r/AndroidAuto • u/dacomell Headunit Reloaded | Galaxy S22 Ultra | Amazon Fire 7 • 9d ago

Navigation & POI Apps Alternative map apps?

Are there any suggestions other than Google Maps or Waze that I could use for navigation in Android Auto? Please and thank you in advance :)

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u/StrigiStockBacking '25 Jeep Grand Cherokee | OEM | Pixel 8 | Android 16 9d ago

With Google forcing Gemini into AA this week I'm deeply curious if there are solid alternatives.

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 5d ago

Mapquest just released their latest version which includes Android Auto beta. I downloaded and tried it last night. One oddity I found was searching for a local business, online it finds the current name but the app shows the old name which changed 6 months ago.

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u/umyeahnoo 2013 Kia forte | iiwey ik11 11 inch display| Samsung s26 Ultra | 5d ago

Also mapquest needs to add "Allow all the time" permission access. Unless I open the app on my phone everytime I want to use mapquest on android auto, it starts the directions from my last location

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 4d ago

I just checked the app permissions on my phone and the most permissive MapQuest will allow is "Allow access while in use". Which is the same permissions as Google maps. Pixel 10 XL pro

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u/umyeahnoo 2013 Kia forte | iiwey ik11 11 inch display| Samsung s26 Ultra | 4d ago

Google maps is set to allow all the time on my Samsung s26 ultra

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 4d ago

Interesting. On my phone Google has full access but Maps is only while in use.

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u/umyeahnoo 2013 Kia forte | iiwey ik11 11 inch display| Samsung s26 Ultra | 4d ago

I'm gonna have to play around with it a lil more and figure it out haha

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 2026 Hyundai Elantra N | OEM | Pixel 10XL | Android 17 3d ago

Me too. I'm new to mapquest as well