The next attempt was the standard Maps URL: window . open ( https://maps.google.com/maps?daddr= ${ lat } , ${ lng } , ' _blank ' ); This opens Maps, but in the browser — not the app. And it shows the route preview, not turn-by-turn navigation. What worked: Android Intent URLs Android supports a special URL scheme that tells Chrome to launch a native app directly: window . location . href = `intent://navigation/now?ll= lat,{ lat } , { lng } &title=Next+stop#Intent;scheme=google.navigation;packag