Home
›
News
›
Google.com offers location based services for the iPhone and Android platforms

Google.com offers location based services for the iPhone and Android platforms

Posted: 08 Jan 2010, 05:42, by PhoneArena Team

Categories: Apple Apple Android Android

Discuss 5

Google.com offers location based services for the iPhone and Android platforms

The mobile version of Google.com keeps on evolving and offers various services to smartphone users. The latest novelty feature called "Near me now" is still only available for the browsers of the iPhone and Android-based handsets. It allows people to take a look at information on nearby objects (via the option „Explore right here”) or search for area specific venues like restaurants, cafes, pubs etc. To properly utilize „Near me now” you would need an iPhone running software version 3.0 or newer or Android handset equipped with OS 2.0.1 or newer. According to Google, the service is only accessible from the US, but customers from the UK state it works just fine, provided you use Google.com instead of .co.uk. We hope the extra feature becomes available in various languages soon and, of course, functional on a global scale.

source: Google Mobile Blog

Discuss5

The Sony Ericsson Robyn – new pictures but still no specifications 08 Jan
Prev news

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 gets delayed until March? 08 Jan
Next news

5 Comments
Follow Following

Options

Want to comment? Please login or register.

1. JVSEDI posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0

I don't seem to have this feature on my Droid and it is running Android 2.0.1. Does anyone have this feature on their Google Search page on their Motorola Droid? On my Droid there is only the "my location" under search bar but no "Near Me Now" option to click on.

3. vzw fanman posted on 08 Jan 2010, 15:04 0

i have the option. do you have your gps satelites enabled?

4. JVSEDI posted on 08 Jan 2010, 15:31 0

No I did not....thank you that did the trick! Since it showed my City and State in the location spot, I thought it knew where I was so I didn't think I had to turn on the GPS...but once I did and hit refresh, the screen loaded with my City and State and then the Near Me Now option. Thank you again for your help.

5. vzw fanman posted on 08 Jan 2010, 16:12 0

anytime. :-)

2. PapaJay224 posted on 08 Jan 2010, 11:31 0

see Apple can take some out of the play book from Google, make things that work for other products, not just your Apple stuff, You'd probably sell more

Want to comment? Please login or register.

Samsung Galaxy S4
- Announced: 14 Mar 2013
- OS: Android 4.2.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
Apple iPhone 5
- Announced: 12 Sep 2012
- OS: iOS
- Hardware: Dual core, 1300 MHz, Apple Swift, 1016 MB RAM
- Display: 4.0 inches, 640 x 1136 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1700/2100 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS EV-DO Rev.A EV-DO Rev.B
Samsung GALAXY Note II
- Announced: 29 Aug 2012
- OS: Android 4.1.2 4.1.1
- Hardware: Quad core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 35 hours of Talk Time, 980 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
HTC One
- Announced: 19 Feb 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1700 MHz, Krait 300, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 4 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1900)
- Data: LTE HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Sony Xperia Z
- Announced: 07 Jan 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13.1 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 11 hours of Talk Time, 550 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
Google Nexus 4
- Announced: 29 Oct 2012
- OS: Android 4.2.2 4.2.1 4.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 15.3 hours of Talk Time, 390 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
LG Optimus G
- Announced: 28 Aug 2012
- OS: Android 4.1.2 4.0.4
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 15 hours of Talk Time, 335 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Nokia Lumia 920
- Announced: 05 Sep 2012
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 17 hours of Talk Time, 400 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS

Carriers

Manufacturers

Phone tools

Carriers

Manufacturers

Tablet tools

Phone Links

Google.com offers location based services for the iPhone and Android platforms

Share:

Share:

5 Comments Follow Following

1. JVSEDI posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0

3. vzw fanman posted on 08 Jan 2010, 15:04 0

4. JVSEDI posted on 08 Jan 2010, 15:31 0

5. vzw fanman posted on 08 Jan 2010, 16:12 0

2. PapaJay224 posted on 08 Jan 2010, 11:31 0

Popular stories

Hot Phones

Interesting stories

10 iPhone and Android apps for making music

A look at the iOS7 camera filters and features

10 puzzle adventure games for Android and iPhone

Siri on iOS 7: testing the new commands

Controlling the GoPro Hero 3 action camera from a smartphone

Best Android, iPhone and iPad games of the week

It's not stealing when Apple does it, because it wasn't stealing when Google did it either

iOS 7 vs Android 4.2: first look

5 Comments
Follow Following