Set the Default Voice Navigation Application on Microsoft Lumia 535

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Hello and welcome to VisiHow. In this video, I am going to show you how to set the default voice navigation application using a Microsoft Lumia 535.

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   To begin, turn the phone on by pressing the power button located on the right hand side of the screen

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   Next, swipe the lock screen up to get to the home screen

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   We have multiple apps that can be used for navigation on this device

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   We have the HERE Drive + tile. This is one application for finding directions.

   

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   Another application is Maps

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   Both of these apps can help you navigate but one may or may not be the right choice based on your situation

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   Let me give you an example, press and hold the search button at the bottom right of the screen to open Cortana.

   

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   I am going to ask Cortana for directions and it is automatically going to select an application for me

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   It may not be the correct app choice for me.

   

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   As you can see, it has chosen the app for me

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   It has chosen HERE Drive + and it says, "NO NAVIGATION: Your route runs through a country or area where navigation isn't available yet".

   

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   If I press okay, it is not going to help me navigate, it will just show me where the location is on the map

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   There is no option to change which app Cortana chooses, she just chooses it automatically.

   

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   What we need to do is change the default app

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   To do this, go back to the home screen and press on Maps.

   

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    Once open, press the menu icon with three dots on the bottom right

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    Press settings

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    In settings, we are going to scroll down and find the "Set default voice navigation app" option

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    Depending on what apps you have installed, you will have a list of navigation apps to choose from. We are going to select Windows Phone maps.

    

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    Now, if we go back to Cortana and ask her the same question, she is going to use the app that I have selected

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    As you can see, Cortana has now used the default app that we have selected

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    It is using the Microsoft Map application which actually gives us directions.

    

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    This is one of the benefits of knowing how to change the default application for navigation

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    This concludes our tutorial on how to change and set a default voice navigation application. If you have any questions or suggestions about this video, you can leave them in the comment section below. You have been watching VisiHow, goodbye.

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