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Google Maps for Mobile Updated to 4.0 – Lots of Buzz, No New Navigation

By on February 10, 2010

Google Maps for Mobile has been upgraded to version 4.0, with Android and Windows Mobile seeing the first releases of the new version.

The main new feature appears to be Google Buzz support, but as usual from Google, no full change list is available.

This major release jump from 3.3.1 (3.4 on Android) continues the waiting game for Google Maps Navigation to land outside of Google’s own Android platform. The first-ever free turn-by-turn live GPS navigation system is still only available for Android 1.6 and up. Google has said that they plan to make Maps Navigation available for as many platforms as is possible outside of Android. Google’s chosing to upgrade their Windows Mobile branch of Maps for Mobile simultaneously with Android, may be an early indicator that Windows Mobile will be the next platform to receive Google Maps Navigation.

Google Maps for Mobile is available and supported on Android, BlackBerry, Java (J2ME), Symbian, and Windows Mobile.

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3 responses to “Google Maps for Mobile Updated to 4.0 – Lots of Buzz, No New Navigation”

  1. Devender sharma
    Devender sharma February 10, 2010 at 8:11 am |

    How can I down loag the map of Jaislmer agriculture land

  2. Jeff
    Jeff February 10, 2010 at 11:17 am |

    Does Google’s desire cover the iPhone?

  3. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price February 10, 2010 at 2:34 pm |

    Google has indicated that this includes iPhone, but that is at the discretion of Apple, as with any app on the App Store.

    Google likely will either strike a deal with Apple, or make iPhone their last build target. For one, porting Navigation to iPhone last will save Google money, as the code becomes more commonized. And, two, it will make Apple the odd company out… driving new customers to other platforms, forcing Apple to accept Google Maps Navigation from a market/competitive standpoint.