is small and its a pain to constantly flick through pictures to find the appropriate map. Is there any way that you can save the maps so that you can open your map4PDA software and just navigate within the software, i.e. if you had the maps you could just use the stylus to scroll around within the area of maps you have downloaded? Have I explained myself clearly ??
Its also a pain when moving across the screen to a tile of map you dont have then the machine goes into overdrive trying to connect to GPRS to download the maps!
Any help is again much appreciated
Cheers
Bigj
bigj3000 said:
I have these problems too but as you say you can just type in the address with the Nation at the end to solve those ones. I've done all those things you say Mark but another quick question, are you only able to view these maps through the video or pictures settings? It's just the size of the screen is small and its a pain to constantly flick through pictures to find the appropriate map. Is there any way that you can save the maps so that you can open your map4PDA software and just navigate within the software, i.e. if you had the maps you could just use the stylus to scroll around within the area of maps you have downloaded? Have I explained myself clearly ??
Its also a pain when moving across the screen to a tile of map you dont have then the machine goes into overdrive trying to connect to GPRS to download the maps!
Any help is again much appreciated
Cheers
Bigj
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Yes once you have downloaded all the maps you need - you can look at the maps through map4pda - when the gprs starts to connect - click on it and press disconnect. Make sure the map is not in full screen so you can make sure its not connecting again - or turn the phone part off i.e. fllight mode - click on the signal strength meter.
Google Maps images dont show but all others do? - Artemis
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I just downloaded Maps4PDA 1.4.7.19608 and it works great with the internal GPS in the Artemis (T-Mobile Compact 3), but when I choose Google Maps as the map provider it downloads the tiles but just shows a white square with a black cross... the other three map providers work perfectly... has anyone else seen this behaviour?
I did install the .net compact framework (even though maps4dpa worked without it) but it made no difference?
Thanks
Hi. I'm Map4PDA for my 8125. I would like to save driving directions that I download, but when I shut down my device and restart the device, the driving directions are gone. Plus, I would like to save more than one driving direction. How does one go about doing this if one's GPRS has already been deactivated? By the way, I don't have a GPS device and I'm wanting to use the program for driving directions. Thanks.
bhosty said:
Hi
I just downloaded Maps4PDA 1.4.7.19608 and it works great with the internal GPS in the Artemis (T-Mobile Compact 3), but when I choose Google Maps as the map provider it downloads the tiles but just shows a white square with a black cross... the other three map providers work perfectly... has anyone else seen this behaviour?
I did install the .net compact framework (even though maps4dpa worked without it) but it made no difference?
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I am running into the same issue. After a while the map will come up, but it takes forever. When I switch to any other provider than goole the maps show up immediatley. I am alos unable to move the map to a location via a city name, postal code etc. the app seems to be searching but it locks up and never returns to the map. Anyone else experiencing this?
Sorry to repost, but does anyone know how to save driving directions on Map4PDA when one doesn't have a data access plan? Is there a way to save multiple driving directions (coming and going)?
So I have Google Maps 4.4.0 on my Desire and I think I actually dont know how to work with them. I know it might be the lamest question here ever but still GPS find my location (3G is on) I search for place I need to get with car, press Go and I get route but it just dont follow and dont show how far till destination. Start point stays at place where I started the rote. Should it work like that or I'm just doing something wrong?
yea I found out that i cant use Google Maps I have to use Navigation to navigate to location I want to find, sorry
I have a HD7, and whenever i press the "Search" icon (in the maps application), it brings up the same Bing search as the capacitative button brings.
Moreover, GPS refuses to work.
Is there something wrong with my hardware? Or is this software based?
Please help.
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I have a HD7, and whenever i press the "Search" icon (in the maps application), it brings up the same Bing search as the capacitative button brings.
Moreover, GPS refuses to work.
Is there something wrong with my hardware? Or is this software based?
Please help.
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I had the problem with search in bing, the problem is that the service is not activate in your country. Go to the settings/languagues and change the country (lang) for "language browser and search" (the last one).
manythanks!
Aha! Thank you!
That was driving me mad!
I would have thought it available in New Zealand??? Switched to Australia and away it went.
THX, i switched to USA and have a new option apperared on my bing search : local scout and bing vision show me my scanned books
I'm on ATT and having issues with the One X finding my location. The weather app can't find it and on the browser if I go to google.com, the location is unknown. I have the location services set to on, the Google Maps will find me, but if I use the Navigation it doesn't work.
I haven't tried a full factory reset yet, and I did download a GPS app to reset the AGPS, but it doesn't seem to have worked.
Anyone else on ATT getting this issue?
I'm very curious about the GPS on One X, anyone has any information on this?
I know my GPS on Desire HD (maybe just mine), is pretty crappy...
I don't think AGPS is working on my One X, when I'm in the house I can't get Google Nav to work, Maps is fine. But I just tested Nav outside, hit the search and said "Navigate to Starbucks" and it was fine.
On the browser when I load up Google.com, the location on the bottom says "Unknown", I have location services turned on, so I don't know whats causing this. The stock weather app also says Unknown, but Fancy Widgets app shows my location, so some HTC thing maybe.
I have used my HOX with no issues on GPS or locations on AT&T. I have used Navigation for over 2 hours already.
Noodles,
Launch the browser and go to google.com
Scroll to the bottom and does it show your location or does it say Unknown?
Thanks
bothfly said:
Noodles,
Launch the browser and go to google.com
Scroll to the bottom and does it show your location or does it say Unknown?
Thanks
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Nope says Hightstown, NJ
Hey Guys,
I've searched and searched and searched (albeit I admit I suck at searching), and cannot find anyone talking about this. Thus here I am. Even the Google Product forms seem to have zero answers for me (and no one answering me there), and thus why I'm here. I also don't know if this is the right place to ask, but here goes anyway:
The new (pretty) Google Maps/Nav works on my S3 on Cyanogen mod: as in, I can search the map, use it and start using navigation ... BUT, if I switch to a different app (desktop screen, check sms, mail, settings, anything that isn't the navigation app) while live navigation is running, it'll reset back to the nav search screen BUT live navigation will keep running in the background (voice + GPS still running) and the map will NOT show any navigation.
To recreate for me the steps are:
1) Load up navigation and navigate somewhere, anywhere.
2) Switch to a different app.
3) Go back into navigation. Instead of being presented with the route (live nagivation) I'm presented with the nav search screen.
If I click the 'back' button, I get a regular ol' map. Searching for any route while the old nav is running will cause the Maps app to crash. The only error message I get if I get it to crash is: "Google Maps has unexpectedly closed."
I have tried re-installing the new Google Maps. I have even tried doing a complete phone wipe, also didn't help.
The only thing that sort of seems to do 'something', is if I clear the Google Maps/Navigation cache, force stop it, and then start again. Then I'll be able to use the quick app switch (pressing home button for a few seconds) to switch in and out, but that's about it .. and that only works for one nav route. After that first one if I try again it'll start crashing again.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? Or point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
p.s. I did post in the google product support form, no responses there yet
piotrkrzyzek said:
Hey Guys,
I've searched and searched and searched (albeit I admit I suck at searching), and cannot find anyone talking about this. Thus here I am. Even the Google Product forms seem to have zero answers for me (and no one answering me there), and thus why I'm here. I also don't know if this is the right place to ask, but here goes anyway:
The new (pretty) Google Maps/Nav works on my S3 on Cyanogen mod: as in, I can search the map, use it and start using navigation ... BUT, if I switch to a different app (desktop screen, check sms, mail, settings, anything that isn't the navigation app) while live navigation is running, it'll reset back to the nav search screen BUT live navigation will keep running in the background (voice + GPS still running) and the map will NOT show any navigation.
To recreate for me the steps are:
1) Load up navigation and navigate somewhere, anywhere.
2) Switch to a different app.
3) Go back into navigation. Instead of being presented with the route (live nagivation) I'm presented with the nav search screen.
If I click the 'back' button, I get a regular ol' map. Searching for any route while the old nav is running will cause the Maps app to crash. The only error message I get if I get it to crash is: "Google Maps has unexpectedly closed."
I have tried re-installing the new Google Maps. I have even tried doing a complete phone wipe, also didn't help.
The only thing that sort of seems to do 'something', is if I clear the Google Maps/Navigation cache, force stop it, and then start again. Then I'll be able to use the quick app switch (pressing home button for a few seconds) to switch in and out, but that's about it .. and that only works for one nav route. After that first one if I try again it'll start crashing again.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? Or point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
p.s. I did post in the google product support form, no responses there yet
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I can't reproduce the issue you are having (I'm on TW 4.1.2, though), but I have had my own set of issues with it. If you disable wifi and network location (to keep the Nlp wakelocks under control), sometimes when the GPS locks it still shows and old location. Only way to fix is to wipe data.
Since the fix is the same, I'm going with bug in the app. Old version was better in pretty much every way.
Don't forget that recently google made a lot of changes to maps. I'd imagine they know about a lot of the bugs people are having and will probably fix in the near future.
When you try to go back to navigation, do you select it from the notification area?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Don't forget that recently google made a lot of changes to maps. I'd imagine they know about a lot of the bugs people are having and will probably fix in the near future.
When you try to go back to navigation, do you select it from the notification area?
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Yeah, I selected it from the notification area.
IF, and ONLY IF, I clear the Google maps area will navigation still work if I reselect it from the notification area and/or the quick switch thingy. But that niceness only lasts for one route :-/ After that, it's back to always search menu for me.
It all really sucks because for work I do get a lot of texts or calls, which means if I'm using navigation ... yeah ... I basically have to reset navigation every single bloody time I get a notification :-/
I've never used it, but what about Samsung Drive Link? Isn't that supposed to provide an interface for when you're driving? Maybe using it will allow you to switch normally. Thats just a complete guess, like I said, I've never used it.
Only other option, and probably the best one, is to use an older version of maps. I posted one in a similar thread to this in the Themes section.
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I've never used it, but what about Samsung Drive Link? Isn't that supposed to provide an interface for when you're driving? Maybe using it will allow you to switch normally. Thats just a complete guess, like I said, I've never used it.
Only other option, and probably the best one, is to use an older version of maps. I posted one in a similar thread to this in the Themes section.
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I took your advice and found the old google map APK. <sigh> I already miss the integration and style of the new one, but heck you are so right: the old one works perfectly! Keeping that.
Thanks for the idea!
Now if we could only get Google to fix the new maps app bugs.
I'm under the impression they are working on it.
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I have been having the exact same issue ever since the big Google Maps interface update.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, stock.