| Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | abe24 | 7/10/12 4:47 AM | so somewhere i read that nexus 7 has a location support - GPS. by my understanding, that means it can be used offline to pinpoint its location, and can do routing too. the big question is, does nexus have the GPS signal receiver? or is it only the of |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | barryhunter | 7/10/12 8:54 AM | GPS satalites only broadcast information to allow devices to devices to work out their own position - a coordinate. No Maps are involved. Assisted GPS, is a technology to allow devices to retreive some of the GPS data via mobile networks - to allow |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | abe24 | 7/11/12 5:05 AM | <This message has been deleted.> |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | abe24 | 7/11/12 5:06 AM | thanks for the detailed response. so basically : 1. n7 can show us maps offline. 2. n7 ,when offline,can tell where you are, but 3. to route, n7 must get the calculations from google server first, which requires connection, but after that, you are f |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | barryhunter | 7/11/12 8:25 AM | using the Google Maps and Google Navigation apps yes!! (as noted other apps might have differnt capablities) |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | abe24 | 7/11/12 8:35 AM | ok.thanks again! |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | chriszzz | 7/31/12 3:34 AM | There are non-Google offline navigators available. I use 1 on a regular basis. It's called Navit. Navit is cross platform, with a version for Android. It uses OpenStreetMaps, not googlemaps, but has the advantage of being able to do navigation/routin |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | RZoo | 8/15/12 8:18 AM | I used the Nexus 7 GPS feature during our European vacation late July early August 2012. I installed from Google Play StoreRoute the Route 66 free navigation app - it is awesome and the GPS was impeccable in Amsterdam and Italy. Yes I did download |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | Michael BJ | 8/22/12 5:20 AM | Background: I am interested in a walking holiday in a national park (near Barcelona, Spain). In other words, walking along forest paths, foot paths etc, not just roads. Would there be any disadvantages to using the Google Nexus, with offline maps a |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | treebles | 8/22/12 5:53 AM | Michael, Offline Google Maps is not appropriate for walks on parks unless the Maps tiles contain the hiking trails. The Terrain layer is not available for offline use, something I keep asking Google to include. Before buying a dedicated GPS device yo |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | barryhunter | 8/22/12 6:00 AM | The 'size' of the nexus 7 is both an advantage and disadvantage. Is big, so its cummersome to carry, and somewhat so to use out in the field. (I've experimented a bit with it out on recent walking trips) This means its sometimes a hassle to get out, |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | toffee123 | 8/29/12 10:51 AM | Is it a google map or a turn by turn navigation with voice command like a more traditional GPS? |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | barryhunter | 8/29/12 12:29 PM | Google Maps is more like a traditional handleld GPS - such as caried by walkers. Although an application like My Tracks (which incorperates Google Maps) is even closer. Google Navigation is more like a "Sat Nav" device, you would use in a car. |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | toffee123 | 8/29/12 12:41 PM | So it does or does not have voice-turn-by-turn? |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | barryhunter | 8/29/12 12:59 PM | Yes Google Navigation reads aloud turn-by-turn instructions. |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | toffee123 | 8/29/12 1:05 PM | wow. great!! So all I need to know is buy a NEXUS 7 and then download the Google Navigation app? I am assuming that NEXUS 7 has a GPS chip build-in and not depend on wireless or cell connect for positioning. I assume the device still need cell to g |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | barryhunter | 8/29/12 1:18 PM | See up thread. Those questions are all answered. |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | Edgar Faulkner | 10/7/12 12:41 PM | Such that, when coupled with 3rd product topo map products (Gaia & Trimble), Nexus GPS will give real time position reports independent of online nav resources? If yes, that could make for a very big deal. Search and Rescue teams, such as I work with |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | barryhunter | 10/7/12 3:45 PM | Yes. The GPS positioning, works 'offline'. No data connection is required. And as long as the maps are stored on the device itself, then N7 works very well as a self contained mapping unit. Just today used "ViewRanger GPS" application, while out o |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | kelsang | 10/23/12 6:30 PM | Since i was looking for the same thing, and the discussion is still active, i thought i'd post this video i saw on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUIZL_rvCIY |
| Re: Does nexus 7 have full fledged GPS? | Jimmy Murphy | 12/9/12 4:25 PM | You are such a dork |