Hi everyone,
I'm the developer of Navia, a free Android app for blind and low-vision people, and I'd love your honest feedback.
The idea is simple: the map is something you touch. Slide a finger across the screen and Navia speaks what's under it: streets, house numbers, shops, bus stops, crossings, benches, with distance and direction as clock positions ("2 o'clock, 40 meters"). Sweeping around lets you build a mental picture of an area before you go there.
Other things it does:
- Works fully offline once you download your area (OpenStreetMap data)
- "Aim" at a place and get live distance and direction while walking
- Nearby list, search and voice dictation to find places; add your own points and favourites
- Experimental on-device AI: film a place like your front door for 5 seconds, and later point the camera to hear when you're facing it (photos never leave your phone)
- Simulate the sound of any place in 3D with headphones (traffic, trams, park, water)
- Built around TalkBack from the start, 47 languages, no ads, no account, no tracking
It's an extra aid only: always use your cane, dog or other safe method first.
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikiponder.touchmap
What's confusing? What's missing for your city? I read every reply and will answer questions here.
Thanks!