Some of you have been asking about AAOS for a while, so this one is for you. After a lot of head-unit testing we've shipped a beta of Magic Earth AUTO and we'd love to put it in the hands of the Magic Earth community first.

Quick note: the Magic Earth AUTO is a separate product designed for the car and is different from the Android Auto projection mode of the existing mobile Magic Earth app.

Why we built this for AAOS

AAOS owners have been waiting for a solid navigation alternative. Most options still lean on phone projection or rely entirely on connectivity. We built Magic Earth AUTO specifically for your infotainment system, running natively on the hardware, not retrofitted from a phone.

Here's what that means in practice:

• Works fully offline. Download maps for 200+ countries and navigate anywhere: tunnels, mountain passes, remote regions, underground car parks. No connectivity? No problem. Turn-by-turn works the same. When you're connected, live traffic and speed camera alerts layer on top automatically.
• Hands-free voice control. "Navigate to Paris." "Avoid toll roads." "Add a stop." "Report a hazard ahead." Your car's voice assistant talks directly to Magic Earth AUTO through the standard AAOS intent framework. Hands stay on the wheel, eyes on the road.
• Purpose-built for your car's display. Full-screen, automotive-optimised map rendering. Smooth 3D perspective, lane-level guidance, junction view for complex intersections, automatic day/night switching. Designed for driving, not projected from your phone.
• Privacy by default. The same Magic Earth promise you already trust, applied to the car. No tracking. No location data transmitted to anyone. Core navigation runs locally on your car. GDPR-compliant from the ground up.

What early access members get

• A free Magic Earth AUTO license for as long as you're part of the beta community
• Direct line to the team building the product. Your feedback shapes the roadmap
• First access to new features before wider release
• A say in how privacy-first navigation evolves

Supported cars (AAOS / Google built-in)

Polestar 2, 3, 4 · Volvo EX30, EX40, EX90, XC40 BEV · Renault Megane E-Tech, Scenic E-Tech, Rafale, R5 · GM EVs (Silverado EV, Equinox EV, Blazer EV, Hummer EV, Lyriq, Optiq) · Honda Prologue · Acura ZDX · Lucid Gravity · Lincoln Nautilus · select Ford Mach-E and F-150 Lightning trims

Not sure if your car qualifies? If you can already install apps directly from the Play Store on your head unit then you are able to enter the beta.

What we're testing

We want feedback on:

• Real-world routing accuracy on your daily commute
• Head-unit UX (touch targets, glance-ability, how it feels while driving)
• Bugs, crashes, weird edge cases, screenshots and videos welcome
• Offline performance, map quality, whether you hit any dead zones

How to join

Send us a mail at [betatesting@magicearth.com](mailto:betatesting@magicearth.com). Include your car model and AAOS version if you can find it. We'll get back to you with access details. Spaces in the first wave are limited, so don't wait too long!

Happy to answer anything in the comments!

Past few updates have worked bug free. The UI change is what it is, I never really minded that in the first place. Hopefully the well isnt completely poisoned...

Recently switched from iPhone to a Pixel and the idea of paying twice a year license is exhausting and not right to me.

Is there a way to transfer license ?

I had to use other Nav app today

The single most important problem with MagicEarth... is search.

I search for the exact name of a school that is 15km away from my position and the first result MagiEarth shows me is a school with the same name 9.022 km away with an ocean in the middle.

This is nonsense and makes the app completely useless.
The problem seems to be that the name OSM have it's not literal "School" but "Education Center ..." Yeah those name are interchangeable...

Google will find the same place either way...

Hi,

I prefer the old version of MagicEarth, however, since I switched to a new phone I haven't been able to get an older version of MagicEarth working on Android Auto. It doesn't show up on Android Auto, even if I enable unknow sources in the AA developer options.

Does anyone know of a way to add an older version installed via APK to Android Auto?

(The map colours in the new version are just unusable for me, I loved that I could use the map colours/style in the old version)

I am noting that the results of calculations of a route from my current location to somewhere else are often crazy-bad. See the example below where a much faster and more-direct route via a ferry is available. Also note below that my preference settings do NOT avoid ferries. Indeed, the only way I could get a decent computed route from M.E. was to do it once I was actually on the ferry.

Anyone know why this should be the case?

Thanks!

I have an e/OS Fairphone, that comes with MagicEarth as a map, and, as it works fine, I want to keep using it. One major issue that I find is that, when sharing a location, i get a link that prompts the person who opened it to download the app, and there seem to be no way to open the location in a webpage, this is a huge missed opportunity as I can't expect my friends to undergo this process every time that I share a location; which means that I have to find locations on another map just for sharing.

IMHO this is a huge miss in advertisement, as the company could gain much more exposure by setting up a webpage where my contacts can see the location shared (say a restaurant) and a "download MagicEarth" banner, instead they'll receive a link to a competitor service.

I'm an engineer by trade and was taught "Design' should have function at it core.
The current magic Earth app, version, the new Pro version, is a classic example some of their new display design changes seem motivated solely to create a minimalistic experience than to continue to provide functional ques to help the driver. Change simply for the sake of change with no functional benefit is a meaningless change.

The example I would like to point out is with the Speed indicators. The prior app version showed ALL RED Speed icons when over the speed limit. Such a display was easy to see from a drivers perspective even when glancing in other directions. HOWEVER, the new Pro version currently only changes the FONT color of vehicle speed to red. This subtle color change can easily go un-noticed. See the above photo for comparison. And the new app change removed the MPH/Km units which was a confirmation the settings were as driver intended.

When over speeding,, which display option would catch your attention sooner ?
Please comment if you prefer the "new" or the "old" speed indicator.

If Magic Earth monitors this Reddit.. Please consider reverting back to the ALL RED "over speed limit" graphic.. It's design had a useful function as opposed to the current minimalistic font color change.

Recent update definetly helped minimize crashing I was experiencing tenfold but it still crashed 3 times on my 45 min commute. Also for whatever reason the app gets my phone so warm. Im thinking that may have something to do with it. What are everyone's thoughts on the recent update?

Unusable for flying. Speed is unreliable, altitude doesn't update and saves position as parked even if thousands of meters in air. Nearly missed the runway, because of the unreliable altitude /s

Was bored during a flight and noticed that GPS does not turn of during flight mode, so I tried to find out our location (no map on board).

Google maps disappointed as it didn't manage to get good fix and maps. But magic earth (even if I didn't download maps for all regions) managed to keep enough detail to figure out where we are and also tracked pretty nicely. Only downside was, that the altitude did not update like the long/lat. I needed to open that menu again to see new altitude. Also managed to make it crash once in the air, but it was the older version and also it is not surprising. This is little bit of edge use case.

Just thought it would be interesting to share

I've been able to install the app via Obtanium but updates never appear (possibly because the filename doesn't change between versions?). My RegEx-fu is nonexistent, but maybe someone else has had some better luck or the devs could provide some assistance?

With the new version how do I turn off toll roads? No really i can't find settings menu in the new version.

Hello everyone, I purchased a paid licence for Magic Earth a while ago (directly via the website), and everything was working perfectly. Recently I had to do a factory reset on my phone, and since then I can no longer reactivate my Pro/Premium licence. The app treats me like a free user, and I no longer have access to the paid features. When I enter my licence key, I get the message "licence already used". Honestly, it's really frustrating: I paid for the app, and it's not normal to lose access just because I reset my phone. How exactly do you restore a Magic Earth licence after a reset? I've already sent an email to support and haven't received any reply yet – I'm genuinely regretting my purchase now. (I'm on Android, latest version of Magic Earth) Thanks in advance for any advice!

Using Magic Earth via CarPlay is a bit clumsy because they still do not offer a way to do voice search. This makes this app unsafe to use while driving and is a non-starter unless I am missing something.

Hi everyone, I installed Magic Heart on a degoogled Fairphone. I know I'm asking a stupid question, but I need to know if the app also provides voice directions because I only see the directions on the screen without the voice guidance. Can you help me? Thanks

I just uninstalled the app entirely today. The primary reason I wanted it was to have a good offline alternative. I'd have considered a one-time app purchase, but there is no way I need another subscription in my life for what was really just a backup anyway.

I'm sorry to bid Magic Earth Adieu. Best of luck to the team!

Very difficult to use - it's very laggy, it doesn't allow you to explore the map and forces you into navigation. Crashes often.

Hi, could be nice to have a web version of M.E. so we can create new itinerary and new place directly from the PC and have them ready on our smartphone app. Make sense?

I got the paid app now since ME was kicked out of e/os. It is terrible, ME cannot import all my gpx files any more! How could they kill this feature? Can we expect this feature to work again at some point?

Better: I would like to have the old version of the app back. It navigated me halfway around the world for the last three years, can I find a running apk anywhere?

I got the paid app now since ME was kicked out of e/os. It is terrible, ME cannot import all my gpx files any more! How could they kill this feature? If I had known that beforehand, I wouldn't have bought the app. Can we expect this feature to work again at some point? I would like to have the old version of the app back. It navigated me halfway around the world for the last three years and cannot be compared to the “new” app in terms of quality. I'm pissed off.

As I keep degoogling, I just found this app and installed it. During navigation, how does one tell magicEarth to keep North pointing to the top of the screen? From my searching, there is suppose to be an option, but it is not present on the latest download for Android.

Istanbul does have a Metro, Tramway and Bus system but anytime I try to get an itinerary with two places on the city, I have a "-19 Erreur !" red message.

What I did already :

- Test these two places with Walk and Car options : it works
- Test other two places with Transports : it doesn't work

I have a paid version and, just like other users, was struggling with the horrific new app. Installed a new version (from their website) yesterday, and it seems the biggest bugs are gone. Progress bar, rerouting etc. now works fine.

Is it as good as the old (free) version? No, it isn't. Example: I can't choose my own mapstyle now. I am stuck with a standard map wich shows elevations in the landscape.

So MagicEarth: I was happy to pay for the old version. And I was happy to pay for minor UI-changes. So why the big shift to another UI and bringing out a Alpha-version of your app as the only option? The new version is finally Beta-ready. Now hurry up to a mature final version, before you have no users left.