Offline android phone for cycling navigation?

Hello,
I am too cheapskate to buy something like a Garmin 810 so I am wondering if I can use an old android phone (e.g. Galaxy S3) without a data connection to navigate when cycling?

I’m going to test out maps.me over the next few days but I am wondering if anybody else has any good experiences of any other apps for offline route planning/navigations (I will be using it in Singapore BTW).

Also, I am finding it a little hard to find a good waterproof phone case to mount on handlebars, any suggestions? I am currently using a Lidl one which is ok, but it rattles around a fair bit when travelling at speed and probably wont be fully waterproof in a downpour (in Singapore when it rains, it torrents).

There are apps that do it but joke time..

Singapore is tiny how can you get lost!!

Anyway just see how much a end of line garmin is compared to cases, mapping, apps etc. The big difference is battery life on the Garmin it’s an easy full day logging and nav not sure how well an older phone will do.

If it’s just for checking try Trailforks – just DL the region
http://www.trailforks.com/trails/map/?lat=1.0956579831252256&lon=104.05834945916753&z=14&m=trailforks

viewranger is what i use. download maps in advance on wifi.

reckon it’s not very accurate, even on most accurate setting.

what is endomondo. other i met using that but not checked it out.

I use Backcountry Navigator.

The best offline street nav is either google maps or osmand+, with the latter you can also import gpx files and use turn by turn voice navigation. It’s miles ahead of anything Garmin and the likes can offer. The older waterproof Motorola or Sony Xperia phones are great for this and can be had quite cheap on ebay.

The longest I’ve tested my Moto G 2nd Gen with it using the wifi hotspot from my Samsung S7, Strava, cadence and HRM running is around 6 hours and there was still 50% or so battery remaining.

I use mm tracker (bit of searching found a version that worked for 4.4.4) and downloaded os maps. Phone is a bit short on memory so can’t carry a whole load of maps but my local area and the lakes are permanent fixtures.

I use maps.me a lot it works great with just GPS

jamiesilo – Member 
what is endomondo.

Sports tracking app, like Strava (existed before Strava, like Sports Tracker, the original tracking app from Nokia in early days of GPS phones. Was the app to have, now no one knows of it even though it’s still going).

Not really a navigation app. Could probably follow routes on it, not tried. Same goes with Strava these days.

For decent maps and features, ViewRanger is one of the best. Bit of a faff downloading offline maps for OSM. You can also get OS maps but have to pay for them.

My road bike is still only half built as some things appear to have gone AWOL in the post.
So i have tried a few things on my Tri bike where i cant mount a phone so i was trying to use voice navigation.

Maps.ME: decent routes, shows the off carriageway cycle tracks but doesnt use them in routing, does voice navigation. But when the screen is switched off it stops navigating entirely, making it a bit useless.

Here we go: decent routes, does not show cycle tracks, no voice guidance for cycling navigation.

Google Maps: crappy routing (generally have to do car or pedestrian routing for singapore), does voice navigation with the screen switched off though. Burns though my battery really quickly.

So overall the winner appears to be my ancient garmin 310XT, i can upload a GPX to it and navigate from it’s little dot matrix screen and the battery lasts for ages, even with the backlight set permanently on.

If you’re uploading a GPX then there are loads of android apps that will stick it on a map for you.

If any of those will direct my by voice navigation while the screen is locked then i am all ears?