Sygic is the application which works as offline navigation without the internet connection. It works on GPS only. So it is very useful application when you travel outside. It is not always feasible to have internet connected to your mobile. In such cases, it is highly required to have the cheap navigation system in your hand. Sygic solves the same purpose. I have used it for around 3 months & I am satisfied with the performance & price of it.
Free Trial version of it available for 7 days. You can download the map data for your state or any other state as per need. It is easy to switch the mode from 2D to 3D & from 3D to 2D. In a 3D view, you can see good graphics for buildings with proper dimension & color. Voice guidance is available in the different language. If you are traveling to the new country then Sygic will provide the basic information of that country like the speed limit for different types of road, country code. You can also see the popular places or tourist places easily. Graphics for 3D is much more attractive. It will show you the flyover and side road. It will provide you the lane assistance, which is very much useful. For route planning, it has three as mode as comes with standard navigation system like shorted, fasted & economic.You can also share your location, event if you want.
It has the vast category of POI which could be very much useful for finding respective shop or items. You can also see the live traffic information & weather information & photos if you are connected to the internet. You can also the history of your past visits. You can set your liking places as favorite that you can refer easily to navigate. Like Favorite, you can set your Home address which can be set as destination anytime. You can search for Nearby interested location which you may like to visit. like Cinema halls, shopping malls etc.,
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While driving it will show you different parameter, which is mentioned below.
- Approximated time to reach destination
- Current speed
- Travel distance / covered distance
- Remaining Distance
- Next Turn Distance
- Next Turn Direction
- Nearby Interested POI (Petrol Pump, ATM)
- GPS signal strength
- Current Road
- Speed Limit
Why only Sygic?
It works on GPS connection only. No need to have working internet plan.
Price of Sygic App:
I bought it in only 199 rs only. it means hardly 3.5$.
Features available in Sygic:
- Route Guidance (Turn By Turn Navigation)
- Voice Guidance
- Offline Navigation without the internet, purely on GPS
- Near by POI (Point of Interest)
- Search location
- Manual set/choose location.
- Different Language Support
- Region & States Map data can be downloaded as & when required.
- 3D/2D mode
- Day / Night Mode
- Speed Camera Alert
- Social Site Integration
- Speed Limit Alerts
- Show GPS signal strength
- Travel History
- Weather Update
- Traffic Update
- Show Bumper location
- Power Saver Option
- Notification selection option
- Way Point
- Add to Favorite
- Auto zoom
- Walk & Drive option
- Country Information (Driving side, currency, etc.,)
- City Guide & Emergence Help.
- Map update for free Complete GPS based no need of internet data plan available
- at very low cost
- Easy to download & use
- Sometimes in very dense area GPS signal is not available & Navigation will not work.
- GPS signal will not be available inside the home. So you can not do route planning ahead of starting the actual journey.
- Lagging position display while navigating is active. Because of that sometimes it is difficult to judge the street while taking turn in multicrossing location.
- Rerouting will take a bit time unlike Google maps.
- Need to Enter precise address for destination. search result is not as good as Google location search results.
- Route can not be calculated until GPS signal strength is good enough to calculate the route.
- Application require minimum 5MB of memory to start. So if you have memory issue with your phone then it will not start before you clear memory.
Map Data: 125MB for Karnataka States in India
Setup & Procedure: (Example: Country - India)
You need to download the Sygic application from Google Play. Read the review before download. Once you install the application it will ask you to download the map data.
Download the map data for the state in which you are living or you want to travel.
- Now start / Run the Sygic Application.
- Enable the GPS.
- Check the GPS signal.
- Get the current position.
- search for the destination address.
Go to Options -> Navigate to-> Home-> Set-> Enter Address -> Enter Details:-
- State
- City or Postal Code
- Street & Crossing
- Go to search button on left side bottom side of Display.
- Type the address, location details to get the search result.
- Press Search Button on right bottom side of display
How to set location or address as Favorite:
- Options->Navigate To->Address or POI->
- Enter Details:-
- State
- City or Postal Code
- Street & Crossing
- Press Done.
- Identify & Verify the address by means of "Show on Map".
- Select "Add to favorites"
How to set location or address as Destination:
- Options->Navigate To->Address or POI->
- Enter Details:-
- State
- City or Postal Code
- Street & Crossing
- Press Done.
- Identify & Verify the address by means of "Show on Map".
- Select "Drive To"
- Select "Wait for Valid Position"
- Press Done
Add Way Point:
Go to Options-> Route-> Add Via Point. You will get three options.
- My Current Position
- Select from Map
- Enter Address
- State
- City or Postal Code
- Street & Crossing
Options-> Info-> Country Info
City Guides:
Options-> Info-> City Guides
Help / Emergency
Options-> Info-> SOS / Help
Travel History / Travel Book
It will contain historical data of travel location with date & time.
Options-> Info-> Travel Book
Manual Set Destination on Map:
Notification & Sound
You can set Notification for different activity which can be useful while traveling or navigating.
- Speed Cameras
- Speed Limits
- Railway Crossing
- Point of Interest
- Friend Notifications
- Message Notification
- Traffic Notification
Avoid Toll Roads
- Yes
- No
- Always Ask
- Yes
- No
- Always Ask
- Yes
- No
- Always Ask
- Fastest Route
- Shorted Route
- Economic Route
- Avoid automatically
- Go to Options->Setting-> Regional.
- Select the respective setting & choose your selection.
- Go to Options->Setting-> Battery Management
- Go to setting in phone, then move to location services & Enable GPS setellites.
- If you are facing problem with current location detection then
- Go to Options->Setting-> Hardware-> (Now Enable GPS Module if not Enabled)
List of POI Category in SYGIC NAVIGATION Application:
Shopping
Shopping
- Opticians/Sunglasses
- Shopping centre
- Department Store
- Shop
- Warehouse
- Groceries
Transportation
- Bus Station
- Public Transport Stop
- Airline Access
- Port
- Metro
- Railway Station
- Airport
Entertainment
- Cinema
- Entertainment
- Theatre
- Church
- Mosque
- Library
- Place of Worship
- POI
- Amusement Park
Emergency:
- Pharmacy
- Police Station
- Doctor
- Hospital / PolyClinic
- Fire Brigade
- First Aid Post
- Dentist
- Emergency Medical Service
Service & Education
- Business Facility
- Kindergarten
- Exhibition centre
- Post Office
- Media
- School
- Government Office
- Convention Centre
- Communication centre
- Commercial Building
- Bank
- ATM
- Industrial Building
- Services
- Cemetery
- Company
- Courthouse
Sports
- Sports Hall
- Sports Centre
- Stadium
- Golf Course
- Swimming Pool
Eating & Drink
- Food
- Restaurant
- Cafe / Pub
- Winery
- Road Side Dinner
Parking
- Parking Garage
- Open Parking Area
Petrol Station
Accommodations
- Hotels or Motels
Tourist Attraction / City Guide
- Travel Agency
- Park and Recreation Area
- Tourist Information Office
- Camping Gound
- Scenic / Panoramic View
- Recreation Facility
- Important Tourist Attraction
- Forest Area
- Monument
- Museum
- Natural Reserve
- Fortress
Vehicle Services
- Vehicle Equipment
- Car Dealer
- Rent a Car Facility
- Car Repair Facility
- Motoring Organization
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