‘Tuju je’? Not anymore: Malaysia’s homegrown app now asks Google Maps for directions

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Malaysia’s homegrown navigation app Tuju has finally found a solution to its biggest problem, and it’s brilliant. Instead of trying to figure out the best way to navigate you to your destination, it now simply redirects you to an app that already knows how to do it.

Following a recent update for Android users, tapping the navigation button in Tuju now brings up a message informing users that it will launch Google Maps to take them to their destination.

In other words, Tuju’s solution to its unreliable turn-by-turn navigation is to hand over the job to Google Maps. Problem solved!

Tuju for Android now redirects navigation to Google Maps

The latest Tuju update for Android is version 2.0.4, which was released on October 30. This comes ahead of the developer’s promised deadline of November 6 to restore its navigation feature.

Instead of providing turn-by-turn navigation within Tuju itself, the Android app now informs users that Google Maps will be launched when they tap on the navigation option.

This is certainly a much more practical solution than relying on Tuju’s previous navigation system, which struggled to provide accurate driving instructions. From our experience with both Android and iOS versions, Tuju was mostly giving straight and merge instructions without any useful context.

The irony is that Tuju’s homepage still prominently displays the tagline “ Nak Pergi Mana? Tuju Je ”, which translates to “Need to go somewhere? Just use Tuju.”

Except now, when you actually want to go somewhere, Tuju tells you to use Google Maps instead. And yes, Google Maps supports Android Auto.

For iPhone users, the Tuju app remains unchanged. The iOS version is still listed as version 1.5.5, which was last updated in November 2025.

Tuju’s navigation was disabled following widespread criticism

The latest development comes just over a week after Tuju received widespread criticism over its poor navigation experience. On 22 October, we tested Tuju’s navigation and found the experience frustrating and potentially distracting for drivers, with vague directions, inaccurate routing and a lack of essential navigation features. Following the backlash, LLM temporarily disabled the navigation feature.

LLM has clarified that Tuju was never intended to replace Waze. Instead, it was designed as a highway companion app, providing real-time highway updates, toll exit information, rest stop locations, live cameras and emergency assistance contacts. This came after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim encouraged Malaysians to use locally developed alternatives to Waze over national security and data privacy concerns.

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil recently said the management responsible for Tuju must be held accountable if inaccurate information was presented to the government. — SoyaCincau

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吉隆坡，11月3日讯——马来西亚本土导航应用Tuju终于找到了解决其最大难题的方案，而且非常巧妙。它不再费力寻找最佳路线，而是直接将用户重定向到一个已经知道如何导航的应用。

在最近一次针对安卓用户的更新之后，点击 Tuju 中的导航按钮现在会弹出一条消息，告知用户它将启动谷歌地图来带他们到达目的地。

换句话说，途鹰解决其不可靠的逐向导航问题的办法就是把这项工作交给谷歌地图。问题解决了！

Tuju安卓版现在会将导航重定向到谷歌地图。

Tuju安卓版最新更新版本为2.0.4，于10月30日发布。这比开发者承诺的11月6日恢复导航功能的最后期限提前了。

Tuju Android 应用现在不再提供逐向导航，而是在用户点击导航选项时告知用户将启动 Google 地图。

这无疑比依赖途鹰之前的导航系统要实用得多，因为途鹰之前的导航系统难以提供准确的驾驶指示。根据我们使用安卓和iOS版本的体验，途鹰的导航系统大多只给出直线行驶和并道指示，缺乏任何有用的背景信息。

讽刺的是，Tuju 的主页仍然醒目地展示着标语“Nak Pergi Mana? Tuju Je”，翻译过来就是“想去哪里？那就用 Tuju 吧”。

但现在，当你真的想去某个地方时，Tuju 会建议你使用谷歌地图。而且，谷歌地图也支持 Android Auto。

对于 iPhone 用户而言，Tuju 应用保持不变。iOS 版本仍显示为 1.5.5，上次更新时间为 2025 年 11 月。

在遭到广泛批评后，途鹰的导航功能被禁用。

就在Tuju因糟糕的导航体验而受到广泛批评一周多之后，又出现了新的进展。10月22日，我们测试了Tuju的导航系统，发现其体验令人沮丧，而且可能会分散驾驶员的注意力，导航指示模糊不清、路线规划不准确，并且缺少必要的导航功能。在遭到强烈反对后，LLM暂时关闭了该导航功能。

LLM澄清，Tuju从未打算取代Waze。相反，它被设计成一款高速公路辅助应用，提供实时高速公路路况信息、收费站出口信息、休息站位置、实时摄像头画面和紧急救援联系方式。此前，马来西亚总理拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣曾鼓励马来西亚民众使用本地开发的替代Waze的应用，以应对国家安全和数据隐私方面的担忧。

通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔近日表示，如果Tuju公司向政府提供了不实信息，相关管理层必须承担责任。——SoyaCincau

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