Today at Nokia World 2008, Nokia has released the latest version of Nokia Maps, as well as a full personalized 'online mapping experience' on Ovi. The combination of Nokia Maps plus Ovi is claimed to be "the first free service that allows people to pre-plan a journey at home and synchronize with their phone, giving access to pre-planned routes and favourite destinations while on the move." Nokia Maps has also been updated to include higher resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for 216 cities across the world and terrain maps.
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Not on nokia beta labs yet ... 😞
Limited to FP2 devices excluding N96 (with issues) currently.
Unregistered wrote:Limited to FP2 devices excluding N96 (with issues) currently.
At least it installs .. but consistently gives System Error ! on mine :frown:
- Additionally .. I couldn't downgrade to Nokia Maps 2.x .. so I'm without Nokia Maps on that phone - since the N85 has no firmware you can flash it with I strongly advise against trying this if you need Maps and only have one phone.
I've notified Nokia of this issue - but perhaps Steve, Rafe and Ewan could have a word in Oli's ear .. hey mate the N97 is lovely but there are poor N85 users out there without the means to fix their phones ..
Ovi Maps requires plug-in installation (you need to download an run setup.exe), is much slower than Google Maps and seems to be Windows only.
Will Maps 3.0 work on an N95 (RM-159) with updated firmware?
Doesn't install on a 6220 classic - the forgotten FP2 device?!
Heh. This installation will fuck your device up. I installed Nokia Maps 3.0. When clicking its icon, nothing happens (only S60 FP mark keeps spinning for the while).
And icon is named Smart2go. You cannot uninstall this. So I am without Maps now. Utterly rubbish from Nokia, like Nokia email and Vine.
I am using N85.
Same for me, I've tried downgrading back to 2.0 but that don't work either, also, Map Loader only displays voices to download to the device, no maps!?!?
I was going to install this version of maps, I'm guilty of being an early adopter in the past - I think I'll give this a wide berth for the time being.
Works on every s60 FP2 device except N96
Not true, they will of blocked it from running on Samsung i8510.
Has anyone tried this yet with the E90?
Unregistered wrote:Has anyone tried this yet with the E90?
From Beta Labs website:
"S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 support coming soon. "
The plugin works for me with both Firefox 3 and IE7, but doesn't really seem to do much at the moment: just gives you a map.
So it doesnt work with N85's, or 6220C's. So...um...thats the N78 and N79 then.
Just 2 phones?
It seems so bartmanekul. This version bricked my N85 sort of. I found solution from Beta Labs Blog. They really should not release apps like that. Here is link to Blog, please check post by Nik.
http://betalabs.nokia.com/blog/2008/12/02/introducing-nokia-maps-30-with-maps-on-ovi-the-first-beta-releases/#comment-57643
After the service error, I plugged it back into the map updater. It reinstalled itself and works fine.
Like the desktop version, a bit slow indeed but looks promising. Can't wait to get the Tube or the N97 and to navigate with 3.0!!!
So what's the verdict guys ?
With the latest release, is Nokia Maps starting to look like a credible product. I mean when compatred to the likes of CoPilot and Garmin solutions (I'll put aside Steve's Nokia Maps is currently best solution senior moment aside).
Co-Pilot looks great and I am seriously thinking of making it my next purchase. But I do like the idea of regular updates and in particular, terrain mapping (not famous locations, more altitude etc. when dealing with complex terrain). Also when dealing with complex multi level junctions with overlapping road etc.
From what I've seen of it (on other platforms) iGo8 looks fantastic. But don't expect it to reach S60.
So is Nokia Maps reeally going places ? 😊
Zuber
Hih wrote:Heh. This installation will fuck your device up. I installed Nokia Maps 3.0. When clicking its icon, nothing happens (only S60 FP mark keeps spinning for the while).And icon is named Smart2go. You cannot uninstall this. So I am without Maps now. Utterly rubbish from Nokia, like Nokia email and Vine.
I am using N85.
At least you can get Maps back running by doing the following ...
1. using File Manager .. Locate the CITIES folder and DELETE it.
2. Locate the qf file and DELETE it.
3. Reinstall Nokia_Maps_2.0_4503_3.2_u.sis
4. Start Maps - no maps available - close Maps - recreates the directories.
5. Use Map Loader to add extra maps as required.
Sorry I don't have a fix for the icon or the App name as yet .. maybe someone clever could help out with that. 😊
As predicted, it doesn't like the i8510... "phone not supported" is the lovely missive it gives.
I'm going to play some more tonight, when I can try "hacking" the connection between my phone and PC and see if I can pretend I'm using a Nokia handset.
is not supported 😉
maybe due to external(BT) GPS only
Since way back in '07 when we first saw Nokia Maps with the N95, Nokia have not added a single new country to the selection available. Nokia Maps does not cover the whole world and if you happen not to live in the world's major countries, you might find there is no Map available for you.
I just thought that by now, 2 yrs later, they would have added more maps! Frankly Google Maps is far better as it covers everywhere - the big drawback being you can't pre-download the maps.
If you go to Nokia's website, it misleadingly says there are maps for 200 countries available. Digging further, it says there are non-navigable maps available for those countries... except that you can't get them from Map Loader, and if you browse to one of these countries on the Maps app on your phone, you'll find that the map is almost blank; the level of detail is almost non-existent. Not to mention you've incurred data charges as the map is downloaded.
So when the hell are Nokia gonna make more countries available, and when is AAS gonna stop blowing the trumpet for Nokia Maps while ignoring the fact that a lot of the world just has no maps in Nokia Maps...?
How does one fix the Square and Period f'up after a botched Maps 3 install.
Using a n85
I tried install nokia maps 3 using Nokia maps updater and success. I'm using N82 firmware v 31.0.0.016. I leave in Indonesia. My license is South East Esia. To bad at Nokia Maps 3 Indonesia it's a part of south east esia anymore. I should buy a new license for Indonesia. My oppinion at Jakarta, it's better maps. But outside Jakarta, like the street at Java, it's getting worse compare to Nokia maps 2. Nokia maps 2 provide the street much more complete. How come the road that is already exist at Nokia maps 2 but it doesn't exist at nokia maps 3?
The poi at Nokia Maps 2 much better then at nokia maps 3 even at Jakarta. This is a example there is Tugu Hospital at Nokia Maps 2 but at Nokia Maps 3 it's not available. For name of the street Nokia maps 3 much more complete at least at jakarta.
When i use Nokia Maps 3 without voice navigation at car, the maps can rotate automatically base on direction of the car exactly just like u'r using maps with turn by turn navigation licensed but without voice.