Gadget Venue dot com (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few weeks ago XDA Developers folk managed to get Google Maps Navigation working on the T-Mobile G1. Of course, the navigation side of the software only worked in the USA and if using in Canada, Europe and anywhere else in the world you simply didn’t have the option to use navigation. Yet again the [...] Google Maps Navigation works out of USA
GadgetLite Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Readers: Win a brand new sim-free Nokia N97 mobile phone for free! Android 1.6 phones get Google Maps Navigation – free GPS app with voice guidance What was first unveiled exclusively on the Motorola Droid is now available to the rest of the Android gang. If you’ve got an Android phone running version 1.6, you’ll be able to download the new Google Maps Navigation application for free...
Gadget Venue dot com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Google [GOOG] have announced that Google Maps Navigation is now available in the US for those running Android 1.6 on their phone. The maps software is compatible with most (if not all) 1.6 based devices including the older T-Mobile G1. Google Maps Navigation was first made available just a few weeks ago when the Motorola DROID [...] Google Maps Navigation now on Android 1.6
Cell Phone Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few weeks ago Google launched Google Maps Navigation (Beta) as a free feature of Google Maps on Android 2.0 devices. Today Google is expanding availability of Google Maps Navigation to devices running Android 1.6 (Donut) and higher, such as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and the G1.
The Boy Genius Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you’re currently using every other Android device besides the Motorola DROID, you might have thought that Google was holding out on that navigation love. Luckily, and just in time for your holiday travels, Google Maps Navigation has just been…
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few weeks ago there was a lot of excitement surrounding the launch of Google Maps Navigation. Unfortunately, it only worked with Android 2.0 and up, which means only the newest devices right now, like the Droid. But today Google has given an early holiday present to its other Android users: Maps Navigation to anyone running at least Android 1.6 (Donut). Yes, that means anyone with an Android device...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | yesterday
Google Maps Navigation , even if it's not perfect , was one of the juiciest features of Android 2.0 . Today, Google's finally set it free: It's now available for any handset with Android 1.6 Donut, including the G1 and MyTouch 3G . The download is live in the App Market—just download the newest version of Maps, and it's hidden in there—and Google's free turn-by-turn navigation software...
GigaOM (Free subscription) | yesterday
Google today launched its popular Google Maps Navigation (beta) for older devices that use Android OS version 1.6 or higher. It debuted as a free feature on Android 2.0 (Droid) handsets a few weeks ago and was received with much enthusiasm. Now devices such as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and the G1 will be able [...]
ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) | yesterday
Google just announced the launch of its Google Maps Navigation app for Android 1.6 and higher. Until now, Google's turn-by-turn navigation app was only available on Android 2.0 phones like Motorola's Droid . Now users of older Android handsets like the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and G1 can get free turn-by-turn navigation courtesy of Google. The Android 1.6 version of Google Maps Navigation doesn't offer...
Engadget Mobile (Free subscription) | yesterday
You might've thought that Google was positioning its industry-changing Google Maps Navigation as a value proposition for Android 2.0 and beyond, but yeah, not so much -- instead, they've gone ahead and backported it to 1.6 (alias "Donut") which means that T-Mobile's myTouch 3G and G1 plus other 1.6-equipped devices across the land can get in on the action. In the case of the memory-starved...
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
European users who were thinking of purchasing the Motorola Milestone (the DROID), had one large disadvantage when considering. The lack of Google Maps Navigation , the free turn-by-turn GPS that is included with the DROID in the US. It appears a user over at XDA Developers has found a hack that will allow users everywhere to use the impressive GPS. Additionally, the T-Mobile G1 can use the Navigation,...
Official Google Mobile Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few weeks ago we launched Google Maps Navigation (Beta) as a free feature of Google Maps on Android 2.0 devices. Today we're expanding availability of Google Maps Navigation to devices running Android 1.6 (Donut) and higher, such as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and the G1. Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS system with voice guidance and automatic rerouting, all running on your mobile...
Thoughts from the Sidelines (Free subscription) | yesterday
When the Google Maps Navigation software was announced for Android phones just a few weeks ago, those of you who carry Android phones outside the United States probably quickly realized one thing – that Google Maps Navigation doesn’t work for you. Until now, that is. (...)Read the rest of Google Maps Navigation (Sort ...
Gadget & Tech News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Guess what, prospective Milestone owners, the Droid’s one major advantage over its Euro cousin has just been coded out of existence by those proactive, un-American XDA Developers. The free Google Maps Navigation service, whose US announcement was so shocking as to decimate the stock prices of satnav purveyors Garmin and TomTom, has now been ported [...]
Unwired View (Free subscription) | yesterday
Less than one month after Google launched free Maps Navigation for Android 2.0, now the service is available for Android 1.6 Donut as well (which runs on phones like T-Mobile’s G1 and MyTouch 3G). In fact, Google says that Maps Navigation is being released “for Android 1.6 and higher” – although, well, the only higher version [...]
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