Exactly how does PGPS work with CoPilot

[vidman]

Sorry I cant find a simple explanation through searching.

Have just bough my first smartphone - second-hand HTC One X - and want to use it as a GPS with the PGPS app to give camera alerts.

If I have CoPilot running and the app in the background while working offline, as I do not have a data package, will the app provide both voice and on-map alerts or just voice alerts.

I currently have a TomTom 25 with the database on it and it works perfectly and I am hoping that by using Copilot and the app on the phone I will get the same warning info - icons and voice.

Would be great if someone can confirm if it does work this way off-line before I commit to purchase.

Thanks

[AliOnHols]

Hi Vidman. I recently experimented with the CoPilot free trial. I can confirm that is possible to import PgpsW speedCams into the CoPilot Android app...

See here
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=93753&highlight=

Its a bit convoluted but I guess it would become second nature after a few attempts.

I would suggest running CamerAlert in the background at the same time though.
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Garmin Nuvi 2599
Android with CamerAlert, OsmAnd+, Waze & TT Europe.
TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
SatMap Active 10 & 20.

[vidman]

Thanks for that I had assumed you only needed to run the App in the background to get the 'on-map' alerts. The import procedure looks longwinded and complicated

If the PGPS app is just running in the background I assume it would give voice warnings but have no icons appearing on the map, is this a viable way of using the app.

Would it be better to for the TomTom GPS app? would that give me on-map warnings if the PGPS app is just running in the background or would I also have to import the DB into the Tomtom app.

[AliOnHols]

You would also need to load the OV2 files into the TT app. I'm at least one, possibly two, versions behind on the TT app and it is still possible for me to do this.

You would need to wait for a member with the latest version of the TT Android app to confirm that this is still possible and it has not become one of the "Features" TT seem so keen on withdrawing.
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Garmin Nuvi 2599
Android with CamerAlert, OsmAnd+, Waze & TT Europe.
TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
SatMap Active 10 & 20.

[M8TJT]

[AliOnHols]

[AliOnHols]

@M8TJT - Doh! I'm too slow.
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Garmin Nuvi 2599
Android with CamerAlert, OsmAnd+, Waze & TT Europe.
TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
SatMap Active 10 & 20.

[bw2020]

Hi, like AliOnHols I have the latest TT Android 1.3 app running in foreground, I drop the pgpsw cameralert ov2 and bmp files into the UK & Ireland map folder on TT android app. I run CamerAlert in background with audio alerts and the pgpsw camera warning icons appear accurately on the TT navigation on the screen.
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Samsung A55 Android 14
CamerAlert v1.4.0.876

[vidman]

Thanks guys, looks like I will go with TT and hope it is as good as my TT 25

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