How to download new maps to your navigator. How to download maps to a navigator flash drive. How to install Navitel using apk file

The Navigator Navitel satellite navigation program has captured ¾ of the navigation systems market in the CIS countries. To reach the majority of consumers, the developers made Navitel cross-platform. The navigator supports operating systems: Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Symbian, Apple iOS, BlackBerry, Android. At the same time, the popularity of the Android platform is growing every day, which affects the relevance of the issue of setting up a navigator. In this article, we will consider the question: how to install Navitel on Android.

Installing the Navitel application and maps

There are two ways to install the Navitel application and maps on Android.

Using an .apk file

You can download the .apk file (installer for Android) of the program on the official Navitel website in the "Distributions" section:

Via Play Market

If you have access to the Internet and have connected your Android device to your Google account, you can download and upload the Navitel application in the Play Market.

Trial period and card activation

Although the application is paid, there is a 7-day free trial period, during which you can evaluate the work of Navitel:

Advice! If the card doesn't load, you probably loaded it into the wrong directory. and double-check the data.

Navitel is a satellite navigation program that has become extremely popular in the CIS countries due to the accuracy of displaying terrain and coordinates. Therefore, it is not surprising that the question of how to install Navitel on Android for free arises among users more and more often. Installation is carried out in two ways: through Play Market and from the APK file.

Download from Play Market

To download and install Navitel from the Play Market for free, you need a Wi-Fi connection. The program itself takes up little space, but when you start downloading and installing the map on your smartphone, you will spend a large number of megabytes if you are using mobile Internet.

The same steps can be performed from a computer via the Play.Google.com website. To download to mobile device Navitel on Android, we log in to the same Google account, which is connected on the phone. When you click on the “Install” button on Play.Google.com, a list of available devices will appear. It is also better to use a Wi-Fi connection to download the program and maps.

When the application is installed, you need to activate cards on it:

1. Launch Navitel. Select your language and voice.
2. Accept the license agreement.
3. Start a trial period to evaluate the program's capabilities before purchasing the paid version.
4. Download maps. After downloading, the program will offer to install them - we agree and install.

The application can be used for free for 7 days, but then Navitel will offer to purchase a license. You can do this in two ways:

• On the Navitel website.
• In the application itself.

Let's see how to make a purchase on the site and how to install cards that you purchased from the program developers:

After payment you will receive an activation key. To use it, launch Navitel and follow the path Menu – My Navitel – Buy – Card – Activate. Enter the received key to make the card work. In principle, you don’t need to know anything else about how to download Navitel on Android and install maps through the Play Market.

Installation from APK file

If you cannot connect to Wi-Fi, you can use your computer to download the navigator. Let's see how to install Navitel on Android using an APK file.

1. Go to the developers website navitel.ru. Go to the “Technical Support” section and open the “Download” tab.
2. In the “Distributions” field, carefully study the offers for Android. If you know what resolution your phone/tablet has, choose the appropriate distribution. If you don't know anything about screen resolution, download universal version programs.
3. Go to the “Maps for Navitel Navigator” tab and download the necessary maps. Please note: you can download a map of Russia, which weighs 1 GB, or limit yourself to the terrain of a separate federal district - such a map will take 4 times less space.

The files have been downloaded, all that remains is to figure out how to install the navigator on your phone or tablet. To complete the installation, connect the device to your computer via USB. Transfer files to the memory card - the program installer with the *.apk extension and the card with the *.nm7 extension. After moving your data, you can disconnect your device from your computer.

Preparations are complete, you can see how to install Navitel maps on Android via an APK file.

1. Open the "Security" section in Settings. Enable installation of applications from unknown sources.
2. Run any file manager and find the navigator installation file with the extension *.apk in the device memory. Once the installation is complete, you can remove it from your device to free up space.

The program is installed, but there are no maps in it yet. To add them, you need to move the file with the *.nm7 extension to the / NavitelContent/ Maps folder. If you use a file manager like ES Explorer, then the file must be placed in the /storage/ extSdCard/ Android/ data/ com.navitel/ files/ NavitelContent/ Maps folder.

This method works for all versions of Garmin navigators, except PC versions of the system; in the latter case, failures are possible. First you need to unlock your navigator. To do this, you need to find out the device ID. Simply turn on your Garmin, select Tools, then go to Settings, and then select System. The top field will indicate the ID and multi-digit number. Copy it onto your computer (for example, into a notepad).

1. Then download KeyGen 1.5 unlocker for Garmin)
2. After downloading the application, open it and enter your ID (numbers only) in the top field. Depending on the operating system Enter your operating system type - Garmin Mobile XT or Garmin, then click Generate.
3. Copy the code to the floor Your software unlock code
4. In the folder window settings, configure the display of file extensions, this will be useful in the future.
5. Then open notepad and paste the resulting code into the program window. Save the resulting file as sw.unl. If a file is created like sw.unl.txt, simply delete (F2) the excess.

The resulting file must be placed in the Garmin folder. (folder X:/Garmin/)
Disconnect and re-enable Garmin. Now we are ready to install the cards.

Installing maps on Garmin

The navigator itself is capable of working with four navigation maps. Each card should be renamed according to the principle:

• Gmapbmap.img - usually the base map.
• Gmapsupp.img - your map,
• Gmapsup2.img - your second map
• Gmapprom.img - your third map

In this review we will install one card. To get started, connect your Garmin in data transfer mode. Maps can be freely distributed in the form of several options:

1. As an EXE file
2. In the form of an IMG file with a FID number.
3. In the form of an IMG file, already cured with a universal code. The card should be renamed according to the principle described above.

• Installing EXE type cards

Typically, maps are automatically installed in the C:\Program Files\Garmin folder. By default, it may contain REG files, which must also be manually transferred to this folder to the device and run the REG file. Running the registry file is necessary to recognize the map in the system using the MapSource program. In any case - either it is a self-extracting archive, or a group of files - you need to transfer it and open the REG file on the device.

• Installation of IMG cards with FID number.

For cards with IMG extension you should find out its FID number. Usually it is indicated in the name of the card on file hosting services. You should create an unlock for this card. Rename the map according to the principle described above Gmapsupp.img must be present, then if you need a second one - Gmapsup2.img, a third - Gmapprom.img. Save all FID numbers of the cards you want to work with

1. Launch KeyGen (in the downloaded archive).
2. Select item
3. Enter your FID card in the top field.
4. Click the bottom Generate button.
5. We save the resulting code to a file in Notepad, calling the file for maps Gmapsupp.img and GMAPSUPP.UNL (if it turns out to be GMAPSUPP.UNL.TXT, rename and remove .TXT). If you do it for the second card, then accordingly there should be a pair Gmapsup2.img Gmapsup2.UNL, for the third card - a pair Gmapprom.img Gmapprom.UNL

Import the resulting maps into the Garmin directory on the device

Configuring and resizing maps on your Garmin navigator.

Then we launch Garmin, open the MapSource applications until we see a list of maps we have installed. We launch the desired map, then use the zoom function (ZOOM) until we see the map in the entire screen of the device. Then click on Map Tool, select those parts of the map that we need (usually this is done to save space). Selected areas turn pink. Then click the Send to Device item with the navigator connected to the PC. In this case, the device replaces GMAPSUPP.UNL, so for the changed card you will need to generate a new UNL or rename your main card.

As a rule, most navigators come with pre-installed maps and a navigation program that plots a route using these maps. The navigation program works with certain maps created specifically for it. For example, there is a navigation program “Navitel-navigator”, which works with Navitel maps. It will not work with Garmin maps and vice versa.

The basic set of maps in the navigator does not always contain maps of all the necessary regions. Sometimes there is a need for additional cards. How to install a map in a navigator? There are two ways: purchase the necessary license cards, download free cards from the Internet.

Installing official maps on the navigator

Installing official licensed maps is not a difficult process, just like updating maps in your navigator, and each developer has detailed instructions on this topic on their website:

Installing unofficial maps

The difficulty in using unofficial maps is the lack of any technical support and updates. Where do they come from? They are made by navigator users like you, based on existing geographic maps of various regions.

To add such a map to your navigator, you also need the map format to be suitable for your navigation program, and also that the navigation program supports adding its own maps. Where can I get cards? Maps created using the OpenStreetMap|41 resource are very popular.

Important Note

Installing on the navigator unofficial maps, you do this at your own risk. Before installation, it is recommended to do backup copy data from the navigator to the computer. To be completely confident in the functionality and security of the software, purchase official cards.

How to install or update maps in the Navitel navigator

Step-by-step instructions on how to install a Navitel GPS map on your navigator. To get started, download Navitel maps based on OpenStreetMap:

Connect your navigator to your computer. If the Navitel program is located on a separate flash card, then remove it from the navigator and open it on the computer. In the future, we will assume that we are working with a flash card.

In the root of the flash card, create a separate folder for third-party maps, for example, UserMaps. Do not touch other folders or save anything in them to avoid possible conflicts between official and third-party maps.

In the UserMaps folder, create a folder for the region map that you want to add to the atlas, for example Region1.

Copy the new map files to the Region1 folder

Insert the flash card into the navigator

In the Navitel Navigator program, select the “Open Atlas” menu item and click on the folder icon at the bottom of the window to create a new atlas.

In the window that appears, find the Region1 folder where new maps are stored, click on it and select the “Create atlas” command

We are waiting for indexing to finish and the atlas to be created. Click the button with a check mark.

Now you can use new card by selecting the corresponding atlas in the list of atlases.

How to download maps to your Garmin navigator

Free Garmin maps based on OpenStreetMap can be installed using MapSource. The following describes how to load maps into the navigator using it:

Download the MapSource program to your computer from the official Garmin.com website from the Support->Software section and then Mapping Programs.

Unpack the archive into a separate folder and run the MSMAIN.msi file from it and only then Setup.exe. Wait for the program installation to finish. Since you don't have any Garmin maps on your computer yet, there's no point in launching MapSource yet.

Download the necessary Garmin maps

Unpack archives with maps into separate folders

Run the INSTALL file for each card so that the necessary information about the cards is entered into the computer registry.

Launch MapSource. Now in the program you can detect maps installed on your computer through the menu Tools->Manage cartographic products.

A list of available cards (1) should appear in the upper left corner of the program. Using it or through the menu View->Switch to product, select one of the cards, it will appear in the field (3).

Using the button (4), click on the map (3) and it will appear in the window (2). Do this with all the necessary cards.

Press button (5) to send cards to the device. The specified maps will be formatted into a file with an IMG extension and transferred to the Garmin device, which must be previously connected.

Since when loading maps it will be generated new file gmapsupp.img, then the original file will be overwritten, so if your device had pre-installed maps in the gmapsupp.img file, then before uploading the maps to the navigator, you should rename it to one of the allowed names, for example, gmapprom.img.

Installing Autosputnik maps

You can add amateur maps for Avtosputnik based on OpenStreetMap to the program, just like official ones, skipping only the registration step. Just copy them to the Maps folder after unpacking them.

How to upload other maps to the navigator

It happens that after a purchase the client decides that the navigation program or maps do not meet his requirements and decides to change them. We have already said that each navigation program works only with maps designed specifically for it. Is it possible to completely replace the navigation software in car navigator? The obvious answer is “yes,” but there are exceptions.

Garmin position

In particular, Garmin navigators that come pre-installed with Garmin software do not support the installation of any third-party software. Also, the Garmin navigation program is not distributed separately from the device itself for installation on navigators of other companies. The exception is the navigation software package for PC. Transferring software and maps from one device to another is excluded, since license key is firmly attached to serial number devices.

Position Navitel

A similar policy is used by CST CJSC, the developer of Navitel software. The car version of the program is only available as part of the navigator upon purchase and cannot be purchased separately. Therefore, if you have a navigator with Autosputnik or any other product, then if you want to switch to Navitel you will have to buy another navigator with Navitel included. A strict license also prevents the transfer of software and maps from one device to another when the device is replaced. To use Navitel, but not buy a new navigator, you can purchase a version for PDAs and mobile phones with a less strict license.

Position Autosputnik

Autosputnik turned out to be the most democratic in the matter of replacing and transferring cards. Having purchased a license for the Autosputnik 5 program once, you can use it even if you change your device to another. You only need to go through the re-registration procedure on the manufacturer’s website. Moreover, the Autosputnik program always comes as a bonus to all purchased cards. The only limitation may be the navigator model; devices supported by Autosputnik are listed on the website. The price of the product is also attractive, around 1000 rubles, which is two or even three times less than Navitel. With this approach, it’s not a pity to buy Autosputnik and, if something happens, it’s painless to abandon it.

Multiple programs on one device

Some navigator manufacturers have met their customers halfway and given them the opportunity to use several navigation systems on the navigator instead of one using the so-called alternative shell.

The alternative shell is copied to internal memory or a flash card inserted into the navigator and, as it were, “pretending” preinstalled program navigation, launching instead. In a separate settings file for the alternative shell, the paths to the files of existing navigation programs are specified, which can be called through the menu of the shell itself.

The X-device company offers one of these shells for its navigators; you can learn about setting up and installing this component on their forum. Lexand has also provided the ability to use several navigation programs; the shell can be found here.

Navigator is a fairly easy-to-use equipment designed to make terrain navigation more convenient. Most devices come with an installed software and map package. But the basic version does not always contain the necessary set, so you should know how to download maps to a flash drive for your navigator, how to update them from the Internet and what you can purchase licensed programs for navigation from the manufacturer.

What versions are there for the navigator?

• Official where to install license for search engines Garmin, Navitel and Avtosputnik are a fairly simple process, but paid. And on the developer sites there is detailed instructions, how to download a navigator to a flash drive in a car and how to update existing search programs.
• Unofficial, where the whole difficulty lies in the lack of technical support and updates. These diagrams are created by GPS users themselves based on existing ones, so they can be downloaded completely free of charge. The format of atlases must be suitable for a specific navigation program, which can support such addition. Today, maps from the OpenStreetMap|1 portal are popular.

The most common version of navigation equipment is the Navitel program, as an example of which you can use the system for installing and updating search programs for other navigation devices.

IMPORTANT. Before you download Navitel maps to a flash drive, you need to understand that these are unofficial navigation programs and you do this at your own peril and risk. And before installing them, you need to make a backup copy of all data from the navigator to your PC, for greater security.

How to update Navitel data

There are several ways to update Navitel on a memory card: using the official website, with Navitel Navigator Updater software, or in software the device itself.

Alternative update

If you have free access to the Internet, you can select “My Navitel” in the navigator menu, find the “My Products” tab and in the list of maps select the one that has a new version. When you click on this atlas, the system will offer to update it.

Update from the official website

1. Register on the Navitel.ru website and log into your personal account.
2. Connect a gadget or removable device and click the “Add” button.
3. Before downloading the Navitel map to a memory card, you need to make a copy of the contents of the flash drive.
4. Clear the existing update package from the hardware memory or removable storage device.
5. Download and unpack the new data archive, and copy the contents to the updates folder.

Update using the program

1. Download and install the Navitel Navigator Updater utility on your PC.
2. Follow the step-by-step instructions provided by the installation wizard.
3. The application itself will check for updates via the Internet and offer to install them.
4. After complete initiation, the program will open the latest version of the navigation system.

IMPORTANT. After the updated package is installed, you must reboot the device, otherwise incorrect operation of the programs will cause the schematic display to fail.

Using Yandex.Map

Currently, any Android can act as a navigation system, which is very convenient. One device can be a phone, a computer, and a navigator. To do this, download the Yandex.Maps application. It is better if you load the Yandex navigator onto a memory card, since it requires a lot of space, which is not always enough in the built-in memory of the devices used, and an 8 GB flash drive is quite suitable.

The application supports maps of Russia and neighboring countries. There is a search for objects (restaurants, gas stations, etc.), night mode, traffic events, voice prompt, etc. The main disadvantage of this navigator is the inability of the application to work without an Internet connection.

The installation process of Yandex.Map on Android system, be it a phone, tablet or navigator, is quite simple:

If this is a navigator with Windows CE operating system, then you need to:

• Download the YandexMap-wince archive to your computer.
• Unpack it and send all the files to the gadget or save it to a flash drive.

Some manufacturers of navigation equipment have made it possible for their customers to use several search engines at once using the so-called alternative shell, which is copied to removable media. This allows a person to use an advanced search for the desired object in the shortest possible time.