How to Change Your Navigation App in Uber Driver

Co-authored by Christopher Batchelor

Last Updated: October 24, 2019

If you don't like Uber's navigation and would prefer to use a third-party app instead, Uber gives you that choice. Uber asks that you use their street-level or map-level navigation when you have a rider in the car, but you do still have the option of changing it anyway.

Steps

1
Install your third-party navigation app of choice. Uber only allows you to use Waze and Google Maps. If you don't want to have to keep switching, Uber also has in-app navigation with one tap of the same button.
2
Open your Uber Driver app. The icon is maroon with a white hexagon icon on it, with a square design cut out in the middle.

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3
Remain offline to change this setting. You can't change this setting during a ride, so it's best to be offline.To tell if you are online or off, check at the bottom of your screen for the words "You're offline" to be displayed.
4
Open your Settings menu. Tap your profile picture in the top right corner and tap "Account". Tap "App Settings" to get to your Settings menu.
5
Tap the "Navigation" choice from your list of Settings. You will find this at the top of the App Settings menu.
6
Tap your app choice for using for street-level navigation. Uber allows its Driver and Delivery Partners to use Google Maps and Waze for street-level navigation. Uber doesn't allow Apple Maps nor MapQuest due to compatibility across the board between operating systems.
7
Confirm your change in navigation. If you run third party apps, this will mean a constant switch between apps. Your current app's use will be the button in blue with white lettering, while that you're switching to in white with blue lettering.
- If at any point you had previously changed your setting to a third-party app and now would like to change your street-level navigation app back to Uber navigation, you won't have to complete this step. Just tap the "Uber Navigation" choice and proceed to next step.
8
Back out of the screen, by tapping the back arrow three times in the left corner of the screen.