au助手席ナビ

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■■ If you are using NAVITIME Drive Supporter for au Smart Pass, this app is perfect for you! ■■

■■ Turn your smartphone into a car navigation system, even if you don't have one! ■■
The familiar EZ Assistant Seat Navigation car navigation app is now available to everyone!
Get optimal routes to your destination based on real-time traffic and congestion updates.
Equipped with convenient Driving functions such as spot searches for gourmet Food, leisure spots, SA/PA information, parking lots, and gas stations!
Plus, you can earn Navi Mileage, which can be exchanged for "Ponta Points", just by using the app with gps on ("Provide location information" on) while driving!
Make your usual commute more rewarding by simply launching au Assistant Seat Navigation!

Leave your driving directions to au Assistant Seat Navigation (KDDI/Powered by NAVITIME)!
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[If GPS cannot be acquired]
Please try restarting your device to see if it improves.

Please also check the following settings:
◆ Device GPS settings
Check that "Settings" → "Location information/GPS" → "mode" on your device is set to [High accuracy].

[About using background guidance]
Background guidance is a function that allows voice guidance to continue even while the app is interrupted. If you enable background guidance, background positioning will automatically continue if the app is interrupted during voice guidance.
When you select destination arrival or navigation end, voice guidance in the background will stop and location positioning will also stop immediately.
If you do not want to perform positioning in the background, please change the background function to OFF.

※If you are using Android OS 4.4 or earlier, please check the following:
◆ Home screen "Settings" → Select settings related to location information (current location information)
→ Check "Wireless network" (wireless network) and "GPS".

[What is au Assistant Seat Navigation for Google Play(TM)?]
au Assistant Seat Navigation for Google Play(TM) is au's official car navigation app with features that rival and even surpass those of in-car navigation systems.
≪Features≫
1. The route to your destination is automatically updated with the latest map information. Considering various conditions such as highway discount rates and traffic information,
you can select from 7 navigation routes: "Recommended", "Highway", "General", "Scenic", "Distance", "ECO", and "Ultra Traffic Avoidance".

2. During navigation, in addition to voice route guidance, displays such as "Intersection Enlarged View", "Intersection Stereoscopic Image", "Lane Guide", and "Direction Sign" are provided.
It also displays weather changes, speed camera/radar notifications, traffic enforcement information, and the lane to proceed in, making the route to your destination easy to understand.

3. Equipped with a route search function that takes traffic information into account, it quickly detects shortcuts around traffic jams. Since you can also search for point information such as SA/PAs, you can enjoy a comfortable drive to your destination.

■ Introduction of main functions

1) Spot search
・Gas stations that are useful for driving
・Parking lots with vacancy information
・Tourist spots
・Gourmet spots with coupons
Search from a comprehensive selection of 7 million spots nationwide, including:

2) Routes that take into account the latest traffic information and future traffic jams
・VICS traffic information updated every minute
・Considers future traffic forecasts based on past traffic information

3) Large vehicle consideration route
・Route search that prioritizes main roads for large Vehicles such as trucks. Displays highway tolls for large vehicles.

4) Toll display considering vehicle type
・Displays highway tolls/toll road tolls considering light vehicles, standard vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, large vehicles, and extra-large vehicles.

5) Route voice guidance
・Navigation with voice for direction signs, lane guides, turn mode, guide mode, intersection stereoscopic images, and intersection enlarged views.

6) Real-time display of road traffic information
・Displays road traffic information such as traffic jams and regulations nationwide on a simple map.

7) Live camera information display
・Displays live camera information for approximately 2,000 locations nationwide.
・Check traffic conditions and weather conditions such as fog and snowfall in real time.

8) Other useful functions
・Delivers traffic enforcement information for each region
・Equipped with an energy-saving mode to reduce battery consumption
・Map font size change
・My car registration function
Automatically displays fuel consumption, fuel efficiency, and gasoline costs based on the registered vehicle type when searching for a route.
・Speed camera notification function (*2)
Displays the location of speed cameras on the map. If there is a speed camera on the searched route, an icon will be displayed on the map, and a voice will prompt safe driving when approaching while driving.
(*2) This function is intended to promote safe driving and is not intended to avoid traffic violations.


■ Recommended for these people.
・Want to know the latest highway tolls on the latest roads!
・The map on the in-car navigation system is old and difficult to use!
・Want warnings/notifications of traffic information (traffic jam information, speed cameras, radar)!
・Don't know how to get to unfamiliar roads, it's hard to understand!
・Hesitant to purchase an expensive navigation system that you don't use often!
・Like looking at maps and planning drives!


■ Recommended for these situations.
・Want to know the exact highway tolls
・Want to use a car navigation system with the latest maps!
・When you suddenly want a car navigation system on a first-time drive course!
・When you want to check and receive warnings about radar and other traffic enforcement information!
・Bad at changing lanes, so want to change in advance!
・When you want to check branches, lanes, directions, and highway tolls on unfamiliar highways!

■ Caution
*Depending on the specifications of the device, the app's behavior and GPS accuracy may decrease.
*We regularly update map data from map providers 6 times a year, and also perform temporary updates separately. Please note that the displayed map may differ from the actual situation.
*A membership registration for the 400 yen monthly course is required to use the paid menu.
*If you are already paying a monthly charge with "au Easy Payment" or "au Collective Payment", registering as a member with Google Play payment will result in duplicate registration and double monthly charges.
　Automatic cancellation will not occur, so please complete the cancellation procedure yourself.
*You cannot purchase with "Google Play Gift Card".
*This app is recommended to be used with the latest OS version, so the latest version of the app may not be installed on older OS versions. In that case, please note that the functions that can be used may differ from the latest version of the app.

■ Supported models
・Android (TM) OS 4.4 or higher smartphones
*Operation is not guaranteed for other models.

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☆『au Car Navigation for Google Play(TM)』 is here! ☆
・Can be used even outside the service area
・High-precision positioning performance
・High-performance full-fledged car navigation app
Click here for details (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navitime.local.aucarnavi.gl)
(KDDI/Powered by NAVITIME)

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