Private Beta
NavForge Beta — v1.0.0
Full Premium access. Direct APK install. Build 526 · Released 2026-07-17 · Expires 2026-09-15.
Download — Premium Beta
All premium features unlocked. Android only. Requires Android 7+. Approximately 101 MB (turn-by-turn routing now runs fully on-device).
Settings → Security → allow Install unknown apps for your browser, then open the downloaded file.
Download — Free Tier (testing)
Same build as above but with premium features locked behind the upgrade prompt.
Identical codebase — free tier is enforced by an expired beta date, not a separate binary.
What’s new since the last public build
- ✓ Distance to next turn now stays accurate — the number no longer drifts forward as you approach the turn.
- ✓ Roundabout instructions announced cleanly — no more “Then in 50 metres, exit the roundabout” tacked onto every one.
- ✓ Reroute announcements finish playing — earlier versions could cut off mid-sentence.
- ✓ Reroutes on divided highways won’t force an illegal U-turn — the app now excludes that manoeuvre and picks the next-best alternate.
- ✓ My Rides → Navigate follows the exact GPX shape you saved — adventure and bush tracks no longer get bent onto the nearest sealed road.
- ✓ Save to Calendar → Navigate on the day restores the same recorded shape — your bush track stays a bush track.
- ✓ Calendar-restored trips route you from your current spot to the track start first, then follow the recorded shape — no more instant “off-route” when you’re 500 m away.
- ✓ Speed limit badge no longer false-flips to red when leaving an urban zone.
- ✓ Speed camera alerts filter out cameras on parallel roads — a camera on the freeway won’t fire on the service road beside it.
- ✓ Oceania speed camera database refreshed — 1,280 of 1,293 cameras now carry road-ID data for accurate matching.
- ✓ Turn-by-turn routing runs fully on the device — no internet required for planning, rerouting, or turn instructions.
- ✓ All fixes from Build 83 remain in place (search abbreviations, arrival false-trigger, first-turn TTS on reroute, Download Maps grouping, POI tap, camera recentre).
What beta testers get
- ✓ Full Premium access — all routing sliders, unlimited regions
- ✓ Direct APK install — no Play Store needed
- ✓ Direct line to the developer for feedback
- ✓ Free Premium subscription at launch
- ✓ Your name in the credits (if you want it)
Getting started
- Download the APK above and install it
- On first launch, tap Allow when asked for location permission
- Open the menu (☰) → Download Maps → pick your region
- Long-press the map to set a destination and preview a route
Android only during beta. iOS planned for a later release. Beta build expires 2026-09-15 — download a new build before then to reset the clock.
Found a bug or something odd?