CoPilot Smartphone updated to version 1.0.1.69

Skippy

http://www.alk.com/support/copilotlive_smartphone/updates_patches.asp

General:

* Updates SmartPhone application files to version 1.0.1.69

Fixes:

* Simple Bluetooth setup for all phones including MPx220
* Enhanced Bluetooth GPS Setup. CoPilot no longer requires a serial port service.
* Improved memory management
* Improved traffic functionality

I am just trying it now. Improved memory management may be a fix for the out of memory errors.
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simonpitcher · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 07, 2005 Posts: 4

please tell us how ou get on, also i see that alk say that it should be installed on to the phone and not the card is that right.

Skippy · Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject:

I haven't used it much but here's what I found:

1. The program still crashes with out of memory errors while calculating routes.

2. There is a new welcome screen which gives you options for "Going To", "Plan a route", "Setup GPS" etc. Setting up the GPS is now much more straight forward, you had to go through about 10 steps before. I had to rebond it with my Holux but for some reason it didn't need a passcode.

3. The backlight doesn't stay on permanently anymore. You now get the option to have it on, off, or to switch on automatically when a turn is coming up.

4. There is an option to have POIs always off, always on or on only when stopped.

Lots of other bugs remain. The routing is still seriously broken. The software is still not fit for use as a street routing program.
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stuartm · And yet the latest patch on www.alk.eu.com is still 1.0.1.46.

carlwi · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject:

Interestingly enough,

I never ever got the out of memory error until I installed this patch, now I've had it about five times over the last week:

8O

fozzie63 · Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:26 am Post subject:

Thanks for the heads up. Downloaded and installed the patch yesterday with no problems. It's fixed 2 out of the 3 things I was looking for: better backlight control and POI display options. These are both much better. I'll wait and see if it improves on the memory useage side. It's still a fine product that does everything I need it to.

I think it's added a few extra times on the 'Just Ahead' warning option, as well as an extra option on the Traffic menu. Anyone any idea if/when this facility will be available in the UK?

Skippy · And yet the latest patch on www.alk.eu.com is still 1.0.1.46.

fozzie63 · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:42 pm Post subject:

I wonder why they are saying 1.0.1.69 is only for the American version. I'm running it on mine with no (new) problems ;) I like the backlight improvements, POIs now seem to stick around. I also noticed that there is an 'optimise stops' option. I'm sure that was only on the desktop version before. Anyway, 1.0.1.69 seems to be a step forward, and hasn't broken anything.

Skippy · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject:

I agree, it is the least problematic version so far and it's good to have the backlight fixed so that the battery doesn't run itself flat.

For some reason the voice announcements (take the next left etc) don't work at all on 1.0.1.69 for me. I will have to try reinstalling from the CD and then upgrading again. Crying or Very sad

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fozzie63 · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:52 pm Post subject:

Strange. I'd just try re-installing the voice prompts first; they're a seperate .cab file (tts.cab from mempry?), then I'd try just the update patch again.

Skippy · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject:

Venompeter · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 28, 2004 Posts: 26

I dont know if I can claim credit for that one, but it was only about three days before they posted it to the UK website that I was asking where the update was for the UK as the US one had been up there for 3 months. I sent them a link to a few of these forums as well where people were reporting it as working well.

ALK seem a strange mix support-wise, they are very slow at responding to emails but both of the support staff I have talked to on the phone have been very helpful, even ringing me back a few times until the problem was at least identified

This US update has fixed my 2 main bugbears- losing the bluetooth connection to GPS (as they say- "when its gone, its gone") and speed camera POIs not working from the custom database.

Only puzzle is why it took 3 months

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