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Aryaroop Majumder edited this page Nov 5, 2026 · 1 revision

Getting Started

Install

  1. Download Waypoint.apk from GitHub Releases.
  2. Open the APK and follow Android's installation prompts. Android may ask you to allow installation from the app you used to open the file.
  3. Open Waypoint, choose a world and tap Open map.
  4. Tap Locate and grant precise location when Android asks.

The current public download is a GitHub-sideloaded APK. Android Auto may not list a sideloaded Car App Library app in the car launcher; see Android Auto.

Choose a destination

  • Search for a place using Search places.
  • Long-press the map to place a pin.
  • Choose a saved or recent place.
  • Open a supported geo: or google.navigation: link. Waypoint asks before it resolves and previews the destination.

Pick Car, Motorcycle, Bicycle or Walk, review the route and tap Start navigation. While navigating, the map follows your position and shows the next turn, remaining distance and estimated arrival time. Waypoint can recalculate when the route is left.

Find the main controls

  • Map returns to the live map.
  • Worlds searches, filters, previews and switches map styles. Changing the world does not end an active route.
  • Saved keeps destinations on this device; saved names can be edited.
  • Quests optionally tracks personal tasks and focus sessions. Quests never gate navigation or themes.
  • Settings contains spoken guidance, units, map tilt, location status and data-clearing controls.
  • Map info opens the selected world's key for its POI symbols.

Day, night and 3D

The phone's local clock selects the map's day treatment from 06:00 to 18:59 and its night treatment from 19:00 to 05:59. It checks for a change once per minute. The 2D/3D control changes camera tilt in every world. Dark Zone also has its own flat tactical map and holographic 3D treatment.

Voice

Waypoint uses the Android text-to-speech engine selected on the device. When World voice style is enabled, each world applies its own bounded pitch/rate profile and original introductory, en-route and arrival phrases. Route turns and road names remain first; flavor phrases are suppressed near imminent turns. Waypoint does not bundle audio recordings from third-party packs. See Navigation and Voice and Sources and Licensing.

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