Guangzhou, Guangdong Dec 24, 2020 (Issuewire.com) - For an aftermarket head unit, it usually comes with igo maps installed. Igo maps update is necessary if you have installed a navigation unit a couple of years ago. Because some roads may be changed, so updating new maps can get you an accurate destination efficiently.
The question is, how to update my igo maps to the latest 2020 version?
If you have not done that before, you may feel it would be complicated. But that's not true. If you understand igo map file structure, you can do it by yourself easily.
Igo map files structure:
Your igo map files are in a content folder. The content folder may be in your igo or primo folder.
Firstly you can check if your old igo maps are on an SD card or in the internal storage of the navigation unit. If it's on an SD card, then you can check map files inside. There should be a folder named igo or primo or something like that. Then you can click it, so you can see a folder named "content".
Now you can open the content folder. You can see some folders including:
building: it includes 3D buildings and 3D landmarks
map: most important, it includes fbl, fpa, fda, ftr files
poi: points of interest
phoneme: reporting street names
speedcam: speed camera files
From your content folder, you can see the above folders, at least map, poi folders. Because map and poi folders are the most important.
How to update igo maps?
In order to update your igo maps with the latest 2020 version, all you need to do is deleting the old map files, then copy new ones in the same directory. This step is different for different navigation units.
Note: No matter which methods you do to update igo maps, you should always backup all your old igo maps in your computer firstly.
1. If your old igo maps are on an sd card.
You need to take out sd card from your unit, then connect your sd card with your computer. So you can delete old map files as above, then copy new ones to the related directory. After you copy the new map files, then you can insert the sd card into the GPS card slot of your unit, that's all. Now you can run navigation and test it.
2. If your old igo maps are in the internal storage of your GPS unit
This is special for modern Android navigation systems. The storage of Android navigation can be 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB, so it has enough storage to load the entire igo maps.
Firstly, prepare a USB flash drive, copy the new maps files of the content folder in the USB. Then connect the USB with your USB cable from the Android unit After a few seconds, you should see your USB storage in apps > file manager app.
Then you can delete old igo map files like building, map, poi folders, and copy the new files from your USB to the internal storage. Please make sure you paste them into the correct folder.
Where to get a download link for the latest igo maps?
You can get a download link from mygpsmaps.com, which provides a fast download link on google drive for igo maps update, available for European countries, North America, South America, Asia, South Africa, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and more.
About Mygpsmaps: this site shares free igo maps download links, and also provides step by step installation service to help you download and update your igo maps.
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