What is Google Maps Navigation?
'''Google Maps Navigation''' is a [[mobile app]]lication developed by [[Google]] for the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] [[operating systems]] that was later integrated into the [[Google Maps (app)|Google Maps]] mobile app. The application uses an Internet connection to a [[GPS]] navigation system to provide turn-by-turn voice-guided instructions on how to arrive at a given destination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fun on the Autobahn: Google Maps Navigation in 11 more Countries|url=http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2010/06/fun-on-autobahn-google-maps-navigation.html|publisher=GoogleMobile.BlogSpot.com|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref> The application requires connection to Internet data (e.g. [[3G]], [[4G]], [[5G]], [[WiFi]], etc.) and normally uses a GPS satellite connection to determine its location. A user can enter a destination into the application, which will plot a path to it. The app displays the user's progress along the route and issues instructions for each turn. ==History== 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<ref>{{cite web|title=Motorola MILESTONE – Full phone specifications|url=http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milestone-3001.php|publisher=GSMArena.com|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>).<ref>{{cite web|last=Arrington|first=Michael|title=Google Redefines GPS Navigation Landscape: Google Maps Navigation For Android 2.0|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/28/google-redefines-car-gps-navigation-google-maps-navigation-android/|publisher=TechCrunch.com|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref> Google Maps Navigation Beta was initially released in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Maps for mobile announce Navigation Beta for Android 2.0 – GSMArena.com news|url=http://www.gsmarena.com/google_maps_for_mobile_anounce_navigation_beta_for_android_20-news-1216.php|publisher=GSMArena.com|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref> The application (version 4.2) was l