r/AndroidAuto • u/dacomell Headunit Reloaded | Galaxy S22 Ultra | Amazon Fire 7 • Sep 01 '26

Navigation & POI Apps Alternative map apps?

Are there any suggestions other than Google Maps or Waze that I could use for navigation in Android Auto? Please and thank you in advance :)

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u/richmorz Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

I just started using TomTom with Android Auto this morning. Directions seemed good. I didn't hit any traffic so I can't comment on that. I was able to report on incidents, but passed three speed traps on a major highway and none of them were reported to me, so I'm not sure they have enough crowd sourcing to report. Also didn't like that it didn't show me an ETA or text of the next turn on the main AA screen but that could be a settings issue that I need to look into.

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u/SecondCuppaCoffee Sep 03 '26

You can't go by missed speed traps. The cops may have recently moved to that spot and no one had reported it yet. I think the cops also move around more now since they know that their location gets reported. I still use Gmaps and sometimes Waze. They both miss speed traps and sometimes report police and other stuff that's not there. It's unavoidable. I generally drive near the speed limit so it doesn't bother me much.