Tag: TURN-BY-TURN

Pedestrians might get exercise or save on gas, but they don't get the fancy turn-by-turn GPS directions that drivers do. Or, they didn't until Google decided to release Walking Navigation in Google Maps 4.5 for Android. Android users can now use GPS navigation in walking mode, getting suggestions for the best pedestrian routes Google knows about. This navigation mode isn't just a copy of ...

Google's turn-by-turn GPS navigation software for smartphones has today been enabled in western, continental Europe... and Canada! If you've not used it before, Google Maps Navigation, despite carrying Google's omnipresent 'Beta' tag,' is as good as GPS navigation gets. It might not be quite as refined as commercial, big-bucks navigation systems, but the sheer number of awesome features easily ...

When Google launched turn-by-turn navigation for Android phones, everyone read it as a slap in the face to Apple. Sure, Google may power the iPhone's Maps app, but Android was going to have the exclusive ability to replace that expensive TomTom (or other name-brand navigation system) in your car. Earlier this week, Google started rumors that all that might change, and its free nav software would ...