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What is the best maps/navigation application to use on Jolla? [answered]

asked 2013-12-12 15:13:20 +0200

Liz gravatar image

updated 2014-06-01 14:40:53 +0200

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  1. Jolla phone has native Maps application with HERE's maps.

  2. But it's also possible to install android applications such as: Yandex.maps, OsmAnd, Navfree etc...

  3. Third option is to use online maps: again, HERE.com etc...

What is the best option? What works better for navigation while driving a car?

EDIT: this is being closed as answered, albeit the subject can go forever. Question can still be contributed to though...

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Waiting for a dev (or team of dev) to step up with an Openstreetmap based offline map app.

Sfiet_Konstantin ( 2013-12-13 16:52:14 +0200 )edit
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OSM tiles can be used by Qml FlickableMap component. But not offline maps, I guess navit engine can be reused

dez ( 2013-12-17 13:03:34 +0200 )edit

Has anybody looked into porting OsmAnd to native Sailfish?

ortylp ( 2013-12-26 11:30:44 +0200 )edit
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@ortylp: IMHO not really viable. I've researched OsmAnd to see if its rendering engine could be used in modRana - unfortunately the whole application is written in the Android Java flavor, so not really portable at all.

MartinK ( 2013-12-26 15:41:38 +0200 )edit

@Sfiet_Konstantin dreaming of a bittorrent extention for VCS, so that changable maps can be used over bittorrent protocol in order to provide fast on and offline maps with Openstreetmap (this would reduce strain on openstreetmap itself as well)

AL13N ( 2013-12-26 16:36:28 +0200 )edit

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answered 2014-01-14 17:24:20 +0200

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updated 2014-01-15 12:30:19 +0200

The only turn-by-turn offline navigation that worked for me (Google service framework not installed and not willing to install) without any problems was Navitel (the map costs 13 Euro). I tried :

Since I need the turn-by-turn offline navigation I paid the 13 Euro for Navitel. Navitel is not great, but for my purposes its OK. Would like to get OSMand to work though. All other apps require the Google Service Framework or are only available in the Play Store.

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