Google Maps’ turn-by-turn navigation on Wear OS now works and not using a telephone

Google Maps on Wear OS is getting an enormous navigation improve. On Thursday, Google announced that you may now get turn-by-turn instructions in Google Maps on internet-connected Wear OS watches and not using a smartphone (via Droid Life). That means should you’re out and about with a cellular-connected watch (like, say, the cellular-enabled Pixel Watch) with an lively LTE plan or your watch is related through Wi-Fi, you may get instructions proper in your wrist even should you don’t have your telephone.

Wear OS followers have been ready a short time for this replace; Google and Samsung had stated in August that phone-less Google Maps navigation for Wear OS watches was on the best way. At the time, Samsung stated the characteristic was “coming soon,” according to 9to5Google — seems that translated to “about five months.”

To use the characteristic, simply open Google Maps in your watch and use the keyboard or your voice to enter the place you need to go. You can learn extra about it on Google’s support site.