MX Map Mobile

With a bit of help from technical support I succeeded in getting all the OS GB maps (25k, 50k, 250k) working on my phone and tablet. Fortunately I worked out how to do this without multiple downloads from the internet which would have pushed me past my monthly broadband allowance. Having found out how to record tracks and lock the screen on the current position, this allows a constant view of a map on the car dashboard (without needing to touch the phone) - an improvement to the tracking would be to show an arrow in the direction of movement, rather than just show the current position. Other things that could be improved: i) speed of loading - takes quite a few seconds to show maps after launch (admittedly I have a lot of maps loaded!) ii) shut-off of GPS after exit - the GPS is sometimes left running after exiting the App and if I did not manually shut it down this would run the battery down quickly. iii) Sometimes the App sticks on checking sync on opening - I think this is when there is a poor mobile signal. I don't see any need to check sync on opening, as this is an activity that only needs to be done by request

I loaded this app onto a Samsung 12-inch tablet and a Galaxy S3 phone. The tablet crashes as described elsewhere as soon as one tries to specify the storage card for the data and though the Quo program on the laptop says that it has transferred the maps to the phone and the titles are there in red on the screen I cannot get the thing to recognize that they are there despite following the instructions for activating them. I contacted Mapyx who tell me that they are trying to sort the problems. I now find that if the phone tries to run the app that it then crashes the phone and a reboot has to be done to get control back. I suggest not going with this app until ALL the issues are sorted. Pity because the computer version is extremely good. Several days on and yet another version, 2.6, of Quo and at long last the tablet version is up and running. Next to try and sort the mobile phone to complete the euphoria! Only downside now is that transfer of routes or maps from the computer to the mobile device takes quite a long time to the extent that one needs to go and do something else whilst it all happens. Meanwhile, thanks to Mapyx for getting on with sorting the issues.

If you have Quo on your PC the app is useful addition to put maps and tracking on your phone. If you don't have the PC software then I'd recommend looking elsewhere. I also use view ranger and outdoors and both are much better and crash less. The latest update has broken 3/4 of this apps limited features, now it's just a map, literally.

The latest version (January 2025) crashes on start on some Phones and Tablets. It appears to be Android version related. Is it possible to have this fixed, or for the previous version to be available in Play Store please?

Cannot get my maps to download. Start sync, and I get an error for every map square selected. Give up Turns out it will only download the latest maps. I have a complete set bought from Mapyx, but they won't download as not the latest!