got a response from garmin

[crazythunder]

my first impression was-"hmmm, that sounds like it just might happen. more optimistic than pessimistic sounding at least".

Dear Scott,

Thank you for contacting Garmin International. I will be happy to pass
along your suggestion for you. Right now, we do not have any immediate
plans regarding the Android platform, but this could change (and
quickly, sometimes). For more information, I would advise you to check
back with our website from time to time.

With Best Regards,

Eric R
Product Support Specialist
Garmin Mobile
Garmin International
913-397-8200
800-800-1020
913-397-8282 (fax) Att: Eric R
www.garmin.com

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i know it's early in the cell phone industry,but has it even been
mentioned that you might develop a version of mobile xt for the android
platform? i'd hate to have no turn by turn,which is what we will be
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android platform. thank you very much for your time
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[RussianSolja]

its no doubt the android OS will work togeather with our car GPS systems... its done now on Windows Mobile Platforms and i dont see why it wouldn't make its way to the Android

[mast3rpyr0]

i hope they release it for android. wont be cheap tho since they wont be selling a GPS unit to you.

[RussianSolja]

thats why we have sites like http://forum.xda-developers.com/ to help us out

[Gary.Lavin]

Is there nothing else out there that will do turn by turn, I Use Mapopolis on my PPC (which I love), I hear they are going away but there must be others.

[RussianSolja]

nothing out as of yet that we know of give the phone sometime and im sure in a month or two or even 3 after the release of the phone we will see alot of things coming out all you need is to give the phone some time to settle in

[mast3rpyr0]

i thought it was against googles ToS because they dont own the maps but idk

[RussianSolja]

yeah but in that case it would be against iphones TOS as welll.

[remister]

thats why we have sites like http://forum.xda-developers.com/ to help us out

I love that website, can't wait till they get the Android OS section up
Hope they find some battery hacks or something!

[jeepguy04]

Here is one navigation program being developed that looks like it will have turn by turn.

http://www.anddev.org/andnav_-_andro...stem-t740.html