I emailed Maps with me yesterday about an install problem, the advised unmounting mt SD card, install the app then remount the SD card, I happened to mention it would be good to have the app on the pc too, and they said to install this http://www.bluestacks.com/
Very impressed, I just downloaded maps with me onto the laptop, clicked on Scotland and downloaded the full Scottish maps to street level, then England.
Will it allow you to run other apps on the laptop do you know - like CoPilot? It would be dead handy to plan routes, stops etc., on the lappy (with the convenience of the mouse and large screen) then transfer the file to the phone for use as a satnav.
Not sure how far it will go, as a lot of my apps require, data, accelerator, GPS etc, just going through my apps now to see if a screen off bigger bigness will be useful on our trip away.
Glad it's of use though, and I hope they keep it going as it is only a beta, no doubt it'll have a charge attached at some point so get in early as they say.
I haven't kept up with your build, Kev. Have you completed it then? Have a good time, wherever you are going to. If you are coming up to the Fruitcakes rally in near us, we can meet at last - I will just be a day visitor, having sold the van.
The home page Kev's link took you to had two download links, one for Windows and one for Apple......assuming you clicked the left hand one ........... then.............
Have a look at this YouTube video for tips when installing in Windows (it's clearer to read when running in full screen mode): )
I'm running a MacBook, and things are slightly different, but the basics are much the same.
The first thing I did after the system functioned correctly was to delete Twitter and Facebook as it "kindly" included those apps too. 8O
The home page Kev's link took you to had two download links, one for Windows and one for Apple......assuming you clicked the left hand one ........... then.............
Have a look at this YouTube video for tips when installing in Windows (it's clearer to read when running in full screen mode): )
I'm running a MacBook, and things are slightly different, but the basics are much the same.
The first thing I did after the system functioned correctly was to delete Twitter and Facebook as it "kindly" included those apps too. 8O
Many thanks, it was actually very easy in 8.1. I'd seen on the video 'run as administrator' and this was on the right-click menu and it was more or less automatic from then on.
I stopped using Bluestacks shortly after this thread, but I was wondering if anyone was still getting any use out of it, is it still the same version or has it got better, there was another one around too which was supposed to be better Andy Android or something, anyone getting good results with that one.
I played with it for a bit when it first came out but it didn't really fulfill any real need, so I stopped using it. I can't think of any Android apps I currently use that would suit a Laptop-style format (mouse + keyboard) better than a touch-screen tablet, and many would be much harder to use.
Like you, I installed Osmand on it on a Laptop and marveled at the larger display but, the fact is, I'd never use it - my route-planning, POI management etc., all works much smoother in my current Windows PC + Android Tablet combination, and getting a decent tablet meant I no longer bothered taking a laptop away with me in the van.
Maybe if I had a Windows Surface, it'd open the device to also running Android Apps but, given their price (and weight), I'm highly unlikely to get one when you get a lot more Android tablet for your money.
I think it's main value is as a novelty really, although I suppose some might get use out of it for none GPS type apps.
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