[NFBP-Talk] Opinion on best GPS Apps?

[Jason Polansky]

For pedestrian travel, Microsoft Soundscape is pretty good.
Google Maps is good for turn-by-turn, for vehicle and pedestrian
For Transit, I heard MoveIt and The Transit App are good, but haven't tried
them in quite some time.
There's a new one called GoodMaps Explore, but it's still in its early
stages, mainly for locating points of interest and nearest intersections.
For really good vehicle directions and traffic/ hazard reports, Waze is
probably the best, but it's not the most accessible.
I've figured out how to use it pretty well, but you have to turn on screen
recognition to access most features after first opening the app. Then once
you double-tap the search tab, you can turn screen recognition off and
navigate through it normally.
Hope this helps.

On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 1:45 PM Justin Salisbury via NFBP-Talk <
nfbp-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Brenda,
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> I think it’s great that you’re bringing this up. I’ve been thinking about
> playing around with some GPS apps myself lately. I still don’t go out much
> as I wait for my vaccine, but it’s good to get thinking about this.
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> *From:* NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Brenda-Ann
> Gillis via NFBP-Talk
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 17, 2021 1:31 PM
> *To:* 'NFB of Pennsylvania Talk, state list' <nfbp-talk at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Brenda-Ann Gillis <hc89x48 at ptd.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFBP-Talk] Opinion on best GPS Apps?
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> Thanks Nicole…the old grey mare is trying to learn a new trick or two.
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> *From:* NFBP-Talk [mailto:nfbp-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> <nfbp-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>] *On Behalf Of *nicole debeck-miller via
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> *Sent:* Saturday, April 17, 2021 1:25 PM
> *To:* NFB of Pennsylvania Talk, state list <nfbp-talk at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* nicole debeck-miller <nicknac78 at hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFBP-Talk] Opinion on best GPS Apps?
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> My son has an app he likes. I’ll ask him and get back to you.
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> Sincerely,
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> Nicole Miller
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> On Apr 17, 2021, at 1:23 PM, Brenda-Ann Gillis via NFBP-Talk <
> nfbp-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Greetings NFB,
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> Just got home with my new TSE Hula and as a new user of an I Phone, I am
> looking into GPS Apps for blind walkers. We will be traveling quite a bit
> and hopefully using GPS. I am looking for an app that would allow me to
> direct Hula effectively, but there are so many apps available I am growing
> confused. Opinions?
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> Currently, it seems Blind Square is popular, but the reviews are rather
> old. Note, I am not interested in one that constantly beeps with a locator
> …just down and dirty turns to an address with points of interest in the
> locality would be nice.
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> Thanks for the assistance NFB Family!
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> Brenda and Hula
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> Brenda-Ann Gillis
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