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    Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets

    How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1

    Week In Review—The Second Coming of Android

    Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Buggery. I just went through the trouble of flashing it onto my phone last weekend.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Just a quick Android question - will older phones like the G1 and MyTouch ever get the 2.0 OS pushed to them, or are they stuck with 1.6?
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    11/23/09

    @EBone: Nobody knows. Cyanogen is currently working on getting it to those with rooted phones but Qualcomm apparently hasn't released the drivers for it. But nobody knows if Google will do so officially.
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    EBone promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    @MarcusMaximus: This is what worries me about Android. While many complain about the closed Apple system, since Apple controls the hardware and software, even the older handsets get the new OS (minus a few hardware dependent features like compass).

    With so many different hardware-specific tweaked versions of Android, you have to rely on the manufacturer to re-tailor the latest OS to their hardware. What if they decide they just don't want to? For instance, the Motorola Cliq would require a pretty refined upgrade for their custom software overlay. And if the Cliq didn't meet Moto's sales goals, they probably won't bother.

    I guess only a *true* Google-branded phone would get all the upgrades. But then again, wasn't the G1 a Google branded phone?
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    11/23/09

    @EBone: The G1 is a Google branded phone. There's also no word yet on just when or if it might get 2.0. I'm not exactly sure why, but for some reason the Droid get early dibs on Eclair. The source code didn't even drop until after the Droid was released.

    Earlier this year, Google said there'd be at least 2 new updates this year. For what that's worth, and for whoever that's referring to, we may never know. T-Mobile/HTC haven't said anything for certain about the G1 not getting Eclair, so it may happen yet.

    I will say this, though, as annoying as it is that each carrier has to modify it for their own handsets, they at least have the motivation of an lively group of early adopter nipping at their heels. ;-)

    Hopefully each manufacturer will take the same approach HTC is and make a single UI for each of their phones, so they don't have to keep retweaking Android for each handset.
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    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    Reason #36 I chose Android over the alternatives.

    Can't wait. Thank you XDA. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    So do you have to adb into the phone in order for this to work? I hate having to slog through countless pages of "omg it's not working halp" and "yes it is, you're just dumb" posts to FINALLY get to the part where someone lays out how to initiate the darn thing.

    Oh well, let's see if I can get this thing working. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    11/11/09

    @FooSchnickens - BPH Free: Ok, looks like I got it working. It does use ADB to push everything to the phone so be sure you have the drivers on your computer before you start.

    Now all I need is a car adapter that will also work with the phone's sound output and I'm all set. My iPod is feeling more and more obsolete these days. It's kind sad. :( #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    11/11/09

    @FooSchnickens - BPH Free: How does it run, man? Decent? Terrible? #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/12/09

    @00000000: Seems to work just like the review giz posted earlier this month. I agree on the voice being a bit grating at times, but it gets the job done. It even knew the secret back way I use to get to work that avoids all the traffic.

    I'll have to fiddle with it some more this weekend whilst running some errands. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    11/12/09

    @FooSchnickens - BPH Free: Good too know! Thanks for the input. I'm sure many of us are hoping that it works well! #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    Well, that pretty much decides it for me. I'm waiting it out to see if the G1 will get an official update, but if the other phones get it and the G1ers don't, I'm going back to rooting.

    XDA, Cyanogen, and all the others: God bless you, you princes of Android, you kings of new software. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    11/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: I've more or less given up on "official" releases after seeing what the likes of cyanogen and jesusfreke can do in only a few day's time after they hit the airwaves. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    Image of Serpentor X Serpentor X
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Google Maps Nav is great, but not the answer for everyone. There is still going to be people who cannot rely on always being in a coverage area for their nav to work.

    The first time I relied on this type of solution, I ended up in an area with no coverage and had to rely on my clients to find our way out. #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Garmin and Tom-tom should be out of business now! They have been charging us a lot of money for their apps. Now, it will be no more! #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    @hcho3: it costs a lot of money to develop apps like these - Google does it free because it can and because it needs to. If Garmin and Tom Tom didn't charge THEN they'd be out of business. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Brian Lam promoted this comment crackel was starred crackel was unstarred
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    10/28/09

    @crackel: Of course... U think I would not know that. I am not an idiot. As a consumer, am I suppose to care about how Garmin and Tom Tom at all? No.
    As a customer, I only care about which company can give me a better value for cheaper price. That's how it's done in United States, or in the world. So, thanks for your explanation. But, I hope tom tom and Garmin take some actions for this. I am already move away from my iphone. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of crackel crackel
    10/28/09

    @hcho3: I do believe you understand that, what I was replying to was the word "lot". #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of Graymalkin56 Graymalkin56
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    A standalone GPS unit might still be a good idea in areas where cell reception is spotty or nonexistent. Just sayin'. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Edited by Graymalkin56 at 10/28/09 2:34 PM Graymalkin56 was starred Graymalkin56 was unstarred
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    10/28/09

    @Graymalkin56: Well, I would hope that they have the good sense to cache n minutes' worth of maps along the route you're following, just in case, or possibly even the whole route if you're not driving from coast to coast.

    Time will tell, however. #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    I still don't see why map info cannot be transmitted via satellite when there is no phone reception. I hope they give the option to load the maps onto whichever phones end up getting supported #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    @ALT: ... You really have no idea how GPS works, do you? GPS cannot transmit data. GPS is merely a collection of satellites that a GPS receiver uses to triangulate its position with. That is - the receiver itself is what figures out its own position. The GPS satellites don't even know... they just broadcast a certain frequency and some other static data, and it's up to the receivers to figure it out from there. To say that the satellites should send map data is like saying a TV should make you breakfast, or something.
    (Unless, of course, you mean to say that it should work with any device capable of GPS even without a cell siganl, by loading maps onto a storage device via a PC. In which case, I'd definitely agree.)
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    Brian Lam promoted this comment Edited by FalconFour at 10/28/09 3:05 PM FalconFour was starred FalconFour was unstarred
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    so google knows:
    what we search for
    what we talk about
    where we go and when we go there

    me scared. #googlemapsnavigation
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    JCWhitless promoted this comment Helo was starred Helo was unstarred
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    10/28/09

    @Helo: That is why I now ride a horse back and forth to work and make all of my appliances out of wood cut from the finest timber. No Google is going to find me, I'm off the grid. Oh and Amish. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of MosesMonster MosesMonster
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Can I have his shirt? #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    iPhone. iPhone iPhone IPHONE!!! #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Can the Android based GPS apps still use GPS outside of your providers network like stand alone GPS devices will? #googlemapsnavigation
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    tande04 promoted this comment fallenturtle was starred fallenturtle was unstarred
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    10/28/09

    @fallenturtle: Yes and no.

    Its got GPS in it. Its not just relying on AGPS to get a best guess on where you are.

    The problem is that you still need phone service to load the map. The G1 will tell you where you are if you don't have cell service, its just you're somewhere on a checkered grid. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of Apples_to_Oranges Apples_to_Oranges
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Google always makes the best of everything. And the best part always seems to be, that it's free... #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Did anyone else see the Google Chrome OS post that seems to be gone now? #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of TomXP411 TomXP411
    10/28/09

    @Brad: Yep. Jesus jumped the gun and didn't actually *research his story* before click "Post".

    #chrome
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    10/28/09

    @TomXP411: it looks like GNOME with a chromium browser. :/ not exciting right now. #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    @phunnyballs: Yeah. I knew something was wrong when I saw the bundled apps... then I saw the disclaimer at the bottom of the screen saying that "Chrome OS is not associated with Google."

    Now the link is down... "This site has been disabled for violations of our Terms of Service." That doesn't make sense, though, since whomever it was was simply re-distributing FOSS. Maybe Google took exception to the "Chrome OS" name. #googlemapsnavigation
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