Navigation for Google Maps Go

I've been using this lite version of Google Maps for a while, without any problem. Today, I had the same issue that previous users have been complaining about. Every time I try to "Navigate in the app", instead of showing me the route, it takes me to the download page in Google Play Store, which, of course, shows that the app is already installed! Then I thought it was because my original pre installed Google Maps was not updated, which I did, and restarted my phone. But the behavior was the same. So it's a general problem and it's still there.

Love Maps. Only problem that in the car I lose the sound because my GPS in the car takes over the phone. Personally I wish I could just use my phone for everything and delete the car's stuff. Making a call, answering a call and having it read a text message was great when the vehicle was new but after a few years the maps are out of date, the directions are no good and after going to 3 dealerships non of them would update the card. (Toyota, Rave 4, 2017.)

I find a business in Firefox and click on directions. Instead of offering Maps or start, it only offers 'Navigate in APP'. Clicking on. It ONLY AND ALWAYS takes me to the play store where it shows me it is installed. The app never starts. I must copy the address out of Firefox and paste to Maps to get anywhere. This is worse than useless and horrible.

Absolute Rubbish, when download & installed, it doesn't show up in apps, every time I click on a Bitly link for google maps, it opens map to go, then click Start to navigate & it sends you to play store which tell you it is installed on phone, this app is just badly broken. Before the Bitly link would open Google map but not now. Doesn't seem any fix. Just another app that use to be good but now useless.

For some reason on Google play store it shows that navigation is installed yet the app does not show on my phone. I thought I might be able to access it through maps go, however there's no option to start navigation. This wasn't the case before so it might be an issue with my phone and not the app itself but please try to fix it. I find this app very useful but I don't have access to it.

In the last few updates, voice recognition much more frequently misconstrued (minterpretred) what I said. It was much better in previous ones. Frustrating. Also, when I want to temporarily suspended navigation by going back to the previous screen (to save battery use), it continues to give me instructions unlike previous versions. And, what happened to speed trap notifications? Did you switch providers? There are several other differences that do not appear to be improvements.

When I downloaded this and tried it the first time in my house, it worked fine. But the two times I tried it when I was out on the road, the Navigate in App was not even showing in Maps Go even though the Google Play Store was showing that it was installed on my smartphone! So Maps Go, to me, is worthless if I can't hear the audio giving me directions because I don't like having to continually look down at my smartphone when I am driving.

It's great but I am facing issues with Google maps giving directions when Bluetooth is on. I have tried many ways but it won't work when Bluetooth on, if i switch it off then it works fine. I did try to uninstall Google Maps several times and it only works once before it stops again. Other people seems to be experiencing this issue too so please look into it to find a solution. Thanks

Update: The app works on Android Pie devices. So, I'm updating my rating. However, if this app is supposed to be for low-memory phones, it might not be hard to imagine that the phone is not running on the latest version of Android, and thus should ensure it runs on older OS's. The app is not working on my Android Marshmallow device. When I launch this app via the MapsGo app, I get an message that simply says, 'Something went wrong', with options of 'Retry' (which, didn't work) or exit. Please fix.

People don’t seem to understand the purpose of this app, Navigation for Google Maps Go is NOT a replacement for Google Maps or Waze. This app is intended to be a lightweight navigation experience for Android Go devices and older phones. The app performs admirably and provides a sufficient, lightweight experience. Certain features, such as satellite view, take up larger amounts of space and have been cut from the app to allow a smaller impact on storage. If your phone is relatively new and runs well, use the standard Google Maps or Waze. If your phone is older or you’re using an Android Go device, this app will get you going where you need to go with a simple interface and quick navigation.

SG21 version does not have voice look up. It does not allow you to add navigation alerts like crashes. It does not allow you to search along current route. Maybe these features exist and I do not know how to turn them on, but previous versions did not require activation if this is the case. At best this would make it a less intuitive design, but I am fairly sure they are missing all together. Sadly I have two choices, use another app like Waze or Hotspot my SG9 just to run maps.

This seriously needs a user interface expert to redesign the app, lots of counter intuitive things about it, it seems to pin just one route. It needs a go button once selecting routes to get to route/map. The back button usually means go back to the previous page. Needs a home button. Why not have a feature to save routes. Allow for map downloads to use offline. Print would be nice.

I'm currently on a cross country drive. Your app keeps prompting me for a "faster route". After telling it "No" once, it has proceeded to continue to update. Used to, when you ignored the prompt - it would go away. Now if you ignore it, it automatically assumes I want to take the new route. Its incredibly dangerous for me to keep reaching down just to try and continue on the route I chose. Im not going to kill myself because you want me to take the "faster route". Will be finding a new app.

The visual interface is very clean and crisp, but there doesn't seem to be any way to turn off voice prompts. It even overrides turning the phone to silent and do not disturb. Searching for this issue on Google brings back a zillion results for Google Maps, but nothing for Google Maps Go, because the name of the app is too similar.

The app is a junk. Was forced to install it by Google maps since it kept bringing Navigate option instead of directions. However after installing the app, it never worked and kept giving message something went wrong without giving specific details. Tried to follow some debugging steps like installing google maps go to sort out the issue. However that never fixed. Finally, I m uninstalling this app - a useless piece of junk

Can't disable voice navigation so it screams over music playing. Seriously? Better yet, if you cancel via the back button to close the app, you can't leave navigation. It will scream at you while driving every opportunity to turn until you reboot your phone. This is embarrassing for the company that maintains the OS the app is interacting with. How can you leave such a blatant bug in one of the most used apps in your ecosystem?

The app never works, says it is installed on my Galaxy note9 but is not there and does not run. Not worth the time it takes to try to make it work. I really expected better from. Google, maybe instead of nap time at the campus, they could actually work on a map app that could actually navigate to a destination.

I wish I could give this app zero stars. Whoever decided to separate the Navigate option from the Google Maps app should be fired on the spot. Why on earth would I want a maps app that can not navigate? Not to mention the Navigate app NEVER works (it just kicks me back to the play store where it tells me its already installed) which is really helpful when I'm lost and in my car in an unfamiliar area.

Absolutely horrible now. Google just updated maps and now when I try to navigate I can only the voice guidance because the map freezes. I tried rebooting phone which worked for about a minute. To bad I can't uninstall the update. There's no option for it. Maybe concentrate a little bit more on customers and technology instead of political censoring.

Drives me nuts (no punn intended). I hate that when I need to use my GPS it's when I'm about to be driving somewhere usually in a hurry, or am already en route & need it to catch up to me, even just trying to turn the app on seems to take forever, never mind typing or telling it your destination, but oh my God, hitting "start" isn't as easy as it seems, esp when it moves around slightly so that you hit it repeatedly and suddenly find you accidentally hit the wrong button b/c of the slow nature.

Wow +1 Google Navigation for the Maps Go is great! 😉 Very nice and smooth; just pointing my phone out of the windshield and the application configuration was instantly generated. I love the voice activated directions. Synced with my auto and I am truly excited about this new program.

There's NO way to turn OFF the voice. Hate that. That's a deal-breaker. I NEVER want voice navigation. There is no dark mode - night mode either. These features are a no-brainer and would not increase the size of the app, so why leave them out? Removing voice would actually make it lighter, duh, and night mode saves your eyes and Battery. Double duh Uninstalling now. LAME

Really fast and easy accurate step by step instructions to get you to your destination in the fastest way possible. It's incredible because I have a phone that's low .in available memory and this app was created for phones that have only a small amount of memory,. so it works great and gets you to your destination accurately, and quickly, so you don't have to spend your valuable time guessing and spending time reading addresses to find the place that you are looking for. Excellent job guys!!

The Compass is too small(and stays Toooo small-not resizable by option or otherwise, and when I hit the Arrow it turns, and it dissapears(It doesn't help because it doesn't stay, and is tooooo small to easily see, and the Map doesn't continue to orient per my phone's positioning. What good is a Compass that doesn't show the way? Please add the Compass back to the maps, and and make it also that the user can move the display when needed to another place on the map, and also hide when needed.

This app has caused me so much grief and I cannot even get rid of it. If I go to a simple search screen from my phone and ask for directions, google map appears and gives me a choose or two. Then on the bottom of the screen it says "navigate in app" where I used to only say navigate. When I select this one and only option, it takes me to the Google play store (this page) where it says I already have the app installed. In other words, I cannot navigate with this app as it won't open.