Scout Maps & Safer Navigation Reviews – Page 12
5/5 rating based on 173 reviews. Read all reviews for Scout Maps & Safer Navigation for iPhone.
Scout Maps & Safer Navigation is free iOS app published by Telenav, Inc.
Bluetooth has never worked for iOS
ReconMarine911
I would give this app 5 stars if they could ever get the Bluetooth audio to work while driving. I got this function to work once for a few minutes years ago when I use to own the iPhone 4s but never worked for my iPhone 5s nor my 128g 6s iPhone. I love using my BlueParrott headsets while driving, they are the best Bluetooth headsets on the market and this is THE only app it doesn't work on. I find this flaw with Scout to be very dangerous while driving. Scout is by far the best navigational app out there but I'm only left with Google maps because their Bluetooth audio has always worked except google can't pronounce Hawaiian street names and Scout can very effectively. I would love to one day only need Scout for my navigational needs. Bluetooth audio seems to be a common complaint in your reviews, I hope you finally address this issue sometime this year or the next...
Worst navigation app!! Steer clear
Rod2526
Routing is horrible, will put you into traffic where Waze & Google will give you an alternate route. Devs are more concerned with making this a social networking app than a true navigation app. Their stupidity killed this app
Disappointment
DugbuddTX
Going into a Toyota Tacoma, which I love, and dealing with the Scout GPS is pain. Sometimes the gps App I the truck allows me to search for addresses (when it is connected to my app on my iPhone), sometimes it doesn’t. It didn’t earlier today until I was almost to my destination. No traffic. I finally entered the address, and although my destination was about a half mile ahead on the right, straight road without traffic, it was directing me to turn left at the next light. Makes no sense. Update: You gave the option to choose highways, car pool lanes, and avoid tolls. If you turn highways ton"green" it's actually avoiding highways. I don't know why the word "avoid" is left out on the highways option. I'll raise my rating from 2 stars to 4 stars.
IMPROVED TOO MUCH
Jsers53
The old Telenav was great, and had everything you needed right on the interface. This is great for bells and whistles not much in simplicity. And your old telenav yearly account does not transfer
Needs work
Kesharesto
It's good but not great there's different routs that are way quicker that the gps don't tell you about
Telenav GPS was better
Doc Franklinstein
Apart from losing my address book, the current version of scout “hangs” on profile. I installed it on my wife’s iPhone 5 my brand new 6 and m daughters 6. Same “hang” that says “preparing” I believe Telenav GPS was more configurable for detail. But I will attribute that to “learning curve” Everything tells me Scout is a downgrade.
Lagging voice instructions
ChipSD
The voice directions seem to lag about 10 minutes behind where I actually am when I am driving. I don’t see any settings and how to change this and that makes the app pretty useless
Invasion of privacy
Sam in Mass
Long time ago I used this app. as a backup. After getting a new phone and updating the app, I notice it’s useless unless you give them your phone number. What a waste. To share arrival time, just forget sharing with any non-contact person. You have to make the person a “contact” before sharing ETA.