It is also possible to download a map over a certain area and store it on the phone, which can be useful when there are high roaming charges or expected slow connection. Once the user has searched for a destination, the map will cache along the intended route. The transit directions are available in 400 cities around the world. In its current iteration navigation is not available for transit, only a list of directions is provided. The application provides voice navigation for walking and previously for transit directions. Once docked, the device will enter this mode, enabling for easier access to the navigation features at an arm’s length.
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Users can dock their Android device in a car using a special car dock for the device (which may or may not come with the device).
Satellite: The application displays a route from a bird’s eye view using Google’s satellite imagery.The traffic is measured by data from local road services such as highway cameras, as well as speed and location information from other Android devices that are accessing Google Maps for Mobile. Traffic: The application's traffic congestion map shows the route marks with different colours based on the current traffic along the route.The application can receive a voice input instead of typing the destination on the device. The application can also take phrases such as “a place with burgers” and suggest nearby destinations that match the phrase. Instead of searching for an address or a street name, the application can also search by name, for example guide the user to a nearby restaurant by being given the name of the restaurant.
The application (version 4.2) was later released in the UK on Apand Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland on June 9, 2010. Google Maps Navigation Beta was initially released in the United States. The application’s beta release was released on October 28, 2009, accompanying the release of Android 2.0 (Eclair) on the Motorola Milestone (known as the Motorola Droid ).
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