DrivePlay Mauve Brings Maps & Navigation

Today, I released DrivePlay Mauve, the latest edition of DrivePlay. Mauve brings one of the most requested features for DrivePlay; Maps & Navigation. This is a huge update so let's get into it! 

MAPS

Search and discover places around the world like restaurants, gas stations, and so much more

- Search for locations using their name, address, or kind (like “grocery store”)

- Choose the right route for you, with the fastest routes always at the top

- Call a location or visit their website to quickly learn more

- Preview a route and see its directions before starting

NAVIGATION

Detailed, step-by-step navigation provided by Apple Maps

- See upcoming turns, always staying a step ahead

- Informative icons to quickly see what action needs to be taken

- Glanceable time remaining and ETA

- Instructions using natural language, like time remaining in a direction

- Supports many languages

RECOMMENDATIONS

- Favorite places to quickly navigate to them, without having to search

- Quickly travel to your recently navigated places

- Discover new places recommended for you based on the day and time

DESIGN

As always, Maps & Navigation has been uniquely designed with safety and simplicity at the forefront

- Large titles and buttons, always showing the most relevant information first

- Glancable navigation directions and ETA centralized at the bottom

- Available minimized and in full-screen

Unique to any other navigation app out there

OTHER THINGS

- Fixed minor Speedometer issues for users using kph

- Increased support and transparency for users without an Apple Music subscription

- Fixes bugs for devices running iOS 12 and lower

- Fixes bugs in the MiniPlayer

- Other bug fixes and general improvements

Why Mauve?

I wanted to change how DrivePlay updates are named. Calling an update DrivePlay 1.4 (which is the version of Mauve) is just not fun. Much like the app, I wanted to make DrivePlay's updates unique and memorable. 

That being said, I decided to go with a naming convention for major DrivePlay releases; shades of purple. Purple is DrivePlay's main theme color and I hope to be a defining characteristic of DrivePlay in the future.

Future releases will also be named after shades of purple, and I'll be dropping hints as to what those names may be. 

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