Enhanced navigation instruction

A method comprising:

• receiving a first input with respect to a device;
• processing the first input to determine a navigation initiation instance with respect to the device;
• identifying, based on the navigation initiation instance, a navigation destination;
• identifying, based on the identified navigation destination, a navigation route associated with the device;
• computing an alternative route based on a current location of the device and the identified navigation destination;
• comparing the identified navigation route with the computed alternative route;
• identifying the alternative route as preferable to the identified navigation route with respect to one or more criteria and above a defined threshold;
• determining a degree of familiarity of a user with the alternative route;
• generating one or more notifications based on the determined degree of familiarity;
• and
• providing the one or more notifications via one or more interfaces of the device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first input with respect to a device;
• processing the first input to determine a navigation initiation instance with respect to the device;
• identifying, based on the navigation initiation instance, a navigation destination;
• identifying, based on the identified navigation destination, a navigation route associated with the device;
• prompting the user with respect to at least one of the navigation destination or the identified navigation route;
• receiving, in response to the prompting, an input from the user corresponding to the at least one of the navigation destination or the identified navigation route;
• computing an alternative route based on a current location of the device and the identified navigation destination;
• comparing the identified navigation route with the computed alternative route;
• identifying the alternative route as preferable to the identified navigation route with respect to one or more criteria and above a defined threshold;
• determining a degree of familiarity of a user with the alternative route;
• generating one or more notifications based on the determined degree of familiarity;
• and
• providing the one or more notifications via one or more interfaces of the device and in relation to the input from the user.