{"id":536492,"date":"2010-04-21T06:02:50","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T10:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/androidcommunity.com\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2010-04-21T06:02:50","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T10:02:50","slug":"google-maps-navigation-arrives-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/536492","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps Navigation arrives in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up until now, despite having a fair few Android 1.6 or 2.x devices to choose from, UK owners didn&#8217;t have (legitimate) access to Google&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/mobile\/navigation\/\" >Maps Navigation beta<\/a>, with its free turn-by-turn directions. \u00a0That&#8217;s all changed today, with an unannounced overnight update delivering the 4.1.1 Beta (that hit US Android phones back on April 6th) to UK handsets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6798\" title=\"Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_1\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.androidcommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_1-540x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-6796\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As with the US version, the app supports verbal directions together with 2D and 3D mapping views; you can choose to view directions as normal, or tap over into &#8220;Navigate&#8221; mode which looks more like a standalone PND. \u00a0Various overlays are possible, including ATMs and fuel stations.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve a Nexus One, you&#8217;ll also be able to use the voice command functionality to enter a destination without using the onscreen keyboard: just say &#8220;Navigate to&#8221; and wherever it is you want to go. \u00a0Screenshots in the gallery below.<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/androidcommunity.com\/google-maps-navigation-arrives-in-uk-20100421\/google_maps_navigation_beta_uk_android_1\/' title='Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.androidcommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidcommunity.com\/google-maps-navigation-arrives-in-uk-20100421\/google_maps_navigation_beta_uk_android_2\/' title='Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.androidcommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_2\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidcommunity.com\/google-maps-navigation-arrives-in-uk-20100421\/google_maps_navigation_beta_uk_android_3\/' title='Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.androidcommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_3\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidcommunity.com\/google-maps-navigation-arrives-in-uk-20100421\/google_maps_navigation_beta_uk_android_4\/' title='Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.androidcommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_4\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidcommunity.com\/google-maps-navigation-arrives-in-uk-20100421\/google_maps_navigation_beta_uk_android_5\/' title='Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.androidcommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_5\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidcommunity.com\/google-maps-navigation-arrives-in-uk-20100421\/google_maps_navigation_beta_uk_android_0\/' title='Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.androidcommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Google_Maps_Navigation_beta_UK_Android_0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/04\/21\/google-maps-navigation-4-1-1-beta-now-working-on-uk-androids\/#comments\" >via<\/a> Engadget]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up until now, despite having a fair few Android 1.6 or 2.x devices to choose from, UK owners didn&#8217;t have (legitimate) access to Google&#8217;s Maps Navigation beta, with its free turn-by-turn directions. \u00a0That&#8217;s all changed today, with an unannounced overnight update delivering the 4.1.1 Beta (that hit US Android phones back on April 6th) to 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