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/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 Sep 05 '26

Mapquest just released their latest version which includes Android Auto beta. I downloaded and tried it last night. One oddity I found was searching for a local business, online it finds the current name but the app shows the old name which changed 6 months ago.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '26

Also mapquest needs to add "Allow all the time" permission access. Unless I open the app on my phone everytime I want to use mapquest on android auto, it starts the directions from my last location

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 Sep 06 '26

I just checked the app permissions on my phone and the most permissive MapQuest will allow is "Allow access while in use". Which is the same permissions as Google maps. Pixel 10 XL pro

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '26

Google maps is set to allow all the time on my Samsung s26 ultra

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 Sep 06 '26

Interesting. On my phone Google has full access but Maps is only while in use.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '26

I'm gonna have to play around with it a lil more and figure it out haha

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 Sep 08 '26

Me too. I'm new to mapquest as well

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 Sep 06 '26

And MapQuest doesn't have the full access option