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Questions tagged [google-maps-navigation]

Google Maps Navigation was released as free add-on for Google Maps with Android 2.0 (Eclair) around November 2009, providing voice commands and traffic reports. While the initial release was limited to the US, the service was quickly expanded to the UK and large parts of continental Europe.

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If your question is about navigation with Android in general, or about any navigation app other than Google Maps Navigation, please use the tag instead. Only in rare cases, it might make sense to use both tags.

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What does the green/amber/red light next to the time remaining in navigation mean?

I think it's something to do with how fast/slow you're going, but some clarification would be nice.
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Does Google Navigation Live Traffic reroute during the journey?

After setting a destination and start navigation and my journey, if a new incident occurs and slows/blocks the route, is Google Navigation able to update the route and find a faster alternative automatically before I get near?
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How do I save an address in Google Navigate?

I see that there is a Star system but I really can't seem to figure out how to star a map in the application, or outside of it for that matter, it's driving me insane. How to I save an address in Google Navigate, from my Android device? Finally…
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How to make Google Maps Navigation show forward as up?

It used to be that Google Maps Navigation on my phone would show the direction of travel = as "up" on the screen. However, ever since my phone upgraded to Gingerbread, navigation is displayed with North as "up" on the screen. How do I revert to the…
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On Maps, Directions, how do I get a route's baseline duration

How do I get Maps, Directions, to give me a route's baseline duration (as given by maps.google.com) as opposed to just the "In current traffic" duration? maps.google.com gives me a duration (what I am calling baseline) plus "In current traffic"…
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Why does Navigation keep choosing a different route?

I have a route which I have taken a couple of times using Google Maps navigation and every time I go it takes me one of 3 different ways, even though I start and finish with the same location every time. In web Google Maps the directions returns 3…
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Turn-by-turn navigation screen orientation

I had a question about screen orientation in the Google turn-by-turn navigation app. Previously the screen would orient as you would expect with the maps/arrows pointed in the direction of travel(with a 3D-esque view of what's coming). However…
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How can I turn on google maps speedometer alerts on exceeding the speed limits?

How can I turn on google maps speedometer alerts on exceeding the speed limits? waze has a good system , it shows your speed and puts a red circle around it if you go over the speed limit. But I don't see it on google maps I am in the Uk and have…
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What are the criterias Google Maps Navigation uses to suggest a route?

I'm asking this question because of a very specific issue I'm facing a lot of times. Google maps suggests me a longer + more time consuming routes sometimes when it has the shorter, less time consuming routes. What is the logic behind this…
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Google maps audio navigation isn't working

I have a Samsung Galaxy S6. When driving somewhere, I start navigating in Google Maps, and the route appears on the screen, but there are no audio (spoken) directions. Bizarrely, the only time anything is said is "you have arrived" once I reach my…
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is Google map navigation only available to selected country

I love using Google map to give me direction. however, I would like it to provide "turn left, turn right" voice while I am driving. I heard Google map navigation able to provide such feature. I search from android market but cannot find one. is it…
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Google maps navigation doesn't stay in status bar anymore

When using google maps navigation I remember there used to be a constant notification item which let you switch back to navigation easily. This is not showing for me anymore and I can't find a setting to turn it back on. Has this feature been…
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