By default, your iOS device will use Apple Maps when you want to navigate to a step from the vWork mobile app. Apple doesn't allow you to change the default map app in the iOS settings. If you want to use a different map app to navigate, vWork allows you to do this from a step in the vWork mobile app. This won't change the iOS Apple Maps default but does allow you to use your choice of alternative map app for navigating to a step.
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This article explains how to use your preferred map app to navigate to a step from within the vWork mobile app and how to navigate using the Apple Map in the Map view for the job.
Topics include:
- Install your favorite map app
- Alternative ways you can open your map app to navigate to a step
- Navigate to a step from a geolocated job step
- Navigate to a step from the Map screen
- Related articles
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Install your favorite map app
By default, your iOS device will use Apple Maps when you want to navigate to a step from the vWork mobile app. If you prefer to use a different map app make sure that you install it on your device so that vWork can access it when you want to navigate to a step. You can get both Waze and Google Maps from the App Store.
Alternative ways you can open your map app to navigate to a step
You can navigate to a job step in one of two ways when viewing a jobs 'Details' in the vWork mobile app. You can:
- Open your preferred Map app for navigation from a job step
- Open the Apple Maps app from the Map view in a job.
We explain both these methods in the following topics.
Navigate to a step from a geolocated job step
🔔 Note: This method enables you to choose which map app you want to use. You must use this method if you want to use a map app that is not Apple Maps.
To navigate to a job step:
- In the 'Jobs' screen tap a job to open the job 'Details'.
- From the 'Details' screen open the steps for the job.
To do this, either:- tap the 'Steps' item in the bottom banner, or
- tap the 'Steps' section in the 'Details' screen.
- In the step with the address that you want to navigate to, open the navigation map options. To do this either:
- tap and hold on the step, OR
- tap
to open a selection of Map apps for you to choose from.
- From the installed map app options, tap to select the one you want to use.
In this example we have selected Google Maps. - We ask you to confirm that you want to open your selected map app, in this example, Google Maps.
Tap Open to open Google Maps. - Use the map app to navigate to the step.
- To return to vWork, exit the map app then tap the home key to show your apps. Next, tap the vWork app icon to open vWork at the 'Steps' for the job.
Navigate to a step from the 'Map' screen
You can also open the Map app to navigate when you are in the 'Map' for a specific job.
🔔 Note: This method only provides you with the option to use the native Apple Maps app. If you want to use a different map app then please use the method described in the previous topic.
To navigate to a step from the 'Map' screen:
- In the 'Jobs' screen tap a job to open the job 'Details'.
- From the 'Details' screen tap the 'Map' item in the banner at the bottom of the screen to open the map for this job.
💡 Tip: If you can't see the 'Map' item then tap the 'More' option to select the Map. - From the Map view for the job, tap the Job or step icon for the step you want to navigate to. This opens options for either opening the 'Maps App' (Apple Maps) or viewing the 'Street View' of the address.
- Tap the 'Maps App' option to open Apple Maps ready to navigate to the step location.
- When you have completed naviating exit Apple Maps and press the home key to view the apps on your device. Next, tap the vWork app icon to open vWork at the 'Steps' for the job.
Related articles
There are two map views that you can open and use in the vWork mobile app. You can learn more about these two views (the Jobs Map for all jobs and individual Map for a single job) in the article, iOS: use the vWork mobile app map views to see jobs and navigate to job steps.