Update: Round-up of Recent Updates to Navigation Apps on iPhone

Posted on 28 September 2009, at 4:15 pm, by Christopher Gavula

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Now that the various major players in the iPhone navigation arena have been out for a bit, I thought it would be a good time to mention that all of them have released (or are about to release) significant updates to their applications. Here’s a round-up of the most recent updates:

Sygic Mobile Maps
The folk at Sygic have recently added text-to speech (TTS) to their application. They have also added a Brazilian voice to their available instruction voices, as well as the ability to choose addresses from your iPhone’s contact list. They have made improvements, to music playback, made the GPS lock faster, removed the repeated disclaimer after phone calls, made the road name font size bigger, fixed the crash at state borders and major interchanges, and corrected the way that parkways (boulevards) were seen. They have been busy! For a short time, they have also reduced the price of their application to $39.99, making it an excellent value!

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AT&T Navigator
AT&T Navigator has also added integration with your contacts, as well as improved audio control within the application, and they’ve added the ability to cancel subscription within the application.

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Navigon (1.20 update)
Navigon, like Sygic, has added text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities to it’s application as well as integration of iPod controls, location sharing, and the addition of automatic day/night modes. TTS especially is a welcome addition to this application.

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CoPilot Live
The folks at CoPilot have been busy as well. They now offer free Map updates (for current product). They have added the ability to dial POI (point of interest), and they’ve added a full QWERTY keyboard. They have also improved GPS performance and “turned on” their premium services. The premium service, available for $19.99 per year, include location sharing, live weather, real-time traffic, nearby fuel prices, and live local search.

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iGo (promised)
iGo was one of the last out the chute in terms of their initial release so it’s no surprise that their update isn’t out just yet. They are promising integration with contacts, control of your music from within the application, stopover (waypoint) support, and later on they are saying they will add text-to-speech (TTS).

If you are in the market for a new navigation app, you owe it to yourself to head over to the AppStore and check out these latest updates!

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