This is why I always install Google Maps Go on my Android phones
Published on: 2025-07-04 12:30:13
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
Several years ago, Google built a light version of Android, Android Go, for lower-end phones with slower processors and limited resources. Google released light “Go” versions of some of its own apps specifically for these phones, and one of them is Maps Go. On paper, there’s no reason you should use this barebones version of Google Maps if you already have the full-blown app on your phone. But I always install Google Maps Go in addition to Maps on my Android phones, even the most powerful ones. Why? Blame Maps.
Do you use Google Maps Go? 16 votes Yes, all the time. 19 % Sometimes. 13 % No, I have no need for it. 13 % I had no idea this app exists! 56 %
Google Maps becomes useless during any navigation
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
If you’ve ever used Google Maps in the past few years, you probably understand this claim without me explaining it: Google Maps is useless once you launch navigation. Whether I’m getting driving or walking directio
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