"Not ready for primetime"???
Really? Ive been using it alot since it was first released.
I've had 3 different dedicated GPS units that I researched for weeks before buying.
None of them could stand a chance against Google's Navigation in 3 different very crucial areas.

1) Aquiring Location
-Dedicated GPS units took between 1-5min to pull up my location.
When they finally found me, they said I was 3 blocks up the street.
-Google Nav (on G1) took less than 15sec. to find my location, In street view it had a dot over my car in front of my garage!

2)Re-routing
-Dedicated GPS units took between 30sec.-2min to reroute. That's alot of time when your passing 3 and 4 streets before you get a reroute.
-Google Nav (on G1) takes less than 10 sec. to reroute.

3)Updated Maps and Points of interest.
-Dedicated GPS units are limited to whats on the SD card. Points of interest are often slim, and very often I would find the POI's to be no longer there. Maps are also limited to the last time you downloaded updates.
-Google Nav (on G1) POI's are limited to whatever is on the WWW! You are always using latest Google Maps. Plus you can use the Nav app in satelite view so you can see an aerial view of where you are. Layers are also available so you can overlay the map with different layers via Google. Street View is also available so you can look around on ground level to verify you are in the right place and what your destination looks like.

While I’m pretty much with the author of review on the subject of “not ready for prime time” I would like to point out few things:

1. It’s in beta, states so right when you start the app. And, as with any electronic device, one has to use common sense: you can just blame GPS for taking you the wrong way on one-way stree, look at the signs.
2. Value per dollar paid: you absolutely not loosing anything with free navigation.
3. Beauty is in the eyes of beholder: I actually prefer Google’s navigation to my wife’s TomTom.

Now, regarding the cons:

No nighttime view, which makes the app glaring and unsafe to use at night : Most phones will come with ambient light sensor in the near feature so this will not be a problem. As of right now, 1.6 hardware has “Powertop” widget which let’s choose between 3 settings (10%, 50% 100% brighness). Yes, it takes couple of clicks but so will stand-alone GPS unit.

No options to save favorite destinations or view recent destinations: Not right of the bet but there’s an app in the market called “Nav Launcher” which does all of those things and then some. Not as elegant as CarHome but does the job and does it flawlessly.

Loses satellite lock easier than a PND: this sounds more like hardware problem then app itself, doesn’t it?

Everything else is right on the money.

Thank you for the thorough review.

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