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Nexus One Maps functionality

I recently bought a Nexus One and have been in love with it from day one - Its been 3 weeks and am still exploring the android and the phone.... I had couple of questions on the maps...
1) Is there a way to cache maps of particular region so that we don't need a data connection while using navigation?
2) Is there any way to make the maps app act like the regular GPS devices - i mean the arrow to always remain straight and the maps to turn instead of the arrow moving and map staying put..... I hope all understand what I mean...
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1. Google maps supposedly caches the route you set. True offline navigation support is apparently in the works.
2. Use the Car Home app/Navigation app (Maps 4.2) to start navigation.
Alternatively, you could try true offline navigation apps like Copilot (paid) or AndNav2 (free)...

[Q] Reaplacing navigation in car mode

When you place the HTC One into the car cradle it automatically launches car mode. If you click on navigation, it takes you to Google navigation.
I have Co-Pilot navigation software installed on my phone. Is there anyway to change car mode, so that when I touch navigation, it launches Co-Pilot.

Savage-wp said:
When you place the HTC One into the car cradle it automatically launches car mode. If you click on navigation, it takes you to Google navigation.
I have Co-Pilot navigation software installed on my phone. Is there anyway to change car mode, so that when I touch navigation, it launches Co-Pilot.
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I have hTC Locations, Google navigation, and Naviking.
The last one is a navigation app in Taiwan
When I get into the setting of car mode, I can change the default navigation app between hTC Locations and Google navigation.
No Naviking for me to choose.
I think maybe it can only change to navigation apps which it supports.

That, or maybe you can contact the support people for Co-Pilot and see if they can add their app to the settings screen to be able to be selected. it could be something easy that we don't know about, or they can tell you that it's not possible.

Ok, I figured it out. Just hadn't spent enough time playing with it.
At the bottom of the apps on the car mode is a + icon. Just click it, and add your app. Then drag it to the top, so it can be easily accessed once in car mode.

Smartphone as second screen

Hi guys!
I'm about to switch from iOS to Android and had a few hochkippst and roadblocks. Besides losing iMessage (I will try airdroid) I was also not able to get my smartphone running as the second screen in Android Auto as it was connected to my cars headunit.
I'm used to this because it's a no brainer with CarPlay. Google Maps and Waze are showing the direction arrows on the smartphone screen while the headunit shows the map.
Don't worry my smartphone is in sight height and I use this only for quick orientations.
When I want to start Google Maps while AA is running I get the message that open GMaps is not possible.
Is there a way to get my directions anyhow?
Thanks for your help!

TheFurious said:
Hi guys!
I'm about to switch from iOS to Android and had a few hochkippst and roadblocks. Besides losing iMessage (I will try airdroid) I was also not able to get my smartphone running as the second screen in Android Auto as it was connected to my cars headunit.
I'm used to this because it's a no brainer with CarPlay. Google Maps and Waze are showing the direction arrows on the smartphone screen while the headunit shows the map.
Don't worry my smartphone is in sight height and I use this only for quick orientations.
When I want to start Google Maps while AA is running I get the message that open GMaps is not possible.
Is there a way to get my directions anyhow?
Thanks for your help!
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You can try to use it in the way that on the car system screen you can use Google Maps or Waze but on the smartphone screen you can use some 3rd party app (not supported by AA) for navigation purposes. There are many such tools. Maybe there are some supporting big arrows on the screen as you expected. This 3rd party app will not disturb for AA navigation. I personally use Yanosik on my smartphone while running Google Maps on car system screen.
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Thanks. That's an Idea but not the solution I'm looking for. Makes no sense to enter the destination twice.

Discovered that Android or at Lear's the S10 is showing the directions also on the Lockscreen. I didn't find any setting where I can set that the lockscreen will be steady on when it's connected to the car. Do you guys have an idea how to realize that?

Location sharing on Google Maps from within Android Auto - ideeas ?

Hello.
I have enabled location sharing on google maps, I sometimes find myself in need of knowing where someone is ... like when I'm going to pick up my wife and she is not waiting for me and keeps walking.
Anyway, after trying a few apps I've come to the conclusion that google maps location sharing is still king for my needs.
Everything is great, I can see the person on my phone on google maps, I can select it and drive towards that location, BUT ONLY ON MY PHONE !
Problem is that I'm never on foot, I always drive, so naturally I want to use google maps from android auto on my car.
Big surprise here ... on google maps from android auto I don't have the position of the person that is sharing the location.
So if my phone is not connected to the car I can open google maps on my phone and see the location. If my phone is connected to the car with android auto - on google maps on my car's tablet I can not see the position.
Ok, I have a rooted phone on my car, permanently connected via usb to the car. Being rooted - I've installed aa mirror.
So I start aamirror, I can see on my car's tablet all the apps that I have on my phone... so I start google maps .... no success ... it gets me to that google maps from android auto - the one that is without the google account and I can not see positions.
Any ideeas how to solve this ?
I will try to clone google maps, perhaps I can manage to get it to open like on the phone.
Any ideea would be appreciated, thanks.

Actually it's working ...
On android auto I have two navigation apps - google maps & waze.
I have accidentally found that if in navigation mode last app used is google maps - than if i launch aa mirror and from there I launch google maps - than it will open google maps android auto version - the one standard that appears if you press the navi button (first one from the left) - this is the one where I am not connected to my google account and I can not see the people that are sharing the location with me.
But on the other hand, if last navi app used is waze - than if I start aa mirror and proceed to launch google maps from aa mirror - than a "phone" version of google maps will open, I can see that I'm logged in with my google account, I can see sharing locations, I can navigate to those who share their locations. Except that it's not completely full screen - on the right part of the screen I have the buttons from android auto. But's it's not bothering me, I consider this ok, I can do what I wanted to be able to do.

Google maps turn directions on phone screen like iPhone ?

Hi,
I just switched from iPhone to Android (S21) to my surprise when I connect my phone to my car and use google maps on android auto, I can not open the google maps app on phone, it is not letting me open it.
While on iPhone google maps can be opened on both screen and while using navigation we get very useful turn directions on phone screen.
Why can't I do this on android ? why Google made better product for apple phone then their own system.
Is there any way to fix this ? even if I want to search an address I have to disconnect the phone from car in order to use the app on phone, this is just ridiculous.
Thanks for your help

i second this. I shouldn't have to find a workaround
I travel every weekend and as a passenger it's nice to be able to look for new spots then send it to android auto
@Netuser i use a workaround and
- use google maps within google chrome (or what ever browser you use).
- For address' i open in chrome.
- lastly, i hit directions and it sends it to the android auto where i can press start or add stop.
I use here maps, maps.me, citymapper, waze as a workaround as well then copy the address into google chrome then press directions.
Pro tip: if you are traveling in europe running waze in the background while running google maps for speed traps is 100% needed. Speed cameras are all over the place in europe not allowing you to go more than 5km over the limit.

Netuser said:
Hi,
I just switched from iPhone to Android (S21) to my surprise when I connect my phone to my car and use google maps on android auto, I can not open the google maps app on phone, it is not letting me open it.
While on iPhone google maps can be opened on both screen and while using navigation we get very useful turn directions on phone screen.
Why can't I do this on android ? why Google made better product for apple phone then their own system.
Is there any way to fix this ? even if I want to search an address I have to disconnect the phone from car in order to use the app on phone, this is just ridiculous.
Thanks for your help
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This is indeed true, any navigation app currently running on Android Auto cannot be opened on the phone. That's not a Google Maps limitation but it's part of Android Auto intended behaviour.
If you have a rooted phone you can try out "Multi Display" mode in AA AIO TWEAKER. With this mode, Google Maps will also be shown on phone with a map of where you're going and indications. If you have a widescreen car, it will also enable a split view mode which is kinda neat
See examples below.