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Navigon North America Update is OUT 1.1.0
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I would also think they'd include all the Apple Stores.....but that's not the case either
It might not be as bad as you think. I've found that when I do a "statewide" search for a POI it often doesn't show up. If I then do THE SAME search, but specifying the city, it finds it. That's very strange behavior, but it seems to work.
While their POI database does somewhat suck, you're wrong on the Beaver Stadium thing. Although you can't find it via a statewide search, do a city search for "University Park" (Penn State is located in University Park which is a separate city within State College). You'll find it then. It also shows up when you do a nearby search (I live in State College).
The search is flaky. I find things via a city search all the time when they don't show in a state-wide search.
I overcome the poor POI database by finding the business, etc in Google Maps. Add the location to the address book the start Navigon and select from address book. Quick, accurate, and simple.
It's both.
But, the POI search and the contents of it's database isn't a feature I care about. Maybe if they get some over the air update thing going, it's not worth the trouble/hassle/frustration.
Just search for the POI in Apple's Maps (Google powered and always up to date), add it as a contact, and use the contact in Navigon as the destination. That's the beauty the iPhone brings.... convergence of TBT GPS software, Google, and Contacts. It's much faster for me than using the search in Navigon....but, to each his own.
While their POI database does somewhat suck, you're wrong on the Beaver Stadium thing. Although you can't find it via a statewide search, do a city search for "University Park" (Penn State is located in University Park which is a separate city within State College). You'll find it then. It also shows up when you do a nearby search (I live in State College).
Whoa... crazy. So the search engine sucks
I had this happen but I think it was because I hit the "Categories Shown" button on the top left of the screen after making the changes, and not "Save" on the top right. Once I hit "Save" after making my changes I haven't noticed it not keeping what I choose.
I bought IGO My Way today and can say in regards to searching for POI's, it works much better. It searches the city you select first, then the surrounding area even if outside the city and keeps expanding.Whoa... crazy. So the search engine sucks
As a comparison to your example above, I put in Pittsburgh as the city and then type "Beaver Stadium." IGO came back with one entry, 116 miles away waiting for me to select and route. That's how POI search should work.
i just purchased the app (and recently installed the 1.1.0 update) and it works like it should for me (san diego, ca), havent had any real problems yet. im not sure if anyone else has had this issue, but my car mount is mounted in a landscape mode. when in the car dock and the app is started landscape, navigon wont recognize and stay in a portrait mode -- you have to launch in portrait and then rotate for navigon to recognize? i close navigon and launch other programs such as mail, safari, etc and they all recognize the phones orientation instantly. not such a big deal to launch the app, rotate, then put it into the mount -- but when receiving a phone call and then returning back to navigate, the stupid map gets put back into portrait mode and i have to remove and start the landscape / portrait process all over...
Have you restarted the phone?
If you have, try removing and reinstalling the application, then restart the phone and respring. If this doesn't work, contact Navigon.
Fearless: you've got to let us know more about your experiences with iGo. How easy is it to read and interpret the screen while driving? Are directions clear and uncluttered or too much information and video game-like?
@fredf: I'll post in a separate thread since this is a Navigon-centric thread, but the short answer to your question is it's excellent.
Do you think with the map API in 3.0 that searches can also be integrated into other apps as well? Seems like it would the best thing for the end user if you could search for POIs through integrated google maps instead of a static database - then it could just use the address for routing.
