Google Maps 5 with 3D buildings and tilt/rotate gestures released

Clipp · #1 (**permalink**) 12-16-2010, 08:35 PM

Update your google maps app if you havent yet... the 3d buildings with gesture support has been added.

Via Gizmodo
• Maps load—and feel—faster
• Zooming is ultra-smooth, not point-by-point
• It can cache a lot of the map offline, and it does, as you can see in the video, which was shot entirely in airplane mode. We're talking multiple zoom levels and a decent chunk of city geography. It'll even download fresh map data overnight while connected to Wi-Fi for places that you look up a lot in maps, Google tells us.
• Offline rerouting for navigation, even
• 3D buildings for 100 cities
• 3D compass
• Two new gestures: two-finger swipe to tilt the map and twist to rotate

Note: works perfectly on an EVO.. Works on Epic too, but rotating doesn't work (believe the same for all galaxy s and the nexus one). Less powerful devices aren't supported.

**darren.wlsn1** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-16-2010, 08:38 PM

ya its nice, saw it posted here.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...56#post2014856

Clipp · #3 (**permalink**) 12-16-2010, 08:44 PM

Funny how there's more interest on the tp2 forum than android apps forum lol.

**darren.wlsn1** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-16-2010, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clipp

Funny how there's more interest on the tp2 forum than android apps forum lol.

ya i guess cause android runs so good now on tp2, i guess..

Sauske · #5 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 02:14 AM

How do you see the 3D building?

**brownhornet** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 09:28 AM

I used it last night... its pretty slick. I wish they could implement the 3D into the navigation part though. To see the 3D view you have to be in a city that has the 3D maps enabled... there's a list of em somewhere. To activate it just put your two fingers at the top two corners of the screen right below the notifications bar and drag the screen down.