HTC Phones - Get Google Maps Navigation On T-Mobile G1

Some great folks at xda-developers have ported Google Maps Navigation onto G1 Dream. It’s perfect. If you want to try, get it from here. In addition, your T-Mobile G1 needs to run on CyanogenMod 4.2.3.1.

Then do as following:

1. Unzip zip to desktop
2. Run Part 1.bat
3. When prompted to press any key, do so; the phone will reboot
4. When your phone is running again, run Part 2.bat
5. When prompted to press any key, the installation process is done.
6. Make sure GPS is enabled
7. Open Maps and press OK
8. Press Menu
9. Press Directions
10. Enter an end point
11. Click Go
12. Just under “Show on map”, click Navigate.
13. When prompted to install the voice codec, do so.
14. Enjoy

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Tags: G1, Goolge Maps

HTC Phones - Google Release Google Maps 3.1.0 For Android Phones

Google release Google Maps 3.1.0 for Android Phones quietly. And there’re some new updates.

New features include voice search, transit and walking directions, business details and reviews, and Latitude updates including fixing that issue of not updating your location. And of course, all the same great features you’ve come to rely on, including traffic and street view. Also a few minor tweaks to the user interface, such as moving the zoom buttons to the corner, and a “shout out” feature in Latitude.

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Tags: Android Software, Google, Goolge Maps