Offline satnav apps for smartphones

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LIBERTY_GUY:
Well after several attempts, it would appear I am unable to download ANY offline satnav to the phone (LG Optimus E-400).

Problem is there appears to be no way to download direct to the SD card and nowhere to set that option up in the operating system of the phone. With UK offline maps being close on 600Mb in size they are just too big to download direct to the phones internal memory. Looking at Android forums it appears some phones need ‘rook kits’ and other stuff, as the SD card with many is just data storage for mp3 files and stuff. Probably be way cheaper to buy a sub £30 satnav off Fleabay as backup, rather than invest over £100 in a new PAYG phone. :cry:

Thanks anyway guys… :wink:

you should have an option where to store the map on and sd card with android how big a map do you need

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Muckaway:
Will Google Maps drain my packet data if used in sat nav mode? I’ve always avoided it in case it does. :neutral_face:

Yes. You can download portions of the map to the phone but if it needs more info it’ll use your data.

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Adonis.:
HERE maps works well, offline.

I use it on my Windows Phone but I think you can get it for other smartphones too.

A.

My new Nokia Lumia came with HERE maps ready installed as well as sat-nav. You can’t get lost, tells you exactly where you are.

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I used Aponia Truck for a few months and our company uses Copilot Truck.
Having run them both together I would definitely buy Copilot. aponia often tries to send me down narrow roads and through towns even though I have set the correct parameters. Copilot is much more intuitive for truck routes imo.
Both need drive space for map storage and they can be moved to Sd card I believe.
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I think you’ll find that since Android ‘Kit Kat’ or ‘Ice Cream’, it hasn’t been possible to move applications to an SD card. But if you’re running an earlier version, you should be able to move apps.

However, there is an app, ‘App2SD’, on Play, which will move apps to the SD card, but it doesn’t work with all makes of phones; Samsung is one make on which ‘App2SD’ won’t work.