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calibrate compass for Google Maps
Heels of the release of iOS 6, Garmin today updated its NAVIGON navigation app to add public transportation features, Apple Maps integration and full support for the new 4-inch screen of the iPhone 5. NAVIGON iPhone update 1.8.0 with brand new maps and “Augmented Reality” Users of the MobileNavigator for iPhone can look forward to new functions to help them stay up-to-date on the road, with the launch of “Reality Scanner” and “Traffic Check”. What’s more, the 1.8.0 update also includes brand-new map material. El Dorado Royale Property Map; Capital One Bankruptcy Notice Address; Eleco Ltd Slot Machine Manual; Judy Metcalf Notary Reno Nv. Are Not For Profits Required To Have Bylaws; Birthday Wishes For Yoga Teacher; Consent To Record Person; Ptsd Questionnaire.
Oct 9, 2016Leave a comment
When you are using Google Maps you might be first asked to calibrate your compass by moving your phone back and forth on three axis before you can get directions to your destination. It’s quite annoying (i do admit it’s a first world problem) and I wanted to calibrate it once and for all proactively and see it working before I was in a rush to get directions to some place. There’s no setting for this or an option to choose within the app. Apparently all you have to do is start Google Maps and then move your hand (the one holding the phone :) in a figure eight pattern. The blue beam coming out of your blue dot on the map should hopefully narrow and point in the right direction. I tried it it went from about 130 degrees to about 70-80 degrees. Some improvement! Google support has this nice little animation on their page.
Garmin has launched a new version of its NAVIGON navigation app for iPhone, with v2.0 adding the option to download maps for offline access as well as introducing quarterly map updates. NAVIGON 2.0 for iPhone follows Nokia Maps’ offline mapping with state-by-state downloads in the US (those using the app outside the US will likely get country-by-country download options) so that you can navigate while your data connection is turned off.
That’s useful for frequent travelers, who can avoid extortionate roaming costs by downloading the maps for their upcoming destinations to the iPhone’s local storage rather than accessing it over a data connection while there. By splitting the core app and the navigation data, Garmin has also streamlined the update process: rather than everything being downloaded each time a new version is pushed out, only the app changes need be delivered.
Meanwhile, there’s a new UI with animated menus and new gesture support, and Garmin has sensibly split the settings options away from the main functionality of the app to keep things easier to use while on the move. 3D map navigation has been simplified too.
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“The new Settings menu allows users to easily customize functions and change preferences, for example when to receive speed warnings, while the new Actions menu lets you use functions that are needed while navigating such as points of interest search and social network postings” Garmin
Navigon Ios Map Update
NAVIGON 2.0 for iPhone is available now as a free update to existing users, or as a $39.99 purchase for the North American edition [iTunes link]. In-app purchases will get up to $25 discounts until the end of the month.