Best Sat Nav for Android.

jenno86

Looking for a Sat Nav for my SG3 that doesn't use data. Going driving in the UK at the weekend and want something I can use without data.


All suggestions welcome!

neacy69

jenno86 wrote: »

Looking for a Sat Nav for my SG3 that doesn't use data. Going driving in the UK at the weekend and want something I can use without data.


All suggestions welcome!

I used Sygic in spain before:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sygic.aura&hl=en

Also you can download the UK to use offline for google maps:
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57462845-285/save-maps-for-offline-use-in-google-maps-for-android/

listermint

Sygic wins for me handsdown.

Its not intensive on the OS and runs very smooth.

WestWicklow1

Yes, I use Sygic also and find it really good.

Gran Hermano

Have you tried the built in Google maps with navigation? Works for me and you can pre-cache the maps to avoid heavy downloading when roaming.

cgarrad

Tomtom is actually worth the money.

Tango One

CoPilot or Navigon are both good

WestWicklow1

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Have you tried the built in Google maps with navigation? Works for me and you can pre-cache the maps to avoid heavy downloading when roaming.

I don't think Google maps do route recalculation though.

cgarrad

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

I don't think Google maps do route recalculation though.

It does in navigation mode. its a but jumpy though and turns closer than 200m together can catch it out.

wilsixon

CoPilot - costs a bit but I've found it to be excellent both here and in the UK

dahamsta

cgarrad wrote: »

It does in navigation mode. its a but jumpy though and turns closer than 200m together can catch it out.

I haven't had this problem (HOX), might be down to hardware. Google Maps makes my old Garmin look like a child's toy. I can't think of any reason why I'd need anything else.

pickarooney

I've been using NavFree but it's a bit rubbish. Oer a GB of download for one country's maps and it can't find big streets in medium cities. Must try sygic or try figure out how to cache google maps.

Oh wait, Sygic is 50 euros. No thanks!

dahamsta

Caching is dead easy: menu, make available offline, drag. You can cache up to around 85 megs of data, and you can create multiples. Area depends on data density, but you'll get most of Dublin into a single map.

pickarooney

dahamsta wrote: »

Caching is dead easy: menu, make available offline, drag. You can cache up to around 85 megs of data, and you can create multiples. Area depends on data density, but you'll get most of Dublin into a single map.

Sweet, doing that now for the south east of France

blacknight83

tom tom gets my vote

dloob

I tried the cached google maps in London, but when I zoomed in the cached data didn't have any of the names of the small streets which made it a bit useless.

AwayWithFaries

Google Maps gets my vote. Went on holidays to Munich, downloaded the maps before hand, worked a charm. Even used it to guide a local taxi driver to our accommodation!

MoodeRator

pickarooney wrote: »

I've been using NavFree but it's a bit rubbish. Oer a GB of download for one country's maps and it can't find big streets in medium cities. Must try sygic or try figure out how to cache google maps.

Oh wait, Sygic is 50 euros. No thanks!

Where did you see that it is €50? It looks free on the Google Play install menu?

homer911

I use Route 66

It stores its map on your external SD card, its free apart from the voice guided navigation which you can license by area, by month if you want

I think Western Europe cost me €5 for a month when I was going on holidays

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.route66.maps5&feature=search_result#?t=W10.

PrzemoF

OP, try osmand (free & open) or donated version osmand+

It's based on maps from http://www.openstreetmap.org/

http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=osmand&fdid=net.osmand.plus

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand&hl=en

pickarooney

MoodeRator wrote: »

Where did you see that it is €50? It looks free on the Google Play install menu?

Seven day trial. The prices per map are on their website

pickarooney

Stupid limitation of six small maps on Google maps means you can't plan long journeys.

dahamsta

pickarooney wrote: »

Stupid limitation of six small maps on Google maps means you can't plan long journeys.

It's probably a lead-in to commercialisation, it's only a matter of time. I've no problem with that tbh, it puts the rest of them to shame, and has done nearly since its inception.

Pj!

CoPilot is the business.

Google Maps is frustrating at times.

pickarooney

coPilot has always been buggy for me. Any time I tried to type anything into it all the letters repeated themselves.