Here Maps navigation doesn't start.

Lalittle Posted messages 83 Status Member -  
nemrod18 Posted messages 15209 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

I'm not used to the GPS concept on a tablet (I've been using Mappy GPS until now... but it's no longer up to date).

I just downloaded Here on my Iconia tablet, as well as the map of France. I want to test a destination offline (I don't have a data plan).

I've entered my address and the destination, the app calculates the travel time and displays it, but when I click on "start," I get the message: "navigation cannot start, please try again later"... and there's no real tutorial online.

Can someone help me?

Thanks :)

Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 45.0

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"It's an error to necessarily believe what we don't understand is false." Ghandi

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Lalittle Posted messages 83 Status Member
 
Thank you for this answer, but I must admit that it does not particularly clarify what should be done to solve the problem; the app is supposed to work offline so I don't get it..?

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"It is a mistake to necessarily believe false what one does not understand." Gandhi
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nemrod18 Posted messages 15209 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 528
 
Being offline does not mean being without satellites..

The satellites need to track your movements to follow a map. When you move, it’s not the map that scrolls but your position that is tracked by the satellites.

Your application must capture the satellites by activating location on your device.

Therefore, you need to enable "location" on your tablet and leave it outside without a roof for about half an hour, so it can capture.

Quote from Georges Courteline:
To appear as a fool in the eyes of an imbecile is a pleasure for the true gourmet. This is merely a signature and not a personal attack.
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nemrod18 Posted messages 15209 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 528
 
I usually use Tomtom on my smartphone, today I traveled with Here and I am pleasantly surprised.
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Lalittle Posted messages 83 Status Member
 
Thank you; I didn't grasp the nuance, excuse me!
Actually, I activated it, but I probably wasn't patient enough. After 15 minutes, I assumed it would just keep looping...

Oh well, apparently it works well for you! :D

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"It's an error to necessarily believe that what we don't understand is false." Gandhi
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nemrod18 Posted messages 15209 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 528
 
But I probably wasn't patient enough

Indeed, and some tablets have poor reception; I have a Lenovo that hardly picks up anything.

Here works very well; it is clear and precise, the announcements are repeated (impossible to forget to turn, at least 3 warnings, the first at 1 km).

On my smartphone, I have installed 6 different GPS to test, Tomtom, Radar beep, Maps, Maps Me, Here, and Waze.
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ginto5 Posted messages 8747 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   683
 
Hello,

Perform the operation outside, in an open area.
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nemrod18 > ginto5 Posted messages 8747 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 
I wasn't clear enough?

and leave it outside without a roof for a good half hour, to let it pick up.

It's not the ground that must be cleared, but the SKY..
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mandela31 > nemrod18
 
Ahah, the satellites that can't see through clouds. Thanks for this good joke, Nem.
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nemrod18 Posted messages 15209 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 528 > mandela31
 
You think what you want, but I have no problem with my GPS... and you misinterpret my response.

Where are your constructive aids? Didn't see any...
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nemrod18
 
Hello,

The app needs to have access to satellites.
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