Thread: Install Garmin Street Pilot v.2.16 Samsung Galaxy Android 4.1.2 Detailed Instructions&Pics

@kan2543
.System doesn't disappear, it's just hidden. Enable hidden files and folder in Windows and you'll see it .
.System folder is always hidden in recent Garmin automotive devices.

Originally Posted by catymag

@kan2543
.System doesn't disappear, it's just hidden. Enable hidden files and folder in Windows and you'll see it .
.System folder is always hidden in recent Garmin automotive devices.

1) I have done "show hidden files, folder and drives" in Windows and ".System" folder can see before but when I first start SP then it disappear.
(It isn't dissappear but only hidden and connot see on PC - post#194)

2) I'm quite sure because when I uninstall SP and delete the "Garmin" folder from my sdcard and re-install SP.apk without any map again. My custom maps is still remain.
(I'am sorry. It's my fault, I think I deleted wrong folder by deleted Garmin subfolder inside the Garmin folder but ".System"(to be hidden) is still remain)

The .system folder never disappears. It is hidden just like catymag says. Before you install SP and you have the files on your PC, you can see the .system folder just fine if you are set to show hidden/operating system files (one of those 2). But after you install SP and you connect your phone to your PC the .system folder on your phone does not show anymore, even if you still have hidden files shown. But it is still there. For some reason Windows Explorer can't see it. Might be if your phone connects as a media device instead of a mass storage device like my Samsung Note I717 does. To see the .system folder I use a third party browser, "MyPhoneExplorer" and it allows me to see all hidden files on my phone.

Your maps are definitely not moved into internal memory. Use a file explorer on your phone set to show hidden files and you can see that it is there where it always was. Check out pic. You can see in the notification bar that SP is running at this moment. I use Root Explorer.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

@agoattamer

Why after I uninstalled SP and deleted "Garmin" folder on my external sdcard that contained custom map name gmapprom.img inside and re-install SP.apk without anymaps again this map is still remain?

-My phone SG Note2 N7100 JB 4.1.2 Official ROM Non-Rooted
-External sdcard path name "extSdCard" / Internal storage path name "sdcard0"

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(I'm sorry. It's my mistake to delete the wrong Garmin subfolder and I test again the map is gone.)

Originally Posted by catymag

@kan2543
.System doesn't disappear, it's just hidden. Enable hidden files and folder in Windows and you'll see it .
.System folder is always hidden in recent Garmin automotive devices.

Originally Posted by agoattamer

The .system folder never disappears. It is hidden just like catymag says. Before you install SP and you have the files on your PC, you can see the .system folder just fine if you are set to show hidden/operating system files (one of those 2). But after you install SP and you connect your phone to your PC the .system folder on your phone does not show anymore, even if you still have hidden files shown. But it is still there. For some reason Windows Explorer can't see it. Might be if your phone connects as a media device instead of a mass storage device like my Samsung Note I717 does. To see the .system folder I use a third party browser, "MyPhoneExplorer" and it allows me to see all hidden files on my phone.

Your maps are definitely not moved into internal memory. Use a file explorer on your phone set to show hidden files and you can see that it is there where it always was. Check out pic. You can see in the notification bar that SP is running at this moment. I use Root Explorer.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Originally Posted by chinnachot

RE explorer can find .System folder but if connect with pc can not


or if you copy all .System folder back to pc it still not find System folder
it think it still in System folder because check size System folder it still normal but can not find

RE explorer can find and next time can copy new map or other map to System folder

Originally Posted by chinnachot

1.first I create all folder and file on PC map.img I add in System then copy it to sdcard (internal storage) after copy I do not find System by PC but find by RE explorer

2.next I test deleate all Garmin folder and file from sdcard by PC it can deleate (RE explorer may can too) I create all folder and file on PC again but add map.img in Map folder then copy to sdcard again System still not find but Map folder I can see it on PC I think better for me when I want to change or add other map I will add in Map folder

Originally Posted by agoattamer

There is no way that Garmin moves a 2GB map wherever it wants to. Possibly what you see is the basemap which will show major roads.

And if you really want the easy way to see the ".System" folder......just rename it to "System" using your phone's explorer. Add your map and then rename it back when done. It is just that simple.

I'm sorry. It's my fault.

Thank you to catymag, agoattamer and Chinnachot.

How to create .System folder:

- Create "Garmin" folder on PC and create "New Folder" inside.

- Compress "Garmin" folder to .zip or .rar.

- Open the Garmin.zip/.rar with ZipFile/Winrar and rename "New Folder" to ".System".

- Extract Garmin.zip/.rar to your external sdcard.

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@chinnachot

- You can add new map in /Garmin/Map/your...map...name.img