App Intel

Navigation Pro: Maps on Watch

LiveSmartwatch Studios1 app · 1.2M installsMaps & Navigation$2.99smartwatchstudios.app.gears3navigation

Navigate with your watch and keep the phone in your pocket!

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Total installs
1,153,322
exact · Play shows 1,000,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
4.6★
11.6K ratings · 1.5K reviews
Released
13 Apr 2017
9.5y ago
Last update
7 Oct 2026
6d ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

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Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data App info and performance and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

11 in 2 groups
2 Sensitive4 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
OtherNotable9

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
  • Turn Bluetooth on or off and find and pair with nearby Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settings · BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Displays Google Navigation instructions from the phone on your Samsung watch. Great for driving, cycling and public transport. Features autostart with navigation, voice output, customizable vibration, 102 languages, options for themes, speedometer and much more! It requires the free companion app "Navigation Pro" from Samsung Galaxy Apps. How to use: - Install Samsung Gear and connect with your Gear smartwatch. - Install this "Navigation Pro" app on your watch. - Install "Navigation Pro" app from Google Play on your phone. - Start "Navigation Pro" app on your phone. - Allow the app to read notifications. (Go to: Settings > Security > Notification Access and enable Navigation Pro). - Start Google Maps Navigation and instructions will be pushed to your smartwatch. Troubleshooting - Ensure your Gear watch is connected to Phone and you have "Galaxy Wearable" installed. - If the app still only shows the "Ready" message, please ensure that maps notifications are activated and displayed on your phone (Go to: Settings > Apps > Maps and enable "Show notifications"). - Restart smartphone AND Gear watch - Uninstall from phone, restart phone and reinstall the app - If you have a Xiaomi phone, go to Security -> Permissions -> Autostart and activate "Gear Navigation" The Wear OS app is not standalone and requires phone interaction in order to function. Compatible with all Galaxy Watch models, Gear S2 / S3 / Sport, Gear 1, Gear 2, Gear S. For Gear Fit2 (Pro) use the following app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=smartwatchstudios.app.gearfit20navigation

What's new

Autostart watch app Voice output on watch Themes & customization Improved Android 16 compatibility Support for public transport Experimental support for Maps Go, Here WeGo, Locus Maps, OsmAndroid, Calimoto & GeoVelo Wear OS support

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