The app is free and works for any country in the world

Jun 1, 2015 04:55 GMT  ·  By

Developer Marcos Costales had the great pleasure of unveiling what it appears to be the first ever turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system from Canonical, which powers the so-called Ubuntu phones.

Intuitively called GSP Navigation, the application is available in the Ubuntu Store for Ubuntu Touch as we speak, is 100% free, and promises to work for any country in the world. The app is powered by OpenStreetMap and OSRM, which means that you'll always have updated maps and routes on the fly.

Highlights of the GPS Navigation app include support for setting a destination in any moment, display of time and distance to arrive, turn-by-turn indicators with icons and voice, display of kilometers or miles units, speed indicator, support for setting your home with a single tap on the map, as well as support for landscape or portrait views.

The app works only online and for driving

Being offered under the GPLv3 license, the GPS Navigation app works only online, which means that you will need a permanent data connection, and it requires GPS functionality to be enabled on Ubuntu phones. The good news is that the application is not using a lot of data when downloading maps and routes, as it consumes 2MB of Internet data per approximately 10-km (6-mile) area or 20 minutes of usage.

GPS Navigation has been successfully tested on the BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition phone, as well as on the Nexus 4 smartphone running the latest version of the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system. The current version is 0.2, which means that some known issues are present but will be fixed in more mature versions. You can download GPS Navigation right now from the Ubuntu Store on your phone.

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