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Is it possible put Waze in a movable tile window, the same way Google Maps can?
Is it possible put Waze in a movable tile window, the same way Google Maps can as shown below? [![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/rBK9D.jpg
Is it possible put Waze in a movable tile window, the same way Google Maps can as shown below?
Franck Dernoncourt
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Oct 22, 2022, 11:55 PM
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Google maps walking navigation has wrong orientation
I'm using Google Maps on my Pixel 8a to while I'm driving and it works nicely. But the map interface is all messed up when I'm using it in walking mode. If I let the app adjust the perspective itself, the arrow starts pointing towards a random direction and the path is usually hidden out of view. Th...
I'm using Google Maps on my Pixel 8a to while I'm driving and it works nicely.
But the map interface is all messed up when I'm using it in walking mode. If I let the app adjust the perspective itself, the arrow starts pointing towards a random direction and the path is usually hidden out of view. This is what I see unless I fix perspective by panning and rotating every 10 meters or so.
**To clarify**: Google Maps shows my location and the direction I am heading correctly. It just doesn't rotate it's view so that the arrow is pointing upwards.
Here's what I (and probably everyone else) expect it to look like:
Is this a bug with Google Maps or should I be change some setting?
Here's what I (and probably everyone else) expect it to look like:
Is this a bug with Google Maps or should I be change some setting?
Can
(111 rep)
Aug 25, 2024, 07:02 PM
• Last activity: Aug 28, 2024, 12:02 PM
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Switching location satellite system on Android 14 (Samsung S23+)
Is it possible to force localization through a specific satellite system in case of jamming/bad reception. I see on GPS test that my phone (S23+, Android 14) can receive Glonass/Galileo/Beidou But I did not manage to base navigation on one of them (Maps or other). I will be happy to find a solution,...
Is it possible to force localization through a specific satellite system in case of jamming/bad reception.
I see on GPS test that my phone (S23+, Android 14) can receive Glonass/Galileo/Beidou
But I did not manage to base navigation on one of them (Maps or other).
I will be happy to find a solution, preferably with offline maps, in order to minimize external data dependency.
TGK
(11 rep)
Aug 8, 2024, 02:53 PM
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Why does the Shanren Sport Navigation service show 'offline'?
I have a Shanren Discovery Pro bike computer paired to my Google Pixel 6a. I use the Shanren Sport app from Google Play Store. The Shanren app has a navigation service which displays directions on the bike computer. However any attempt to use this displays a message such as [
or a toast saying 'offline'. However all other aspects of the app work fine, including displaying my rides on a map (which appears to be Google Maps).
I assume that the app is using some third party navigation service which it cannot reach from my country, or which is out of service.
All permissions are granted.
Further diagnosis shows an attempt to connect to https://api.mapbox.com
App: Shanren Sport (10370)
Protocol: HTTPS (TCP)
SNI: api.mapbox.com
Source: 10.215.173.1:48856
Destination: 18.239.236.44:443
Status: Closed
Country: United Kingdom
ASN: AS16509 - Amazon.com, Inc.
Traffic: 1.4 KB received — 1.2 KB sent
Packets: 8 received — 7 sent
Payload: 2.0 KB
Duration: > 1 m
First seen: 07/24/24 11:20:49.589
Last seen: 07/24/24 11:21:51.371
or a toast saying 'offline'. However all other aspects of the app work fine, including displaying my rides on a map (which appears to be Google Maps).
I assume that the app is using some third party navigation service which it cannot reach from my country, or which is out of service.
All permissions are granted.
Further diagnosis shows an attempt to connect to https://api.mapbox.com
App: Shanren Sport (10370)
Protocol: HTTPS (TCP)
SNI: api.mapbox.com
Source: 10.215.173.1:48856
Destination: 18.239.236.44:443
Status: Closed
Country: United Kingdom
ASN: AS16509 - Amazon.com, Inc.
Traffic: 1.4 KB received — 1.2 KB sent
Packets: 8 received — 7 sent
Payload: 2.0 KB
Duration: > 1 m
First seen: 07/24/24 11:20:49.589
Last seen: 07/24/24 11:21:51.371
Mark Williams
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Jul 24, 2024, 09:34 AM
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Android 10 Swipe Forward
I am using the new gesture navigation with Android 10 and was wondering if there is a way to have the swipe from the right side to the left trigger a "go forward" action. When I swipe from either the right to left or left to right, it always does a "go back" action. Is this a bug or does Android onl...
I am using the new gesture navigation with Android 10 and was wondering if there is a way to have the swipe from the right side to the left trigger a "go forward" action. When I swipe from either the right to left or left to right, it always does a "go back" action. Is this a bug or does Android only support going back with these swipe gestures?
sissonb
(123 rep)
Sep 13, 2019, 10:43 PM
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Looking for way to share location data between apps
It is unnecessarily difficult to share geo data between apps. Pick a location in one app and share it with your navigation app? Nope. Park the car in maps and send the location to your smart watch? Nope. Apart from a few exceptions, it is all just impossible. I don't know if it's by design to keep y...
It is unnecessarily difficult to share geo data between apps. Pick a location in one app and share it with your navigation app? Nope. Park the car in maps and send the location to your smart watch? Nope. Apart from a few exceptions, it is all just impossible.
I don't know if it's by design to keep you from using a competitors app, or if there is just no good standard for geo data in Android, but I needed some 3rd party app to convert the geo data for me. I used Map2Geo (
catfish.android.map2geo) plus the 'url injector' (catfish.android.map2geo.urlinjector) by Catfish for that. For a while life was uncomplicated. Then, Map2Geo got removed from the Play Store, even though it looks clean . There is a mirror with the original description , but I don't trust unofficial sources.
Now I have become increasingly frustrated not being able to do simple things that I know are technically possible. I have searched everywhere for an alternative method of achieving something that could be called "universal sharing of geo data between apps". I can't even find others asking the same question. Am I missing something obvious? Is there a trick, plugin, hack or a tool similar to map2geo that does the conversion between apps locally?
Redsandro
(111 rep)
Apr 21, 2024, 12:12 PM
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Browser links opening in app instead of browser due to deep links
This is what I am facing right now. I have certain pages configured as Android app links in manifest file of my app. They work as expected when I search for those pages in Google and click on those links resulting in opening the corresponding app pages. My issue is when I am browsing the same pages...
This is what I am facing right now. I have certain pages configured as Android app links in manifest file of my app. They work as expected when I search for those pages in Google and click on those links resulting in opening the corresponding app pages.
My issue is when I am browsing the same pages on Chrome OS browser on my phone and try to navigate to the same links in the browser itself, they still open the app instead of navigating in the browser itself.
So for example if I have a Android app link in manifest file as scheme://host/path/
When I type this link in browser or open browser with scheme://host and navigate to path, it opens the app instead of keeping the user in the browser itself.
How do I prevent user from opening the app when navigating in the browser itself?
Sam
(21 rep)
Aug 3, 2023, 08:33 PM
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How to 'move' sygic maps to sd card
I've a new Lollipop smartphone (LG Spirit), i've Sygic Gps, but when i download maps, Android save it to internal memory. I've moved them to sd card (cut and paste), but when i start sygic it asks again which maps i would like to download. Is there an hack i can do to make it work ?
I've a new Lollipop smartphone (LG Spirit), i've Sygic Gps, but when i download maps, Android save it to internal memory.
I've moved them to sd card (cut and paste), but when i start sygic it asks again which maps i would like to download.
Is there an hack i can do to make it work ?
stighy
(423 rep)
Jun 12, 2015, 08:33 AM
• Last activity: May 12, 2023, 05:09 AM
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What does an orange street symbolize in Waze?
I wonder what an orange street symbolizes in Waze. Example in Washington state, USA: [![enter image description here][1]][1] Traffic jam? No traffic jam, but slow street? Something else? I believe the traffic jams I've seen on Waze were red, not orange. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/yxV9d.png
I wonder what an orange street symbolizes in Waze. Example in Washington state, USA:
Traffic jam? No traffic jam, but slow street? Something else? I believe the traffic jams I've seen on Waze were red, not orange.
Traffic jam? No traffic jam, but slow street? Something else? I believe the traffic jams I've seen on Waze were red, not orange.
Franck Dernoncourt
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Feb 3, 2023, 12:33 AM
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No sound from navigation apps while connected via Bluetooth
I have the next issue with my Google Pixel 6 Pro. I use two nav apps - Google Maps and Waze. The sound from both of them are not audible while phone is connected via Bluetooth to my car, unless I start some song playing either in Spotify or Google Music. After song is started playing I need to turn...
I have the next issue with my Google Pixel 6 Pro. I use two nav apps - Google Maps and Waze. The sound from both of them are not audible while phone is connected via Bluetooth to my car, unless I start some song playing either in Spotify or Google Music. After song is started playing I need to turn off the nav app and run it again. Now the navigation audio will work and I can stop the music playing.
Any suggestions on how can I fix that? I've found multiple articles about "fixing navigation sound" but none helped me. Thank you!
Andrii Prokhorov
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Sep 16, 2022, 01:27 PM
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Where do I turn route highlighting on / off in Google maps?
How can I show / hide the blue line representing the current route in Google Maps route planning and navigation screens? Essentially I want to toggle between the two views below: [![enter image description here][1]][1] [![enter image description here][2]][2] Background: I somehow managed to switch r...
How can I show / hide the blue line representing the current route in Google Maps route planning and navigation screens? Essentially I want to toggle between the two views below:
Background: I somehow managed to switch route highlighting off and now I want it back. It doesn't seem to be a bug in Google Maps, at least a phone restart doesn't restore the highlighting. I know I can just wipe Google Maps user data, but I prefer to learn how to do it properly.
Background: I somehow managed to switch route highlighting off and now I want it back. It doesn't seem to be a bug in Google Maps, at least a phone restart doesn't restore the highlighting. I know I can just wipe Google Maps user data, but I prefer to learn how to do it properly.
Dmitry Grigoryev
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Sep 12, 2022, 08:46 PM
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Magic Earth Navigation POI import
Custom POIs. I have made a POI in a number of formats: .rupi, .gpx, .asc, .csv, .ov2, .txt, containing some 250 handicap parking spaces I Denmark. How do I import custom POI with corresponding icon into Magic Earth Navigation?
Custom POIs. I have made a POI in a number of formats: .rupi, .gpx, .asc, .csv, .ov2, .txt, containing some 250 handicap parking spaces I Denmark. How do I import custom POI with corresponding icon into Magic Earth Navigation?
sundaydiver
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Feb 26, 2016, 11:14 AM
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How to disable pop-ups and notifications?
I have Android 5.1. I use my phone as navigation when I`m driving and I need to disable all notifications and pop-ups. I know I can block notifications from settings, but this takes too much time to disable all apps and enable them again after driving. Also, Facebook and other apps have those pop-up...
I have Android 5.1. I use my phone as navigation when I`m driving and I need to disable all notifications and pop-ups. I know I can block notifications from settings, but this takes too much time to disable all apps and enable them again after driving. Also, Facebook and other apps have those pop-ups ("Chat heads" ), which are really disturbing.
Is there any app that can prevent them to appear on my screen ?
Macpp
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Sep 23, 2016, 11:53 AM
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New Google Maps - how to launch quickly navigation
Recently released [Google Maps][1] doesn't have a standalone app for Navigation which was quick to use - only one tap and voice recognition to start. It takes at least four taps in new Maps to navigate, which is not good to operate while driving. Google Now is not on devices with ICS and below (stil...
Recently released Google Maps doesn't have a standalone app for Navigation which was quick to use - only one tap and voice recognition to start. It takes at least four taps in new Maps to navigate, which is not good to operate while driving. Google Now is not on devices with ICS and below (still majority).
How to start navigation quickly by one tap in current Google Maps? (Google Now is not supported)
Observed on: Google Maps version: 7.02 (700021001), Android ICS 4.0.4, Sony Xperia Active
Previous standalone app on left started navigation immediately after speaking the destination.
New Maps app on right takes 4 taps to small nav icon, edit, mike, start and doesn't show alternatives if voice recognition is poor.
Previous standalone app on left started navigation immediately after speaking the destination.
New Maps app on right takes 4 taps to small nav icon, edit, mike, start and doesn't show alternatives if voice recognition is poor.
HoursFrom.World
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Aug 13, 2013, 11:21 AM
• Last activity: Dec 1, 2021, 08:04 PM
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How to disable street names in android voice navigation?
I'm stuck with a quite simple problem, still can't find the solution. I'd like to disable street names reading in voice navigation, to keep just simple guidance like "turn right" or "turn left". Can't find an option in settings so maybe configuring text to speach engine somehow would help?
I'm stuck with a quite simple problem, still can't find the solution.
I'd like to disable street names reading in voice navigation, to keep just simple guidance like "turn right" or "turn left". Can't find an option in settings so maybe configuring text to speach engine somehow would help?
annndrey
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Mar 25, 2015, 06:10 AM
• Last activity: Oct 24, 2021, 10:02 AM
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Navigating Android: How To Go Back To Previous Screen?
I would like to know how to return to previous screen on Android. Not just go back. I usually tap "Back" button on smartphone but often it just exists or takes me back to home when it should have taken me to previous screen.
I would like to know how to return to previous screen on Android. Not just go back. I usually tap "Back" button on smartphone but often it just exists or takes me back to home when it should have taken me to previous screen.
Boris_yo
(727 rep)
Jun 26, 2011, 06:11 PM
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New Android maps - how to show navigation without destination
Older version of Google Maps for android had a separate Navigation app, in it I could either set a destination for guided navigation or simple select "Display map" with would always show my GPS location as I travel (streets, turns etc.) With recently updated map app, I can either see my static locat...
Older version of Google Maps for android had a separate Navigation app, in it I could either set a destination for guided navigation or simple select "Display map" with would always show my GPS location as I travel (streets, turns etc.)
With recently updated map app, I can either see my static location on the map or choose destination for navigation.
How do I simple display dynamic navigation map that would display my current location as I drive?
Comfortably Numb
(141 rep)
Aug 12, 2013, 03:00 PM
• Last activity: Sep 30, 2021, 06:58 PM
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Is there an application or a method to test the positioning on Android only by wi-fi access points?
I need to test positioning only by wi-fi access points.But when I turn on geolocation on my Android device the position is calculated by GPS+ GSM + Wi-fi. My device doesn't give the option to save it and only determine by the wi-fi networks. So is there some way or application that will give such an...
I need to test positioning only by wi-fi access points.But when I turn on geolocation on my Android device the position is calculated by GPS+ GSM + Wi-fi. My device doesn't give the option to save it and only determine by the wi-fi networks.
So is there some way or application that will give such an opportunity to use only Wi-Fi access points for positioning?
Jace werlock
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Jan 20, 2021, 11:46 AM
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Can I know location of a phone if it doesn't have AGPS?
There is assisted GPS, which as I got it figures out your location only by distance from antennas. But some phones doesn't have even AGPS in their specifications. Can I see my location on maps (Google map) using such a phone?
There is assisted GPS, which as I got it figures out your location only by distance from antennas.
But some phones doesn't have even AGPS in their specifications.
Can I see my location on maps (Google map) using such a phone?
R S
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Dec 29, 2020, 06:26 PM
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Google Play Books - Navigate back to reading passage text
Often in ebooks there are links embedded in paragraphs that reference some image or figure in the previous chapters or sections. Once I've clicked on it (and viewed that image), how do I get back to the paragraph I was reading? Hitting android's back button always exits the app.
Often in ebooks there are links embedded in paragraphs that reference some image or figure in the previous chapters or sections. Once I've clicked on it (and viewed that image), how do I get back to the paragraph I was reading?
Hitting android's back button always exits the app.
deostroll
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Mar 31, 2014, 07:23 AM
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