[pct-l] Smart phones

[Kevin Cook]

I don't have a Driod, but I've seen this question so often lately, I looked
into it. I'm surprised that it seems tougher to do this on a Droid then on
an iPhone!
The best option I could find was this http://www.mapdroyd.com/
I'm not sure what formats you need the maps to be in though. There have been
a LOT of hikers posting here that they are using a Droid X. Hopefully
someone will figure out how to use offline maps and import a waypoint list
on a Droid X.
I'm not knocking Android OS, but I think I'm happy I went with the iPhone
;)  It was a really close decision.

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Lisa Freathy
<rainorshinecamper at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hi Gerry and any DroidX users,
>
> I just got an Droid X and have been trying to learn different features that
> can
> help me on my hike this year. If you have time to share a bit of info. with
> me
> it would be most appreciated!! I am seriously electronically challenged, so
> explanations geared towards the basics are the best for me. I had a few
> questions...
>
> ~Did you download a backcountry GPS app? If so, which one did you use?
> ~Have you been able to load up the PCT on your Droid gps? If so, did you
> use
> halfmile's maps and are there any tricks I need to know other than what I
> could
> easily read on his site?
>
> (I tried a search of the PCT-L archives as I thought I saw a step by step
> on how
> to do this a few months back, but could not find this thread in my
> searches)
> ~Was there something special that you had to do (downloads or phone
> settings
> or...) in order to have your back country gps work when not in cell
> reception?
>
> Thank you so much for sharing some of your knowledge, I am concerned the 3
> months I gave myself to learn this phone pre-hike will not be nearly enough
> for
> me!
>
> Happy Hiking!
>  Lisa
>
>
> "Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and
> climb
> a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
> ~ John Muir
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com>
> To: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 1:36:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Smart phones
>
> Not saying u are wrong.  But my droid x does not get its gps fix from cell
> towers when I run my app run keeper pro it tells me how many gps satellites
> are visable from my location and on alot of my hikes I don't have cell
> service yet its tracking my progress and speed and it will show me my
> location on a map...  check your sources.
> On Jan 17, 2011 1:23 PM, "Paul Robison" <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
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