City Navigator
City Navigator is first and the only turn-by-turn city navigation app with offline maps for Gear / Galaxy smartwatches.
Main features:
• Turn by turn navigation
• Map View, Satellite View and Street View™
• Maps from Google™ service
• Offline maps (maps of the routes can be downloaded to device and kept for 30 days)
• Routes are saved for offline usage
• Four route modes: public transportation, walking, bicycling, driving
• In public transport mode departure times of all means of transport
• Voice and text guidance in your language (81 languages supported)
• Auto route recalculation when out of the route (in online mode only)
• Suggests alternative routes
• Map page with self updating map and directions
• Maneuver page showing upcoming maneuver, distance left, total distance and arrival time
• Route script viewer
• Searching locations via typing, voice commands and map acquiring
• Show suggested places (POI) related to searched location
• POI details (distance, rating etc.)
• Vibra advanced notifications: different vibrations depending on maneuver type
• Battery saving mode
• Night mode
• History of places
• No additional software installed onto phone
Check map services coverage details here.
Works on Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Active 2, Galaxy Active, Gear Sport, Gear S3 and Gear S2 (and variants).
Get it for from Galaxy Store on your mobile device or click here.
- City Navigator
- $2.99
- Turn by turn navigation
- Offline maps
- Powered by Google™ services
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Navigator
Navigator is Google Maps™ navigation viewer for Samsung smart watches. This app shows navigational directions and plays voice guidance that comes directly from Google Maps™ android app.
How it works:
First time after installation:
• Launch Navigator in phone or tablet
• Grant requested permission
Every time when you want to use navigation:
• Launch Android Google Maps™ app in phone or tablet
• If autostart option is disabled: in smart watch launch Navigator
• Google Maps™ directions will be shown on your smart watch
• Google Maps™ voice guidance will be played on smart watch
• Incoming maneuver is signalled in smart watch by advanced vibrations and sound
• Choose the most suitable colour theme from app settings
For Galaxy Watch and Gear users:
This is companion app what means that host app must be installed on your phone (from Play Store).
It will be done automatically right after installation of Navigator client app will be completed.
For Gear Fit 2 / Pro users:
Application automatically installs client app on your Gear band. Please accept installation confirmation when proper dialog box appears.
This app shows only directions, distances, maneuvers and ETA, map is not displayed on smart watch.
Works on Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Active 2, Galaxy Active, Gear Sport, Gear S3, Gear S2, Gear Fit 2, Gear Fit 2 Pro (all models and variants).
For Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Active 2, Galaxy Active, Gear Sport, S3 & S2 get it for from Galaxy Store on your mobile device or click here.
For Gear Fit 2 / Pro get it directly for from Play Store on your mobile device or click here.
Troubleshooting:
• Launch Navigator in phone and check if all permissions are granted
• Check Settings / Apps / Navigator / Battery / Allow background activity. Switch should set to: enabled
• Check Settings / Apps / Maps / Battery / Allow background activity.
Switch should set to: enabled
• Make sure that notifications are enabled for Android Google Maps™ app, go to Settings / Apps / Maps / Notifications. Switch should set to: enabled
• Note that directions in watch are shown only when navigation in Android Google Maps™ app is started (it is not enough to just launch Google Maps™ app)
- Navigator
- $2.49
- Turn by turn navigation
- Shows directions directly from Android Google Maps™ app
- Plays voice guidance from Google Maps™ app right on your smart watch
- Advanced vibrations, three short vibrations for right turns, two for left turns
- Get it for Galaxy Watch & Gear
- Get it for Gear Fit 2 / Pro
Navigator Companion
Now with Navigator Companion app you will never lost in the town because you can navigate with your Gear / Galaxy smartwatch!
With few simple steps prepare the route in your smartphone, start the navigation and you can
put the phone into the pocket because now you see updated map on the screen of your smartwatch.
Main features:
• Map View + Satellite View
• Use Google™ Map services
• Traffic info on maps
• Four route modes: walking, bicycling, driving and public transportation
• Auto route recalculation when out of the route
• Alternative routes
• Voice guidance in your language played in smartwatch
• Two display pages in smartwatch: Map page with live updated map + direction instructions and Maneuver page showing upcoming maneuver and live left distance
• Up to three waypoints
• Route script with all details available in phone
• Google™ map shown directly in smartwatch
• Searching places via typing, voice commands and map acquiring
• Autocomplete function showing tips during entering destination name
• Saving defined route to favourites
• Used locations are remembered
• Route restrictions (tolls, highways etc.)
• Vibra advanced notifications - different vibrations depending on maneuver type
• Importing GPX files
• Importing routes, POI and addresses from Android Google Maps™ app
• Battery saving mode
• Night mode
How it works?
✓ Launch application in smartphone and smartwatch.
✓ Tap on Where to go edit box. Enter the name of the location like in Google Maps™ Android app.
✓ Alternatively you can say the address (tap microphone icon) or acquire location from map (tap on map icon).
✓ If you want to add some waypaoints do it by tapping + icon in action bar.
✓ When your route is ready just click green play button on the bottom. The best route will be find and navigation will start using default mode. To change mode (driving, bicycling, walking) tap route icon in action bar. Default mode can be setup in application Settings.
✓ When the navigation is started the map is shown onto your smart watch.
✓ In smartwatch swipe left and right to switch between map view, maneuvers view and settings view. Tap + / - icons or use bezel to zoom in / out map or Street View image.
Works on all Gear and Galaxy models: Galaxy Watch 3 BT, Galaxy Watch 3 LTE, Galaxy Watch BT, Galaxy Watch LTE, Galaxy Active 2 BT, Galaxy Active 2 LTE, Galaxy Active, Gear Sport, Gear S3-BT, Gear S3-LTE/4G, Gear S2-BT, Gear S2-3G/4G, Gear S, Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, Gear 1 Tizen and Gear Fit 2/ Fit 2 Pro
Get it for from Galaxy Store on your mobile device or click here.
- Navigator Companion
- $2.99
- Must have for all travellers
- Maps and services provided by Google™
- Voice and text guidance in your language
- Get it