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    GPS downloads for Android phones

    Can anyone tell me how much data is downloaded each time when you are using GPS on a Android phone.

    My phone gives 600KB and that seems a bit too much!

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    Re: GPS downloads for Android phones

    I think you need C.A.P.S. - Crow Assisted Positioning System. It is free but has the double downsides of being noisy and slightly grumpy.

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    Re: GPS downloads for Android phones

    Quote Originally Posted by OilSheikh View Post
    Can anyone tell me how much data is downloaded each time when you are using GPS on a Android phone.

    My phone gives 600KB and that seems a bit too much!

    Thanks
    When using the GPS no data is downloaded. Using a mapping application on the other hand is completely different.

    GPS doesn't use data, it gets signals from satellites and calculates your position from that. This position is in longitude and latitude, the mapping software will then translate that into a geographical location. All the map data is then downloaded.

    600KB is perfectly reasonable, so is many times more than that, it all depends what map data is being downloaded (maps vs. satellite photography, terrain or street view data) and how large an area you view at that time.

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    Re: GPS downloads for Android phones

    I have found the answer to this. It's 1MB as tested on my Android phone.

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    Re: GPS downloads for Android phones

    Is there a pre-downloadable mapping option on Android? GPS might actually be useful if it wasn't constantly trying to download maps on a non-existent 3G connection.

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    Re: GPS downloads for Android phones

    Quote Originally Posted by snootyjim View Post
    Is there a pre-downloadable mapping option on Android? GPS might actually be useful if it wasn't constantly trying to download maps on a non-existent 3G connection.
    yep there are loads, road guidance I have copilot, for OS maps I use viewranger, but plenty of other options. You can also cache google maps, but I prefer a backup and was willing to pay for it

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