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<div class="main">
<h3 class="help">Frequently Asked Questions</h3>


<h4>Purchase and Setup:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#buy_app">I want to buy/support OsmAnd</h3>
<li><a href="#permission">Why does OsmAnd require permission X</a></li>
<li><a href="#change_maps_dir">How to move OsmAnd's home (maps) folder to the external SD card?</a></li>
<li><a href="#failed_to_use_sdcard_on_4_4">How do I use my SD Card with OsmAnd under Android 4.4+ ?</a></li>
<li><a href="#osmand_installation_failed">OsmAnd+ installation on the SD card fails</a></li>
<li><a href="#importing_gpx">I have a GPX file, how do I get it into OsmAnd?</a></li>
<li><a href="#contour_lines_not_visible">Contour lines are not showing up</a></li>
<li><a href="#countour_lines_feet">Is there a way to have the Contour Lines display in feet also, instead of meters? </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Using OsmAnd's Navigation:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#routing_wrong">The route calculated does not seem correct</a></li>
<li><a href="#routing_slow">Route calculation is slow</a></li>
<li><a href="#long_route">How to calculate routes longer than 250km?</a></li>
<li><a href="#tts_vs_recorded">What is the difference between tts (text to speech) and recorded voices?</a></li>
<li><a href="#tts_not_working">TTS does not function properly (i.e. Dutch)</a></li>
<li><a href="#gpx_routing_params">What do the 'Use current destination' and 'Pass along entire track' options mean when navigating using predefined GPX routes? </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Using OsmAnd's Search:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#search_by_postcode">How to search an address via postcode </a></li>
<li><a href="#offline_search_not_complete">Offline search by address does not show all streets</a></li>
<li><a href="#house_numbers_missing">House numbers are missing </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Miscellaneous:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#google_maps">Why does OsmAnd not offer access to google maps?</a></li>
<li><a href="#speed_cameras">OsmAnd shows only some speed camera traps</a></li>
<li><a href="#drain_too_much_power">OsmAnd seems to drain too much battery power </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Development and Testing:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#development">OsmAnd Development</a></li>
<li><a href="#intents">What intents does OsmAnd listen to?</a></li>
<li><a href="#map_creator">Creating own maps and OsmAndMapCreator</a></li>
<li><a href="#beta_testing">OsmAnd Beta Testing </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>I can't find answer to my question:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Please search on <a href="http://www.osmand.net">website </a> or post your question to <a href="http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/osmand?">Google Groups</a>.</li>
</ul>


<hr/>


<h3 class="help" id="buy_app">I want to buy/support OsmAnd</h3>
There are several possibilities to do that : 
<ul>
  <li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.plus">Google Play</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.androidpit.de/de/android/market/apps/app/net.osmand.plus/OsmAnd-Karten-Navigation"> AndroidPit</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/OsmAnd-Maps-Navigation/dp/B00D0SEGMC">Amazon Market (depends on the country)</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://tip4commit.com/projects/33">Bitcoin</a></li>
</ul>


<h3 class="help" id="permission">Why does OsmAnd require permission X </h3>
<ul>
  <li> Camera/Voice Recording - this is only used by the Audio/Video notes plugin. This feature is optional and by default disabled (can be enabled in the Plugin Manager). It allows to quickly create location-related audio/video notes during a trip.</li>
  <li> Read address book  - is required by the app in order to use addresses that are defined in your address book.</li>
  <li> GPS/Network access/SD card are natural requirements for this application.</li>
</ul>


<h3 class="help" id="change_maps_dir">How to move OsmAnd's home (maps) folder to the external SD card? </h3>
In order to move the OsmAnd home (maps) folder to an external SD card:
<ul>
<li> Go to Settings (on the start screen) → General → Storage directory. </li>
<li> Change the value to /storage/extSdCard</li>
<li> Then move the /osmand folder to the external SD card (via connecting the device to a computer as an external drive, or using a file manager (like Astro or any other) on the device itself.</li>
</ul>


<h3 class="help" id="failed_to_use_sdcard_on_4_4">How do I use my SD Card with OsmAnd under Android 4.4+ ?</h3>
If you update your Android to version 4.4.2, you will experience a known Android issue with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission: Android has changed the rules so that from now on no application can write to the external SD card anywhere outside its new standard folder <code>Android/data/[PACKAGE-NAME]</code>. If OsmAnd was installed prior to updating your device to Android 4.4.x, it will continue to work (read-only) with the old, non-standard <code>osmand</code> folder, just won't be able to update any map and other files there.
<br/><br/>
Solutions:
<ul>
  <li><u>Move OsmAnd's data folder <code>osmand</code> to the internal storage.</u>
     <br/> <b>Drawback:</b> Usually internal storage is very limited.</li>
  <li><u>Move OsmAnd's data folder <code>osmand</code> into its standard SD folder</u>,
     <br/>for OsmAnd+ : <code>/storage/(extSdCard)/Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files</code>
     <br/>for OsmAnd : <code>/storage/(extSdCard)/Android/data/net.osmand/files</code>.
     <br/> <b>Caution:</b> Whenever you uninstall OsmAnd, all your data will be erased as well! (Unless you unmount your SD-Card before de-installation.)
</ul>
If you manually want to perform necessary copies/moves, either use a PC to perform this action, or on the device itself use a file manager tool <b>which came pre-installed with your Adnroid</b>, (only these methods will have the necessary write permission).
Copies can also be invoked in OsmAnd itself via Menu/Settings/General/Data storage folder but the copy operations may take a long time or result in errors (e.g. if the SD-card is too full).

<h3 class="help" id="osmand_installation_failed">OsmAnd+ installation on the SD card fails</h3>
This happens only for the OsmAnd+ paid version and it is a known Google Play issue (this is reproducible for other paid applications copied to SD-card). 
<br/><br/>
Symptoms:<u>Application was installed on SD-card and update fails</u>
<br/><br/>
Possible solution:
<ul>
  <li> Check here http://www.newbiehelper.net/solve-couldnt-install-on-usb-storage-or-sd-card-error-in-android-2-2/</li>
  <li> If you have a running application, please make a backup</li>
  <li> Uninstall the application completely (export favorites)</li>
  <li> Clear the cache of Google Play app and unmount the SD card</li>
  <li> Re-install the app</li>
</ul><commit_msg>typos<commit_after>﻿<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<div class="main">
<h3 class="help">Frequently Asked Questions</h3>


<h4>Purchase and Setup:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#buy_app">I want to buy/support OsmAnd</h3>
<li><a href="#permission">Why does OsmAnd require permission X</a></li>
<li><a href="#change_maps_dir">How to move OsmAnd's home (maps) folder to the external SD card?</a></li>
<li><a href="#failed_to_use_sdcard_on_4_4">How do I use my SD Card with OsmAnd under Android 4.4+ ?</a></li>
<li><a href="#osmand_installation_failed">OsmAnd+ installation on the SD card fails</a></li>
<li><a href="#importing_gpx">I have a GPX file, how do I get it into OsmAnd?</a></li>
<li><a href="#contour_lines_not_visible">Contour lines are not showing up</a></li>
<li><a href="#countour_lines_feet">Is there a way to have the Contour Lines display in feet also, instead of meters? </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Using OsmAnd's Navigation:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#routing_wrong">The route calculated does not seem correct</a></li>
<li><a href="#routing_slow">Route calculation is slow</a></li>
<li><a href="#long_route">How to calculate routes longer than 250km?</a></li>
<li><a href="#tts_vs_recorded">What is the difference between tts (text to speech) and recorded voices?</a></li>
<li><a href="#tts_not_working">TTS does not function properly (i.e. Dutch)</a></li>
<li><a href="#gpx_routing_params">What do the 'Use current destination' and 'Pass along entire track' options mean when navigating using predefined GPX routes? </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Using OsmAnd's Search:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#search_by_postcode">How to search an address via postcode </a></li>
<li><a href="#offline_search_not_complete">Offline search by address does not show all streets</a></li>
<li><a href="#house_numbers_missing">House numbers are missing </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Miscellaneous:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#google_maps">Why does OsmAnd not offer access to google maps?</a></li>
<li><a href="#speed_cameras">OsmAnd shows only some speed camera traps</a></li>
<li><a href="#drain_too_much_power">OsmAnd seems to drain too much battery power </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Development and Testing:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="#development">OsmAnd Development</a></li>
<li><a href="#intents">What intents does OsmAnd listen to?</a></li>
<li><a href="#map_creator">Creating own maps and OsmAndMapCreator</a></li>
<li><a href="#beta_testing">OsmAnd Beta Testing </a></li>
</ul>
<h4>I can't find answer to my question:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Please search on <a href="http://www.osmand.net">website </a> or post your question to <a href="http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/osmand?">Google Groups</a>.</li>
</ul>


<hr/>


<h3 class="help" id="buy_app">I want to buy/support OsmAnd</h3>
There are several possibilities to do that : 
<ul>
  <li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.plus">Google Play</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.androidpit.de/de/android/market/apps/app/net.osmand.plus/OsmAnd-Karten-Navigation"> AndroidPit</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/OsmAnd-Maps-Navigation/dp/B00D0SEGMC">Amazon Market (depends on the country)</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://tip4commit.com/projects/33">Bitcoin</a></li>
</ul>


<h3 class="help" id="permission">Why does OsmAnd require permission X </h3>
<ul>
  <li> Camera/Voice Recording - this is only used by the Audio/Video notes plugin. This feature is optional and by default disabled (can be enabled in the Plugin Manager). It allows to quickly create location-related audio/video notes during a trip.</li>
  <li> Read address book  - is required by the app in order to use addresses that are defined in your address book.</li>
  <li> GPS/Network access/SD card are natural requirements for this application.</li>
</ul>


<h3 class="help" id="change_maps_dir">How to move OsmAnd's home (maps) folder to the external SD card? </h3>
In order to move the OsmAnd home (maps) folder to an external SD card:
<ul>
<li> Go to Settings (on the start screen) → General → Storage directory. </li>
<li> Change the value to /storage/extSdCard</li>
<li> Then move the /osmand folder to the external SD card (via connecting the device to a computer as an external drive, or using a file manager (like Astro or any other) on the device itself.</li>
</ul>


<h3 class="help" id="failed_to_use_sdcard_on_4_4">How do I use my SD Card with OsmAnd under Android 4.4+ ?</h3>
If you update your Android to version 4.4.2, you will experience a known Android issue with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission: Android has changed the rules so that from now on no application can write to the external SD card anywhere outside its new standard folder <code>Android/data/[PACKAGE-NAME]</code>. If OsmAnd was installed prior to updating your device to Android 4.4.x, it will continue to work (read-only) with the old, non-standard <code>osmand</code> folder, just won't be able to update any map and other files there.
<br/><br/>
Solutions:
<ul>
  <li><u>Move OsmAnd's data folder <code>osmand</code> to the internal storage.</u>
     <br/> <b>Drawback:</b> Usually internal storage is very limited.</li>
  <li><u>Move OsmAnd's data folder <code>osmand</code> into its standard SD folder</u>,
     <br/>for OsmAnd+ : <code>/storage/(extSdCard)/Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files</code>
     <br/>for OsmAnd : <code>/storage/(extSdCard)/Android/data/net.osmand/files</code>
     <br/> <b>Caution:</b> Whenever you uninstall OsmAnd, all your data will be erased as well! (Unless you unmount your SD-Card or rename the <code>net.osmand(.plus)</code> folder before de-installation.)
</ul>
If you manually want to perform necessary copies/moves, either use a PC to perform this action, or on the device itself use a file manager tool <b>which came pre-installed with your Adnroid</b>, (only these methods will have the necessary write permission).
Copies can also be invoked in OsmAnd itself via Menu/Settings/General/Data storage folder but the copy operations may take a long time or result in errors (e.g. if the SD-card is too full).

<h3 class="help" id="osmand_installation_failed">OsmAnd+ installation on the SD card fails</h3>
This happens only for the OsmAnd+ paid version and it is a known Google Play issue (this is reproducible for other paid applications copied to SD-card). 
<br/><br/>
Symptoms:<u>Application was installed on SD-card and update fails</u>
<br/><br/>
Possible solution:
<ul>
  <li> Check here http://www.newbiehelper.net/solve-couldnt-install-on-usb-storage-or-sd-card-error-in-android-2-2/</li>
  <li> If you have a running application, please make a backup</li>
  <li> Uninstall the application completely (export favorites)</li>
  <li> Clear the cache of Google Play app and unmount the SD card</li>
  <li> Re-install the app</li>
</ul>
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