Google Maps for S60 hits 2.2
Published by Steve Litchfield at 19:02 UTC, July 30th 2008
The biggest mobile mapping app in the world (sorry, Nokia Maps, we love you too) just got a new S60 release, to version 2.2, with public transport timetables in 60 cities worldwide, faster search results, star ratings for businesses and other user-generated content. What are you waiting for? Read on for some illustrated example of new functionality.
Here are a few screenshots illustrating the changes.
Transport planning give works via the Directions functionality. It plans a route using plublic transport.
Such routing is available for over 60 cities.
Google have also starting including user generated content in search results (blue icons).
Business now come with a star rating. Ratings comes from user reviews on various sites.
Go to google.com/gmm to download the most recent version of Google Maps for S60.
Share This (Digg, del.icio.us, Facebook, etc.)
Categories: Software
Platforms: S60 3rd Edition
News Discussion
Unregistered
thanks steve.
ydant
Finally, all of the links work on my N95-3 again. That last release was pretty annoying due not being able to easily navigate, say, the search results.
jpwbamber
Screen now stays bright while gmaps 2.2 is in foreground until battery goes flat.
I am using a Nokia N82 with latest updates.
Is this a new feature ? How can I get gmaps to only do this if the charger is connected ?
Tzer2
These features in mapping apps would be wonderfully useful if they were kept current, but in my part of the world at least the data they use seems years out of date. It's not just one company, all the mapping companies I've tried have had different major flaws in their data.
Unregistered
What if google synchronized google maps with social services. Imagine viewing a facebook-event and adding the location to your personal google map with one click. Also imagine geotagged photos on facebook automatically on your map as small icons (on an optional layer).
Unregistered
Do I have to download google maps from my phone? Why cant I download the maps with my pc and
install the maps to my phone? I use Vodafone in Australia and it will cost me a fortune to use a mobile phone internet connection!
Unregistered
Looks like the fixed the My Location is unavailble bug with the E66/E71 over 3G in the U.S.. As soon as the app loads My location is able to grab the A-GPS info properly again before satellite lock.
Unregistered
ashu
hey. Has anyone tried google maps gps services in india? Do they provide it? Looks like i will have to find out myself after downloading the gmaps.
Anyways this surely looks much better than what i had on my previous handset e61i
WibbleFarmer
Was excited to hear they'd added public transport directions... and thought that might even include walking directions.
Unfortunately, they don't seem to have any data for the London Underground, or even for major UK train routes. It did flash up a message warning me they had incomplete data for my search, but the Tube is a pretty major omission.
As for walking directions, these do seem to be included in a public transport search, but the only guidance you're given is a straight line between start and end point, which only seems appropriate if you're walking behind an armoured tank that smashes holes in buildings.
Oh well, at least the GPS pointer has a little arrow on it now.
Unregistered
Hi ,i've nokia n95 and when i try to install this new version it keps saying unable to delete file! and it still have older version. any one has similar issue and managed to resolve ? thanks for the advise.
Unregistered
finally managed to fix problem by restarting mobile and installed it using pc suite
Full thread: 12 Comments / Post New Comment
