Google Maps now with Navigation on every Android across UK

21 April, 2010
If you own an Android handset and live in UK, then your Google Maps app has been extended with the free navigation services. The only thing you must do is restart your smartphone. Last night all the droids..

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  • Mx@
  • 21 Apr 2010

Absolutely brilliant! And thats me indoors! Cant wait to get out on the road and test it out!

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    • Anonymous
    • 44%
    • 21 Apr 2010

    Would you guys think that Google will allow us to download the map of the "countries". For those who travels it will be very annoying to have to remain connected to internet without data plan. And even beside that, the coverage is not that fluid everywhere.

    Google alreay has the map. All what is left to provide and downloading option!

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      • Anonymous
      • nTX
      • 21 Apr 2010

      All maps are downloaded on the fly so will need to be connected to data to work. The app would just be too massive to include all the maps preinstalled. Works a treat on my Nexus with no reboot required.

      Would have been nice for Google to send a notification of some kind with the update to tell us about it rather than just stumbling across it though.

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        • Richard
        • M3s
        • 21 Apr 2010

        Not ALL Android phones...


        Lets not forget the poor old HTC Hero, still having to make do with Android v1.5, but the navigation requires v1.6.

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          • Martin C
          • mJ2
          • 21 Apr 2010

          Now works on all Motorola Android models complete with voice guidance!

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            • craig
            • BwW
            • 21 Apr 2010

            Works on my htc desire. rebooted and there is was after i set my route. nice one. this has got to be the ultimate phone??

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              • jim
              • pw2
              • 21 Apr 2010

              its good to hear it works on HTC legend, but does google sat nav means constant connection to data usage?

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                • aakash14a
                • 2@1
                • 21 Apr 2010

                itz gud...cheers!!!but when Google Maps Navigation 4.1.1 Beta will be available in india??

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                  • Super Hero
                  • M3s
                  • 21 Apr 2010

                  Apparantly it only works on android 1.6 and above so it won't appear on the hero till the main software update. Gutted :(

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                    • Anonymous
                    • iL}
                    • 21 Apr 2010

                    Have this working on my HTC Legend.looks great

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                      • Anonymous
                      • m}0
                      • 21 Apr 2010

                      works on milestone as well

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                        • chrissie_nw
                        • Bw@
                        • 21 Apr 2010

                        So glad I visit GSMArena or I would have never have known. Works lovely on my Desire!!!

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                          • Snake
                          • myj
                          • 21 Apr 2010

                          No update on the hero any ideas when this will be done?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • w7n
                            • 21 Apr 2010

                            Sorry nokia ovi maps is the king of navigation

                            ovi maps is the best app from nokia, nokia bet big in this field

                            if you have tried the latest beta 3 ovi maps. It is much better now

                            look forward to multitouch phones from nokia and meegp p,hpone

                            btw apple new iphone has np "new stuff"

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                              • M3s
                              • 21 Apr 2010

                              awesome. i have the desire and it is quality. so much better than iphone. and now with free nav. what next google???? keep up great work

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                                • mc721221
                                • pFx
                                • 21 Apr 2010

                                It works on the Milestone as well.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • pqB
                                  • 21 Apr 2010

                                  Arron, 21 Apr 2010i take this matches the Ovi maps free nav? i think its a gr... moreYup, google is the only one that will bite nokia, quite hard in ~3 years from now I estimate.

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                                    • the law
                                    • MZr
                                    • 21 Apr 2010

                                    i just checked my htc hero and it hasnt seemed to update on my phone any ideas on how to check it?

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                                      • ep3
                                      • M3s
                                      • 21 Apr 2010

                                      works very very well..... well done google and co

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • tAW
                                        • 21 Apr 2010

                                        What happened to Google's "don't be evil" saying and all there products are "open source" for the general public. Monopolising it to their own OS, when it is more than capable of running on a Symbian, Mac OS or Maemo device. Interesting.