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Google Maps for Mobile 5 unveiled, adds dynamic map drawing and offline mode
- blaix 16y agoGoogle maps/nav was one of the deciding factors for me when moving from the iPhone to a Droid X, and it just keeps getting better.
- sandipc 16y agointeresting that the Nexus One and HTC Desire aren't fully supported, presumably due to their touchscreens
- trotsky 16y agodepending on hardware capabilities (3D rendering) and "distinct multitouch" hardware support Hrmm, only 8 phones are 100% compatible. Could anyone explain what distinct multitouch is? Why would a touchscreen support two finger pinch but not a two finger push?
- extension 16y ago"Distinct multitouch" is multitouch as you would expect -- multiple simultaneous independent points of contact on the screen. The N1 uses some sort of pseudo-multitouch where it can make a pretty good guess how far apart your fingers are, but doesn't know unambiguously where they were. Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSUqkh8pcI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSUqkh8pcI
- Anechoic 16y agowhich brings us to... offline caching. Maps will keep on file the locations that you go to (and search) most often, and it'll be able to reroute while offline in Navigation So does that mean data is only cached offline if you're in the area? What happens if the area you want mapped has no cell coverage, is there no caching of that location?
- wlievens 16y agoThe (and search) might solve that?
- asmithmd1 16y agoThis is the first app I have heard about where I have Android envy -- maybe it is time to switch from the iPhone
- crayz 16y agoWouldn't it be feasible to make an iPhone google map app that included a map caching tile server for offline mode?
- Estragon 16y agoOoh, the offline mode is going to be handy in Australia.