Night mode for Google MAPS/NAV?

[805waves]

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO VIEW THE MAP IN A NEGATIVE COLOR IMAGE FOR A NIGHT MODE? I FIND THE DISPLAY, EVEN AT A LOW ILLUMINATION SETTING, HAS A LOT OF INTENSITY THAT STRAINS THE EYES WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AT NIGHT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE FEEL THE SAME?:greendroid:

 

[mrschmitz]

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO VIEW THE MAP IN A NEGATIVE COLOR IMAGE FOR A NIGHT MODE? I FIND THE DISPLAY, EVEN AT A LOW ILLUMINATION SETTING, HAS A LOT OF INTENSITY THAT STRAINS THE EYES WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AT NIGHT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE FEEL THE SAME?:greendroid:

I don't think so at this time. Sounds like a good addition, though.

Just a note -- you may not want to post in all caps. It is difficult to read and is the online equivalent of yelling.

 

[Boris Badenov]

I think that would be the best improvement to the navigator app.

 

[texasPI]

No there is not. A quick search here would have answered this for you.

 

[techguru]

Not yet. Google is taking suggestions for future updates. I find if I switch to satellite view it is typically dark enough that it achieves the same purpose.

Alan

 

[Erron]

I agree, satellite view works for me at night as well. Maybe the new labs option will drum something up.

 

[SuperDroid]

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO VIEW THE MAP IN A NEGATIVE COLOR IMAGE FOR A NIGHT MODE? I FIND THE DISPLAY, EVEN AT A LOW ILLUMINATION SETTING, HAS A LOT OF INTENSITY THAT STRAINS THE EYES WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AT NIGHT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE FEEL THE SAME?:greendroid:

I agree. I night drive with all my lights (interior) dimmed all the way down and that screen is bright. :icon_eek:

 

[GadgetRick]

I think that would be the best improvement to the navigator app.

Actually, I think the best improvement would be the ability to mark a waypoint like every other GPS software.

 

[805waves]

Update. . . I found a cool Navigation app called Waze. It has night mode and more.

 

[tktouch12]

my biggest problem with the droid relates to this: WHY CANT I DIM THE DISPLAY FARTHER. AT NIGHT IT IS WAYY TOO BRIGHT. MY ITOUCH (hate to compare to apple) GETS A TON DARKER... this would save battery and not kill my eyes at night

 

[roflcopters]

I personally think it's great that the display is so bright...almost to the point where I don't have to use the backlight at all. I do however agree that a night mode would be nice. The Garmin unit we have does this automatically.

 

[dezymond]

The Droid is an extremely bright device. Even at lowest settings it is blinding, and it doesn't help that i have a vibrant background; white, light blue, light green, etc.

A night mode or even if 2.1 has a lower brightness setting would be great for night use.

 

[ckgreenman]

There is an open issue on the Android Google code website.

Issue 4787 - android - Navigation - night mode - Project Hosting on Google Code