Sunday, September 16, 2012

Google Maps Navigation for Android hits nine MENA nations, adds Arabic voice search

[![Google Maps Navigation for Android hits nine MENA nations, adds Arabic voice search](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/09/mapsnowarabicsearchjt.jpg) ](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/14/google-maps-navigation-for-android-hits-nine-mena-nations/)

If there is one thing you can't say about [Google's mapping team](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/08/google-maps-creation-put-under-the-microscope/), it's that they are a lazy bunch. [Update](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/06/google-maps-updates/) after [update](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/google-maps-for-android-adds-turn-by-turn-biking-navigation/) puts paid to any of that kinda talk, and again, here's another example -- navigation for Android is now available in nine more countries. It's the Middle East and North Africa that get the attention this time, with Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Saudia Arabia all getting the update. The service comes complete with Arabic voice search as well as "search along route" for routes to near-by POIs that won't take you the long way round. You'll need Android 4.0 or above if you want in on the action, but it's available now for those that do.

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[Google Maps Navigation for Android hits nine MENA nations, adds Arabic voice search](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/14/google-maps-navigation-for-android-hits-nine-mena-nations/) originally appeared on [Engadget](http://www.engadget.com) on Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds](http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).

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