Best Street GPS App.

[LandyAndy]

I tried to purchase a TomTom GPS App on the weekend,it came up as unsuitable for use on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Awaiting confirmation from TomTom to confirm.
What other street GPS apps are worth using,must be able to use offline like a car navigator,I dont think Google Street does this unless you pre-plan and save the trip.
Co Pilot Premium ?????
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

Have now got confirmation TomTom dosnt suit the Samsung Galaxy Tab S,awaiting advice on another good Street GPS app.
Andrew

[Alex 110]

Got navigon on my s4. Think it gets maps as it needs them. . . Not sure of you can save the maps.
For offroad I use androzic with downloaded oziexplorer topos

Sent from my GT-I9505 using AULRO mobile app

[LandyAndy]

Looking for one that saves the maps.
Have plenty of memory space,spend plenty of time traveling in non mobile phone areas.
Cheers
Andrew

[kogvos]

I've got CoPilot on a tablet and phone. It's expensive but generally OK (and shedloads better then it was a few years ago), but I find the maps are often a little outdated. Their support is also woeful if you actually need it (I haven't needed it for years, but tried many times, with great frustration, when the product was first released). Other than that it has proved reliable in recent times.

[LandyAndy]

I've got CoPilot on a tablet and phone. It's expensive but generally OK (and shedloads better then it was a few years ago), but I find the maps are often a little outdated. Their support is also woeful if you actually need it (I haven't needed it for years, but tried many times, with great frustration, when the product was first released). Other than that it has proved reliable in recent times.

When you say expensive,is it like $35.00 or are there futher costs????
I have a 10" tablet,will it fill the screen???
There were comments on the Google play that say the script is too small.
Thanks
Andrew

[kogvos]

When you say expensive,is it like $35.00 or are there futher costs????
I have a 10" tablet,will it fill the screen???
There were comments on the Google play that say the script is too small.
Thanks
Andrew

It used to be more expensive from memory... $35 sounds quite reasonable. I also recall having to pay an amount to "upgrade" a few years ago when they changed something significant, but there haven't been any further costs, unless you need extra maps when travelling (which is to be expected).

I use the app on a 5" phone and a 7" tablet and the text is fine for me. It also scales well between the screen sizes. I haven't used it on a larger tablet but I'd imagine it would be OK.

[Geedublya]

I have co-pilot as well and have found it very good. I like that I only had to buy it once and can use it on all my devices (android phone, android tablet, iphone 5 and iphone 5s) I pay the extra $10 a year to get live traffic and it is especially useful in Sydney (I doubt you will want it Andy).

I think the extra maps are reasonably priced and purchased the whole of North America for about $40 (I go to east and west coasts),

Here on the east coast it seems to have a lot of the offroad tracks loaded in the maps and it is rare that a track I'm on doesn't show (they aren't always named though).
I have used support once and found the response to be timely and helpful.

I have used Co-Pilot for about 4 years now so of course it is what I am used to, others may be more user friendly and have better maps however this is what I have and so far I've been happy.

It scales fine on both phones and my 10" tablet and looks really impressive on the tablet.

[austastar]

Hi,
I looked up TomTom for my Galaxy and Sygic seemed to be substituted for it, so I gave it a try.
I'm quite impressed with it all except I can't find the lock to keep the map 'north up'. It is listed in the instructions but I can't find it on the page.
I can lock it for viewing, but the moment I activate a route the map swings around to 'girley mode'. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm waiting on a response from their help desk.

It ties in nicely with Wikicamps. Find a camp, press the navigate button and it hands over to Sygic and away we go.

cheers

[p38arover]

Try MetroView. MetroView Systems Pty Ltd (http://www.metroview.com.au/)

I have it for the iPhone but there is an Android version.

They appear to be lifetime maps as I've been getting regular free upgrades for the past couple of years. The maps are stored on your device.

$20 at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metroview.nav.au

[LandyAndy]

Hi,
I looked up TomTom for my Galaxy and Sygic seemed to be substituted for it, so I gave it a try.
I'm quite impressed with it all except I can't find the lock to keep the map 'north up'. It is listed in the instructions but I can't find it on the page.
I can lock it for viewing, but the moment I activate a route the map swings around to 'girley mode'. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I'm waiting on a response from their help desk.

It ties in nicely with Wikicamps. Find a camp, press the navigate button and it hands over to Sygic and away we go.

cheers

I tried purchasing the TomTom app,said not suitable for your device.Apparentley the maps do not show and the app has been blocked to Samsung buyers.
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

Ron,that app sounds pretty good.
How does it go as far as leading you up the garden path???
Is the navigation pretty accurate???
Thanks
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

If nobody has a better suggestion,I will try Rons suggestion.
Gees if it works well for Ron it will work for anybody;););););)
Andrew

[TeamFA]

I'm a long-time Sygic fan. Used many (Android) nav apps over the years, and always keep coming back to Sygic.

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

Free, with in-app purchases (which you probably don't need - I don't).

[austastar]

I'm a long-time Sygic fan. Used many (Android) nav apps over the years, and always keep coming back to Sygic.

Hi,
can you keep your map north up when navigating??

cheers

[Ferret]

edited. dupe post

[Ferret]

I use Sygic too and after trying a few others first have ditched my dedicated Navman. I though Sygic was better in all respects except perhaps in the quality of the spoken voices.

Sygic, I believe, uses Tom Tom maps for Australia.