[pokeefe45@aol.com]

Seems to be some confusion about the 'Villages GPS' app-If you are referencing the 'White V' on a green background icon called 'The Villages App'-that's the 'free' one-If you are talking about the 'Blue Compass' icon, whose actual name in your App Store is 'Villages GPS'-I believe that one cost me $5.99 and I thought was administered through TOTV here.
I'd highly recommend spending the $6 and using the 'Compass' icon program-it's never let me down.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

We're new residents. We used the Free App to go from DeLuna to Sawgrass and back last night. Good thing we happened to remember the way to get back, because the app kept giving opposite instructions.

"Turn left" when there was no left, etc. Also, when we got onto the path when we left Sawgrass we were 100 feet along and it said, "Make a U-Turn", so we did. Then 100 feet into going the opposite way it said again, "Make a U-turn" so we turned around again. Then it said it a 3rd time so we ignored it.

So eventually it started to give the correct instructions but then stopped talking for several miles. When it did start talking again it was giving us incorrect instructions. It would tell us to take a turn where there was no turn to take, or "Take a right" when we knew it was a left. etc., etc. BTW we followed our memory turn by turn and got back without trouble.

So. Is this a common issue? I don't want to go exploring if this thing won't know how to get me home and I don't remember the route.

Thanks!

It sounds like it was programmed to go from rather than to where you wanted to go. I’ve made that mistake, maybe you didn’t.

[hav7979]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

Google maps has golf cart directions?? I had no idea. That’s awesome.

Put in travel by bicycle and Google will show the MMPs

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by hav7979

Put in travel by bicycle and Google will show the MMPs

Again: Be careful..............Apple & Google does not know all the paths/tunnels...........it will put you on Buena Vista as an example.

[Radamo]

The Villages GPS app does at time get appear to get "confused". We have seen the same behavior when using it. Eventually it gets back on track. I am thinking it is probably the phones GPS giving bad info. Does not happen to everyone but I do have friends that have also had the issue.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

We're new residents. We used the Free App to go from DeLuna to Sawgrass and back last night. Good thing we happened to remember the way to get back, because the app kept giving opposite instructions.

"Turn left" when there was no left, etc. Also, when we got onto the path when we left Sawgrass we were 100 feet along and it said, "Make a U-Turn", so we did. Then 100 feet into going the opposite way it said again, "Make a U-turn" so we turned around again. Then it said it a 3rd time so we ignored it.

So eventually it started to give the correct instructions but then stopped talking for several miles. When it did start talking again it was giving us incorrect instructions. It would tell us to take a turn where there was no turn to take, or "Take a right" when we knew it was a left. etc., etc. BTW we followed our memory turn by turn and got back without trouble.

So. Is this a common issue? I don't want to go exploring if this thing won't know how to get me home and I don't remember the route.

Thanks!

I've had it get "stuck" a couple of times.

Next time, try shutting down the app and restarting it.

Coldboot the phone if that doesn't work.

[sowilts]

I have used it and it is very accurate and easy to use.

[JGibson]

Weather can affect GPS apps because they use satellites.

Google Maps doesn't give golf cart directions but the golf cart paths are visible as they’re green skinny roads, you can tell when it’s going under a road.

It's good for pre-planning a trip but as mentioned it may put you onto forbidden roads.

[buzzy]

The Villages (green background) app is quirky at times. Like, heading from the softball fields to get under Buena Vista, it always tells me to make a U turn. Another annoying characteristic is the way it announces the next turn. It may be so far ahead that it appears that there is a mistake in the route. Might be worse in the newer sections.

[Dgodin]

Google maps in bicycle mode works most of the time. The Villages app works also most of the time.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

If there is software and humans involved, there is always the potential to get confused or to have occasional issues. .

The key is to stop using the GPS if you know your way. . only use GPS if you [b]don't] know your way, or need traffic conditions. . your brain will thank you later in life.

future dementia guy

[cjrjck]

I go real old school and use a photo of a hard copy map at https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...t-Path-Map.pdf

It shows where the tunnels are and on which side of of the street the paths are located if not on both sides. I still find that some tunnels for instance can only be entered from one direction so sometimes I have to pass the tunnel entrance and then do a U-turn back to the tunnel.

[shueburruss]

We too, use the paid version and have never had a problem.
Make sure your phone is updated to the latest version of software.

[Bruceg0028]

Ditch the free app and spend the money for the Villages GPS app. Works better than any of the others including Google Maps. The app is rated 4.4 out of 5. The app does have some issues but for the most part it gets you where you need to go by golf cart. I found with both apps you better off not listening to the voice directions and just follow the blue line on the map as you travel. Get your self a phone holder for the golf cart so you can get it out or your hands and you can just glance at the screen. Cost of the app is nominal and they update it on a regular basis as they find glitches. The app also has all the golf courses, Rec Centers, Pools, Town Squares, and more already programed in. Once you start using it on a regular basis you’ll get used to how it works. Don’t use the apps for you car, they wont sync into your car screen or audio. Use only for golf cart directions. Hope that helps.

[roadrnnr]

On our lifestyle visit I quickly realized it tells you the next turn way in advance.
Once I realized that it worked great