Configure permissions and notifications

  1. Permissions
  2. 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 (popup messages). For example, a notification may suggest that you leave a review about a place you recently visited.
  • IDFA (iOS device ID): To give you more accurate 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.

Location

  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.
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 the Allow notifications option.
Microphone
  1. Open your device settings.
  2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
  3. Tap Permissions → Microphone.
  4. Select Allow.
Access to camera
  1. Open your device settings.
  2. Select Apps → Yandex Navigator.
  3. Tap Permissions → Camera.
  4. Select Allow.

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

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

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