Even after a week with this guy, I never found myself annoyed with an abundance of updates. You may chuckle at such a notion, but let's be honest -- is there anything worse than a GPS box that talks too much?
No, there's not. Rerouting, while I'm on the subject, was never a chore. I didn't encounter a single missed turn that took over four seconds to reroute.
That's a feat. I'm guessing that having 1. It's also safe to say that Drive knows more than just main thoroughfares. In 1, miles, I only spent a couple of hours on true interstates; the rest was spent on backroads, scenic byways and stretches of asphalt that the majority of Americans would seek to avoid in the effort of reaching their destination in a more timely manner.
Truthfully, there wasn't a single road that I passed that wasn't loaded in the app, and honestly, that's something worthy of laud. Lots of it, in fact. Not once did I hear something akin to "Your destination is located in an area where turn-by-turn guidance cannot be provided.
A fair question, indeed. Offline Google Maps Navigation for Android and soon for iOS is a formidable opponent , but it lacks one major feature that road warriors, road trippers and traveling salespeople will end up needing: the ability to download entire states or nations.
As mentioned in my review of Android 4. Not even a WiFi connection can save you. There's no option to download entire states, and certainly no option to download entire nations.
That may not bother urban dwellers or infrequent travelers, but those with spontaneous aspirations may find more security in being able to have every possible road in an entire country at their disposal -- offline -- should they need it. To me, that's a shortcoming that cannot be overlooked. I admire Google's sexy solution to selecting small portions of maps, but why not also include the option to download far larger chunks?
I can only assume that such an option will come in an update down the road, but for now, it's Nokia Drive with the winning hand on this front. If you're an avid traveler, and you haven't given Windows Phone a chance, you should. Nokia Drive is honestly reason enough to consider switching if you use your phone for navigating as much as you do texting or calling, and I've reason to believe that it'll only get better with age. After all, the company now shares hallways with a few folks from Bing Maps -- folks who have designed some pretty impressive travel tools themselves.
The only legitimate gripe I had with Drive after 1, miles was this: when you're searching for something generic -- 'Starbucks in Bend, Oregon' for example -- it'll often find four or five like-named destinations. But at a glance, there's no street address listed in the results, so you have no idea which Starbucks you're about to head to. A minor niggle that we hope is corrected in future updates.
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Pre-trip setup Nokia Drive is about as simplistic an app as you'll find in the Windows Phone Marketplace. I was downright shocked at just how fast everything operated. Nokia Drive is a beautiful app to look at. Software design and usability I relied on the "Male U.
What about offline Google Maps? Wrap-up If you're an avid traveler, and you haven't given Windows Phone a chance, you should. All in all, however, I can confidently say that Nokia Drive is the best purely offline navigational tool on the market, on any mobile platform. If you count yourself a Lumia owner already, there's no reason to not take advantage of the power within -- it's a free download, after all.
Last year, Nokia also joined a group of 87 companies at the United Nations climate summit in committing to recalibrate its existing science-based climate targets in line with the 1. Desmond Cheung, CTO of 3 Indonesia, said, "With increasing data demand and subscriber growth, together with Nokia, we continue to strengthen our network capability to effectively enhance our user experience.
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Users can personalise their routes manually and though the data will initially be saved on individual devices, Nokia is looking at cloud-based solutions that will enable use across multiple Windows Phone devices. Eventually personal data will be stored on the cloud. Nokia has already opened up its navigation apps to Microsoft, so in theory they could be made available to all Windows Phone 8 devices, including Samsung and HTC phones. However, the decision will ultimately be down to Microsoft.
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