It's official. After months of beta testing, Nokia has released Ovi Maps (née Nokia Maps) 3.0 to the world for most (but not all) S60 3rd Edition FP1, FP2 and S60 5th Edition phones. The download is a 20MB Windows installer, so you do have to own a PC, but there's a little note on the Ovi Maps download page saying that Mac support is 'coming soon'. I certainly hope so. See also Rafe's preview of this release, here on AAS.
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Separate installer is not needed. Ovi suite update button automatically installs new map 3.0 release. Also worked for new software release yesterday.
Ah. Noted. But still PC only 8-)
I am confused. Are you saying that v3.0 can only be installed on your phone by downloading the installer (20MB!!), connecting your phone through a data cable (or bluetooth) and then running the executable file that was downloaded???
Newbie question alert 😊
For what features is a data connection essential (i.e. can't be worked around somehow)? e.g. my understanding is all maps can be downloaded but routing requires an internet connection.
If routing does require internet (and I understand there is a monthly cost too?) does it just require it initially when calculating the route, or continuously?
I am evaluating Ovi Maps vs my usual combination of TomTom for driving and Google Maps for everything else.
Any other features of Ovi Maps require internet?
Thanks!
Ovi Maps 3.0 installed fine on my Nokia N82. Seems smoother and quicker to zoom compared with previous releases ... will have to check the map accuracy and routing over the next few weeks...
anyone want to take a note of amount device memory before and after installation on the N97
what to see how much it uses and if it still installs seperately
I've now got Ovi Maps installed on the 5800, but the PC app crashed when converting maps, and it seems to now crash every time I run it, whilst the Map Downloader in PC Suite seems to be for Ovi Maps 2.0. Typical...
Ovi Maps 3.0 actually looks very good on the phone, but yet again Nokia's PC software has let them down.
downloaded the 5800 version and ran installer. It would not recognize the phone even though connected through PC Suite. I ran Maps 3.0 and tried again and all was well. Paul
Nokia's Beta Testers need taking to a vets. Maps Updater ran, installed Maps 3.0 onto my N95 8Gb and then crashed. Now the Maps app on the phone won't run, I can't remove it and Maps Updater persistently crashes. Any suggestions, apart from reflashing my phone ?
The installer gets as far as checking my E71 for updates and crashes part way through. SIlly, the Beta of 3.0 worked fine - I should have left it as is.
Updated my Ovi Maps 3.0 beta via Maps Updater. The release version was installed, but now Maps Updater will no longer run (crashes while identifying phone). In addition, I can no longer go into the "Shop" section of the "Shop & licenses" menu ... it gives me the "you need to be online" message, and after that does nothing.
Looks like they don't want me to buy a drive license. Were there even any changes from the previous beta to this release?
Ravi
OK problem fixed, by just circumventing the stupid Maps Updater program, manually sending the .sis file directly to my phone, and overwriting the existing Maps program. Glad to have the license shop back.
Ravi
You do not need internet connection for routing. From options inside ovi maps you select "Go Offline" if it is already online or you can set Ovi maps to prompt you everytime it is launched whether to go online or not. Things you do not have with not going online is, online searching within maps for places, live trafic info, weather alerts etc... Offline search of places exist though.
Good thing about this is, it will also re-route like normal tom-tom or any other GPS and no cost.
Unregistered wrote:Newbie question alert 😊For what features is a data connection essential (i.e. can't be worked around somehow)? e.g. my understanding is all maps can be downloaded but routing requires an internet connection.
If routing does require internet (and I understand there is a monthly cost too?) does it just require it initially when calculating the route, or continuously?
I am evaluating Ovi Maps vs my usual combination of TomTom for driving and Google Maps for everything else.
Any other features of Ovi Maps require internet?
Thanks!
Looks like things are not going well on the Maps 3.0 front. Maps Updater now refuses to connect to the Maps Server (totally refuses) and Map Uploader behaves the same way. Not going according to plan for Nokia methinks...
Ratkat wrote:anyone want to take a note of amount device memory before and after installation on the N97what to see how much it uses and if it still installs seperately
thats what I was wondering
Can anyone confirm that on a 5800, one cannot track GPS position and have north be the up direction? For me, when it follows my GPS position, it auto-orients "up" to be the direction of travel. If I press on the compass, it temporarily switches to north-up, but after a few seconds switches back to auto-up. There is no setting for this in the options menu either, like there apparently is for other models. This bug has been around since the beta.
yes, i've installed the last version, all was working.....
But now try to open Nokia Map loader 1.0.7 and always crashing, i dont know why.....strange;...
The solution to my earlier problem appeared to be to update my E71 firmware first, the Maps Updater then worked.
Interestingly, using Ovi Suite 2.0 to update the firmware, before I updated it offered me an update to Maps 3.0 but after updating this option wasn't there so I had to do it using Maps Updater!
Ah, the logic of Nokia!
Rephrase that, if I entered software update from the home page of Ovi Suite the Maps update option was not there but if I entered it from the Maps page it was. Go figure as they say somewhere 😊
JimH wrote:I've now got Ovi Maps installed on the 5800, but the PC app crashed when converting maps, and it seems to now crash every time I run it, whilst the Map Downloader in PC Suite seems to be for Ovi Maps 2.0. Typical...Ovi Maps 3.0 actually looks very good on the phone, but yet again Nokia's PC software has let them down.
I have the same problem. I installed the program on my PC. I connected my 5800 and the software installed fine on the device. Then when the maps were being updated, the pc application crashes. Now it crashes every time that I launch it once I connect my device.
This is an amazing release. On my N82, it performs so much faster than the old version... particularly zooming in and out. I LOVE the 3D models of famous landmarks. This reminds me again why I don't want an iPhone.
I also have problems with installation.
The last beta install resulted in blank maps unless I went online.
This version didn't go quite as smoothly as that..the installer crashed with "cannot get IMEI" and I have maps 3.0 with blank maps offline and online (N95 8GB).
I still think Google maps is brilliant and it just works, never a problem with install or use despite numerous updates. I remain unsurprised the Nokia relase/installation and update of apps is still so unreliable compared to their peers
More good stuff: I was looking for the Walk license for the Baltic States, as I'm going on holiday there next month. But turns out that my previous Benelux Walk license has been upgraded to cover all of Europe. Nice.
Just about every sodding piece of desktop software I've tried from Nokia recently either won't install or won't run once it's installed. Spectacular fail.
FP1 sis-file download exclusive by S60inside: http://s60inside.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/ovi-maps-finale-version-veroffentlicht/
At last! Have managed to install Maps 3.0 AND get Map Uploader to put the UK maps onto my memory card. The most mind buggering part of it all is the Map Uploader for this version... the previous version (2.0) needed your phone to be in Data Transfer mode whereas this new one wants it in PC Suite mode! Not that Nokia tell you that anywhere on the screen. Still, its working well on my N95 8Gb but I have to question, given the frustration caused by the ineptitude of Nokia's software development people, was it all worth it ?
A new version of Nokia Maps Updater was released at about three minutes to five last night (Friday) and seems to work fine on both the PCs that I was having problems with. One can only imagine the arse kicking that the engineers responsible for the cock-up were subjected to.
I now have it installed on both an N95-1 and a 5800 but it took a whole day. Neither handset is able to contact the licence server, though, and the 5800 seems to think it doesn't have a licence.
In future I shall take the words "graduated from beta" with a pinch of salt.
Have given Ovi Maps a go and am quite impressed with the speed improvements, for me i especially admire the zoom speed which is now MUCH better than before.
All i have to do now is decide whether to buy a liscence when the 90 trial expires, decisions decisions.....
I have seen that Nokia also changed there License Prices and coverage subscription with Nokia Maps 3.0.
In the past, you could subscribe for only Scanidavia, or Only Germany/Austria/Switzerland, but also for whole Europe.
Now you can only buy licenses for which will cover voice guide for whole Europe.
The same with USA and Canada. In the old version you could buy only USA, or only Canada. In Nokia Maps 3.0 you can only buy for whole North America (Canada, United States, Puerto Rico).
Also Nokia changed there subscription periods.
In Maps 2.0 you could buy:
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 1 year
In Maps 3.0 you can buy:
- 1 day
- 30 days
- 30 days subscription
- 1 year
Also the prices have slightly been changed.
Some examples:
Navigation in Europe
1 day = € 1,99 (not available before)
30 days = € 7,99 (about € 10,- before)
30 days subscription = € 6,49 (not available before)
1 year = € 59,99 (same price as before)
The whole price list for all regions can be found here.
Also now, the City explorer is available for 2 years only for a price of € 8,99. (Europe region).
About the installation.
Nokia Maps 3.0 didn't start directly after the installation.
I had first to delete all old maps on my memory card. Restarted the phone and downloaded the maps again. Then it was working.
The 7 days Free Navigation Licence which I activated yesterday, was still remaining on the phone, after the upgrade.
Will go out end test the new Nokia maps, during this week.
Also, the maps are larger then before. For example.
Map for Sweden
Nokia Maps 2.0 = 81 MB
Nokia Maps 3.0 = 103,9 MB
And finally, you can select whether to download male or female voice navigation in the most languages. 😊