Help Garmin ASUS A50 icon besides the road

[JSavoie]

Hi guys and girls! I'm from Quebec/Canada. Montreal's South shore.

Not much to say about me except that I was dumb enough to forget to lock my car ONCE and someone took my GPS right in front of the door where I was spending the week helping a pregnant friend a week ago. Never saw anything. Unlocked door = no insurance refund. My friend's trucker husband felt sorry for me and gave me his Garmin ASUS nuvifone A50 which he didn't use anymore (no more phone line on it) because he had tried to update the GPS with a beta version (so he told me) and since then, the car icon is BESIDES the road.

On highway, it's not that much important but in a city, it gets confusing on which street I am.

So, You are my last hope after having tried a hard reset and the problem still persists. This particular model is no more supported by Garmin nor by videotron.ca. Now I have to admit, I'm totally lost!

 

[kate]

If you can afford it I'd buy a newer phone with Android 4.2 or higher and use an offline GPS app like @scary alien recommended in your other thread.

You might be able to install another offline GPS app on the A50 if it's still working and has space, here is one that supports Android 2.1:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.aponia.bor3.offlinemaps

 

[JSavoie]

Thanks Kate. I already have another cell phone (use it with cards when I work out of town). I didn't want to have to subscribe to a 2 years contract for a cell phone I won't use more than a few times a year.

;-)

 

[kate]

OK

You should be able to use your current phone then for online or offline GPS. For online Google Maps is good. The offline ones let you download your entire state or country so you don't use any data.

 

[JSavoie]

Attagirl! I'll try that app for sure. Thanks again.

 

[JSavoie]

Anyone would know by any means how I could verify the latest android version that was installed on my A50?

Also, I tried to find Android Version 2.1 (éclair) Lightning(?) but it is nowhere to be found now.

At worst: is there a newer Garmin cell phone offered in 2015? I like the features of the Garmin GPS and being both a cell phone and a GPS, when I step out of my car, I would be less tempted to leave it in the car in case I'd need to use the cell.

One thing I have in common with my A50: It's not funny to be old! Lol !