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Published on: 18 September, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Google Maps for Mobile now includes Street View

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Google has updated its Google Maps application for Mobile with built-in support for Street View and walking directions. The updated application is available as a native download for BlackBerry and in a Java version compatible with many Java-enabled devices.

A demonstration video is available from Google.

We have confirmed that BlackBerry users can visit Google to download version 2.3.1 of the Google Maps application. Apart from the addition of Street View and walking directions, the application's interface has remained the same. Google Mobile App and previous versions of the Google Map application do not presently prompt BlackBerry users that an update is available. As a bonus for users of the BlackBerry Bold, version 2.3.1 comes with an updated application icon with a higher resolution.

Visiting http://www.google.com/gmm to download the Google Maps application should also work for many Java-enabled devices, including most devices running variants of Symbian and Windows Mobile, but iPhone users visiting the page will receive the message "Sorry, Google Maps does not work on your Apple iPhone".

We would agree that the the iPhone's Map application (powered by Google Maps) is superior to the implementation on most other phones (including smartphones) and perhaps waiting for the native iPhone application to be updated is no bad thing.

sources: Official Google Blog, CNET Download Blog and the iPhone Blog

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anonymous @ 18 September, 2008 10:05:26 PM

that's very nice

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likeabite @ 19 September, 2008 10:33:29 AM

google just never lets up huh. I can't wait to see how this works on the Storm when I get it.

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anonymous @ 19 September, 2008 03:55:07 PM

What Google needs to do is now come up with a GPS program that incorporates Google maps/Earth, StreetView, and voice turn by turn, with google browser embedded to add locations......and have that all linked to your google account.........pull map directions and sync it with your phone.....

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anonymous @ 19 September, 2008 05:48:46 PM

I could see that happen on their android phones, but outside that probably not for awhile. The gps location they use on this is within 2600 meters so not good enough for turn-by-turn directions yet...yet.

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anonymous @ 21 September, 2008 11:55:45 AM

The "GPS" they use for this is actually triangulating cell towers.

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anonymous @ 21 September, 2008 11:56:12 AM

It's freaking cool though

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asd asd asd asd asd @ 22 September, 2008 03:13:22 AM

What Google needs to do is now come up with a GPS program that incorporates Google maps/Earth, StreetView, and voice turn by turn, with google browser embedded to add locations......and have that all linked to your google account.........pull map directions and sync it with your phone.....

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