You are correct is a download option, but this is a different API that Ather had with Google.
The workaround is to be able to install 3Rd party apps like gmaps or osm.
5 Likes
But how will that work, since the app interface is locked with the screen in Ather.
4 Likes
But the situation here is adressable
All they have to do is, once the user gives destination name…maps load! The system just have to save the route to cache locally till the rider reaches destination.
Once the rider is at destination, thr system can dump the cache for other operations.
Any internet connection fluctuations should not cause any problem.
6 Likes
The system already does that, if you add a destination and click on navigate the route is already loaded in the cache and the route is loaded with GPS coordinates but loading the background images is the main issue which in Ather does not load because of limited RAM.
3 Likes
Google maps API does not provide all the features of phone app like offline maps or traffic details, etc. And to understand what exactly Google maps API is, refer to the below thread where @cyberboysumanjay has beutifully explained it with some simple examples.
Understanding Ather’s Navigation System (Google Maps API) and Advanced Navigation Feature Request
11 Likes
Just curious as to why you’d need maps to frequently visited locations like home /work, you’d probably know the route right? unless you’re new to the city. Ather doesn’t have live traffic anyway.
5 Likes
My thought here is: Most of the times, the dashboard looses network but the phone doesn’t. Its time they should enable wifi and let us use hotspot. One can then have the flexibility to use wifi when they are off to a new location and when they depend on navigation.
True… its a gimmick overall because it really doesn’t provide you:
- live traffic details
- real time turn by turn details
- no route for 2 wheelers
Alright, I use maps for:
- driving to a new location or less visited locations
- and just for fun (this is important too.
) & I paid a lot for 450X so hell, give me all the features. Haha
Also, no 2 wheelers route caused me to take flyovers that I shouldn’t and I paid rs. 500 as fine once.
4 Likes
For a cities like Bangalore there several routes and ways, so whereever we are we can go to the locations that are added to favorite
I agree home and office we can,
But what about the options like Ather grid/Ather service center
Let’s take an example you have a urgent work and you are out of battery you can’t charge it with home charger at that time we have to search right for Ather grid, if I marked the Ather grid into my favourite location which is near to me and if that is downloaded to dashboard then no need to get the map from the network everytime right?
What are your thoughts?
2 Likes
Do they have a WiFi module inside 450X? If the hardware isn’t there, they cannot do anything.
3 Likes
The hardware already has WiFi and in the initial days the many 450x owners used this, Here is the post by @Rahul
4 Likes
This is definitely a must to have feature addition. Jio LTE coverage is NOT really GOOD in many places, and because of this we may stranded at places.
2 Likes
They can fix their maps by creating offline maps
1 Like
an option to download 60km radius around home address whould be great,would take approx 300mb space in urban area
2 Likes
They have 16 gb of storage more than enough to store the entire state - OS should not take more than 8gb… as far as I remember all models before Gen 3 had only 8gb space so it might be hard for them.
2 Likes
gen3 16gb storage is ample for many things like video manual/guides,themes etc but question is if that crumbling sd212 with 2gb ram can hold anything more.
1 Like
It can’t handle yt playback. 
1 Like
It should be able to run. There were phones in 2019 which launched with 3gb ram lol. They are using AOSP so apps are very limited. Even a Raspberry Pi with 1 GB Ram can play YouTube videos and run entire NAS. The lastest Raspberry with 2GB Ram can run entire Google TV in it. Very sure 3.1 Gen is capable of running smoothly.
3 Likes
SD 212 is 2015 quad-core cortex A7 based 32-bit chip, the latest rpi4 is octa-core cortex A72 based 64-bit chip. The comparable rpi would be rpi2 released in 2015 with almost exact if not the same architecture. Ather should just ditch the now ancient sd 212 and can use somthing like rpi4 CM modules.
4 Likes
Entire Fire stick 3rd gen lineup uses similar setup. And that comes in a stick. They also have 2gb ram and 32bit chip 8gb storage
2 Likes