Google Navigation coming?

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athor

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#71696 15-Nov-2010 16:58

So it's been announced Google Navigation is coming to australia this week - http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/mobility/43163-go-ogle-new-aussie-google-maps-navigation-beta-from-nov-17

And I guess it should also be coming to NZ as the NZ maps recently got updated with Googles own maps - http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/11/changing-world-changing-maps.html

Has it been announced anywhere officially?

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#405127 15-Nov-2010 23:34

hope they release that in nz along with 2.2 for milestone by end of this month or next month:D

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#405174 16-Nov-2010 08:17

This would be seriously cool. Fingers crossed. Though usually if they don't specifically say so, then they won't. We're just used to being an after thought.

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#405197 16-Nov-2010 09:30

Should improve navigation a fair bit over what brut is providing. Otherwise i'll have to live with it pronouncing MWY (motorway) phonetically ("mmwhy").

siimo2005

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#405202 16-Nov-2010 09:46

How do you guys use Brut navigation? How to cache the maps? doesn't it use a lot of data?

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#405233 16-Nov-2010 11:10

Brut maps works fine
Only downside is you cna only cache the map you are using, once you exit that map, you need data to reload it. You can't store multiple maps and select them on your SD card :(

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#405554 16-Nov-2010 21:17

I was just offered an update to Maps 4.7 - but no Navigation yet.

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#405564 16-Nov-2010 21:37

I used atlas creater to download the whole of chch maps onto my phone, so you can view the whole of chch in brut google maps / brut google navigation without a data connection. You need data to plan a route however.

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#405747 17-Nov-2010 10:05

Navigation works and is giving turn by turn on maps 4.7

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#405755 17-Nov-2010 10:11

I hit navigate by mistake this morning and......it works !
The only issue I see is that it thinks we drive on the RHS of the road, will take you arond tRHS of a round-a-bout, otherwise it's kinda cool, now if only I could work out how to send poi's to it through intents

athor

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#405761 17-Nov-2010 10:16

Hah it does too! I checked on the way to work this morning (about 8) and it wasn't working, so it must have been enabled in the last few hours!

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#405781 17-Nov-2010 10:31

woohoo just installed Google maps update & I have navigation... uninstalling brut.

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#405785 17-Nov-2010 10:34

stevonz: woohoo just installed Google maps update & I have navigation... uninstalling brut.

The advantage that Brut still has is that you can pre download your maps so avoid data costs, I cant find that on google maps yet (if anyone does post where).

athor

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#405798 17-Nov-2010 10:51

So does the voice now pronounce things properly with the official nav?

And will this now work properly with brut nav? (so we can still have map caching)

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#405800 17-Nov-2010 10:55

The only issue I see is that it thinks we drive on the RHS of the road, will take you arond tRHS of a round-a-bout,

Oh Brut knows we drive on the left and gives correct side....

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#405802 17-Nov-2010 10:59

TheUngeek:

The only issue I see is that it thinks we drive on the RHS of the road, will take you arond tRHS of a round-a-bout,

Oh Brut knows we drive on the left and gives correct side....

Actually when I look at a map that includes a roundabout Maps is taking the left hand side?

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