Maps application
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I don't have an answer to your problem but maybe mine is related.
After several days of seeming to work correctly, the Maps app and the related Navigation app now freeze every time I enable the satellite layer. The apps stay frozen even after I disable the satellite layer (it lets me do that). I have to do a forced close or reboot to get them to work again. If I forget to disable satellite before closing or rebooting, the apps come up frozen (g=blank screen) the next time I run them.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Maps update to no avail.
I just experimented with the Maps and Latitude applications. Went into Maps. Turned on the satellite layer. All was well. Shrunk and panned all the way over to the west coast, where I know some friends are, then switched to Latitude. It did appear to seize-up painting the map. Turned off the sat. layer. Remained seized. Exited and re-entered Latitude. It was okay. Re-enabled the sat. layer. It was okay. Still in Latitude: Panned back over to the midwest, where I am. No problem. Turned the sat. layer off.
So, for me, on my tab, it seems to be a bit wonky, but not entirely b0rk3d.
Jim
So, for me, on my tab, it seems to be a bit wonky, but not entirely b0rk3d.
Jim
Thanks. When you say "exited and re-entered Latitude" did you just go out to Home and back in, or did you do a forced close. I always have to turn off the satellite layer and then do a forced close to get any functionality.
I exchanged my VTab for a new one. Maps and Navigation have the same problem. As soon as you check the satellite layer, they freeze and only work again after turning off the satellite layer and doing a forced stop.
While I can't rule out that this is connected with the system update (which the VTab did immediately after initial setup), that does rule out that this is due to conflict with apps I downloaded, since I haven't downloaded any.
While I can't rule out that this is connected with the system update (which the VTab did immediately after initial setup), that does rule out that this is due to conflict with apps I downloaded, since I haven't downloaded any.
Strange. I played with both Maps and Latitude, moving between the two several times and moving back and forth between the midwest and the west coast. Had sat. lock up on me just once. Didn't even have to leave the app. Just turned off the sat. layer and turned it back on.
I have the latest of everything offerered for my VTAB.
Jim
dudleydocker
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I just downloaded the new Maps update (5.12.0) and it seems to have completely resolved the freezing/lockup problems that I have always had with this app. I am now a happy mapper! 
Fix the SD card and I will be a happy camper....................
dd
Fix the SD card and I will be a happy camper....................dd
I just downloaded the new Maps update (5.12.0) and it seems to have completely resolved the freezing/lockup problems that I have always had with this app. I am now a happy mapper!
dd
Hey Dudleydocker, "Stancomb Wills" here.
dudleydocker
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BINGO!
I've used that handle for 5 or 6 years and nobody ever made the connection until now.
I'm sure you can understand the importance of having the Google maps app functioning.....
dd
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I just downloaded the new Maps update (5.12.0) and it seems to have completely resolved the freezing/lockup problems that I have always had with this app. I am now a happy mapper!
dd
I also have never been able to get Satellite, terrain, or other advanced function of Google Maps to work on my VTAB1008. I just went to Market, My Apps, Google Maps, hit update to get 5.12.0 and now everything works. So, either Vizio did not pre-install Google Maps correctly or this update fixes a problem in the Google Maps app.
gby