Navionics on android

[pureinsanity]

I found that APK file too, however my phone isn't rooted so it wouldn't let me find it.

I used app brain and synced my phone prior to resetting it. After resetting my phone i was able to download all my apps i had previously!

[Hardyboy]

google search navionics north APK youll find it. its not available in the market but you can get it still.

does anyone know when the navionics will be back on the android market. I see they have the marina one, but I would like to have the one that left the market a little while ago.

[marine_man]

I ended up doing a factory reset on my droid incredible due to the issue with the continual low storage space on the phone problem (widely reported after the gingerbread update). After the factory reset I was able to download the Lakes North app again - no separate apk file, etc.. right from the Android Market...

One other thing.. if you have a droid incredible and you recently stopped receiving text messages, it's a known bug... you need to download a hotfix to make them work again.

marine_man

[huskie0302]

I can't find a place that I can download it off the internet. Any help you can PM me

[McGurk]

Thanks for all of the help, I just found and downloaded it myself. Search "android navionics us north apk umnet"; the download # is 616375.

[huskie0302]

Yup found it too. Thanks again

[Harmonica Bear]

Ok Techy Guys,

I've found it, downloaded it, but I get a message:

For security, your phone is set to

block installation of applications not

obtained from the Android market

SETTINGS CANCEL

What do I need to turn off to use this?

It is a HTC Inspire 4G

Thanks

HB

[McGurk]

Motorola photon 4g: go to settings/applications/unknown sources, and check "allow installation of non-market app's. Worked for me!

[Harmonica Bear]

Wish it was that easy for me. I spent my lunch hour at the ATT store. The sales guy couldn't figure it out (not surprising), he called a customer support geek and a tech geek, all to no avail. He told me to download the latest update on my phone (need wifi) and come back he would try again. I'm telling you, things like this shouldn't be that difficult. I thought they were called smart phones?

[McGurk]

From an Amazon review of your phone:

"If you're having "unsuccessful installations" of apps from the app market, a workaround is to go to settings>SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card. Then go back to the market and the app(s) should install. Go back to the same settings window to mount your SD card again."

Also:

"- There are guides to install sideloaded apps (workaround AT&T's block, to install .apk files), apps from the Amazon App Store, and Swype - all are available on Android Central forums. Very easy to search for.

- Everything you need to root can be found just by searching for "Inspire 4G" on the xda-developers site."

Good Luck, and even after you get it installed successfully, you will need to allow 5-30 minutes to download all of the map info. Just a heads-up if you are in a spotty area or ona low battery. And if, by chance, this helps you, you can pay me back in ribs!

[Harmonica Bear]

10-4!

I'll have to give it a try again next week (heading north shortly)when I get back and have access to Wifi. Hopefully I can make it work. Thanks for the tip.

[Harmonica Bear]

Huh... I guess I'll have to take back my grumblings about at&T service. The Tech Geek just left me a message and said its fixed. Shut my phone off, turned it on, went to the settings. then apps and like magic there is now a box to check that says "allow downloading from unknown sources". I guess I can't knock the customer service. Hopefully it all goes smoothly now.

[CAMAN]

Just released ---

Marine & Lakes: USA

- Now with pinch zoom and landscape mode!

- Now compatible with Motorola Xoom

- Now compatible with Honeycomb

And more....

I haven't gotten a chance to download it yet, but I imagine it is similar to the Apple version now. What irritates me is I now have to buy the app all over again...for $10!!!!! No updating that I could see!!

Whoever downloads it let us know how it goes.

[SkitterPopper]

I purchased this app this morning. I am having a bear of a time trying to get it downloaded. I am connected to Wireless with a excellent reception. The purchase part went fine (go figure) but it just hangs at the start of the download. The progress bar never even starts. I have done everything they suggested like turning off sleep feature and so on. I have a EVO 4G running 2.3.3 and Navionics HSOforum said that the phone was supported. I have a email into them so I guess I will just wait to hear back. Kind of frustrating.

[DTro]

The Android app announced is a totally new app. Consider it a second generation app. The 29 apps we used to have on the Android market are no longer available. They were replaced by this new app, 8 regions in total. Please understand that we could not provide this as an update. Yes, this new app would require a new purchase. It is a totally revamped app with a different structure and many new features. Lakes and marine are combined for US, greater coverage areas, the freedom to download the area of your choice with the freshest data, a new user interface AND the new Navionics NewsStand where you can enjoy reading articles of interest in many categories like fishing, cruising, sailing! Pinch zoom and landscape mode are now available. A new "My Info" feature added for quick info on your favorite locations. Now compatible with Honeycomb 3.0 and Motorola Xoom. PLEASE note that the apps you purchased previously are valid and usable if you chose to continue using them. No future updates to them though. Hope this clarifies the situation.

I feel very bad for anyone that uploaded the previous app and either had to reset or replace their phone, because there is no option to redownload it like 99 percent of all other apps. Basically it's putting $13 in a pile and setting fire to it. Who is to say that this won't happen again with the "next" generation?

I would LOVE the pinch zoom, but this kind of ticks me off the way Navionics did this.

[DTro]

Really bothers me, because the lack of pinch zoom and landscape mode were 2 of my biggest gripes with the early version.

[CAMAN]

Quote:

but this kind of ticks me off the way Navionics did this.

Agreed, I wouldn't have minded paying, but give the existing customers a slight break instead of just shoving them to the side and forcing them to pay for an update.

Guess I'm not surprised though, it's typical of many corporations now days, they care more about the potential customer than the existing ones that have already given them their money.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Agreed, but still a heck of a deal.

[SkitterPopper]

I tried again late last night and it downloaded just fine. It took a whole 20 seconds to download and install. This is a very cool app. I did not have the old one so I can't compare the two. It is very functional and easy to work with. I will give it two thumbs up.

I will agree the way Navionics handled this was not the best. But, what other choice do you have, aside from purchasing a $100 mapping chip? Now this $13.00 app doesn't look to bad eh..

[SneakyPete]

I had North and South in the old version. I was pretty annoyed that I couldn't reload when I updated from Froyo to Gingerbread. Then I spent the $13 for Marine US AND Canada (Lakes and Ocean all in one package, only download what you want...) Alaska all the way to Barrow, Bahamas, lots of Cuba...

So far I like this new version better. Easier to use. Now if the little lines on the map are where they are supposed to be I'll be really pleased. I found several spots on the old version that weren't even close...

So far so good.

[deadeye]

For what its worth I am now able to load the old navionics onto my new phone when previously it said it was unavailable....I still might load the new version of the app but if you were like me and had the old app on a old phone and not able to load it onto the new one it might work now...

[deadeye]

I should also note that I had emailed them a month of so ago when I got the new phone and they said I was sol with downloading the old app... So something changed cause I was waiting till ice season to get the new app and just by chance I looked and it said I could install it.

[pureinsanity]

I have been hatching out emails with them regarding this issue. If you are having any issues with this email them mobile(at)navionics.com

Their customer service isn't the greatest, however I have gotten them to issue me a refund....

Basically they are offering the old app for free. they will send any old app user the APK file to install on your phones and have as a hard copy...

I still would like to see a credit difference to download the new app instead of just receiving a refund.

[deadeye]

For those that have used both of those apps, does the new app have more/better maps?

OR is the interface just improved with the same old maps?

My one gripe about the app was that there wasn't a proper simple way to MARK my location. Just curious if they have done something with that.

[CAMAN]

For those that have used both of those apps, does the new app have more/better maps? YES

OR is the interface just improved with the same old maps?

My one gripe about the app was that there wasn't a proper simple way to MARK my location. Just curious if they have done something with that. They made it a little easier with a set of crosshairs. Still no way to say "mark current location", but you are now able to move the crosshairs directly over the location cursor and press the "?" button and select "Add to Favorites"