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Google Maps For Mobile Layers

October 21, 2009 by Robb Dunewood 8 Comments

Google Maps for Mobile 3.2 came out today and it now has support for Layers.

Layers make it easy to view various types of information on your map and are especially helpful in situations when you’re traveling somewhere new. For example, you can turn on the Wikipedia layer to read entries about nearby places, then use the transit lines layer to help map out a route. Or you can use the My Maps feature of Google Maps to create a collection of places you’re planning to visit on your trip and then use Google Maps for mobile to access it from the road. You can also turn on the Google Latitude layer to see your friends’ locations.

There is probably something that BlackBerry Maps does that Google Maps doesn’t, however, I have no clue what it as and am pretty sure that I don’t miss it seeing how I am pretty sure that I don’t even have it installed on my device any longer.

Check Google Maps for Mobile out.  Just point your device’s BlackBerry Browser to http://m.google.com/maps.  It it is definitely a free BlackBerry application worth downloading.

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  1. Stonerclan says

    October 22, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Can anybody point me to a link for 3.0.2 since 3.2 does not support external GPS’s and I didn’t know it until after I installed it. I have a 8300 with a GPS puck and now Google Maps has no GPS. The help file even states it does not support external GPS’s.

    Thanks

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  2. Stonerclan says

    October 22, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Nevermind,
    I got it from another user. Here it is if anybody else needs it.

    http://m.google.com/maps/download/maps.jad?dc=gorganic&ver=3.0.2

    Reply
    • RJORG says

      September 10, 2010 at 11:11 am

      When I click on that link it does not take me to a website for download.

      Reply
  3. jay booshay says

    October 22, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    hey i wrote a quick review of the new program if anyones interested

    http://whatisgoodblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-maps-320-whats-new.html

    Reply
    • thehig says

      October 26, 2009 at 3:57 pm

      your review, and this blog post, sucks. It doesnt mention the most IMPORTANT thing that everyone wants to know. Does the new version get accurate GPS location? If not — who cares.

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      • jay booshay says

        October 26, 2009 at 4:08 pm

        im sorry you feel that way. i never had any problems with the its always been accurate so maybe theres a problem with your phone. what phone/os do you have?

        Reply
  4. thehig says

    October 26, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    update: Still broken .. The GPS is still not working on the storm. Cell tower approximation is the best it can do. Why cant google play nice and get this fixed like the many other working GPS apps.

    Reply
  5. jay booshay says

    October 26, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    i guess thats just a widespread problem google hasnt really addressed yet unfortunately

    Reply

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