Using a stand alone smart phone as a GPS
I still have a dumb phone but have been reading threads on here about how folks are using their smart phones(I phones and Androids) and downloading the Co Pilot APP for $10 and using it for a GPS. Fro...
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Gjac wrote:
Have you downloaded an App like Copilot or do you use the just what came with the phone? Is the phone mounted on the dash and can you read it or is it hand held? Do all of the newer phones like I phones have these features that you mentioned?
We don't have any additional apps and simply use Google Maps which has excellent navigation and traffic avoidance features. Google's routes are constantly being updated by inputs from every Android device whose GPS function is active. That provides far more traffic data than is available from standalone devices that use the usual traffic info services. The phone is in a RAM mount attached to the windshield and its audio output connects via Bluetooth to the car's radio. All Android smartphones have these features and there's probably something similar for iPhones.
