lesz

I'm guessing that there are many who have downloaded the new Destination Assist app that is included in the update that became available on 8/20 for the Lexus Enform smart phone app.

While driving for a few hours this morning, I did quite a bit of experimenting with the new Destination Assist app, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked. In particular, I was pleased with how well the voice command feature works. With the voice command that is a part of the navigation system, I had pretty much given up on trying to use it. It became quite frustrating to speak the voice commands as clearly as I could and having the system either not recognize what I was saying or not be able to find the destination that I entered.

This morning, I tried using the new Destination Assist a good number of times. There was one time when I had to repeat the command, and there was another when I had to slightly re-word the command, but, in every case, the app found the location I was looking for regardless of whether it was a business, a restaurant, a specific address, etc. And the voice commands can be used while driving.

I consider this app to be a significant upgrade to the usability of the navigation system on my 2013 ES. For those with the 2015 ES and a newer generation navigation system, the improvements may not be needed, but, for those who have been frustrated with using the voice commands for the navigation system, I think you will be pleased with the new app.

What is also nice is that this app is just another reason not to spend hundreds of dollars for the annual subscription renewal for the paid portion of Enform.

bc6152

Les, is the update on the smartphone or in the car?

lesz

You start by doing the update on the phone. Then, when the phone is connected to the car and the Enform suite is opened in the car, the software in the car gets updated.

bc6152

Thank you very kindly. Just did it and worked out perfectly.

jollick

I installed it in both of my ES's and agree, the new search works very well, the voice recognition and list of results worked good.

lesz

Another thing that I've noticed after using the new app for a few days is that the data base that it uses seems either to be larger or more up-to-date than the data base used by the navigation system because I've already had a couple of instances where the app was able to find an intended destination but the navigation system couldn't find it. Even if you pay to have the navigation system's data base updated annually, I would think that, if the data base of the app is being updated continuously, it should contain more information and more accurate information.

Tweaker

Will the app allow electronic transfer of the destination to the car even without renewal of the subscription service? Thanks.