14 DAY TRIAL // Satellite navigation expert Navigon has launched the second major version of its popular GPS iPhone app, Navigon 2.0. The new version is said to “completely redefine” key navigation elements by adding a unique map management function and an in app purchase option for timely map updates.
The update delivers an even more simple and intuitive user interface and existing Navigon users will receive the newly updated version free of charge.
The maps need to be downloaded separately after installing Navigon 2.0. Both downloads require an internet connection.
Users of the USA version will be able to pick only the states they want immediately and download additional regions whenever the feel like it.
Since users can save only the maps they need locally, this saves storage and, of course, download time.
This also simplifies future updates, according to Navigon. Users can update the 40MB app without having to reinstall maps over and over again.
Commenting on their new release, Gerhard Mayr, NAVIGON vice-president of worldwide mobile phone business, said, “Navigation systems have become more complex over the last years. We’ve added over 30 new features to our app since it first launched, ranging from traffic and parking information to advanced lane guidance, and our challenge with this new version was to not just add new functionalities but take the overall user experience to the next level.”
“We completely rethought the way the app interface is structured and as a result, NAVIGON 2.0 is more intuitive and easier to use than ever before. We’re also the first ones to solve the problem of having to save large amounts of map data on the phone to be independent of a data connection. The new version allows users to pick exactly which maps they need on their iPhone, leaving more room for other apps or photos and videos, for example,” Mayr added.
Navigon’s entire set of iOS apps can be found on Apple’s iTunes App Store here.