Navigator is a fairly easy-to-use equipment designed to make terrain navigation more convenient. Most devices come with an installed software and map package. But the basic version does not always contain necessary set, so you should know how to download maps to a flash drive for your navigator, how to update them from the Internet and what you can purchase licensed programs for navigation from the manufacturer.

What versions are there for the navigator?

• Official where to install license for search engines Garmin, Navitel and Avtosputnik are a fairly simple process, but paid. And on the developers’ websites there are detailed instructions on how to download the navigator to a flash drive in your car and how to update existing search programs.
• Unofficial, where the whole difficulty lies in the absence technical support and updates. These diagrams are created by GPS users themselves based on existing ones, so they can be downloaded completely free of charge. The format of the atlases must be suitable for a specific navigation program that can support such addition. Today, maps from the OpenStreetMap|1 portal are popular.

The most common version of navigation equipment is the Navitel program, as an example of which you can use the system for installing and updating search programs for other navigation devices.

IMPORTANT. Before you download Navitel maps to a flash drive, you need to understand that these are unofficial navigation programs and you do this at your own peril and risk. And before installing them you need to do backup copy 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, with Navitel Navigator Updater software or in the software of the device itself.

Alternative update

If you have free access to the Internet, you can select “My Navitel” in the navigator menu, find the “My Products” tab and in the list of maps 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 website

1. Register on the Navitel.ru website and log into 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. Clear the existing update package from the hardware memory or removable storage device.
5. Download and unpack the new data archive, and copy the contents to the updates 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 complete 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 incorrect work programs will fail in 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 load the Yandex navigator onto a memory card, since it requires 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 prompt, 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 an Android system, be it a phone, tablet or navigator, is quite simple:

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

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

Nowadays, almost every car enthusiast uses a navigator. It makes it convenient to find the desired street and house address, view traffic jams in the city, and also plot the optimal route. Typically, navigators come with pre-installed city maps, however, these maps may be out of date or inaccurate. Then car enthusiasts are looking for how to load new maps into the navigator, not only official ones, but also amateur ones.

Let's take a closer look at how you can independently correctly load new official and unofficial maps into different navigators.

Installing official maps

On a Garmin navigator

To install a free map update on your Garmin navigator, you must

1. Download and install the MapChecker program from the official website.
2. Launch the program and check the navigator for the map version. To do this, you need to connect the navigator via USB cable to the computer or use a flash drive from the navigator.
3. Then the program will provide a link that you need to follow and download new maps to your navigator or flash drive.

After this your navigator will have latest version official maps.

To Navitel navigator

To install Navitel maps on your navigator, you must

1. Log in to your personal account on the official Navitel website. Go to the “My devices (updates)” subsection.
2. Choose Last update in the table and download it. Compatibility with your device must be taken into account.
3. Connect the device or memory card to the computer.
4. Before downloading maps, delete previous versions from the “\NavitelContent\Maps\” folder.
5. We upload the updated maps to the same folder and launch the device so that it updates the atlases.

You can download the Navitel navigator map update via wireless network on the device itself. Go to the menu in the “My Navitel - updates” item and select the maps that you need to update. After this, files will be downloaded from the network.

To the Autosputnik navigator

Installing unofficial maps

On a Garmin navigator

Installing unofficial free maps based on OpenStreetMap works like this:

1. Download and install the MapSource program from the official Garmin website.
2. Unpack the files and run the MSMAIN.msi file, and then the Setup.exe file. The program will install automatically.
3. Download unofficial maps for your Garmin navigator. It is important that the files have the same extension as the official ones.
4. For each map file, you must run the INSTALL file to enter the data into the computer's registry.
5. Launch MapSource and in the “Utilities->Manage Map Products” section you will see all installed maps.

After the process is completed, you can view all the files in the program window and send them to the Garmin navigator, which is connected to the computer.

To Navitel navigator

To install any maps on your Navitel navigator you need

1. Download amateur maps from the Rambler file storage.
2. Connect the navigator or a USB flash drive from it to the computer.
3. Create any separate folder for unofficial maps. The name can be anything, but in English.
4. In the new folder, create more folders for each new file that you add.
5. Move all downloaded files into folders.
6. Disconnect the navigator from the computer or insert a flash drive with maps into the navigator.
7. In the navigator menu, click “Open atlas” and create a new atlas. To do this, follow the path to new cards and click on them.
8. We are waiting for the new atlas to be created.

After this, you will be able to use the new maps on your Navitel device.

To the Autosputnik navigator

Unofficial maps for the Avtosputnik navigator are loaded in the same way as official ones, but with the registration clause omitted. You can see how the process works on this navigator in the section “Installing official maps (on the Autosputnik navigator)”.

It is difficult for a modern motorist to get along without a navigator. It is thanks to the maps on these devices that vehicle owners can easily navigate the roads and do not risk losing their way. However, in order for the device to provide only up-to-date information, it is advisable to periodically update its software. And although at first the task looks difficult, in practice anyone can cope with it. And we will tell you how to update your map quickly and without problems.

Why do you need to update maps in your navigator?

Improved versions of GPS maps appear on average once every 6 months. Both experienced cartographers and experienced webmasters take part in their creation.

Each updated map differs from the previous one in its expanded coverage area. This area includes houses that were built in last months, new junctions and roads. In addition, the modified maps correct those inaccuracies that were found in previous versions. And although certain errors may continue to occur, the effectiveness of the GPS navigator with each new version increases significantly.

By the way, users of some car navigators can personally participate in improving the performance of these devices. For example, Garmin devices allow you to send a section of the map where there was an inaccuracy to the developer for further correction.

What is needed to update the navigator

Almost everything popular systems auto navigation systems provide the ability to quickly and freely update maps on auto navigators. Therefore, you can easily cope with updating GPS maps yourself.

What do you need for this?

• Computer or network connected.
• Directly navigator. Make sure it is charged.
• USB cable for connecting the device to a computer. As a rule, this cord comes with the device itself.

Also, prepare yourself for the fact that all necessary actions it will take you time. The fact is that cards, as a rule, “weigh” a lot. If your Internet connection is not very fast, then get ready to wait.

How to install and update Navitel maps

These navigation maps have been considered one of the best for a long time. Navitel prepares updates for release on average once every six months and allows you to install them for free. The installation can be performed in two ways - through a computer and through the menu of the corresponding program. All you have to do is choose the most suitable and convenient option for you.

1. Use of the software.
How to update Navitel GPS navigator through the application menu? To do this, you must first check your Internet connection. Since maps weigh a lot, it is advisable to download them using Wi-Fi.

On your navigation device, open the Navitel Navigator program and in its menu find the “Updates” section. Now click on the “Update All” button. A window will open in front of you with a detailed description of all available cards. By clicking the "Update" button you consent to their downloading. No further action is required from you.

Before you start downloading maps, you must first update the Navitel Navigator application along with the activation file.

After this, proceed as follows:

• Open the official Navitel website and log into your Personal Account.
• In the section called “My Devices” you will see a list of updates available under your license. Of course, this is only if the navigator is already in the list of devices in your personal account. If not, then take a little time to add it.
• Select from the entire list of maps those that correspond to the version of Navitel Navigator that is installed on your device.
• On the right side of the name of each map presented in the list there is a “Download” button. You should now click on it.
• The file you download will have the extension .nm7. Install it on your personal computer.
• Now that the required improvement has already been downloaded, all that remains is to install it on the car navigator. Connect your navigation device to personal computer or laptop. This can be done either using a USB cable or using a memory card.
• Open the folder on your device where the cards are located and erase the old files. Instead, move the new versions of the maps that were downloaded the day before to the folder. No matter how much you would like to leave both old and new files on the device, you should not do this. The fact is that different versions may turn out to be incompatible with each other, which will ultimately disrupt the normal operation of the navigator. Therefore, deleting old cards is a necessary step.
• After saving the downloaded files to the folder designated for them, disconnect the car navigator from the computer.
• Turn on your device and open Navitel Navigator on it. The terrain update will now complete automatically.

How to download and update maps in your Garmin navigator

It is also necessary to update Garmin maps from time to time, since updated versions contain more accurate data, the accuracy of which cannot be doubted. It is thanks to their improved versions that yours will be able to navigate the streets well and calculate the most accurate and convenient routes on the way to the intended goal.

If it's time to update your Garmin navigation data, it will help with this special application called Garmin Express. It exists in two versions - for Windows and for . In other words, users of both popular operating systems will be able to use convenient maps.

Installing and updating CityGuide software

There are also many users of the CityGuide navigation service today. If you are also one of them, then when installing updates for maps, proceed as follows:

• First of all, you need to go to the official website of the navigation system. And from there to your “Personal Account”.
• Open the column called “All Licenses”, where you will see a long list of a wide variety of licenses. Find yours in this list.
• Your next step should be to install updated version applications. To do this, you will need the “Refresh” key. Remember that back to old version you won't be able to do it anymore.
• After you have chosen to update the program, the site will ask you to leave the system and then log in again, re-entering your password and login. Follow these steps, and then the updates that are relevant to you will be visible in the list of available cards. Select the one you need and press the “Download” button.
• Download the file to your PC.
• Like updates to the program, improved maps are also presented in your Personal account in the category with the appropriate name. You can select and download any of them at any time. Remember that the list of available options will directly depend on your license.
• If your car navigator does not have access to the Internet, as, for example, then it makes sense to also download the traffic situation.
• Move all downloaded files to a folder created in advance on your PC. Name it CGMaps.
• The next step is to remove the previously downloaded program file from the archive. As a result of this, you will see two folders - INET and NOINET. The first one will be needed if your navigator can access the Internet. The second - if he doesn’t know how.
• Connect your GPS device to your PC. This can be done using USB cable, if you plan to save information to its built-in data storage. If it should be saved on the device’s memory card, then remove the card from the device and place it in the card reader.
• Open the contents of the device on your computer and drop the CityGuide folder there, extracted either from INET or NOINET.
• Next, place CGMaps inside the CityGuide folder.
• After this, you can turn off the navigation device and run the corresponding program on it.
• Place the navigator in an open place so that it can successfully configure the COM port and find its location. This process often takes up to an hour, so please be patient.

How to install and update Yandex software. Navigator

Yandex software. The navigator can also be quickly and easily updated by yourself. What should be done for this? In reality, everything is extremely simple. You just need to maintain the sequence of certain actions.

1. To download the map, call the toolbar. To do this, just touch the bottom of your navigator screen.
2. In the Menu that opens, go to settings and open the “Download maps” section.
3. The next step is to find the required city. There are two ways to do this. The first option is to simply find it in the list provided, which is not so difficult, because all the cities in the list are arranged in alphabetical order. The second way is to start typing the city name in search bar and then just select it from the provided prompts.
4. After this, you will see information about the amount of free memory on the device that is necessary to successfully load the map. And if there is enough of it, then you can confidently start downloading. If there is not enough memory, then, if necessary, you can place the information not on the device, but on a memory card.

If desired, also configure auto-update. This can also be done in the “Updating maps” section. To no longer have to download maps manually, launch the “Automatic” function. Please note that navigation files are much easier to download over Wi-Fi, as there are no resources mobile internet is often not enough. To prevent the download from starting at the wrong time, select the “Only via Wi-Fi” option. This will avoid unpleasant surprises.

Sometimes it also becomes necessary to remove one or another card. This is also extremely easy to do. Simply go to the Settings section through the Menu and go to the “Download and Delete” category. This is where the downloaded maps are stored. Select the required ones and press the “Erase” key. Immediately after this, a window will open asking you to confirm the action. Press the delete key again. That's all. Cards that have lost their relevance for you will be forever erased from .

Installing and updating IGO

The iGO navigation system is one of the most notable. Its new versions are distinguished by three-dimensional pictures in which you can see the terrain, 3D images a variety of objects and more. It is possible to rotate the image on the navigator screen 360 degrees in order to orient yourself to the terrain as accurately as possible.

If you purchased software iGO for your portable navigator, then you will need to periodically update the maps on the NNG website. What should be the sequence of steps?

• Go to the NNG website and register on it.
• From the above site, download and install an application called Naviextras Toolbox on your PC. This application will monitor the availability of updates. With its help you will download them.
• Then connect your car navigator to your computer using . Make sure that Naviextras Toolbox finds it in the list of devices that it supports updating.
• Log in by entering your username and password. Toolbox will then automatically recognize the device and register it with your user profile.
• Now it's time to spend some time browsing through the available updates and additional maps. They are presented directly in the Naviextras Toolbox program. In order to see them, you should click on the “Catalogue” button in the menu item.
• Available updates can be filtered based on geographic area or data type. Next to each option its price is indicated. Many updates are available for free, in which case a “free” icon will be displayed instead of the price.
• After you have chosen necessary update, it will be queued for installation. Before pressing the “Install” button to install new versions, it is better to create a backup copy of your data. This will eliminate any unwanted complications if the installation does not go as originally planned. Creating a backup usually takes varying amounts of time. And this depends on the capabilities of the USB port, as well as the device itself. Therefore, be prepared for the process to take a long time.
• After the backup has already been created, Naviextras Toolbox will begin the process of downloading and installing the necessary updates. The progress of the process will be visible on the basis of two indication scales. The top one will show the general status of the work in progress, and the bottom one will allow you to familiarize yourself with the process of downloading a specific file. Upon completion of the operation, you will receive a notification.

Please note that you can download updates not only using Naviextras Toolbox, but also directly from the NNG website. The sequence of actions will be the same.

Updated versions of programs for car navigators appear on average once every 3-10 months. This means that it is advisable to acquire the latest cards at least as often. Otherwise, the information that will be in your use will no longer be reliable. Therefore, pay due attention to updating your GPS navigators. Moreover, you can easily cope with this task yourself.

Android OS: 2.0+
Hacked version: 9.10.2325
Year of release: 2020
Language: Russian version (multilingual)
Tablet: cured / unlock

Navitel Navigator 2020 for Android- we are in a hurry to please all users with the long-awaited official update Navitel application for Android and the release of new free maps in 2020, in which new cities were added, numerous adjustments were made in the construction of the route, the address database was updated (new buildings, structures and organizations were added), inaccuracies in indicating turns were changed. In addition, the application has undergone visual changes that you should definitely like. The colossal work done by the developers cannot be ignored.

For those who are encountering this application for the first time, let’s say in a few words that Navitel Navigator for Android 2020 is a navigation program that will help you navigate the terrain in the cities of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus. It will build you the shortest route (taking into account traffic jams) to your destination, accurately inform you about the time of arrival, notify you about traffic situations, show speed cameras, and other useful and necessary information on the road.

The hacked version of Navitel for Android is suitable for all devices with operating system Android and works without the Internet. It’s easy to download Navitel on Android and install new maps 2020; you just need to take a few steps.

How to install Navitel on an Android device?

1. If you have installed previous version Navitel, then it must be removed. You also need to delete the folder on the phone and on the memory card called “NavitelContent” and reboot the phone.

2. Download the “NavitelContent” folder from our website and unpack it into internal memory phone. It will contain a file with the license “\NavitelContent\License\NaviTel_Activation_Key.txt”.

3. Create a new folder called “Maps” in the “NavitelContent” folder, drop the overview map of the world earth20191106.nm7 into it (required!) and download other Navitel 2020 maps for the Navigator if desired, for example Russia from this link.

4. Download the cracked Navitel Navigator for Android for free Navitel-9.10.2325-full_crk.apk and run the installation. (If the installation is blocked, you need to go to Settings - Security - Unknown sources (check the box next to allow installation)).

5. After completing the above steps, go to the phone or tablet menu and launch Navitel through the icon. We see “Additional files for Navitel Navigator are being installed” (The necessary folders, files and directories are being created).

6. Next you need to select the interface language, map language and voice assistant. We confirm. Accepts license agreement. An atlas will be created and new maps for 2020 will be indexed. Now Navitel Navigator is ready for use!

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. 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 the necessary regions. Sometimes there is a need for additional maps. How to install a map in a navigator? There are two ways: purchase the necessary license cards, download free cards from the Internet.

Installing official maps on the navigator

Installing official licensed maps is not a difficult process, just like updating the maps in the navigator, and each developer has on his website detailed instructions about this theme:

Installing unofficial maps

The difficulty in using unofficial maps is the lack of any technical support and updates. Where do they come from? They are made by navigator users like you, based on existing geographic maps of various regions.

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

Important Note

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

How to install or update maps in the Navitel navigator

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

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

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

Copy the new map files to the Region1 folder

Insert the flash card into the 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 indexing to finish and the atlas to be created. Click the button with a check mark.

Now you can use the new map by selecting the appropriate 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.

Unpack the archive into a separate folder and run the MSMAIN.msi file from it and only then Setup.exe. Wait for the program installation to complete. Since you don't have any Garmin maps on your computer yet, there's no point in launching MapSource yet.

Download the necessary Garmin maps

Unpack archives with maps into separate folders

Run the INSTALL file for each card so that the necessary information about the cards is entered into the computer registry.

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

A list of available cards (1) should appear in the upper left corner of the program. Using it or through the menu View->Switch to product, 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 button (5) to send cards to the device. The specified maps will be formatted into a file with an IMG extension and transferred to the Garmin device, which must be previously 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 uploading maps to the navigator, you should rename it to one of the allowed ones names, for example gmapprom.img.

Installing Autosputnik maps

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

Garmin position

In particular, Garmin navigators products that come pre-installed 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 navigation software package for PC. Transferring software and maps from one device to another is impossible, since the license key is strictly tied to serial number devices.

Position Navitel

A similar policy is used by CST CJSC, the developer of Navitel software. The car version of the program is only available as part of the navigator upon 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 included. A strict license also prevents the transfer of software and maps from one device to another when the device is replaced. To use Navitel, but not buy a new navigator, you can purchase a version for PDAs and mobile phones with a less strict license.

Position Autosputnik

Autosputnik turned out to be the most democratic in the matter of replacing and transferring cards. Having purchased a license for the Autosputnik 5 program once, you can use it even if you change your device to another. You only 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; devices supported by Autosputnik are listed on the website. The price of the product is also attractive, around 1000 rubles, which is two or even three times less than Navitel. With this approach, it’s not a pity to buy Autosputnik and, if something happens, it’s painless to abandon it.

Multiple programs on one device

Some navigator manufacturers have met their customers halfway and given them the opportunity to use several navigation systems instead of one using the so-called alternative shell.

The alternative shell is copied to internal memory or a flash card inserted into the navigator, and, as it were, “pretends” to be a pre-installed navigation program, launching instead. IN separate file the alternative shell settings specify the paths to the existing files navigation programs, which can be called through the shell menu itself.

The X-device company offers one of these shells for its navigators; you can learn about setting up and installing this component on their forum. Lexand has also provided the ability to use several navigation programs; the shell can be found here.