Google Maps For Android Navigation Now Available In Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda & Uganda

Google Maps Navigation, an internet-connected GPS navigation system with turn-by-turn voice guidance launched in a few countries a few months ago has expanded to Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. While Algeria receives full coverage from the earlier limited coverage.

The service was also expanded to Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela in Latin America and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand in Asia. Slovenia in Europe and Oma inMiddle East: OmaStill in beta version, Navigation is feature of the Google Maps app for Android and allows users to search addresses by keyword without necessarily knowing the exact name.

Pedestartions also get voice-guided directions via the app with notifications per every turn. It also has directions for transit and biking with alerts on when to stay or exit the route.

Users need to have at least Android OS 1.6 to use the navigation app to get continuous guidance and automatic rerouting due to the apps offline reliability and many other advantages like aerial 3D satellite views, Street View imagery, Traffic view along your route and abiility to search along route for various types of businesses, gas stations, restaurants, or parking.

Below is a complete list from Google indicating countries now covered by Google Maps Navigation (Beta).

* Algeria
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Bahrain
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Ethiopia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Guatemala
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Indonesia
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Ivory Coast / Cote d’lvoire
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kenya
* Kuwait
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* Norway
* Oman
* Peru
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Qatar
* Romania
* Russia**
* Rwanda
* Saudi Arabia
* Senegal
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Uganda
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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