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Kilometres to Miles

25 August 2010 · by Steve Litchfield
Applications, Miscellaneous S60 3rd Edition, S60 5th Edition, Symbian^3

Q. I'm generally quite happy with Ovi Maps on my new Nokia N97 mini – I downloaded the new v3.0 and it's proved superbly reliable. But I'm not happy with all the distances being in metric. I know Finland wouldn't know their inches from their miles, but is there any hope?

A. Somewhat surprisingly, yes! In Ovi Maps:

  1. Go into 'Options > Tools > Settings'.
  2. You'll see a textual list (rather than a group of tabs). Tap on 'Map'.
  3. Go to the last setting in the dialog.
  4. Change 'System of measurement' to 'Imperial'
  5. Go 'Back' a couple of times.

You should find that Ovi Maps now talks to you in terms of miles and yards!



(This original text of mine was originally published in Smartphone Essentials magazine and re-purposed here with kind permission)