- @StanWiz: The map caching saves anything you pan and zoom into. All map levels. The tiles do not save right away because the app would be unseable. It periodically saves pending tiles. If you want to force the pending tiles to be saved, you can do that under preferences/map. Map tiles have no concept of city, state or country. We plan to include a geographic region in 3.1. We just ran out of time for 3.0. The route map cache is a work around so you can create a diagonal route of the region want to save and then it will go from a min level to a max level to automatically capture as much as the route shows. Not perfect, but it works.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the time and effort that went into creating this app, I'm sure that many improvements are on the way.05-07-12 06:44 PMLike 0 -
- @StanWiz: Map cache by region seems to be the #1 item. Probably not in time for your trip to LA, but it will be in 3.1.05-07-12 07:05 PMLike 3
- Honestly this app is driving me crazy. The offline maps is awful and requires tons of preparation. I just spent 45min caching a 500km route which used 120mb. I turned wifi off. Go back to the app. The gps finds me. I then do a search for the location I already cached but magellan wasn't able to find the location (I assume it requires an Internet connection to find a location). I'm about to throw this pb at the wall
Edit: does a manual exist for this thing???????!Last edited by princesultan; 05-07-12 at 08:02 PM.
05-07-12 07:14 PMLike 0 - @ralfyguy: If you are getting white tiles instead of white tiles with a icon of a circle with a diagonal line thru it, then it thinks you are still connected. Try quiting the application, then turn off all network connections (bluetooth, WiFi) and then restart the application. To have increase performance, it only checks for network connection once at startup.
I made sure wifi and bridge is off.05-07-12 07:36 PMLike 0 - OK I followed this to the dot on i. I forced saving pending tiles, waited for it to finish. 1.8MB in cache. I closed app, turned off all network connections. Started the app, and I get white tiles with circle and diagonal line through it, then it changes to "loading", then loading disappears from all tiles until I get a blank screen of white. App cache still shows 1.8MB. Where is the cache?
I made sure wifi and bridge is off.Last edited by kjm2010; 05-07-12 at 08:07 PM.
05-07-12 07:48 PMLike 0 - Yeah, definitely #1. If you could cache the tiles at all levels (so you get minor streets, etc.) for a whole region at once, which should allow for offline re-routing, I really think this could be a "killer app" for the Playbook, and you could charge twice as much since it would be a replacement for a standalone GPS.05-07-12 07:58 PMLike 0
- 3.0 is great. Works very well. But
In the next version can you make the blue arrow a bit bigger Maybe twice the size. And have the option to turn the circle surrounding it off, and thirdly can you add an option to rotate the map so it is always in the direction you are going. Also I noticed while I was at a light that my location kept changing to the point that the program thought I was driving backwards and told me to take a uturn.
Great work I like the look and feel off Google navigator but it is way too buggy I ditched it today shorly after getting your app. Now to download lots of voices to support you guys even more
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Also, after loading a cached route using open, I get a spinning wheel that never stops? This is with all Internet off.05-07-12 08:04 PMLike 0 - Yes, swipe down, second icon from the right, it looks like a soccer ball (football - for those not of the North American sport persuasion.)
Also, if you save your route in the Directions screen, you can just open it again from a list without searching when using cache or Internet mode.Last edited by kjm2010; 05-07-12 at 08:16 PM.
05-07-12 08:13 PMLike 2 - Yes, swipe down, second icon from the right, it looks like a soccer ball (football - for those not of the North American sport persuasion.)
Also, if you save your route in the Directions screen, you can just open it again from a list without searching when using cache or Internet mode.
Well that's weird because when I push the ball icon absolutely nothing happens.
Also when I tryto save my route in the directions screen, again, nothing happens. I clicked save like a million times and then tried to click open and nothing happens! I'm going nuts.
I installed the trial first then I purchased the app, maybe something is messed up?05-07-12 08:20 PMLike 0 - Well that's weird because when I push the ball icon absolutely nothing happens.
Also when I tryto save my route in the directions screen, again, nothing happens. I clicked save like a million times and then tried to click open and nothing happens! I'm going nuts.
I installed the trial first then I purchased the app, maybe something is messed up?05-07-12 08:44 PMLike 0 -
I wish I hadn't upgraded. I loved the old version, because everything worked for me.05-07-12 08:50 PMLike 0 - This is terrible. Absolutely terrible. Wasted my whole evening playing around with this junk app. I uninstalled several times and rebooted. Still no dice. Sent an email to o2, really hoping this gets resolved soon.
1 thing I noticed was that the trial version was a higher version number than the one that's for purchase. If there's a developer here, please help!05-07-12 08:55 PMLike 0 - This is terrible. Absolutely terrible. Wasted my whole evening playing around with this junk app. I uninstalled several times and rebooted. Still no dice. Sent an email to o2, really hoping this gets resolved soon.
1 thing I noticed was that the trial version was a higher version number than the one that's for purchase. If there's a developer here, please help!05-07-12 09:13 PMLike 0 - This is terrible. Absolutely terrible. Wasted my whole evening playing around with this junk app. I uninstalled several times and rebooted. Still no dice. Sent an email to o2, really hoping this gets resolved soon.
1 thing I noticed was that the trial version was a higher version number than the one that's for purchase. If there's a developer here, please help!
I even tried to insert the lat / long from Google Earth but it still gave me errors... I an compiled to use the OSM...05-07-12 09:19 PMLike 0 -
Also, I'm in the US using Mapquest as the map type.
Outside of that, sorry, I'm out of suggestions, hopefully the developer has more ideas for you.05-07-12 09:26 PMLike 0 - By the way, the pdf manual is located in the Misc folder.
The one route file I created is in the documents folder:
spokane.rtg
I looked quickly but don't know if the map cache files are visible or hidden by the app.05-07-12 09:39 PMLike 0 - Right now it is saving over 500 tiles. It is counting down slowly. Weird thing is that if you force saving pending tiles it counts down really fast. The free storage on the device doesn't change either. Where does it go? There is no activity on the router either while it is saving. So what is it actually doing?05-07-12 09:43 PMLike 0
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- I'm tempted by this app but not convinced yet...
Can you create waypoints just by clicking somewhere on the map? I do a lot of off-road navigation and have to plan my routes with GPS coords waypoint or simply by pointing and placing a waypoint in other softwares...
Will Magellan let me do this?05-07-12 10:17 PMLike 0 -
Reinstalled the App and it is working now. Now to learn what is new in Ver 3.Last edited by hackerguy; 05-08-12 at 11:44 AM. Reason: Solved problem
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