Here Drive + Routes

Ok, I appreciate the fact that Nokia are giving away maps for free, but my old Nokias (N79, X6, C7, N8) all had off line map and navigate capability and would sync with 'here.com' with both favorites, routes and folders (collections) and still do. Now that Windows has moved in (WP8), the routes feature and collection appear not to sync. All you get is Favorite locations listing, not routes or collections that you have created on the here.com website - this is not progress. I have both Lumia 620 and now a 925 and neither sync routes or collections. Whats the point in having a feature like route creation on the 'here.com' website, when it doesn't actually work on the Windows Lumia phones?...On another function, Windows Phone 8 has at last updated the phone software to allow us to use our own sounds for incoming SMS and emails, so it seems they are getting there, but why are we having to wait for a 'smartphone' with the functions that the Symbian S60 system had years ago...? Or am I missing something? I would be glad to be corrected...
Current phones Lumia 925,N8, Lumia 620.
previous 6310i, 3660,3230,6131,6650, N79,X6,C7.
South Coast UK

Thanks for the link Abi99...I shall watch with some anticipation. I use the route feature to plan rides out on my motorcycle...I just plug in the headphones and stick the phone in my jacket pocket so it speaks the next junction..it's not on my handlbars so not much distraction....
Current phones Lumia 925,N8, Lumia 620.
previous 6310i, 3660,3230,6131,6650, N79,X6,C7.
South Coast UK

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Here Drive + Algorithm Problems?

I want to start this post with some praise for Here Drive +. Ten years ago, it would have cost €300. Now it comes for free with a Nokia Lumia, and in most cases does a better job than the old SatNav. But I have my doubts about its shortest route algorithm.
Yesterday I set off for a destination which was only about 5 miles away, but I'd never been there before and there is a maze of backroads around it. So I saved it in Here Maps and used Here Drive + to navigate there. Around halfway there I started to recognise some of the roads, and reckoned I was taking the long way around. It took me 5.2 miles to get to my destination. On the way back, I ran Here Drive but took my own route. Just as my route diverged from the Here Drive route, my estimated time of arrival was 19:03. A few seconds later, after it had recalculated for the new route, my time of arrival was 19:02. To get to the parking space I had originally left took me 4.9 miles on the way back.
I always keep Here Drive + set to 'Faster Route', but from my example above, it's not finding either the shorter or faster route. At least, not consistently. And yes, obviously 0.3 miles and 1 minute is no big deal. But if it's not getting the shortest/fastest route over a five-mile drive where available routes are limited, then it's certainly not getting it for the longer drives where options are multiplied.

If Here is anything like Nokia Drive, it has the worst routing algorithms out there. Count yourself lucky if it didn't have you going in circles, as Drive frequently attempts to make me do. There is simply no way that this is even a passable substitute for a stand-alone GPS.

Here drive can't display route offline

If i navigate to a gps coordinate within here drive on my lumia 820 it shows the destination on the
map. When i hit thr drive to button (not sure if this is the english name for the button, i use the dutch version) it says "can't show the route offline". Is it possible to save that route after it is displayed online to use it later offline?
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Do you have the Maps installed on your device ? If the start point, end point and the route is passing thru' different countries, you need to download Maps for all the countries involved....

Here DRIVE: MUST HAVE FIXES

Hey there,
This is my first post. I have loved my Lumia 920, but consistent issues with the Drive app has led me to post this.
Here are some things that NEED to change.
The upcoming road/highway is listed at the top of the screen. HOWEVER, it does not say what DIRECTION (E,W, N, S) you will take. This is crazy. I can't count how many times I've missed an exit because I couldn't get over in time.
Ability to view list of upcoming turns. Google supports this...come on...
The re-routing is horrible. I've had times it would try to take the same route over and over again, even after I had driven an alternate (proven) route for several miles.
Random gaps in the middle of the highway. Not sure what is going on here, but the directions will have small sections of gaps on the same road. Very annoying.
I really hope someone from Nokia gets this message. Number 1 should be the easiest to fix, and is ESSENTIAL.
Best,
Lee

cjlim wrote:If you havent already noticed. Here Drive + is still beta so there is plenty of scope to get your ideas in before the final version is released.
Beta versions of Nokia Maps (for Symbian) used to be tried and discussed in Betalabs. Strange that Here Drive+ is not there.
cjlim wrote: However, this is not the place for it as this is a user ro user forum. What you should do is to contact Nokia directly using the Nokia support tab to the bottom of this page with your comments and ideas.
Clearly Nokia doesn't want this to be Nokia helpdesk, but I would be very surprised if they didn't read this discussion both to learn of problems and to hear what features people long for.
Markus
(Lumia 820, 8.0.10328.78, 3047.0000.1328.0003, Here Drive+ 3.0.4121.0, map 8.30.51.121)

[Feature request] Here Drive+ - possibility to cho...

It's one of the features that it lacks most. Righ now I need to open Here Maps. Long tap on location then choose navigate and select which app to use. It would be great if I could do the same in Here Drive+. Just long tap on a map and from context menu select "Navigate" or "Add to Favorites".
Second feature that should be one of a basics is to add waypoints on a route. For example I'm driving from Town A to Town B but I also have to pick up my friend from Town C which lies near the road to Town B. Righ now I have to start navigation from A to C then after I reach my destination I need to start it again from C to B. Instead of just set navigate me from A to B via C. I would like to prepare my route at home and then just launch Here Drive+ and drive. Right now after reachning my waypoint I have to find some place to park a car and set next point on a route.
Third and last feature would be adding radars and voice nottification to POI.

Hi R420R,
That's a good suggestions. You can try to suggest it here: http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/category/18997-applications?quer...

Here Drive + Navigation Not available in Sri Lanka

Hi
im using my lumia 810 in Sri lanka , but with here Drive + i can see the Places and everyting as Previous but when i navigate it says " YOUR ROUT RUNS THROUGH A COUNTRY ORARIA WHERE NAVIGATIONISNT AVAILABLE YET"
how can i fix this isuue , i desperatly need navigation as i dont know the country
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I am a Sri lanka and I was using Nokia 5800 ealier. It was supporting navigation in Maps. But Recently I baught Lumia 820 and Now it won't work.
I assume Sri Lanka is a small country and will ease Nokia to Map roads here very soon and give your customers the maximum benifits.

How to add waypoints in HERE Drive+?

Hello,
Is it possible to add waypoints for a route in HERE Drive+? Or can i import a route with the waypoints that i have made on here.com?
Thanks!
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to mark my contacts as destinations is yet not possible?
tot mark a poi in the map is only possible when you mark it as a favorite. But when you want to put a few hundred favorites at the same time it seems impossible?
I used tom tom previously and am looking for comparable functions but the handout does not give very much information.

HERE Drive on Lumia 930 - Unable to resume when us...

So far using my Lumia 930 I have been unable to use HERE Drive successfully whilst browsing into another app e.g camera or message. Every time I go into messaging or any app the here drive app tries to resume and crashes on each occasion. Anyone experience this and was able to solve this our is it an inherent bug? I am running Lumia Cyan.

c_laudia wrote:
Hi amhansen, sorry to hear that! Would you be able to share your start position and a potential destination (on the main land) where this happens? This would be needed in order to reproduce the issue. You can also sent this to me in a PM, if you want. Thanks.
Hello c_laudia
Thank you very much for your reply.
PM with adresses has been sent.
I have included screenshots of the routes with and without maps downloaded to this post.
Kind regards,
Andreas
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Here Drive (navigation) problem

I'm from Sri Lanka. and I'm using Lumia 925. With my all symbian phones(N8, X6), the drive app works perfectly with voice, but in Lumia its not. When I click drive it, it says Your route runs through a country where navigation is not support. I downloded Sri Lankan map and its up to date. So is it mean with Lumia we cannot use here drive ?
Eisha

We had that question before. There you go …
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Feature requests: Getting Here Drive to a baseline...

OK, Here Drive works reasonably well and stable with the feature set it has, but it still has a long way to go, just to be close to par with e.g. my Garmin Nuvi 350 bought 7 years ago, or even an old app like Mapopolis for Windows Mobile, also available 5-6 years ago (but now gone broke)... Is it possible to soon get at least get to a baseline that makes it usable also for longer international travel, e.g. going on summer vacation across Europe vs. just being useful for some local travel? This would require:
Search by categories of POIs rather than having to know it by name, e.g. find nearest hotels, gas station or place to eat (restaurants not even available today in the map overlays!) - sorted by distance
Find POIs along the route, e.g. within 2km of route rather than based on current location, again to know when you will pass e.g. the next gas station (super critical when driving on vacation across Europe)
At least 1 via point, so you can plan a stop over and still know your arrival at final destination.
Planning mode for routing by setting both a start and destination rather than all routes calculated must be from current position
Telling whether destination is on left or right side of road
That would bring Here Drive to at least the entry level of the cheapest dedicated navigation systems. Some additional features that would move it a little up the stack ranking includes:
Traffic information displayed and taken into account for route suggested (for a mobile unit with data traffic capability I would actually consider this a base requirement to just be minimally competitive with the cheapest navigation systems)
Speed camera alerts
Multiple via points
Offline planning of full route and save/import of routes
Street names spoken in more languages
Lane assist
Narrowing searches by country, city name or postal code
Voice recognition for some of the basic commands while traveling, e.g. nearest gas station
Finally - would it be possible to get the Danish speech updated? It's horribly incorrect from a grammatical perspective (sometimes bordering embarrassing) and the voice used is also not very good - it's a bit strained and shouting, rather than a calm soothing voice.
I hope some of this can be prioritized - that would allow be to finally get to just ONE device for everything in the car - music, navigating and obviously calling.
Sincerely,
Allan Hvass

Funny - after my testing out of Nokia Drive+ and realizing all the limitations listed compared to an OLD Garmin Nuvi AND no glimmer of hope or response for a month, I actually went out and bought a Nuvi 3490 instead. I'm currently not using my Nokia Drive for any navigation...
I could see myself start using it again if some of the features, incl. traffic information being part of routing decisions making it's way back. But for long haul navigation, everything needs to be there, and still the Nuvi 3490 wins hands down. And since that is now already paid for also with life time updates to maps and traffic info, it now requires a signficantly BETTER navigation app to bring me back.
One thing I would like to see though that will make Nokia my most used daily navigation tool is the Nokia Commute app for Copenhagen area. That apps approach for short haul routine routing is really attractive.
I originally went for the Nokia Lumia series over competing WP8 vendors due to the strong software add-ons with the mapping functionality being a key factor. There's still many other elemeents that just make Nokia a bit better, but the one I thought was the biggest turned out to not be enough, and that has now put aside as I got a better navigation system than any phone can currently offer - thus making the playing field a little bit more level across WP vendors. Nokia needs to work MUCH harder and faster, if they want to differentiate themselves on mapping / navigaiton. Granted there's other areas like photo quality, social apps, build quality, accessories, etc. I would like to put Nokia Music in there as well, but that has never launched in Denmark after 3 years...
Sincerely
Allan Hvass

Here drive+ roadmap

Hello,
here drive+ is in Beta for quite some time. Is there a roadmap available when the app is in final and which features will be added/bugs will be fixed?
RBeekman

I have a Lumia 620 since last week, and I have at least 1 issue. When I connect the phone by Bluetooth to my carkit, phone calls are routed over my car speakers, but my turn-by-turn navigation will not give any directions anymore (even when I'm not on the phone). My Nokia 5230 had the same problem. In my opinion both functionalities must be able to use a bluetooth connection to my car radio

Problem with HERE drive on Lumia 720 in India

I had the preinstalled HERE drive app on my Lumia which was working fine. Yesterday store was showing updates and it also had an update for HERE drive. When I updated it through WiFi the app didn't open and kept returning to home screen. This is really irritating because before the update app was working fine but now after the update it isn't working and also after uninstalling it and trying to reinstall its not published on the store. Please Nokia sort this issue out as its very irritating and hassling. At least make previous app available or clear this mess.
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Lumia 520 cant install HERE DRIVE...

When i click HERE DRIVE it link to store and the Apps show ! This app is not available for your device. Tab for more info.

As previously answered on this forum hundreds of times in the last few days, an update for Here Drive + was released a recently. Unfortunately there was a problem with the update and it has been temporarily pulled pending a fix.

Here Drive + Beta (Navigation region issue)

Hi all.
Well, long story short , i had a Lumia 800 until march and recently bought a Lumia 920, so i gave the 800 to my sister, till now all is good except for the shocking news i discovered yesterday when tried to navigate to a destination and here drive told me politely that navigation isn't available for my country, but on the 800 i used Nokia drive not once and this was a big + for me when i chose nokia over others.
Well i live in Moldova, the map provided by Navteq is awfull, it has only the national and international roads( and some POI's) and this is all, and by the way city names are often incorrect written, but it was a lot easier to navigate from one region to another without getting lost, so i don't know who at Nokia had that "genius" idea to remove Moldova from the list of allowed countries for navigation but it was a bad move, so please update the list and on another note update the map too .
Good luck all ...

Hi Sparxx,
Welcome to Nokia Support Discussions!
Are you using Nokia Drive or Here Drive Plus Beta? Here Drive Plus Beta, if not yet pre-installed, can be downloaded from the Store.
Here Drive Plus Beta, provides you with voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation in all supported countries across the globe. For the list of navigable countries, see this link:
http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/HERE-Location-based-services/In-which-countries-can-I-use-navigation...

HERE Drive stops nav during lockscreen after 20 Mi...

There is a "similar" post regarding HERE Drive not working AFTER being in the background... however I am having a slightly different issue.
When I am using HERE Drive and I lock the screen on my Lumia 520 (running Amber GDR2) the HERE navigation will work for about 15-20 minutes and then all of a sudden it just stops navigating and giving directions. If I unlock the phone HERE will re-calculate and start navigating again, lock the screen and 15-20 minutes later... stops navigating again.
I've tried disabling the "Battery saver" feature in HERE Drive with no improvement, and it doesn't make a difference if HERE Drive is in the Background while the screen is locked or in the "foreground" while the screen is locked in either case 15-20 minutes into a drive it will just stop navigating.
HERE Drive is ALMOST the perfect solution because when using offline maps and running under lockscreen I only use about 1-2% of the battery every 20-30 minutes. But if the application is going to just stop functioning under lockscreen then there is no value in that feature.
Anyone have any ideas as to what may be causing this or any advise on a fix/workaround?

When reading my report, I forgot to mention how the external hard drive is formatted :
Hard Drive FW/USB:
Manufacturer: LaCie
Model: 0x0
GUID: 0xD04B78070AD64B
Maximum Speed: Up to 400 Mb/sec
Connection Speed: Up to 400 Mb/sec
Sub-units:
Hard Drive FW/USB Unit:
Unit Software Version: 0x10483
Unit Spec ID: 0x609E
Firmware Revision: 0x110
Product Revision Level:
Sub-units:
Hard Drive FW/USB SBP-LUN:
Capacity: 298.09 GB
Removable Media: Yes
BSD Name: disk1
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: APM (Apple Partition Map)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Volumes:
Aristotle:
Capacity: 297.97 GB
Available: 164.85 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk1s3
Mount Point: /Volumes/Aristotle
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