Yandex.Navigator - a navigation application from the largest Russian search engine.
- Choose the best routes. The navigator makes routes taking into account traffic jams, accidents and repairs. It offers up to three travel options and calculates travel times for each. If the route passes through a paid section, the application will warn about this.
- Get directions offline. Routes can be built not only online, but also offline. Navigation without the Internet will be available if you download a city or region map in advance in the application settings. You can also search for organizations offline.
- Get important information along the way. When you are on the road, the screen shows the distance to be covered, as well as the time remaining. There is voice guidance along the route and prompts on the screen: The navigator tells about the direction of movement, speed cameras and events on the route by voice, and also indicates them on the map. If the traffic jam situation changes while driving and the application finds a faster route, it informs the driver about it.
- Observe the speed limit. The navigator knows about the speed limits on different road sections. If you are driving too fast, it will warn you about speeding with a beep.
- Speak. You can communicate with the Navigator by voice without touching the device. It is enough to say "Listen, Yandex" and after the beep give the command. For example: “Listen, Yandex, let's go to Lesnaya, 1” or “Listen, Yandex, build a route to Domodedovo airport”. In the same way, you can inform the Navigator about road events (“Listen, Yandex, there will be a traffic jam due to an accident”) so that he can mark them on the map.
- Focus on the terrain. The application contains a detailed map that is constantly updated. It shows restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, gas stations, pharmacies, stadiums, law firms and other organizations. If, for example, you want to have dinner on the way, you can simply say "Listen, Yandex, where to eat nearby?" The application will record your location and suggest suitable options. The map will help you navigate not only in the city, but also outside it.
- Save history. The navigator remembers the history of the destinations. You can, for example, enter an address and estimate a route in the evening, and in the morning just select a destination from the list. History and favorites are saved in the cloud and are available on all your devices so you don't get lost.
- Find a parking spot. The application knows about all parking lots in Moscow located within the Third Ring Road. The map immediately shows where you can leave the car, and where parking is prohibited. In other districts of the capital, some city parking lots are also marked on the map. Information on large parking lots is also available in St. Petersburg, Kiev, Minsk, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don and other cities.
- Take on a trip. Yandex.Navigator shows road maps and builds routes in Russia, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
If before people traveled by car and used maps for navigation, now this is not necessary. Convenient car navigators have been invented, allowing you to perfectly navigate any terrain. Today it is convenient, practical and allows you to save a lot of your personal time.
If you need a free navigator for a tablet or smartphone, then this article will help you choose one. It is devoted to the description of navigation applications for Android. You will be able to find out which ones are the best and why. Also, you will choose a navigator convenient for you without the Internet for "Android".
Yandex Navigator
This is a full-fledged GPS navigator for Android. It allows you to quickly and efficiently lay a route to the desired address, highway, any attraction (museum, monument), another city. It should be noted that the navigator from Yandex takes into account street closures and even traffic jams. This allows you to always be sure that the shortest and most convenient route will be offered.
This navigator contains maps of the main highways of the planet, but routing is available exclusively in the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Detailed maps of the settlements of the countries mentioned above are drawn in detail, therefore, the application will be convenient for the population.
Does the navigator work without the Internet? Yandex may work in You need to load the required map into the memory of your smartphone or tablet. But searching for various objects (shops, monuments, schools, restaurants, hotels) and building a route on Android requires the transfer of network data. This means that you can only see the electronic map. Therefore, without the Internet, like the device for "Android" will work to a limited extent.
Application advantages
- Voice prompts (male or female).
- Navigator control using voice commands.
- Possibility to add traffic events.
- Online traffic congestion indicator.
- It is possible to search for the necessary roads and objects.
- Free unlimited traffic is provided for MTS subscribers.
"Navitel"
Navigation system in a compact application. Now "Navitel" is considered one of the best applications for "Android". Many will ask: why? Because this navigator works without an internet connection.
When setting up, you need to download maps from the Internet to your computer, and then download them to your tablet or smartphone. The application works with the help of a GPS satellite, it quickly builds a route and searches for the desired objects.
Additional services (requires internet connection):
- free map update;
- various services ("Traffic", "Friends", "Weather").
It should be remembered that the application is free only for the first 30 days, then you need to purchase a license. Navitel works perfectly in most of the CIS countries and the European Union. The application also has the function of optimal route selection and can be connected to traffic police video cameras.
OsmAnd
OsmAnd is an offline navigator for Android. If you need navigation in offline mode, then this application will be convenient for you. You need to download the maps and you can easily plot the route. Voice prompts help navigate the area. There is the possibility of going back along the track.
Some points in management. The destination point on the screen is indicated by a red flag. Orientation follows the red arrow, which indicates the desired direction. The ability to create and edit various objects is available (your data is transmitted to the application servers). This means that you can independently mark on the map the place where the monument or any restaurant or cafe is located.
An excellent navigator without the Internet for Android. But remember that the free version of the app only allows you to download ten maps.
CoPilot
Another good navigator without the Internet for Android. It provides excellent detailed maps of the entire world, updated monthly. Interestingly, this navigator, when building a route, offers three options - the main one and two alternative ones. There is a convenient walking mode (for pedestrians) - absolutely all small buildings and any shops are indicated on the map. There is a function that allows you to post information about your route and location on social networks (Twitter, Facebook). One of the distinctive features is that you can make calls from your smartphone without leaving the navigator.
The app is completely free. But there is a full version of it (it is paid), which additionally provides voice prompts and gives access to maps in 3D.
There are many applications for navigation on Android in the Google Play online market. Many of them require access to high-speed Internet, which even today not all users have and not all over the country. Fortunately, there are so-called "offline navigators". In other words, these are standalone navigators that do not require an active smartphone or tablet. At the same time, there are both paid and free options.
All that is required for offline navigation on Android is a special application and a map of the country you need to it. One of the best - Sygic GPS Navigation, CityGuide, Navfree, OsmAnd, MapFactor... I tested only the first 3 on Nexus 7 2013 (Wi-Fi version).
Sygic GPS Navigation
The most popular offline GPS navigation app with over 30 million downloads. For work uses high quality maps from TomTom. Has great navigation functionality, has voice guidance. Maps of a particular country are installed in the program folder in the Maps section and updated for free.
Sygic is the best offline navigator for Android devices. At least as of this writing.
Features:
- High quality offline maps from TomTom and other providers.
- Sound accompaniment of a given course of movement.
- Construction of alternative routes.
- Optimized graphics for HD displays.
I liked this navigator more than others. I still use it now. Of the minuses - during testing, the program stopped working several times, but in principle there is nothing fatal in this.
CityGuide
Quite convenient and high-quality navigator, supported by free OSM maps from OpenStreetMaps, paid HERE from Nokia, as well as maps from national manufacturers. CityGID stands out for its good quality of work and speed. Perfect for travel or business trips across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia and other CIS countries.
Features:
- Smooth operation.
- Unique route building algorithm.
- Intuitive and user-friendly interface.
The name speaks for itself. It is truly completely free software that supports great HD maps. Ensures accurate navigation anywhere in the world. Navfree is used by more than 15 million Android device owners.
Features:
- Detailed HD maps from OpenStreetMap for smartphone and tablet.
- Fast automatic re-routing.
- Full soundtrack and availability of the "Search" function.
The OsmAnd application, like the others described above, also has all the necessary tools and navigation functions. This is one of the best apps for Android as a navigator without the Internet. There are paid and free versions. Maps of any country can be downloaded through the corresponding section in the program menu. Depending on the country, files take up memory from several tens to hundreds of megabytes.
OsmAnd and Navfree can be called brothers. They are in many ways similar to each other and have a right to exist.
Features:
- Search by address and places.
- Support for working with raster and vector maps.
- Operating modes: car, pedestrian, bicycle.
A fairly popular navigator using 2D and 3D maps from OpenStreetMaps. Suitable for navigation in transport and for pedestrians, since it has the appropriate operating modes. If you use it in a car, it is possible to make settings for a specific model by entering the weight of the vehicle, its length, width, height, axle load and other parameters.
Features:
- Easy to use.
- Navigation in car, truck, pedestrian mode.
- Voice guidance in different languages, including Russian.
- Can be loaded to SD memory card.
Conclusion
First of all, I would like to note that this is far from all the existing navigation software for Android today. But it is these applications that have proven themselves well and continue to find new users. Each does not require an active internet connection.
Programs differ from each other in their interface, speed of work on different devices and some additional functions. Install, test and determine the best software specifically for yourself.
We live in an age of a huge number of scientific discoveries and revolutions. Today there are many devices that make life easier for humans. One of these inventions is the navigator, which allows you to navigate both in the city and on the road, or in the forest.
At the same time, there are a large number of navigators that can be used using a mobile device. Consider the best navigators for smartphones based on android.
First of all, it should be noted that this application works very quickly, moreover, an Internet connection is not required (everything happens offline). Your location is determined using GPS, moreover, this is done extremely accurately and accurately. Maps are loaded instantly, due to the special technology of information compression. That is why the application takes up very little space on an android-based mobile device.
Another important function that works both in one's own and in another's city is complete information about attractions, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, shopping centers, hotels and even public toilets. You can learn about all this offline, which is good news.
If you want to highlight any of the places (for example, a cafe you like), you can do this by creating a bookmark. It is convenient that all of them can be divided into groups, as well as highlighted with the required color.
Navitel is one of the most popular and user-friendly navigation apps. The main advantage of this program is the ability not only to find out your location offline, but also to plot a route.
It should be noted that this application is able to indicate the presence of traffic jams or accidents, as well as the weather for the near future. Navitel is equipped with both 2-D and 3-D maps. The program supports the ability to change colors and themes, depending on the time of day.
Waze
Waze is a free cartographic analogue of the famous Wikipedia encyclopedia, which has a built-in navigator. This program is intended mainly for vehicle drivers, but it is actively used by both cyclists and ordinary pedestrians.
The navigator works in an unusual way. Developers do not buy maps from vendors, they create them based on the data received from the customers of the application. This solution is, in principle, not bad, because it reflects the true state of transport routes, but there are also disadvantages.
Chief among them is the lack of some routes in areas with a small population and in countries where Waze is not widely popular. The application can be installed quite simply and quickly.
iGo
The offline iGo navigator works by connecting to a GPS satellite connection. This program was developed by the Hungarian company NNG. The application is equipped with a large number of addresses and all kinds of useful places. It works extremely fast, a route of 500 km is laid in no more than 10 seconds, often even faster, while an Internet connection is not required.
It is worth noting one drawback, which, in principle, is rather insignificant. It is better not to ask addresses with fractions in numbers in the search, because the navigator is not able to correctly route to them. The application works great on devices with the android operating system.
This is probably the most well-known navigator, which is suitable for both android devices and other platforms. There are probably no places in the world where you cannot get directions using Google Maps. Users can also inquire about landmarks with photos attached to them. It can work offline.
Sygic
Sygic Navigator is one of the most popular and demanded in the world. It's completely free and works offline with offline GPS navigation. This means that you can easily use the maps and plan the required route without an Internet connection.
This application has two and three dimensional maps, it is equipped with a lot of voice instructions. You yourself can choose which method of managing the program is the most convenient... For example, a user can search for a required road or an address using voice commands. Which method is better is up to you.
It should be noted that the user can easily get free information about sights, cafes, shops, etc. The program is great for Android devices, it is able to simplify your navigation by speaking the names of streets and key places.
OsmAnd is an offline navigator designed mainly for travelers. With the help of this program, you can navigate an unfamiliar area, find out your location, find the necessary house or any other object, and also draw a route. A user with an android device can learn about the most beautiful and popular tourist destinations.
The Android program has accurate maps of the whole world. The user can switch online between walking, car, or cycling routes.
