Android crew, are you using waze or Google maps for navigation?

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Just opened the waze app on my android phone after a long time and it seems to have a lot of helpful features,more than Google maps. In particular for my young lad whose a new driver, it comes with stuff like avoiding difficult junctions, speed warming etc, so just wanted to check who else uses waze over Google maps?
 
Hades said:
I use Copilot because I bought it a long time ago when it was a perpetual licence. But for times when Copilot doesn't cut it then I use Google Maps.
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Is that a still a thing . I remember this used to cost a lot and so much messing around was needed with getting maps etc. Surely Google maps and waze are free and more convenient?
 
Conscript said:
Never been approaching a complex, busy junction and had a doubt about your lane position? I know I have, and it's nice to have the sign being shown permanently on your screen, well in advance, with the lane you need highlighted. Doesn't mean I'm not looking at physical signs and markings, but they might not be immediately visible for a quick double check, and by the time they are, you might have lost the opportunity to switch lanes safely. Of course no one needs it, but taking that to it's logical conclusion, then no one really needs a sat nav at all - it's just a handy tool.

I'd go as far as to say that lane guidance is probably the most useful aspect of any sat nav system - usually, I know the general route I'm taking so the only time I'll actually look at it is when approaching a junction or interchange I don't know. - it's nice to have what is essentially just the junction signage repeated and on permanent display in the car. Also handy when driving abroad where signage or markings aren't as clear and you might be less familiar with destinations or major route designations, or traffic is a bit more hectic and a lot of your concentration is on making sure some impatient local doesn't take your side out (**** you, Peripherique).
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I see your point. Is this feature on by default, Google maps?
 
Been trying out waze for the last few days and definitely not it's better than Google maps! On a stretch of the a1, towards London, where the a14 branches away from the a1 towards m11, Google maps is terrible. However, waze is able to actually direct me to stay on either of the 2 outer lanes, wguch is brilliant. So yes so far, I'm down with waze.
 
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Hello. Between waze and Google maps, is there any feature to avoid certain routes like the ring roads in Coventry . My daughter plans to drive there as a new driver and she's worried about the ring roads?
 
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