You guys know any fullscreen GPS apps for XOOM? I tried Motonav (I have it on my n1) and it's taking up a tiny portion of the XOOM screen (obvious reasons)
anything out there already supersized?
MitchRapp said:
You guys know any fullscreen GPS apps for XOOM? I tried Motonav (I have it on my n1) and it's taking up a tiny portion of the XOOM screen (obvious reasons)
anything out there already supersized?
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I'm curious whether downloading Spare Parts and disabling Compatibility Mode will make it fill out the entire screen.
Good question, it's something I'm also interested in. Does Motonav use downloaded maps?
Also, have you tried disabling compatability mode in Spare Parts to make the app full screen?
The XOOM comes with Google's full screen navigation app 'Navigation'...
sangreal06 said:
The XOOM comes with Google's full screen navigation app 'Navigation'...
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I thought it did thats why I was confused lol
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The XOOM comes with Google's full screen navigation app 'Navigation'...
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Not available in all countries.
forgot to mention I have the WIFI-only xoom
Motonav has pre-installed maps ... the point is to use the GPS and only the GPS (no data)
what's spare parts?
Spare parts is an app. Just put it in market and search for it and you'll see what h meant
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forgot to mention I have the WIFI-only xoom
Motonav has pre-installed maps ... the point is to use the GPS and only the GPS (no data)
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CoPilot Live runs fine on the Xoom.
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forgot to mention I have the WIFI-only xoom
Motonav has pre-installed maps ... the point is to use the GPS and only the GPS (no data)
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Spare Parts is an app that lets you turn off compatibility mode, so that most apps will scale to your larger screen apposed to being small phone size on your big screen device...Why you have to turn off compatibility mode to get apps to scale..I have no clue, but it works.
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That might simply be an app issue, Ive used the navigation app overseas in rome even in walking navigation, works perfectly.
I wouldnt know if it's possible to extract the apk, i am sure many others would know.
copilot might run "fine" but does it do Fullscreen on the Xoom?
Like I said, Motonav only takes up about a quarter of the screen... by removing compat. mode with spare parts it'll stretch but prolly looks ugly ... is there an actual GPS navigation version (offline) that's made for the xoom yet?
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copilot might run "fine" but does it do Fullscreen on the Xoom?
Like I said, Motonav only takes up about a quarter of the screen... by removing compat. mode with spare parts it'll stretch but prolly looks ugly ... is there an actual GPS navigation version (offline) that's made for the xoom yet?
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yes, full screen.
rlrbjr said:
yes, full screen.
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Awesome, I'll give it a go, thanks!
The WiFi only Xoom has GPS?
FrayAdjacent said:
The WiFi only Xoom has GPS?
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Yes
It has a bui lt-in GPS.
FrayAdjacent said:
The WiFi only Xoom has GPS?
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If you bring up Google Maps a notification should appear saying that your location was set by GPS.
yup, and offline gps apps like MOTONAV work just fine ... the GPS chip is very quick to catch a signal from 10+ satellites
One thing is MOTONAV isn't made for this big resolution...
if I understand it correctly, I think this is what you're looking for (not sure if the nav works with all the maps):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007132
Thanks for the response guys. I'm looking at getting a Xoom probably in the next couple weeks. WiFi only... having GPS is a huge + for it.
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I have been looking for a compass app for ages, is there any decent ones out there?
geee, when HTC actually put a magnetic compass sensor in a phone, there might be an app to support it...
Shouldn't really be a problem for a nifty developer if based on the same principle as a waterlevel with the G-Sensor. Just need to calibrate it yourself to, say North, by using another compass or GPS and voila.
stoutseun said:
Shouldn't really be a problem for a nifty developer if based on the same principle as a waterlevel with the G-Sensor. Just need to calibrate it yourself to, say North, by using another compass or GPS and voila.
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Ahhhh... I thing the G sensor works on the vertical plane not the horizontal plane that would be required.
I use GPSTuner as compass and I think it is a satisfying solution don't you?
Obviously it is far from being a fast and smooth compass as it is an Iphone 3GS but whatever (fortunately, I don't really like exploding screens xD). You can also buy a real compass...
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geee, when HTC actually put a magnetic compass sensor in a phone, there might be an app to support it...
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the hero has one.
Obs3rv3r said:
I have been looking for a compass app for ages, is there any decent ones out there?
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WMMiniGPS will do the trick for you.
There are a few others that will use the GPS to show your heading. You can find them here.
A GPS tool will show you the (correct) North only if you are moving.
Only if our device would have a magnetic sensor inside, we could have a software repeater on the screen. Otherwise all we can have is a fake. Unfortunately... A pseudo-compass.
all the best!
Thanks guys! I'll check out those apps, but it looks like I won't be throwing my SILVA compass away just yet!
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I have been looking for a compass app for ages, is there any decent ones out there?
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give this a try, i have no idea if it works.
http://www.cjcraft.com/blog/2008/06/04/30DaysOfNETWindowsMobileApplicationsDay03GPSCompass.aspx
eac said:
A GPS tool will show you the (correct) North only if you are moving.
Only if our device would have a magnetic sensor inside, we could have a software repeater on the screen. Otherwise all we can have is a fake. Unfortunately... A pseudo-compass.
all the best!
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Yes, Yes. GPS will give you course (derived), not heading (It doesn't know which way you are facing, just which way you are going).
the omnia 2 has a compass and a compass app. maybe you can pull it off of that. why go through the effort of putting the compass hardware in the device if you dont give apps to support it? maybe google will make the next version of maps capable like the iphone and android.
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why go through the effort of putting the compass hardware in the device if you dont give apps to support it?
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Indeed. Fortunately, HTC did *NOT* put compass hardware in the TP2, and therefore, did not waste any effort.
Phew. Such a relief, isn't it?
oh cool. ^5 for low standards in hardware!
i use igo8 nav software for my compass..a standalone compass would i guess be useful...but our phones have gps built in..so ur gonnna need gps software which in turn have compasses..i didnt like tomtom7's compass but igo8 on the other hand has a very solid compass, and amazing 3D maps so...
Great Compass App!
"Where is" has a great compass in it. You have to be moving for the gps to pick up your speed and then the compass works, but even just walking is enough speed. Compass is very accurate too and great looking compass too...http://simosoftprojects.com
Never seen this posted here because, and I didn't the answer with search.
Why does Google Maps not auto-turn? It does on the iPhone 3GS and 4, yet not on Android. Android is made by google. :|
Is it because of the compass in the iphone; does the evo not have a compass?
Auto-turn??????
I think he means that it doesn't change orientation when you turn, north is always up. We have turn by turn nav though.
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That's my biggest gripe with the evo..well, that and the battery. I wish google maps orientated in the direction you are facing like the Iphone does....I did find an app called Rmaps that does it, but it is definitely not as polished as the Iphone. Seems strange that a google phone would not have included it?!
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That's my biggest gripe with the evo..well, that and the battery. I wish google maps orientated in the direction you are facing like the Iphone does....I did find an app called Rmaps that does it, but it is definitely not as polished as the Iphone. Seems strange that a google phone would not have included it?!
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While the gnav is super cool, especially in places that you haven't drove before, but a lot of the time, If I'm trying to get somewhere locally, I just want to see the map because I already know the area, but the damn maps never move.
dianneeraser said:
That's my biggest gripe with the evo..well, that and the battery. I wish google maps orientated in the direction you are facing like the Iphone does....I did find an app called Rmaps that does it, but it is definitely not as polished as the Iphone. Seems strange that a google phone would not have included it?!
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Polished? Maybe things are different with the new iPhone, but I have the 3GS, and unless I was walking, it virtually never oriented in the same direction I was going. It was usually about 90 degrees off.
The Navigation app uses GMaps and orients with you.
It is the Polish for driving.
Click the compass. It changes from N-S to turn.
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Click the compass. It changes from N-S to turn.
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no, no it doesnt
ThrowingKs said:
Click the compass. It changes from N-S to turn.
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Compass moves to indicate what direction you are going not where North is.
Listen to the guy and just click the dang compass! This toggles the map from top-down north orientation to a 3d directional orientation. You must be moving to see the change.
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The new HTC sense already incorporates this. Be patient.
http://www.youtube.com/user/HTC?blend=2&ob=1#p/a/u/2/GHO9A9Zf5g8
Skip to the 5 minute mark.
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The new HTC sense already incorporates this. Be patient.
http://www.youtube.com/user/HTC?blend=2&ob=1#p/a/u/2/GHO9A9Zf5g8
Skip to the 5 minute mark.
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I know I cant wait....I hope they can get this to run on the Evo...
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The Navigation app uses GMaps and orients with you.
It is the Polish for driving.
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The nav app definitely kicks ass....I Actually use it more than the garmin in my ride...just wish gmaps did the orientation thing so I dont have to figure out if i need to turn left or right
Don't try to figure it out, you'll be right half the time anyway!
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The nav app definitely kicks ass....I Actually use it more than the garmin in my ride...just wish gmaps did the orientation thing so I dont have to figure out if i need to turn left or right
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Would you please just try tapping the compass in the top left corner of gmaps as suggested?
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domotang said:
Would you please just try tapping the compass in the top left corner of gmaps as suggested?
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Ummm....there's no compass on my gmaps...I'm running version 4.5.1 comes with the search box, places, layers, and my location buttons, but alas...no compass.
check it out....no compass
Use navigate instead of maps. Then you will see a compass.
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Use navigate instead of maps. Then you will see a compass.
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That's where the confusion is--there are THREE options in gmaps--map, directions and navigate. Map does not have a compass and does not give you turn-by-turn directions, directions is just the text listing and navigate is the turn-by-turn with voice directions and the compass. And it all works (even the compass switching)!!!
we've all seen the cool new features of gmaps on the nexus S, but where is the 3d feature on the nexus one ? did i miss a function/feature of it ? is it in 4.7.0 and i overlooked it ?
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we've all seen the cool new features of gmaps on the nexus S, but where is the 3d feature on the nexus one ? did i miss a function/feature of it ? is it in 4.7.0 and i overlooked it ?
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The 3D feature is in maps 5.0 not 4.7. Google demoed the feature on a nexus s running maps 5.0. Maps 5.0 isn't released yet. According to Google it should be in a couple of days.
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The 3D feature is in maps 5.0 not 4.7. Google demoed the feature on a nexus s running maps 5.0. Maps 5.0 isn't released yet. According to Google it should be in a couple of days.
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thanks for the explanation
who's gonna work on it? waiting for the Brut version.
will it come with Gingerbread?
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go to Downtown San Francisco and you'll see some 3-d buildings!
Days=Weeks
Weeks=Month+
Learn to talk Google or you will cry.
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Days=Weeks
Weeks=Month+
Learn to talk Google or you will cry.
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Lol
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koijan said:
who's gonna work on it? waiting for the Brut version.
will it come with Gingerbread?
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I'm guessing it will come with Gingerbread for the N1, and the update will hit the market for other phones about the same time.
I just downloaded the update and the 2 finger swipe works on my N1!!! ive been playing around with the new maps update for a couple of minutes now lol it just look sos cool in 3D with the buildings popping up
The 3d effect works for you? How??
With two fingers swipe up or down. Also press the crosshair icon in the top right.
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The 3d effect works for you? How??
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I have no idea i was reading that we wouldnt have that effect but i tried it to see if it works and it does!! also if you click on the top right GPS icon 2 times it does it but not ll the way. Im on MIUI with the new market hack. the only gesture that doesnt work is the twisting gesture
You're right it does work even with the two finger pulldown thingy
The feature that doesn't work is two-finger rotation, everything else is fine, as far as I can tell
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Most of it works fine...so far!
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The feature that doesn't work is two-finger rotation, everything else is fine, as far as I can tell
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Yeah, that's the functionality I can't get working either. Everything else works fantastic, and it's just.... incredible.
Sure it won't be long till it's fixed.
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Yeah, that's the functionality I can't get working either. Everything else works fantastic, and it's just.... incredible.
Sure it won't be long till it's fixed.
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It can't be fixed; the nexus one doesn't have true multitouch.
What I'm curious about is offline map caching. Is there a way to get that to work?
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What I'm curious about is offline map caching. Is there a way to get that to work?
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That works automatically. The only options (in the map settings More -> Cache Settings) are to enable prefetching of map data even when you're not on a wifi connection, and to clear the cache.
You can test it by browsing around on a map, then turning on airplane mode. The map will have been cached and you can continue to view the cached map content.
Note that the caching is supposedly quite clever. It prefetches and caches data in the background for the map areas that you view most often or are near your current location.
Okay I'm laughing at myself hysterically right now reading the comments of how to get this 3D effect and me trying to figure it out. Yes two finger swipe down to show more of a 3-D side platform (not really 3D, but eh.. not meant for N1?). Someone mentioned about pressing the crosshair like icon to view in a more 3D structure, i would more call that a compass logo and imo its more like a built in compass feature that moves along as your phone rotates NSWE, pretty cool.
Hi All,
Google has just pushed the new google maps v5.0.0 3D in MARKET. I have update mine and now its working fine. Now the question is for Navigation. We need new version of BrutMaps.
Thanks,
Mahesh
New version is super slick. Vector graphics make scrolling around maps so much faster with no tiling. Edges of maps are blurry and come into focus as you scroll around.
Download it now!
what i dont understand is maps is an google app but its smoother, better on iphone.
Can someone tell me why i can't find the update in the market on my Desire? I live in Europe, Lithuania...
Proximer said:
Can someone tell me why i can't find the update in the market on my Desire? I live in Europe, Lithuania...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9864030&postcount=16
Thanks for the link. Shoud i just install this on top of my current gmaps version, or shoud i remove the current versio somehow before installing? And still, is there a reason that an update doesn't appear in the market?
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Thanks for the link. Shoud i just install this on top of my current gmaps version, or shoud i remove the current versio somehow before installing? And still, is there a reason that an update doesn't appear in the market?
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copy to SD and install as usual app.
nothing fancy, just vectorical maps, maps caching, 3D buildings (not in Lithuania)
mendozinas said:
copy to SD and install as usual app.
nothing fancy, just vectorical maps, maps caching, 3D buildings (not in Lithuania)
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do 3d buildings work on desire?
i've read somewhere that it isn't supported on desire...
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Alessandro
alessandro_xda said:
do 3d buildings work on desire?
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For sure But like everyone expect are this buildings only in the USA (I didn't found them outside). But you can still tilt and rotate the map (but also the terrain layer stays flat).
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Everything is working pretty fine, the new features are awesome but - there's always a but - I can't make the two finger swipe thing. Is it working for you? I just try to make it and it zooms instead of turning around. Anyone has an idea about this?
Same here, I can tilt but I cannot get rotation
I can use the two finger gesture to tilt the map but no way to rotate it. Is there anyone can do it? how to do it?
Rotate with fingers is not Desire and Nexus One possible unfortunately. Our toys are not 100% multi-touch capable.
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I always get the error: application not installed...?
You can rotate, just dont cros axis
Works for me
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You can rotate, just dont cros axis
Works for me
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mind sharing what rom you're using there? I'm running a leedroid 2.2something and I can't get it to work for the life of me :|
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I can use the two finger gesture to tilt the map but no way to rotate it. Is there anyone can do it? how to do it?
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Press the compass on the top right twice, you'll see the rotation. 3d feature is for some cities for now e.g. Oslo
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It works on Sense HD ROMs AFAIK, don't know how well though.
But it's clear: Desire doesn't really have multitouch capability. I'm really glad the 3D-Gesture works though!
The Desire's touchpanel gets confused when you cross an axis with two fingers at the same time.
Not that big of an issue, IMO. The biggest improvement in the new Google Maps are the vector graphics.
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mind sharing what rom you're using there? I'm running a leedroid 2.2something and I can't get it to work for the life of me :|
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DesireHD rom
Yeah I just moved from sense hd and it worked there, but now I am on cyanogenmod, it doesn't seem to work?
Weird.
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I am very disappointed with google maps navigation. When I am taking corners it lags behind then suddenly jumps forward and misses the corner completely. On some corners it jumps to a different road completely.
Do I have a defective GPS? or does google maps not handle corners very well?
Have you turned on "sensors aiding" under Location and Security? It helps a lot because it tells your phone you are cornering.
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Have you turned on "sensors aiding" under Location and Security? It helps a lot because it tells your phone you are cornering.
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Thanks that seems to have helped alot.
I just used Google Navigation yesterday for the first time in a while and they changed the interface in one of the updates. It used to behave more like Garmin, Tom Tom, etc., but now it's really just Google maps with a line and arrow on it. The SGS2 seemed to perform OK but Google maps wasn't too good with providing advance visual or voice alerts for turns or changes of direction. I'm going to try TeleNav today. Someone's posted a link that allows us to use the "basic" version for free. i'll see if I can find it.
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I just used Google Navigation yesterday for the first time in a while and they changed the interface in one of the updates. It used to behave more like Garmin, Tom Tom, etc., but now it's really just Google maps with a line and arrow on it. The SGS2 seemed to perform OK but Google maps wasn't too good with providing advance visual or voice alerts for turns or changes of direction. I'm going to try TeleNav today. Someone's posted a link that allows us to use the "basic" version for free. i'll see if I can find it.
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Gives good directions over here
Same here, Google Nav on my SGSII keeps up even when I'm cornering like a bat out of hell in my GT-R. So, gotta be your settings/setup...
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Same here, Google Nav on my SGSII keeps up even when I'm cornering like a bat out of hell in my GT-R. So, gotta be your settings/setup...
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hmmmm i doubt this... or maybe your just NOT cornering as fast as GT-R can take it
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hmmmm i doubt this... or maybe your just NOT cornering as fast as GT-R can take it
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Well, this is on the streets and not on the track. But still, the SGSII GPS is THAT good. Don't make me go and make a video as proof...
SGSII vs GT-R
i bet sgsII will be behind on this just like the rest of the porches
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SGSII vs GT-R
i bet sgsII will be behind on this just like the rest of the porches
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On the streets, SGSII can hold its own pretty good. In all of my cars, it hasn't even lost a signal, jumped to adjacent streets, missed a turn, overshot an intersection, spun circles at a stop light, etc... including in my GT-R.
On the track, yeah... probably like the Porsches... left in the dust.
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Well, this is on the streets and not on the track. But still, the SGSII GPS is THAT good. Don't make me go and make a video as proof...
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Yes please.
cmd512 said:
Same here, Google Nav on my SGSII keeps up even when I'm cornering like a bat out of hell in my GT-R. So, gotta be your settings/setup...
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Dude...you gotta install GPS Status and make a video of it when you are cornering on a track.
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Dude...you gotta install GPS Status and make a video of it when you are cornering on a track.
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Haha, I'll see if I can setup a dash cam for this next time...