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Navigator 7.2 released
The new version of Navigator for Android brings great improvements for smartphones as well as Android Auto.
- searching favourites across folders in both the app and Android Auto
- searching countries in Map download manager
- downloading maps in Android Auto
- information on the basic advantages of OSM and TomTom map data
- two new types of info panels.
More details and screenshots here.
MapFactor Named Best Navigation App for International Use of 2022 by BestApp.com
The BestApp.com platform ranked Mapfactor Navigator "Best for International Use" among the most reliable solutions for Android as well as iOS users to get around.
The review lists the Top 10 Navigation Apps to Try and compares the features, pricing and support available for these apps.
"This is one of the top options for users who are planning to drive overseas. MapFactor Navigator can provide you with accurate directions in over 200 countries, and its voice-guided navigation feature is available in many different languages as well. You can toggle between 2D/3D map mode as well as day/night mode, and this app will also warn you about speed limit enforcement cameras. ..."
Navigator 7.1 for Android released
Navigator 7.1 for Android released at the end of March brought handy enhacements:
- possibility to filter POI search results and Favourites by name
- Android Auto - fullscreen mode and map gestures
- and futher improvements and bug fixes.
Search in POI search results by name:
You can easily switch to fullscreen mode in Navigator 7.1 for Android Auto and move in map using gestures.
MapFactor Navigator as TOP APP in FOCUS-MONEY independent user survey
The new issue of the german FOCUS-MONEY magazine present the results of a large, independent customer survey on apps among German users. The survey was looking for the most customer-friendly apps of 2022 in Germany.
We are very pleased that our navigation app MapFactor Navigator was awarded TOP APP among navigation apps. Moreover, it is a direct user recommendation! Thank you!
But not only that. Navigator is the only award-winning, i.e. according to the survey results the best free offline navigation app, out of the evaluated navigation applications.
On page 72 and further in the 14/2022 FOCUS-MONEY issue you can find the whole article "These are the "absolutely" best applications for mobile phones in 2022 - FOCUS-MONEY has again carried out a large customer survey on the subject of apps. The tables show the top applications from 53 Industries".
You can find more about the customer survey here.
