Nexus 7 : 4 Best Offline Navigation apps

One of the best ability of the Nexus 7 tablet is you can use it for offline navigation. This means you don’t need internet connection and data plan and still you can use guided navigation app during your travel. There are many android navigation apps are available from Google Play store and this article focuses on the best offline navigation apps you can use.

Navfree:

This is one of the best offline navigation app you can use. The Navfree offline maps can be stored on your Nexus 7 tablet and the app provides turn by turn navigation with the voice prompts. You don’t need any data plan, and it is easy to use. The updates are free and there are 2D and 3D display modes also available. In few occasions, voice didn’t work and probably it will be rectified in the next few updates.

You can download the app from here.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navfree.android.OSM.ALL

Google Maps:

You can preload Google Maps in your Nexus 7 tablet and use it for offline navigation. You can reach your destination quickly however the thing to note is you need to first download offline maps of unknown places.

Navigon:

You can download Navigon maps in your Nexus 7 tablet and you can use those maps for offline navigation. The latest version of Navigon has good performance improvements and also provides Google Street view so that you can use it to identify how your destination will look like. One thing to remember is this app is not free and you need to pay for it.

You can download this app from Google Play store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navigon.navigator_checkout_us

Sygic GPS Navigation:

Sygic also provides offline GPS navigation with 3D maps and it also has tom tom maps loaded into it. The city maps are really very good. However smaller towns can have better coverage. Still it is one of the good offline navigation app you can install in your Nexus 7 tablet. This app can be downloaded from following URL.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sygic.aura

You can install these applications and can experience offline navigation.