We are informing our customers today (December 11th, 2025) that with the release of update 25.7, we are reverting the change we implemented in version 25.0 - a change that affected all customers using Android Auto and CarPlay for free.
What changed in update 25.0?
In update 25.0, Sygic GPS Navigation locked all features available via Android Auto and CarPlay for free, including base access to the app via Android Auto/CarPlay. You could only unlock it by subscribing to Premium+. This change affected all free and Premium lifetime license owners that did not purchase the Premium for Android Auto/CarPlay addon license or subscribed to Premium+ in the past. This was part of a business decision due to increasing development costs.
We would like to emphasize that we did not deactivate any part of a paid service. All existing licenses and services were uninterrupted. However, there was and still is a significant part of our user base that wants to use Sygic via Android Auto and CarPlay for free - and they felt that we took away a portion of their paid service.
Customers that purchased the Premium for Android Auto/CarPlay Addon in the past, or our Premium+ subscribers were unaffected by this change.
What is changing in update 25.7?
We are partially reverting the change in update 25.7 - Premium lifetime customers will now regain access to the same level of service they had prior to update 25.0.
If you wish to use Premium features via Android Auto/CarPlay, you still need to subscribe to Premium+, just like it was since support for Android Auto and CarPlay was added in 2018/2021. Below is a comparison of features that are available in CarPlay & Android Auto for Lifetime Premium Customers without a Premium for Android Auto/CarPlay license, and what features are available in Premium+.
*- Important - Premium for Android Auto/CarPlay is not available as a lifetime individual addon for Sygic GPS Navigation. If you wish to use Premium Sygic GPS Navigation features via Android Auto/CarPlay, you need to subscribe to Premium+.
CarPlay & Android Auto Features Overview
| Feature | Premium lifetime without Premium+ | PREMIUM+ or Premium for Android Auto/CarPlay* |
|---|---|---|
| 2D Navigation on Car Display | ✅ | ✅ |
| Current Speed | ✅ | ✅ |
| 3D Navigation Mode | ❌ | ✅ |
| Voice Instructions | ❌ | ✅ |
| Speed Limits | ❌ | ✅ |
| Real-Time Traffic | ❌ | ✅ |
| Alternative Routes | ❌ | ✅ |
| Mobile Speed Cameras | ❌ | ✅ |
| Lane Assistant | ❌ | ✅ |
| Signpost Information | ❌ | ✅ |
| Places on Route (POI Preview) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Fuel Prices | ❌ | ✅ |
| Low Emission Zones | ❌ | ✅ |