I just downloaded the CoPilot App. It took a few hours to down all the maps and info I guess. Unless I'm missing something it's no where near as good as a normal gps.
Now having said that there are very cool features. I clicked on a thing that took me to me photos stored on my iPad. I clicked on a photo I took in my driveway and it took me straight to my house from the photo alone. Kinda cool. Also the ability to see all the Wikipedia links for all the things and places on Wikipedia in any area could be useful.
But I say again it doesn't seem as good whatsoever as a normal full function dedicated gps unit
But having said those things I guess you still must keep in mind that it does have the route plotting features and like was said earlier the ability to share routes with a large group
I <think> that all three major auto GPS producers (Magellan, Tom Tom and Garmin) make their software available for smart phones for something like a one- time fee of $50. As I am the last human on Earth that does not have a smart phone I have not actually tried it but others have said that the phone apps act exactly like the hardware device the companies sell; put another way, the Garmin software on a smart phone allows the phone to look and work exactly like a Garmin. ?? Like I said, all hearsay so take it with a grain of salt.
Brian
I don't believe there is a Garmin option for Android, they have some other apps, but not an actuall GPS app. I looked hi & lo for a good GPS app and tried many of them before getting the CoPilot app, albeit I haven't looked for one in the past year. Many of the GPS phone apps require a data connection, which just doesn't work well for the bike and the backroads.
I do think Garmin has an app for IOS though?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.garmin.android.obn.client&hl=en&rdid=com.garmin.android.obn.client
There is this, but it is a fee based program, and oddly, one I can't load to my Galaxy S3
Garmin is lackluster at best compared to google maps and such, and we want to put it on our phones? Maybe i need to read further back in the thread and figure out whats up LoL
Has anyone looked at this mac daddy below?
1. Sygic: GPS Navigation Maps (Free) http://www.heavy.com/tech/2013/07/top-best-gps-apps-for-android-2013/
So many great free GPS apps out there not requiring cell signal, I can't imagine cursing my droid with Garmin anything on it
Please elaborate a bit on this Steve- a lot of us are quite interested in alternative hardware to motorcycle GPS's.
If there was a tablet out there that was daylight readable, ran Windoze OS, and did not cost over a grand, I would have one and be using Streets and Trips with a GPS receiver..... that is the best routing / planning / turn- by- turn direction software that I am aware of.
Brian
Will Google maps route in real time and give turn- by- turn directions on a smartphone?
One of the guys in Death Valley I rode with uses an ipad mini tablet while offroading. He mentioned he needs reading glasses to see a small screen but the tablet is perfect. I'll try and find out what apps are available and how the heck he mounted it to withstand the brutal terrain we were in.
Pardon me max. I used droid as synonymous with Android. The "Droid" is an Android based phone.
Go **** in a forum where you are a moderator at. Thanks.