CoPilot – Android’s Complete GPS system
There have been many other GPS Android apps that offer various features aside from Copilot. Apps such as the obvious Google Maps app and the TeleNav app come to mind, each offering their own twist on GPS navigation. The problem with these other apps? They don’t offer a dedicated all-in-one GPS app that just works out-of-the-box with no need for 3G Internet or monthly subscriptions. ALK Technologies released CoPilot Live to satisfy those missing niches for Android in 2009 for the affordable price of $34.99 in the Android Market. Originally made to run on the HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1), HTC Magic, and HTC Hero it now works on most any Android system seamlessly.
This GPS Navigation functions just like a regular dedicated GPS from say Garmin or TomTom and so does not need an active data connection or subscription. It works solely off of the maps which are stored locally on your microSD card which is somewhat of a drag since the maps for the USA are over 1.5GB, but the functionality is certainly worth it. Maps for Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and I now believe South America are all available. Some extras for CoPilot do need a data connection such as the real-time traffic alerts, and family/friends tracker to see where they are, but that is all normal.
Other features include:
• Flickable scrolling menus and maps supports touch screen gesture recognition
• Clear turn-by-turn voice directions with a choice of voices
• Widescreen portrait or landscape mode
• CoPilot® LiveLink™ location sharing allows you to view the location of your CoPilot friends on-screen and share your location with them
• Phone integration, allowing direct dialling to POIs, location sending via text and photo navigation
• Safety camera alerts with free database updates
(Feature List courtesy of ATK Technologies)
Overall this is a pretty solid app with all you’d need in a GPS Navigation solution. The only hiccup I’ll note is the ATK Technologies tech support is usually little to no help but definitely not a deal breaker. So $34 for a full GPS I think is preety sweet.
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the pic u see only works for some roads. but this app almost got me KILL when i was driven. I was going to orlando to meet some girl and the highway to get there had the far right line end out nowhere and the damn app never told me which lane to go in and on top of that it f up half the time. after i meet the girl (sadly she was a gold digger and wasnt worth it) when i was going back i used google nav and that work 100% perfect.
get this app if u want be lost and felt stupid bc google nav is free and dose better then this damn app.
This app is great, and does what it’s meant to do (provide navigation without 3g internet unlike google nav). So, to the first post (craig), you can’t really compare the two like that. Also, if your someone who could almost get killed by using a navigation system, you should probably keep your eyes on the road and use some of your own logic when deciding where to go. These applications offer directional assistance, they don’t offer to drive for you.
Seriously reconsider owning a car, for the safety all of us out there who can actually drive.
how do u download this app?
The USA map of New England (RI) are wrong. Has wrong exit numbers, and the zipcodes are incorrect. The program shows me in North Providence while I am in Johnston, RI. That is only off by about 5 miles.