What is Navigate and how does it differ from Froyo to Gingerbread and honeycomb?

Navigate does not seem to appear in Application Management for Froyo, Gingerbread or Honeycomb.

So What is it? And, Where is it located?

How do I see the Release?

DroidX Froyo has Navigate that updated to include Navigation with Public Transportation option.

The DroidX with Gingerbread does not appear to have that update. Neither does the Navigate on my Xoom running Honeycomb 3.2

System update on all three show all up to date.

If Navigate is just a module in Maps and Maps is at the same level on all devices, how can I initiate the update?

Thank you for your assistance

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Wildman

Ann154 wrote:
You might want to check the Market for an update to the Map application. I just downloaded tonight version 5.9.0. I seem to remember something about transit direction for tablets in the change log plus other things.

Thanks for pointing that out, thats funny I didnt notice but after screen shot the app auto updated me to 5.9.0..

jmccoy70 wrote:
Yeah got 5.9.0 down to HoneyComb. Looks nce.
Still no Public Transit functionality in Navigate.
Note: Have always had Public Transit in Maps "Directions" just not in Navigate.

I noticed that this option doesn't show until you search for a location and then click directions... Are you in the direction window?

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Wildman

Its part of Google Maps, when you download Maps the Navigation app is also installed.

jmccoy70

Yep, I got that.
In menu, manage Applications, I see maps 5.8.0 on my Fry, Gingerbread and Honeycomb devices. Do not see Navigate or Latitude as an application on any one of the three.
I do see all three as Apps in the launcher.
That said, how do I force upgrade of Navigate on Gingerbread and Honeycomb to match the functionality of Navigate as installed on my Fro yo device
?

Wildman

Have you just went to Market on device and look ip software name and see if it shows a update, sometimes I have had to fo this, the update was there but the market didnt show it until i searched for it..

jmccoy70

Yes there are no updates avaialble.

KinquanaH_VZW

Thanks to all community members for your input. jmccoy70, I understand your concern with wanting to be able to access the Navigate app that's on your device with Froyo Os like the devices with Gingerbread and Honeycomb. At this time, this update is not available to download so t hat you receive this update.

Navigate is apart of Google Maps. In the apps list, there is a blue triangle that points upward that launches Navigate. It may have to be downloaded on the tablet from the market.