Help navigation spontaneously switching screens

[Deleted User]

I had all kinds of issues today trying out the navi with the car dock. First it started losing GPS signal. I had to turn off then turn back on the toggle and didn't have anymore finding GPS issues. My next issue was the the screen going from Navi to my home screen. I had no idea where I was going so it was a real pain hitting the home button to bring back the navigation. I then tried using the car dock music player in the background with the navi. Worked fine for awhile but then would switch to the music screen...and finally the music screen just froze. In my opinion navigatin is a completely unusable feature at this time. No way is the navi safe to use while driving and well, if you can't do that, what's the point?

Google Maps Version 4414
System Version 1.13.604

 

[Lars]

Everyone should post which version they are using otherwise this thread is somewhat hard to dissect.

 

[nailbiter]

1st post here. (1st time I've had a reason to)

Same problems here.
Navigation switches back to home screen, then home screen goes to sleep, or navigation just quits sometimes, etc...VERY FRUSTRATED.
I've experienced this before and after System update "2.1-update1", and Maps update

Device: Droid X
System: 1.13.604.MB810
Google Maps: 4414

 

[athegn]

Any fix yet occur to resolve this lame navigation issue? And whats ndrive?

NDrive | Products | NDrive for Android (Download)

 

[paulney]

How do you guys keep the phone from turning the screen off? Mine is plugged into the car charger, but running the Car Dock or Navigation does not help. I had to run 'Trapster' simultaneously with the Navigation to keep the phone from sleeping.

 

[Lars]

You can try settings, applications, development, stay awake if all else fails.

 

[Doit2it]

EDIT: Found work around. This seems to happen only when car dock app has been loaded. I had to do a hard re-boot (remove battery while on, wait 30 seconds, replace battery) to get the bug from car dock to go away, using the navigator function after that worked with out crashing for me.

That's what I was going to suggest, because it seems to happen to more people who have the car dock, and the car dock starts the car dock app automatically. I don't have the dock and I used Maps 4414 by going straight into the Nav app last night. 1 hour with charger, 1 hour without and had no problems.

The only time I have ever gotten the turn by turn screen was if I lost GPS signal. (Driving around tall buildings or carrying the phone inside a building while in Nav mode)

 

[paulney]

Ok, I tried running Nav without running CarDock, and it's working perfect!

 

[Lars]

Turn the wifi on in dense areas where the gps dies and it will take over positioning too.

 

[Doit2it]

Turn the wifi on in dense areas where the gps dies and it will take over positioning too.

Really! I didn't know that. That goodness for all those years of war driving...I guess.

 

[Lars]

When vzw had the gps locked on old phones that was a good substitute. Super fast and fairly accurate in town.

 

[booyahsaki]

I don't use the car dock, and I was having this same problem. The only workaround that I could find was downloading a free app called Keepscreen (KeepScreen (now free) - Android app on AppBrain) which allows you to designate apps that will override the screen timeout when they are running.

Not the best solution, but a solution nonetheless.

 

[Jpeluso8]

Quick question about the actual functionality of the nav... so does anyone know how to" detour" when in route? Similiar to how u would with a traditional gps...the other day i hit a horrible traffic jam and wanted an alternate route...couldn't find a way to quickly get the nav to reroute me...after fumbling through a few screens i pressed something and it said" finding alternate route" but it never actually found another way,and it was hard even finding the reroute function....ALSO... how do u use traffic view? It is the default color lines that trace your route right.? Green for good...red for traffic? Sometimes it works and sometimes it.is always just green despite the traffic...

 

[Napalm]

Quick question about the actual functionality of the nav... so does anyone know how to" detour" when in route? Similiar to how u would with a traditional gps...the other day i hit a horrible traffic jam and wanted an alternate route...couldn't find a way to quickly get the nav to reroute me...after fumbling through a few screens i pressed something and it said" finding alternate route" but it never actually found another way,and it was hard even finding the reroute function....ALSO... how do u use traffic view? It is the default color lines that trace your route right.? Green for good...red for traffic? Sometimes it works and sometimes it.is always just green despite the traffic...

when looking at the traffic layer, there is a re-route button on the lower RH side of the screen.

 

[Napalm]

I have the same issue. Worse today than I have noticed in the past. again with charger plugged in.

Nav drops out to directions screen and once dropped off maps all together. Usually nav was in the notifications tab, but once in the 43 minute trip it wasn't.

Meanwhile, DX plugged in, not iin car dock mode. Don't have car dock or any other mount.

Goggle maps with nav version 4.4.0 (# 4414). Battery was over 80% the whole time.

Really damn annoying, but what do you expect with a free app.

 

[dequardo]

Same version of GMaps and current Droid X S/W. No issues with the Nav app. I DO have 3G dropping constantly but that's regardless of app used for data.

 

[Napalm]

Mine did it once during a 20 minute ride on battery only.

3 times on return trip on charge cord.

 

[htom]

Did everyone have the Car Dock app open in conjunction to the Navigation app? I am trying to see if there is a pattern with those 2 apps.

 

[dequardo]

No, so no connection there as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Napalm]

No I did not either.

However, I used maps on a 6 hour ride this weekend and had no issues with my phone plugged in. however I was not using naviagation, just maps and My Location.

I turned on navigation once I got into Lousiville just so I wouldn't have to watch the screen. I also had it on with BT (nav awypoints through the headset FTW). But that was maybe 12 minutes with naviagation on, the rest with just maps and the screen turned off quite a few times but I wasn't watching it.

Never lost GPS signal as I was also running JustGPS to keep with with Average speed, distance and elevation (just to try it).

Did loose data band in Parts of KY though.

 

[nynvolt]

Mine does it and I do not have or use a car dock. It was plugged into a charger and through my stereo. The voice cues kept working but the screen changed. Hope gets fixed.

 

[Napalm]

Well tried again with a 50 minute drive and the screen stayed on the whole time.

With and without Screebl active. I had to try it, even without screebl the nav display stayed on screen this time. Plugged into charger.

This was before updating to maps 4.5 last night.