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Nav Launcher (beta) 3.0.0

163.8 KB / 1000K+ Downloads / Rating 3.9 - 4,439 reviews


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Nav Launcher (beta), developed and published by Scott Kennedy, has released its latest version, 3.0.0, on 2013-05-02. This app falls under the Maps & Navigation category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 1000000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.9, based on 4.439 reviews.

Nav Launcher (beta) APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 2.1+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.navlauncher.app

Updated: 12 years ago

Developer Name: Scott Kennedy

Category: Maps & Navigation

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App Permissions: Show more

Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Nav Launcher (beta) on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.9
Total 4,439 reviews

Reviews

4 ★, on 2013-07-20
This is a pretty slick program. Makes it easy to recall favorite places and the directions are for the most part spot on. The only knock I have against the program is that I do not use the default Android Contacts program and this app has to but that's not the developers fault. So now I have to have them both on my phone. If in a future update there is a way to select which contact list I want to use then 5 stars!

1 ★, on 2013-08-13
I don't think anyone will have what the google navigation beta had. It was accurate, it had satellite, and showed traffic along your whole route, so you knew what you were encountering for the whole ride. And showed shortest distances. I can't find anything like that to dload. Not even this, with its name so closely related.

4 ★, on 2013-08-28
Maps 7 changes rerouting. You must now pick a route before starting navigation. You can't change routes while in navigation anymore. It would be nice for this app to let us chose to be dropped in at the route selection page, rather than just starting nav with the "fastest" route. Great app otherwise.

5 ★, on 2016-01-07
Couldn't be better. I don't understand all the people that complain about directions. This app is a launcher for google maps navigation. I'm at a loss as to why some people can't understand that. It's simply a quicker way to get back the functionally of getting into the navigation part of google maps. Google had this but it now takes several screens to get to navigation. If your getting lost because of bad directions, blame google not this app. Scott did a great job in giving us a nice interface to get back what google took away.

2 ★, on 2016-09-22
This app used to be the best app on my phone. Over time the app started to shut down from time to time. Now shuts down every few hours at the worst possible time. I have all my favorites saved on it, so its pains me that I have to start over. DONT USE !

1 ★, on 2014-02-15
And this new version is horrible. I've been waiting for over five minutes for it to load my directions. This version is slooooooow. Loved this before this new version, but now, not so much.Trying to get alternate routes is annoying. I've been trying to get directions to somewhere for 10 minutes and still have gotten nowhere. There's a McDonald's 1 minute from me and the closest one it directs me to is 5 miles away. Upgrade? I think not!!!!

Previous Versions

Nav Launcher (beta) 3.0.0
2013-05-02 / 163.8 KB / Android 2.1+

About this app

This is a convenient launcher for Google Maps Navigation, similar to the "Navigation" launcher included in Google Maps.

Nav Launcher has all the same important features as the default Navigation launcher app, such as:

-Quick access to contacts, starred contacts, and favorites
-Easy entry of a typed or spoken address
-A history of where you've gone before

However, Nav Launcher makes it easier to access all of these, and allows you to set two Quick Favorites, for frequent destinations (such as "Home" or "Work").

If you always want a certain screen to start up (such as Contacts, Favorites, or History), then you can customize it to do exactly that! Nav Launcher can even launch itself whenever you place your phone in a car dock.

New features

3.0.0 beta 9
Fixed several crashes.
3.0.0 beta 8
Fixed a crash when going into Settings on Android 3.0 and higher
3.0.0 beta 7
First release in the Market after being gone for 18 months.

App Permissions

Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.