Download Yandex maps for pedestrians. Yandex.Maps learned how to lay walking routes

While driving along the route, the Navigator screen shows:

Route segment

To view the entire route, press the button. To return to the current segment, press the button.

Route options:

• distance to destination and estimated time of arrival;
• traffic jams on the route;
• upcoming maneuver and distance to it;
• speed limit on the route.

  Note. If the speed limit shown by the Navigator is incorrect, click the limit icon and select the actual value.

Lane lanes The lanes are shown in the tooltip. White lanes are suitable for driving on the route, gray ones are not.

Attention. If the setting is enabled North is always up, lanes are not shown.

The lanes are displayed in several major cities, at difficult turns and intersections. Also, lanes are shown if you need to stick to certain lanes while driving.

If the lane is intended for a specific type of transport, such as buses or bicycles, then a special sign will appear next to it.

To have Navigator warn you about cameras, speeding, and traffic conditions, set up audio alerts for traffic events.

Working in the background

The navigator can work in the background, i.e. lead along the route and give hints when the application is minimized. Background support works both with the built route and without it.

Having a smartphone or tablet with GPS and GLONASS support, it would be strange not to use it for navigation. And in order for the device to learn how to lay routes for you, it is enough to equip it with a navigator application with maps of the area. There are quite a few applications of this kind, but not all of them are equally useful. We hope this article will help you choose a navigator for Android that will satisfy your needs in the most worthy way. The rating is based on the opinions of experienced drivers and travelers.

Waze

The developer positions Waze as a navigator, which is helped to develop by the Russian driving community. And, I must say, such collective support is good for the application: many drivers are switching to Waze from other navigators that they had been using for years before.

The program allows each participant in the movement to replenish it with information: report accidents, traffic jams, roadworks, traffic police ambushes, prices at gas stations and other things that may be useful to other users.

Features and functionality of Waze

Drivers appreciate Waze for up-to-date information, concise interface, stability in work and, of course, free of charge. A big plus is that the program does not lose routes when Internet access is lost and automatically stops accessing GPS when not used during stops. This reduces the battery's rate of discharge.

The disadvantages of Waze, some users attributed the lack of 3D mode and voice search not always working correctly.

Yandex.Navigator

Another free application that travelers have taken to the top navigators for mobile devices. It contains very detailed and detailed information, useful for both drivers and pedestrians who are in an unfamiliar area on the territory of Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Moldova and even Turkey (note to tourists).

Features of Yandex.Navigator

• Building up to three route options to a given object, taking into account traffic jams and other traffic events.
• Warning about toll roads and ferries.
• Displays the number of kilometers left to travel to the final destination, as well as the remaining time until arrival.
• Voice accompaniment of a trip with notification of maneuvers, speed limits, traffic events, radars and traffic police crews, etc. Displaying them as symbols on the map.
• Driver warning for speeding.
• Voice control. The option is worked out much better than in Waze. By activating the control of the "Listen, Yandex" command, you can request the construction of a route to the desired point or search for an object on the map.
• Message to the program of information about traffic events, including by voice.
• Storage of the history of trips and routes.
• Search for parking lots (all - only in Moscow within the Third Transport Ring; in other places of the capital and some large cities - St. Petersburg, Kazan, Kiev, Minsk, Nizhny Novgorod, etc., separate large parking lots are displayed).

The best thing that, according to users, Yandex.Navigator has is the coverage of a large territory (especially convenient for those who travel a lot around Russia and neighboring countries) and the ability to control it without hands. Disadvantages - not always up-to-date maps, especially those far from the center of regions and small towns. And also the fact that the program takes up too much space in the device's memory due to the inability to move cards to removable media.

Despite the fact that it is a paid application (the cost of content starts from 560 rubles), it was preferred by more than 20 million users around the world. After all, this is, in fact, the standard by which the developers of other programs for navigation are equal. Among analogues, it has, perhaps, the largest set of functions, and there is no such driver who would say that Navitel's capabilities are not enough for him.

A short list of functions and features of Navitel

If you install Navitel from the Google Play store, it will be linked to your Google account and not to your device. Thanks to this, you can use the program on different gadgets.

The strengths of Navitel, according to drivers, are rich functionality, always up-to-date information, a large selection of maps and technical support. The reasons for negative reviews are, as a rule, the limitations of the 7-day trial version, local failures, minor inaccuracies on the maps - the same as with all similar programs.

Maps.me

Maps.me is a free and open source Android navigator from Mail.Ru Group. It also functions without Internet access, if you download the necessary maps into it in advance. Not only for drivers: in addition to roads, Maps.me maps contain walking and cycling tourist routes in many countries around the world.

Key features of Maps.me

• Saving mobile Internet traffic and battery power. Important for cycling and walking, especially where there is no cellular connection (for example, in the forest).
• Itineraries are always up to date and very detailed. The maps include objects that are not available in other applications, since the latter are more focused on the needs of motorists, rather than pedestrians.
• On walking and cycling routes, the degrees of the slope of the terrain are indicated - downhill or uphill.
• Mapping involves users of the program, of which there are more than 65 million worldwide. And you can also join their community.
• In addition to creating routes, Maps.me helps you look for various objects on the ground. Search categories: catering points, hotels and hostels, ATMs, public transport stops, attractions. The search function is available both online and offline.
• Directly from the application, you can book a hotel room (only available online, through the Booking.com website).
• The program allows you to send messages to loved ones indicating your current location. For this, cellular communications (SMS), social networks and web messengers can be involved.

The main advantages of Maps.me, according to experienced travelers, are free access to all functions, a large selection of maps (the latter, by the way, are well optimized for mobile devices: with the same amount of content as in other programs, they take up much less space in gadget memory), as well as taking into account the needs of pedestrians and cyclists.

There is, perhaps, only one significant drawback of the application. Since users are involved in mapping, the data often contains errors. In addition, some maps are designed better than others. This again is due to user engagement: where people are more active, the maps are more detailed and accurate. And vice versa.

Google maps, transport and navigation

is another free and ubiquitous navigation app for Android. Used and supported by perhaps the most impressive user community in the world. It helps to navigate in unfamiliar terrain and draw up a route of movement in almost any settlement on the globe.

Features of Google.Maps

• Quickly build routes, taking into account the situation on the road. When obstacles appear - traffic jams, accidents, etc., the route is automatically rebuilt. Automatic selection of the least loaded lane.
• dynamic POIs.
• The ability to quickly obtain information about objects of interest on the ground, for example, catering points. Information about the latter may include user ratings, interior photos, reviews, opening hours, prices, menus, etc.
• Possibility to leave reviews about visited places.
• Always up-to-date data on public transport routes.
• Unique feature: displaying the interior layouts of large public buildings: shopping malls, train stations, airports and stadiums, which helps visitors not to get lost in them.
• Description of more than 100 million objects worldwide, as well as more than 220 regions and countries.

Travelers appreciate Google maps primarily for its simplicity, accessibility and convenience. And many called strange experiments of developers, such as integrating the Pac-Man game into the program, which only distracts the driver while driving and does not carry anything useful, as shortcomings, or rather, excesses.

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Search

You can find a restaurant, museum, gas station or store using a voice command. It is not necessary to name the exact address, it is enough to pronounce (enter) the name of the object you are looking for. Information about companies is regularly updated, so the service will not issue old addresses.

For motorists Google navigation lays out several of the most optimal routes, taking into account traffic jams and shows the estimated travel time. The display shows the state of the roads all the time, green, red or yellow indicates the degree of congestion. The service will immediately block the route if there is a road repair along the way - this information is updated daily. For pedestrians For pedestrians, turn-by-turn navigation is provided. The voice will tell you where to turn and after how many meters. The maps also have a compass mode - the location is automatically centered if you set the desired direction. This is convenient when exiting the subway, when it is difficult to find your bearings instantly.

Google navigation is actively used in 17 countries around the world. In Europe, the service was launched in June last year, before that it was available in the US and the UK.

Internet connection

When the Internet connection is broken, the program does not turn off, but simply stops updating. In case of leaving the service, the user returns to the same place or route.

Cost and Internet traffic

The application is completely free. Google Maps uses 100 times less traffic than before. A standard 20 km route weighs 200 kilobytes.

With the onset of the warm season, more and more people prefer to spend time outdoors. Hiking and cycling allow you to relieve stress at the end of the day, improve your health and get fresh impressions. Moreover, with the help of "" you can now lay new walking routes at least every day.

In the web version of the maps, all you need to do is click on the "Routes" button, and then set the start and end points. A smart algorithm will build the shortest route between these points using roads with sidewalks, footpaths, paths, stairs, arches, walkways between buildings, and so on.

Please note that it is possible to collect a route from several points. So if you want to visit several places at the time, then this is not a problem. On the map you can also see the distance to each point and the total time of the route. The maximum route length is 50 kilometers. However, in most cases this is sufficient.

This feature looks just as nice in the mobile app. Here, Yandex.Maps will not only build a walking route for you, but also guide you from beginning to end in navigation mode.

Please note that navigating footpaths and paths is quite a challenge due to the fact that in any area there are hundreds of times more of them than roads. However, the developers of "Yandex.Maps" managed to solve this problem with honor. During my little testing, I laid out routes to places that I knew well, and the application almost always found the best option.

This result is achieved due to the fact that not only developers, but also ordinary users took part in filling the Yandex.Maps cartographic database. You, too, can contribute, because who else but you knows so well all the yards, paths in parks and paths in your area. For this, there is a "People's map", the data of which, after approval by the moderators, are used when building walking routes. This feature is currently active in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.

Build a route in Yandex.Navigator completely without hands. To enable voice control of the application, say "Listen, Yandex!" When the “Speak!” prompt appears, say the desired command. To confirm the constructed route, just tell the Navigator "Let's go." If you see an accident on the way and want to warn your fellow travelers about it, just tell the navigator “Listen, Yandex! -> accident in the right lane" and it will automatically add a mark to the traffic map.

parking

Park so as not to look for a car in the impound! At the end of each trip, the navigator independently offers a quick route (no longer than 15 minutes) with a tour of the nearest parking spaces. At the same time, the parking place will be within walking distance to the purpose of your trip, and if parking is paid, the application will inform you about this separately. Places that are allowed to park will be marked in blue, and places that are not allowed to be parked will be marked in red. You can study such a parking map of the area you are going to before leaving home.

Search the app for places that have become free in the last 5 minutes. A free parking space looks like a green circle. If you click on a dot, you will find out how long ago the car left this place. Of course, the presence of a mark on the map does not yet give a 100% guarantee that no one has occupied this place yet. But the chances of parking there are definitely much higher!

Browse Button

Save time! In order not to distract the driver from the road every minute, Yandex.Navigator offers to change the route only if the estimated time saving is more than 5 minutes. Especially for those who don't want to waste a minute, the Navigator's quick access panel has a "Browse" button. With its help, the driver can at any moment check if there is a route 2–3 minutes faster than the current one.

My trips

Keep statistics! For those who write down every detail of their car's biography or just want to remember which route they took to get to their best friend's summer house last summer, there is a "My trips" section in the Navigator settings. You can find out details about each trip: the exact route, travel time and average speed. Summary statistics are also available - by weeks and by months.

entrances

Drive right to the cherished doors! Recently, Yandex.Navigator has learned how to lead to the house from the entrances. The company collects information about them through the "People's Card". There are not many of them yet, but you can add your own, and friends will easily find their way to you. To drive directly to the desired entrance, enter its number in the search bar after the main address, for example: st. Lesnaya, d. 5, p. 2.

Roadside assistance

Don't get lost if something goes wrong! Now you can call for roadside assistance without leaving the Navigator. You can send a request in the application settings. It is enough to indicate the make and model of the car, where it is located and what kind of help you need. You can, for example, call a tow truck that will deliver the car to the right address, or a master who will change the wheel, start the car, or even bring a can of gasoline. Within 15 minutes, the application will send offers from several services that are ready to accept the order. They are selected by rating, price and distance from the car. You just have to choose a service and wait for specialists.

Waypoint

Change your route whenever you want! If, on the way to your destination, you remember that you need to stop, for example, at a pharmacy, or you just want to drive along Vozdvizhenka and admire the Morozov mansion, you can ask the Navigator to rebuild the route through the desired point. To do this, go to the "Overview" section, find the blue "plus" icon on the map and drag it to an intermediate point that you need to capture along the way.

Background mode

Don't get lost if you get distracted (or better, don't get distracted!). Navigator, it turns out, can work in the background. Oksana, Dima and other favorite characters won't leave you even if you minimize the app to check your mail or take an important call: the app will continue to guide you along the route and give you voice prompts.

What's more, camera prompts and warnings will be heard even if you turn off your phone's screen. This may be necessary, for example, to save the battery on the phone if there is no charger at hand.

Speed ​​warnings

Customize your speeding alerts the way you want! In the application settings, you can set the speed limit (from 1 to 60 km/h), after which the Navigator will warn about cameras. For example, if you set the permissible excess to "19" and drive on a road with a limit of 60 km/h, the application will only respond to cameras after the mark "79" on the speedometer.

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Bonus. Is it possible to navigate without internet?

If you are worried that the Internet will run out on a trip, then maps of the area can be downloaded in advance. Of course, to build a route, you need access to the Web. But, as Yandex told us in confidence, the company is already preparing completely offline routing.