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There is an app, that should provide turn by turn navigation. At the moment it uses Google Map SDK and I was able to draw a route using Google Directions API and GMSPath using tutorial from AppCoda. Problem is it looks kind of ugly - simply thin blue line.

My questions is it possible create turn by turn navigation inside an app using Google Maps?

Xernox
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    According to their policy you are not allowed to: http://stackoverflow.com/a/26231295/1395437 – Daniel Zolnai Jan 11 '16 at 14:29
  • @DanielZolnai So what's the point of having Directions feature? To show user a possible route to destination, but then not provide the navigation to the destination? – Xernox Jan 12 '16 at 11:32
  • You can show the directions as a list. But turn-by-turn navigation would make a competing app. – Daniel Zolnai Jan 12 '16 at 15:48
  • @DanielZolnai so if an app does not provide directions, but simply updates the route to the destination, would that be allowed? – Xernox Jan 13 '16 at 07:17
  • No, that falls under "real time navigation or route guidance". You can show it to the user, but can not update it in real time. – Daniel Zolnai Jan 13 '16 at 08:24
  • @DanielZolnai little bit offtopic, but maybe you are aware if MapKit allows that? – Xernox Jan 13 '16 at 08:30
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    Yes you can, see their documentations: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/LocationAwarenessPG/ProvidingDirections/ProvidingDirections.html – Daniel Zolnai Jan 13 '16 at 08:37

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I think Google does provide this option but not for free.

Have a look at this: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/ridesharing/

Eugenio
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