Top Tech Tip: how to avoid Google knowing about your trips by using Here Wego for your navigation

Thanks for choosing my Top Tech Tips video on how to use your mobile devices in your car. We look at a different sat nav for android auto to enhance your driving experience. This video covers using Here Wego directly on your car's screen, making your journeys smoother and more informed. We look at how to avoid Google knowing about your trips by using Here Wego as your navigation tool rather than Google Maps. Check out features, privacy and use with Android Auto. Timeline: 00:00 welcome 01:32 introduction 01:46 privacy 02:00 price (Free!) 02:25 overall pros and cons 02:46 tour of Here Wego 02:58 starting Here Wego 03:15 layers 03:32 Calling up the menu 03:40 store destinations 04:00 Planning a route 04:25 offline maps 04:45 download maps 05:29 settings 05:32 general settings 05:38 navigation settings: Speed limits, road signs, parking suggestions, Android Auto 06:35 routing 07:00 starting route guidance 07:03 progress bar 07:35 Connecting Here Wego to Android Auto in the car (see also 05:38 above) 08:45 Starting Here Wego in Android Auto 08:52 setting a route 09:42 Demonstration of driving a route 10:35 car speed and speed limit 10:52 next speed limit 12:08 road signs 12:35 turn instructions 12:51 conclusions - privacy, power use, offline use Subscribe to my channel and set up notifications to know when new videos appear: Turn on the bell for the channel • Open the channel page or any video from that channel, while logged into your account.​ • Make sure you’re subscribed, then click the bell icon next to “Subscribed.”​ • Choose “All” to get a notification for every new upload and live stream from that channel; “Personalized” lets YouTube decide based on your activity; “None” turns them off.​ Check YouTube notification settings • Go to YouTube Settings → Notifications (on desktop: click your profile picture → Settings → Notifications; on mobile: profile picture → Settings → Notifications).​ • Make sure options like “Subscriptions” or “Channel notifications” are turned on, and optionally enable email notifications if you want alerts by email too.​ Allow notifications on your device • On your phone, open system Settings → Notifications → YouTube, and ensure notifications are allowed and not muted or set to “Deliver quietly.”​​ • On a computer, allow notifications for YouTube in your browser site settings and in the operating system’s notification settings.​ 🚗