Turn-by-Turn Drive nav app for all Windows Phone 8 devices

Nokia does a solid. Releases turn-by-turn Drive nav app for all Windows Phone 8 devices

Nokia along with Microsoft have released Nokia’s famed Drive app for all Windows Phone 8 devices in the United States, Canada and the UK. The app allows users to get full voice guided turn-by-turn navigation with 2D or 3D renderings right to their phone, including offline mapping 

capability.

Download it from the Windows Phone Store.

The app remains in beta as the team fine tunes the customer experience. In the meantime, you can access full turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation, offline maps, speed limit warnings, and conveniences such as day and night modes. With today’s release, the team is looking forward to hearing from even more Windows Phone customers through the app’s “feedback” tab, to help make it even better.

Microsoft and Nokia famously entered into a technology sharing agreement back in February 2011 and part of that deal had to do with maps. Nokia was reportedly going to bring “mapping abilities” to all Windows Phone users but it was unclear how that would happen, including what role OEMs would 

play (if any at all).

The app is now live in the Store and users can go and download it today. We should note that this is very new, so there’s a good chance you may have to wait a few hours depending on your region to get the new app.

For all Windows Phone 8 users in the available regions, you should be very happy to get what is easily one of the top navigation apps completely for free. Let us know in comments what you think!

Key features in Nokia Drive+

This software is for Nokia Lumia devices with Windows Phone 8 across the globe. It is also available for other Windows Phone 8 users in US, UK, and Canada.

• Turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation with a dedicated in-car user interface - designed for an effortless driving experience
• No online connection necessary: preload maps before travelling and use the app offline to save data costs
• Get speed limit warnings even when you’re not navigating
• Avoid certain types of roads, such as toll roads and unpaved roads, as well as ferries and tunnels
• Search for addresses and places, and save them to your phone
• See the map clearly at all times - night mode switches on automatically when it's dark

  

Download 

For Window Phone - click here

Source: Microsoft