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There is life beyond Google Maps and Waze. Google browsers are a great option to avoid getting lost behind the wheel, but there are so many compatible apps
There is life beyond Google Maps and Waze. Google browsers are a great option to avoid getting lost behind the wheel, but there are so many compatible apps in Android Auto that it’s worth giving them a chance to find the real gems. Therefore, in the navigator category there are gems for purists such as Maps.me and others as reliable as the legendary TomTom AmiGo. I’ve tried Here WeGo is a free GPS navigator compatible with Android Autoand this has been my experience.
As with all apps compatible with Android Auto, to install it on my car’s infotainment system, all you have to do is download it from the Google Play Store to your Android phone so that the next time we get in the car, both will sync. see on screen.
You don’t need to create an account, but it’s good to keep in mind some previous suggestions: To be able to use it, we will first have to grant the relevant permissions (e.g. location) on the mobile phone and spend some time configuring our favorite places and taking advantage of one of its functions, downloading offline maps of the specific geographical area. The area we will move to.
From here, we touch and open the application on the car screen and see the environmental map. Now, as long as the car is stopped, we can enter or type in the search box (the one with the magnifying glass) a destination that may be among our favorite places. If we continue on our way, we will have to voice the destination for security reasons.
When selecting the destination, a series of suggested routes will appear, where information on the required time, distance and traffic will be displayed and the trajectory will be overlaid on the map in the style of Google Maps.
This navigator adapts the display to day/night mode by default; This is something we’re grateful for as clear mode doesn’t dazzle us at this time of year, when low-light driving is quite common. Of course, it is compatible with Android Auto Coolwalk in case we want to use other applications at the same time, such as navigation and music streaming, and a WhatsApp message suddenly appears.
What you see below these lines is its interface when we follow a route. Very clear and functional. As for the colors, it’s a far cry from the flashy Waze color palette, reminding me of the new Google Maps for Android Auto in its sobriety.
Although the colors are different, the truth is that it takes very little time to get used to the look thanks to this familiarity. Yes, it turns out less baroque than Google Maps in terms of on-screen informationWith a clear display and schematic maps that help you avoid getting confused by unnecessary things.
As information: Here’s WeGo’s mapping identical to Nokia’s While it’s more frugal in terms of extra information such as businesses and businesses, it makes up for it by displaying street numbers, which isn’t bad for getting around major municipalities. Of course, some new street layouts failed; This hasn’t happened to me with Waze or Google Maps.
between navigation I liked how intuitive it was to follow itwith a slightly classical aesthetic: with marker showing our position, clearly differentiated trajectory that also changes color depending on traffic. By default the route’s speed limit is always shown along with our speed, which helps ensure they are not exceeded.
There always two speech bubbles on the screen: The upper one gives brief information about the route and the next manoeuvre, the lower one shows the distance and time left and the estimated time of arrival. The good thing is that you have a lot of information and obviously the not so good thing in my opinion is that they take up a lot of space and hinder viewing.
They appear when you touch the screen a few more buttons: which allows you to complete the route, zoom out or zoom in on the map, change the volume of the directions, change the perspective, settings or layers. There was something I didn’t like very much: Once you choose the route, it is not possible to change it.
One of the strong points of this navigator is the satellite viewIt is very practical if you tend to get lost like me, if you cannot orient yourself very well and have a tendency to get lost.
Despite the large amount of information it dumps on the screen, it provides reasonable quality and It is practical to use with top view. It’s actually one of the few things I miss about Waze that I found in this app.
Settings are well stocked Although the default configuration is fine, we can disable avoiding toll roads or unpaved roads, disable voice guidance (a bit bland), enable or disable satellite view and disable speed limits.
Above I was talking about what Here WeGo shows traffic conditions as well as speed cameras or road closures, but in my experience it’s not as precise or comprehensive as Google Maps or Waze, with its active community that alerts you to traffic jams, temporary road hazards, or certain police checks (or for you to self-report something you can’t). do both). So if real-time information is important to you, there are better options.
If you want to get from point A to point B without getting lost, look no further, and want simplicity, Here WeGo is a great free candidate. This classic and intuitive browser makes its simplicity its greatest virtue; It is recommended to act without too many complications.
Having said this, What I liked most so far was the satellite view.It’s something Waze doesn’t offer, and this free app solves it in a more schematic way than Google Maps; It’s a success when you’re more interested in finding your way than enjoying the details.
But we cannot ignore one thing: Here WeGo lags behind in terms of information. Google is very much Google, and this can be seen in the amount of information provided, whether from real-time events or just the environment. Normally real-time information is very important to me for someone moving to or leaving/entering Madrid, but in other less traffic-affected areas it’s probably not as critical (though information is power).
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