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hello bogan ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and in this quick video we're going to take a look at the best Android navigation apps and GPS apps first up is backcountry navigator this is one geared specifically toward hikers and backpackers it features offline map support topographical maps and map marking so you can track and plan your hikes copilot is a more traditional GPS navigation app that features voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation and it's also available in many countries all over the world it also comes with offline map support and a 3d guidance display GPS essentials focuses a little bit less on directions and a little more on other stuff you can view stats like average speed altitude distance traveled ETA and other stats along with some standard navigation features despite the bland name GPS navigation is actually pretty decent it features offline map support although you do have to pay for it and it features a 3d guidance screen to help you get to your destination here maps is a relatively new addition and it's developed by Nokia it contains a sleek interface offline map support and it's available in many countries all around the world it's also free to use and shows you traffic info map factor is a classic turn-by-turn navigation out the downloads and installs maps to your SD card for offline use it uses off street map data which means there are multiple countries supported and it's totally free to use almost everyone can remember when MapQuest was the go to navigation site and it's still kicking today along with navigation the app also has live traffic updates on the fly rerouting and it can help you find gas stations of course Google Maps is on this list as well it features detailed info and over 100 million places turn-by-turn navigation and you can download maps for offline use if needed although there is a 14-day limit for that it's also frequently updated and comes with Street View with navigation 6 is another turn-by-turn navigation app that includes offline map support it also contains 3d guided navigation and it includes wikipedia support where applicable it comes with a 30-day free trial so you can try it before you buy it Polaris navigation tries to be that all-in-one GPS solution it has access to Google Maps OpenStreetMaps MapQuest Maps and cycle route maps for your convenience and it works on a waypoint system it's also free to use siddik is one of the more popular navigation apps on the list it uses TomTom maps that allows you to download offline access if needed it also has voice guided directions alternate routes and even a speed limit display if you need it many people are familiar with TeleNav because it used to be a bundled application on many devices it's only available on select carriers which are t-mobile and Sprint if I remember correctly and it gets the job done even if it doesn't have much polish last up is ways and many people love ways for the information that it provides aside from navigation it delivers traffic information and gas prices that are crowd sourced and believed to be trustworthy there is also ETA sharing and the app is totally free to use and that about does it for this video folks the video likely won't be updated but the articles certainly will so check back there from time to time to see what's new also if you have any recommendations let me know about them in the comments if you haven't already don't forget to subscribe to android a30 and follow us on all of our social media pages which are linked in the video description below as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day