Set up the app
Change language
Yandex Navigator supports the Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, English, Kazakh, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Uzbek languages. To select a language:
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Tap (profile picture). If you aren't logged in, tap .
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Tap Settings → Map and interface.
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Tap Language and select a language.
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Tap (profile picture). If you aren't logged in, tap .
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Tap Settings → Map and interface.
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Tap Language to open your device's system settings.
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Under Preferred language, tap Language and select one of the available options.
Increase font size
To increase text size in the app, adjust the font size in the settings of your device.
This will affect the following parameters in Yandex Navigator:
- Interface font size
- Label font size on the map
- Icon size
Note that menu item names may vary depending on your device.
- Go to Настройки → Font size.
- Move the slider to adjust the font size.
- Go to Settings → Screen and brightness.
- Select Text size.
- Move the slider to adjust the font size.
Configure theme
A theme is a color scheme that makes the screen darker or lighter. You can choose between light, dark, auto (changes at sunrise and sunset based on local time), or device themes.
To change the theme:
- Tap (profile picture). If you aren't logged in, tap .
- Tap Settings → Map and interface.
- Tap Theme.
- Select a theme.
Prevent screen burn-in
To protect your device's screen from burn-in, reduce the brightness of interface elements when moving along a route. Set up burn-in protection:
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Tap (profile picture). If you aren't logged in, tap .
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Tap Settings → Map and interface → Burn-in protection.
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Select a mode:
- Turn on: Protection turns on when using the app.
- Turn on after 40 minutes of driving: Protection turns on automatically if the app has been running for more than 40 minutes in the last 24 hours.
- Turn off: Protection is disabled.
Output sound via Bluetooth
Alert
This feature is only available on iOS devices.
Set up audio output from the app to your car's head unit or a headset. Select the appropriate configuration option:
- By default: All sounds from your phone will play on the connected device.
- Use a headset: App sounds will play on the connected device on top of other phone sounds. We recommend using this configuration when you have a headset connected.
- A2DP (high quality sound): App sounds will play on the connected device if FM radio is off. We recommend using this configuration when connecting to a car's head unit.