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Details about the turn-by-turn data feed | Navigation SDK for iOS

Details about the turn-by-turn data feed

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A turn-by-turn data feed provides navigation-only information to devices not designed for map-based navigation guidance. It provides upcoming maneuvers with elements you supply:

You can use the turn-by-turn feed to create experiences where the full Navigation SDK UI is not appropriate, such as for small screen displays. For example, you might use this for two-wheeled vehicle riders, where you can project navigation-only guidance to help them reach their destinations faster and more confidently with minimal distractions.

Essential navigation display elements

The primary fields for each navigation step are the full road name, maneuver, and total distance of the step, which are available in GMSNavigationStepInfo.

For the overall trip, you may want to display the remaining time and distance to the current step or to the destination, all of which are available in GMSNavigationNavInfo. The image to the right shows an example of these essential navigation elements.

Set up an event listener

To use navigation-only data, you have to implement an event listener for the didChangeNavInfo event. Within the event listener, access trip and step information to provide turn by turn navigation to your users.

To implement event handlers, the view controller of the map must implement the GMSNavigatorListener protocol. For detailed information on handling events in the Navigation SDK for iOS, see Listen for navigation events.

Handling the didChangeNavInfo event

Create a listener for the didChangeNavInfo event to add turn-by-turn support to your app. In the event listener, use the following classes and enums to control turn-by-turn navigation:

Shown below are example event listeners for the didChangeNavInfo event:

Swift
  // ViewController.swift
  class SomeViewController: UIViewController {
    ...
    mapView.navigator?.add(self);
    ...
  }

  extension SomeViewController: GMSNavigatorListener {
    func navigator(_ navigator: GMSNavigator,
                   didUpdateNavInfo navInfo: GMSNavigationNavInfo) {

      // Get the current step information
      if navInfo.navState == .enroute {
        if let currentStep = navInfo.currentStep {
          ...
          roadNameLabel.text = currentStep.simpleRoadName
          ...
        }
      }
    }
  }
Objective-C
  // ViewController.h
  @interface SomeViewController () <GMSNavigatorListener>

  @end

  // ViewController.m
  @implementation SomeViewController
  // Some initialization code.
  ... {
    ...
    [_mapView.navigator addListener:self];
    ...
  }

  #pragma mark GMSNavigatorListener
  - (void)navigator:(GMSNavigator *)navigator didUpdateNavInfo:(GMSNavigationNavInfo *)navInfo {
    // Get the current step information
    if (navInfo.navState == GMSNavigationNavStateEnroute) {
      GMSNavigationStepInfo *currentStep = navInfo.currentStep;
      if (currentStep) {
        ...
        roadNameLabel.text = currentStep.simpleRoadName;
        ...
      }
    }
    ...
  }
Navigation states

Use navState property of GMSNavigationNavInfo to get the current state of navigation, which is one of the following:

Lane guidance

The Navigation SDK represents lanes in the navigation turn card as GMSNavigationLane and GMSNavigationLaneDirection data objects. A GMSNavigationLane object represents a specific lane during navigation and has a list of GMSNavigationLaneDirection objects that describe all the turns that can be made from this lane.

The recommended direction a driver should take in a lane is marked using the recommended field.

Lane guidance example

The following snippet illustrates the data representation of the lanes displayed in the preceding screenshot.

// Lane 1
GMSNavigationLaneDirections =
  [{/*GMSNavigationLaneShape=*/
GMSNavigationLaneShapeNormalLeft, /*recommended=*/ true}]

// Lane 2
GMSNavigationLaneDirections =
  [{/*GMSNavigationLaneShape=*/
GMSNavigationLaneShapeNormalLeft, /*recommended=*/ true}]

// Lane 3
GMSNavigationLaneDirections =
  [{/*GMSNavigationLaneShape=*/
GMSNavigationLaneShapeStraight, /*recommended=*/ false}]

// Lane 4
GMSNavigationLaneDirections =
  [{/*GMSNavigationLaneShape=*/
GMSNavigationLaneShapeStraight, /*recommended=*/ false},
{/*GMSNavigationLaneShape=*/ GMSNavigationLaneShapeNormalRight, /*recommended=*/ false}]
Lane guidance images

The Navigation SDK supports generation of lane images for each navigation step as conveyed by GMSNavigationStepInfo. These icons fit CarPlay's image sizing guidance.

Swift
let currentStepInfo = navInfo.currentStep

let options = GMSNavigationStepImageOptions()
options.maneuverImageSize = .square96
options.screenMetrics = UIScreen.mainScreen

let maneuverImage = currentStepinfo.maneuverImage(options: options)
      
Objective-C
GMSNavigationStepInfo *stepInfo = navInfo.currentStep;

GMSNavigationStepImageOptions *options = [[GMSNavigationStepImageOptions alloc] init];
options.maneuverImageSize = GMSNavigationManeuverImageSizeSquare96;
options.screenMetrics = UIScreen.mainScreen;

UIImage* maneuverImage = [stepInfo maneuverImageWithOptions:options];
      
Creating icons for maneuvers

The GMSNavigationManeuver enum defines each possible maneuver that could occur while navigating, and you can get the maneuver for a given step from the maneuver property of GMSNavigationStepInfo.

You must create maneuver icons and pair them with their associated maneuvers. For some maneuvers, you can set up a one-to-one mapping to an icon, such as GMSNavigationManeuverDestinationLeft and GMSNavigationManeuverDestinationRight. However, since some maneuvers share characteristics with other maneuvers, you might want to map more than one maneuver to a single icon. For example GMSNavigationManeuverTurnLeft and GMSNavigationManeuverOnRampLeft could both map to the left turn icon.

Some maneuvers contain an additional "Clockwise" or "CounterClockwise" label, which the SDK determines based on the driving side of a country. For example, in countries where driving is on the left side of the road, drivers take a roundabout or U-turn in a clockwise direction, whereas right-side-of-the-road countries go counterclockwise. The Navigation SDK detects whether a maneuver occurs in left- or right-side traffic and outputs the appropriate maneuver. Therefore, your maneuver icon may be different for a clockwise versus a counterclockwise maneuver.

Expand to see examples icons for different maneuvers Use generated icons

The Navigation SDK supports generation of maneuver icons for a given GMSNavigationStepInfo. These icons fit CarPlay image sizing guidance.

Swift
let currentStepInfo = navInfo.currentStep

let options = GMSNavigationStepImageOptions()
options.maneuverImageSize = .square96
options.screenMetrics = UIScreen.mainScreen

let maneuverImage = currentStepinfo.maneuverImage(options: options)
      
Objective-C
GMSNavigationStepInfo *stepInfo = navInfo.currentStep;

GMSNavigationStepImageOptions *options = [[GMSNavigationStepImageOptions alloc] init];
options.maneuverImageSize = GMSNavigationManeuverImageSizeSquare96;
options.screenMetrics = UIScreen.mainScreen;

UIImage* maneuverImage = [stepInfo maneuverImageWithOptions:options];
      

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Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC.

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