#Why wont google earth download android
#Why wont google earth download windows

on my old phone I installed the North America maps (USA and Canada) from Garmin and it took less than 2GB. no matter how fast it is with even a slow connection, if there is no connection you are SOL and that defeats the whole purpose of a GPS which is supposed to help you when you are lost (not when you are lost AND you are in 3G range).ĭownloading maps and keeping them updated is not really an issue. what if you are just driving down a highway and you want to know where you are? it just won't do it.

the Google Nav preload thing only works if you plan out your route ahead of time.

Until then, anyone know why they are dragging their feet?Ĭlick to expand.i understand all that, however, still, this adds a HUGE disadvantage to the system, which is really unnecessary. I would guess that eventually Google will give us the maps. Then I'd have two GPS apps taking up space on my device when I really only need one. I realize there are other GPS apps (I've read copilot is good) that store the maps locally, and I guess I'll eventually try one of them.

#Why wont google earth download android

I am wondering, why doesn't Google just let us download the maps, like Garmin does? This would make our Android devices work like a real GPS and they wouldn't crap out every time we go out of range, which is really a silly thing for a GPS to do. And when I went to Canada not only could I get directions, I could find thousands of waypoints that were stored on my phone. Even if I didn't even have a contract with a provider at all, I had a good working GPS. as long as I could get a GPS signal I was good to go. then it didn't matter if I had a data/wifi connection at all.

#Why wont google earth download windows

I had a WM phone that was otherwise pretty crappy before, but I downloaded Garmin for Windows Mobile and it installed all the maps right on the phone. So once I cross into Canada, not only do I lose my phone and data service, I also lose my GPS. Just today I went for a short drive down a dirt road and just a mile in, my GPS lost its 3G connection and became completely useless.Īnother issue is, my service contract does not cover Canada and I live 2 hours from the border. I am often driving down a highway where phone reception and 3G goes out, and all of the sudden my GPS is useless. The really annoying thing is how it is dependent on a data connection to work. I like using Google Maps, My Tracks (also by Google) and while I haven't tried their Navigation system yet I intend to soon.