Configure permissions and notifications

When you launch the app for the first time, you'll be asked to give some permissions required for Yandex Navigator to work properly. But you can also grant them later.

Additionally, you can select which events you want to get notified of.

Permissions

The app requires the following permissions to work properly on your device:

• Location: to automatically determine your location, based on which search suggestions are generated.
• Notifications: to allow Yandex Navigator to send you push notifications (pop-up messages). For example, a notification may suggest that you leave a review about a place you recently visited.
• IDFA (iOS device ID): to get higher-accuracy recommendations in Yandex Navigator.

After installing the app, grant the required permissions in the device settings. The path and menu element names may vary depending on your device.

Allow access

Location

Android

iOS

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Permissions → Location.
4. Select permissions. If you select Allow all the time, the app will detect your location in the background.
5. Enable Use precise location.

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Location.
4. Select the appropriate option in the list of permissions. If you select Always, the app will detect your location in the background.
5. Enable Precise location.

Notifications

Note

When you install Yandex Navigator on a device running Android 13, push notifications are disabled by default. Background navigation works even if push notifications are disabled.

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator → Notifications.
3. Enable Show notifications.

Microphone

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Permissions → Microphone.
4. Enable Allow only while using the app.

Camera

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Permissions → Camera.
4. Enable Allow only while using the app.

Deny access

Location

Android

iOS

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Permissions → Location.
4. Select Don't allow in the list of permissions.

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Location.
4. Select Never in the list of permissions.

Notifications

Note

When you install Yandex Navigator on a device running Android 13, push notifications are disabled by default. Background navigation works even if push notifications are disabled.

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator → Notifications.
3. Enable Show notifications.

Microphone

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Permissions → Microphone.
4. Tap Don't allow or disable the Allow only while using the app option.

Camera

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
3. Tap Permissions → Camera.
4. Enable Allow only while using the app.

Notifications

Enable notifications

In the app

1. Tap  (profile picture). If you haven't logged in, tap .
2. Select Settings → Notifications.
3. Enable the notifications that you want to receive.

In the device settings

Android

iOS

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator → Notifications.
3. Enable Show notifications.

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Yandex Navigator → Notifications.
3. Enable Allow notifications.

Disable notifications

In the app

1. Make sure your device is connected to the internet.
2. Update the app to the latest version.
3. Tap  (profile picture). If you haven't logged in, tap .
4. Select Settings → Notifications.
5. Disable the notifications that you don't want to receive.

In the device settings

Android

iOS

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator → Notifications.
3. Enable Show notifications.

1. Open your device settings.
2. Select Yandex Navigator → Notifications.
3. Enable Allow notifications.

The path and menu element names may vary depending on your device.

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