What we usually call "Beidou Satellite Navigation System", like the old American GPS, European Galileo, and Russian GLONASS, is a group of satellite navigation systems that orbit the earth. Its function is to provide all-weather, all-day, high-precision positioning, navigation and timing services to users around the world. Therefore, the Beidou Satellite Navigation System is not a mobile phone software and does not need to be downloaded. The Beidou Navigation software that many netizens download on their mobile phones is actually some private navigation software with the name of the Beidou Satellite Navigation System. Strictly speaking, it is a copycat product and has nothing to do with the Beidou Satellite Navigation System. The editor also tried to search for "Beidou Navigation" using the software stores that come with Huawei and OPPO phones, but found no results. It can be seen that the so-called "Beidou Navigation" is not a formal software, so it has not been included in domestic mobile phone applications. in the store.
On the other hand, in the Appstore of Apple mobile phones, you can find two softwares named "Beidou Navigation", and both are called "Beidou Satellite Navigation System". But when you click on the APP, you will find that the authors of these two softwares are private enterprises or even individuals, and have nothing to do with the Beidou Satellite Navigation System. The software interface is very rough, and there is a suspicion of selling sheep over others.
And in fact, Apple mobile phones do not support the Beidou satellite navigation system, because Apple is an American company and is unwilling to build chips that support Beidou satellite navigation into its own mobile phone products. Therefore, Apple mobile phones cannot use Beidou satellites to provide navigation services. The so-called "Beidou Navigation" software in the Apple Appstore actually still uses American GPS satellites for navigation. The experience of using such navigation software is far inferior to that of Baidu. and Gaode, but they still shamelessly charge 20 yuan, which is simply deceiving the majority of Apple mobile phone users. This type of software can be openly downloaded and charged for in Apple's official Appstore, which also proves that Apple's software store review is not as strict as rumored. Only domestic mobile phones support Beidou navigation. Currently, in addition to Apple iPhones, relatively new mobile phones from domestic brands such as Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, OnePlus, and Realme basically support the Beidou satellite navigation system, using some professional software. You can see the number and types of satellites in the sky at your current location, including our own "Beidou". As long as the mobile phone chip supports the Beidou satellite navigation system, when using map or navigation software such as Baidu and Amap, these software will automatically connect to the Beidou satellite and perform positioning and navigation. In other words, if you want to experience the Beidou satellite navigation system, there is no need to download special navigation software. You only need to use a domestic mobile phone and use commonly used navigation software. Moreover, these regular navigation software are also free. You'll be charged a penny. In general, the so-called "Beidou Navigation" software in Apple mobile phones is basically a copycat product, and the Apple mobile phone itself does not support the Beidou satellite navigation system. If you want to use our "Beidou", you still have to rely on domestic mobile phones.