# Where does RealDash get GPS info from

**URL:** <https://forum.realdash.net/t/where-does-realdash-get-gps-info-from/544>\
**Category:** General RealDash discussion\
**Created:** [June 9, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/where-does-realdash-get-gps-info-from/544 "2020-06-09T02:56:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![EfiniMotorsport](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/779978/32.png) [@EfiniMotorsport](https://forum.realdash.net/u/EfiniMotorsport)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/where-does-realdash-get-gps-info-from/544/1 "2020-06-09T02:56:05Z")

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I’ve played around with RealDash on my phone some and the GPS can always find me on the map but I haven’t been able to figure out how to use it for navigation. Does RealDash pull data from another app like the music player does or is there an internal navigation I haven’t found yet. If something’s playing on my phone is shows up on the dash like I’d expect it to but the map just shows where I am.

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**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/where-does-realdash-get-gps-info-from/544/2 "2020-06-09T06:04:06Z")

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Open the top menu and tap the lower right corner ‘Gear’ icon to open Quick settings. There you have a ‘Start Navigation’ button.

Alternatively you can make a button to your dashboard and set an action to start the navigation.

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**Author:** ![Stifler](https://forum.realdash.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Stifler](https://forum.realdash.net/u/Stifler)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/where-does-realdash-get-gps-info-from/544/3 "2021-08-22T11:20:21Z")

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Is it possible to use RealDash with third party navigation app like Waze (online navi) or Sygic (offline navi)?

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**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/where-does-realdash-get-gps-info-from/544/4 "2021-08-23T14:00:35Z")

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Not internally as their API usage is so expensive. Only option is to run those in PIP mode on top of RealDash.