How to download new maps to the navigator. How to download maps to a navigator USB 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 cover 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 the navigator. In the framework of this article, we will consider the question: how to install Navitel on Android.

Installing the Navitel app and maps

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

With .apk file

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

Using the 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 map doesn't pull up, you probably uploaded it to the wrong directory. and check the data.

Navitel is a satellite navigation program that has become extremely popular in the CIS countries due to the accuracy of displaying the 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 in Play Market

To download and install Navitel for free from the Play Market, a Wi-Fi connection is required. 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 use mobile Internet.

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

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

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

You can use the application 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 the 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 - Map - 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 for Android and install maps through the Play Market.

Installation from an APK file

If it is not possible to connect to Wi-Fi, you can use a computer to download the navigator. Let's see how to install Navitel on Android using the APK file.

1. Go to the developer site 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 area of ​​​​a separate federal district - such a map will take 4 times less space.

The files have been downloaded, it remains to figure out how to install the navigator on your phone or tablet. To install, connect your 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 the data, you can disconnect the device from the computer.

The preparation is completed, you can watch how to install Navitel maps on Android through the APK file.

1. Open the "Security" section in the settings. Enable installation of applications from unknown sources.
2. Run any file manager and find the navigator installation file with *.apk extension 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 *.nm7 file to the / NavitelContent/ Maps folder. If you are using a file manager such as 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 for PC versions of the system, in the latter case, failures are possible. First you need to unlock the navigator. To do this, you need to find out your device ID. Simply turn on your Garmin, select Tools, then go to Settings, and then select System. The upper field will indicate the ID and a multi-digit number. Copy it to a computer (for example, to a notepad).

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

The resulting file must be uploaded to the Garmin folder. (folder X:/Garmin/)
Disable and re-enable Garmin. Now we are ready to install the maps.

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 basemap.
• Gmapsupp.img is your map,
• Gmapsup2.img is your second map
• Gmapprom.img - your third map

We will install one card in the review. To get started, connect your Garmin in data 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 by a universal code. The map should be renamed according to the principle described above.

• Installing EXE 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 on 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 - whether it's 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 the IMG extension, you should find out its FID number. Usually it is indicated in the name of the map on file hosting. You should create an unlock for this card. Rename the map according to the principle described above. Gmapsupp.img must be mandatory, then if you need the second - Gmapsup2.img, the third - Gmapprom.img. Save all the FID numbers of the cards you wish to work with

1. Run KeyGen (in the downloaded archive).
2. Select item
3. In the upper field, enter your FID - cards.
4. Press the bottom Generate button.
5. We save the resulting code to a file in Notepad, naming the file for maps Gmapsupp.img and GMAPSUPP.UNL if it turns out GMAPSUPP.UNL.TXT - rename and remove .TXT). If you do it for the second map, then accordingly there should be Gmapsup2.img Gmapsup2.UNL pairs, for the third map - Gmapprom.img Gmapprom.UNL pairs

Import the received maps to the Garmin directory on the device

Configuring and resizing maps on a Garmin navigator.

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

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. So, 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 required regions. Sometimes there is a need for additional cards. How to install a map in the navigator? There are two ways: to purchase the necessary licensed cards, to 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 the navigator, and each developer has detailed instructions on this topic on their website:

Installing unofficial maps

The difficulty in using unofficial maps lies in the lack of any technical support and updates. Where do they come from? They are made by the same users of navigators as you, based on already existing geographical maps of various regions.

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

Important note

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

How to install or update maps in the Navitel navigator

Step-by-step instructions on how to install the Navitel gps-map on the 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 drive, then remove it from the navigator and open it on a computer. In the future, we will assume that we are working with a flash card.

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

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

Copy the new map files to the Region1 folder

Insert flash card into 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 the indexing to end and the atlas to be created. Click the checkmark button.

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.

Unzip the archive into a separate folder and run the MSMAIN.msi file from it and only then Setup.exe. Wait for the program to finish installing. Since there are no Garmin maps on your computer yet, there is no point in running the MapSource program yet.

Download required Garmin maps

Unpack archives with maps into separate folders

Run the INSTALL file for each card so that the necessary information about the cards enters the computer's registry.

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

A list of available cards should appear in the upper left corner of the program (1). With its help or via the View->Switch to product menu, 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 the button (5) to send maps to the device. The specified maps will be formatted into a file with the IMG extension and transferred to the Garmin device, which must be pre-connected.

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

Installing Autosatellite maps

You can add amateur maps for Autosputnik based on OpenStreetMap to the program, just like the 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 the 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 only works with maps designed specifically for it. Is it possible to completely replace the navigation software in car navigator? The answer, which suggests itself, is "yes", but there are exceptions.

Position Garmin

In particular, Garmin navigators that come preloaded 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 PC navigation software package. Transferring software and cards from one device to another is excluded, since license key tied tightly to serial number devices.

Position Navitel

A similar policy is used by ZAO CNT, the developer of the Navitel software. The car version of the program is available only as part of the navigator at the time of 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 in the kit. A hard license also excludes the transfer of the program and maps from one device to another when replacing a device. To use Navitel, but not buy a new navigator, you can purchase a version for PDAs and mobile devices with a less stringent license.

Position Autosatellite

Autosputnik turned out to be the most democratic in terms of replacing and transferring cards. Once you have purchased a license for the Autosputnik 5 program, you can use it even if you change the device to another one. You just 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, the devices supported by Autosputnik are listed on the site. The price of the product is also attractive within 1000 rubles, which is two or even three times less than Navitel. With this approach, it is not a pity to buy an Autosputnik and, in which case, painlessly refuse it.

Multiple programs on one device

Some manufacturers of navigators went to meet their customers and gave them the opportunity to use several navigation systems on the navigator instead of one using the so-called alternative shell.

The alternate shell is copied to internal memory or a flash card inserted into the navigator, and, as it were, “pretends” preinstalled program navigation, starting instead. In a separate configuration file of the alternative shell, the paths to the files of the available navigation programs are written, which can be called through the menu of the shell itself.

One of these shells for their navigators is offered by the X-device company, you can find out about setting up and installing this component on their forum. Lexand also provided the ability to use several navigation programs, the shell can be found here.

The Navigator is a fairly easy-to-use piece of equipment designed to make it easier to navigate the terrain. Most devices come with a package of programs and maps installed. But the basic version does not always contain the necessary set, so you should know how to download maps to a USB flash drive for the navigator, how to update them from the Internet and what you can buy licensed programs for navigation from the manufacturer.

What are the versions for the navigator.

• Official where the installation of the license for search engines Garmin, Navitel and Autosputnik is a fairly simple process, but it is paid. And on the developers' sites there is detailed instructions how to download a navigator to a USB 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 charts are created by the GPS users themselves on the basis of existing ones, so they can be downloaded completely free of charge. The format of atlases should be suitable for a particular navigation program, which can support such an addition. Today, maps from the OpenStreetMap|1 portal are popular.

The most common version of navigation equipment is the Navitel program, which can be used as an example to install and update search programs for other navigation devices.

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

How to update Navitel data

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

Alternative update

With free access to the Internet, you can select the “My Navitel” item in the navigator menu, find the “My Products” tab and 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 site

1. Register on the Navitel.ru website and enter 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. Purge an existing update package from hardware memory or removable storage.
5. Download and extract the new data archive, and copy the contents to the update 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 full 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 the incorrect operation of the programs will fail in the schematic display.

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 download the Yandex navigator to a memory card, since it needs 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 prompts, etc. The main disadvantage of this navigator is the inability of the application to work without an Internet connection.

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

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

• Download the YandexMap-wince archive to your computer.
• Unzip 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 enables a person to use the advanced search for the desired object in the shortest possible time.