Google Maps no longer needs GPS

29 Nov, 2007 | Comments (90) | Post your comment

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Today Google revealed the second version of their Google Maps application that can now localize your position based on the cell tower information triangulation. The new "My Location" feature allows the convenient use of Google Maps on handsets with or without GPS.

The mobile tower information allows the "My Location" feature to pinpoint your location with a relative accuracy of around 1000 m. That's not that great, however reportedly, in certain cases accuracy can go to as high as 200 m. Here is the official Google video explaining the basics of the new feature.

The service will work wherever Google Maps for Mobile is currently available. The Google Maps for Mobile 2.0 application can currently be installed on Java, BlackBerry, and Symbian S60 devices. There is even a native version of the application for Windows Mobile. Google Maps for Mobile 2.0 is still in beta development but it works reliably and can be downloaded here. Java phone users should point their mobile phone browser to http://www.google.com/gmm in order to download the Java application.

 

 

Google Maps no longer needs GPS - reader comments

  • Anonymous

I'm using a Nokia 6230i mobile brought from germany(O2). I successfully downloaded the Google maps for mobile app via my mobile. Everything installed correctly, although when I load up the app, I get the error message 'This application requires a d...

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  • 2011-08-12 12:04
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  • Narendra from Kanpur

I have purchase Samsung Monte Model S 5620. When, I am using Google maps in the mobile than the massage will display on the screen like This "This application requires a data connection.Please contact your carrier,or visit www.google.com/gmm/con...

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  • 2011-04-15 03:15
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  • senthil

how to use google maps in samsung monte

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  • 2010-10-28 14:12
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