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Map Download freezes after screen gone to sleep (* perhaps explained *)
This could have been an issue with the Meizu M2 Note Android OpSys. A new version came out which I installed, and the readme notes said that there had been a problem with Apps going to sleep that should have been kept alive.

Comment by brewmanz October 2017 permalink
Map Download freezes after screen gone to sleep (* perhaps explained *)
Further info, which might explain things.Settings - Device - Battery - Optimization - More modes - Standby Management (automatically clear background app 3 minutes after your phone goes into standby mode ...)Navigator was NOT SELECTED.I did not kno…

Comment by brewmanz June 2017 permalink
Map Download freezes after screen gone to sleep (* perhaps explained *)
I have come across issues like this before (I am a software developer) i.,e. no program changes; it now crashes. Sometimes it happens because SOMETHING ELSE has changed e.g. new phone firmware, which did happen to me a few months ago.I have also loo…

Comment by brewmanz June 2017 permalink
Map Download freezes after screen gone to sleep (* perhaps explained *)
@Jan_GruuthuseA) I wasn't opening a new Navigator session. When my phone is woken up, the screen is ALREADY on Navigator.B) I was ignoring the Navigator Update popup. C) I chose Main Navigator Menu - Map Manager - Download MapsD) When returning…

Comment by brewmanz June 2017 permalink
Map Download freezes after screen gone to sleep (* perhaps explained *)
@GarfieldIt looks like wifi does NOT normally get switched off for my phone- Cellular data is disabled- I get gmail notification beeps when screen asleep- Android Settings - WLAN - Advanced Settings - WLAN Settings - Disable when screen is locked/To…

Comment by brewmanz June 2017 permalink
All Favourites deleted - again [Edit: Bad SD Card]
Looks like it was at least faulty, and possibly a fake. Used f3 under linux to run diagnostics. Card was very slow (more like Class2 than Class10) and unable to read back anything. Installed new card from reputable dealer rather than the 'no na…

Comment by brewmanz March 2016 permalink
All Favourites deleted - again [Edit: Bad SD Card]
A) Is there specific information in the logs to support your view of faulty/fake SD Card, or is it just a possible reason for disappearing data? (I'd like something in the way of evidence to tell my supplier)B) I found the file, about 150 bytes…

Comment by brewmanz March 2016 permalink
MapFactor sub-menus need 'go back' option
There is one button on the device - and it seems that the function is different depending on whether I 'tap' it or 'press' it. As I was reading the single sheet instructions, I didn't notice that the words meant different th…

Comment by brewmanz February 2016 permalink
Not being able to write on the SD card - Android version > 4.4
Not sure. Whatever an Android 5.1 phone (Meizu M2 Note) initialises it as - which I did twice (not sure how - I *think* it's an option when the phone notices that an SD Card has been inserted. It's possible that it's not so much the f…

Comment by brewmanz February 2016 permalink
Folder set as read-only in Android 5
I had problem with Android 5.1 - would install to Internal Storage but not SD Card. Read my comments on what worked for me at http://forum.mapfactor.com/discussion/7022/not-being-able-to-write-on-the-sd-card-android-version-4-4#Item_4 Basically, ref…

Comment by brewmanz February 2016 permalink
Not being able to write on the SD card - Android version > 4.4
I had this problem on Meizu M2 Note (Android 5.1), where MapFactor would install maps ok to Internal Storage but not my extra SD Card (after initial maps install, would only show blank white screen). Tomas's suggestion did not work. Another sug…

Comment by brewmanz February 2016 permalink

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