Scout GPS Link

Telenav, Inc.

In-app purchases

About this app

Scout GPS Link is a free mobile navigation app with MapStream™ mode, a full navigation experience with interactive, moving maps powered by real-time cloud information and designed exclusively for your car’s multimedia screen. Whether you’re commuting home, searching for a place to get gas, or want to beat traffic, get all the information you need at a glance on your personalized home screen. Wherever you’re going, Scout GPS Link makes navigating there a lot easier.

Designed for your car’s screen*
•Full navigation on your car’s multimedia display and Push-to-Talk features when you connect your phone to your car via USB and Bluetooth®
•Select Lexus and Toyota vehicles with MapStream mode, a live map view that moves with you in 2D/3D modes
•Seamless connection with your car to automatically access your routes, recent destinations, and favorite places from your phone
•One-tap access to navigation in third party apps, such as Yelp and Fuel
•Every feature is optimized for driving, such as simple visual directions, easy-to-access search by touch or voice, and automatic day and night modes to reduce glare
•Split screen views allow you to multitask with other apps on your display—listen to music or take calls—while navigating

Dependable navigation with real-time traffic and intelligent search
•Convenient home screen with easy access to key features, like one-touch navigation to your home and work
•The best routes for a quicker commute based on real-time traffic conditions and ETA
•Easily enter addresses or places with One-Box Search and get suggestions while you’re typing
•Avoid upcoming traffic congestion and road hazards with automatic reroute notifications
•Discover places to dine, shop, get gas, and more, with voice commands and popular search categories
•Resume canceled routes and repeat voice guidance
Contact Us
Do you have questions or suggestions you’d like to share with us? Contact us at [e-mail] or select “Give Feedback” in the mobile app menu and let us know what you think.


*Notes
•Selecting Lexus vehicles with Lexus app or Toyota vehicles with Toyota app with Display Audio requires USB and Bluetooth connection to view MapStream mode moving maps on multimedia display. The multimedia view will be TurnStream™ mode, turn-by-turn directions only without a moving map
•MapStream mode NOT available for 2017 and earlier Lexus and Toyota vehicles
•Scout GPS Link in-car features and experience may vary based on vehicle manufacturer and model
•Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life
Telenav Website – www.telenav.com
Scout GPS Link Support –[e-mail]

Ratings and reviews

Where do I begin? The installation is insanely difficult. If this app weren't being shoved down my throat by Toyota, it would have ended right there. Even once I got the apps set up and paired to Bluetooth it's still a pain to actually get it working through USB as well, taking special attention every time I want to use it. Once it's actually working, it's not so horrible, but still lacks a number of features present in other mainstream GPS apps such and Google Maps and Waze. Shameful.

The only reason I downloaded this was because my 2020 Corolla required it. It's clunky at best. Half the time, the map is incorrect and the directions don't match. I tested it by having it try to take me home and it would have never gotten me there. It freezes often. The only redeeming trait is that I like having visual to help with directions. At that point, I might as well use another app and get a stand for my phone.

WARNING: this has a 3-year free trial. After that you have to pay $25 per year. I was not told that. Also, needs other voice options as I have trouble hearing the one provided while listening to music in the car because of her low voice tone. Also, not dependable in rural areas where phone signal can be interrupted....which disconnects everything. Also, sometimes the app cannot map an address. I put in an address in my state for a destination about 90 minutes away that has existed for many years

What's new

- Target Android 13 for security requirement.
- Providing notification on program sunsetting.