Google Maps 3.0.1.5

[guitardoc64]

Yay! It fixed the updating location in the background issue! I had issues with the WM beachball popping up all day on the previous version. Solved it then by turning off "use GPS" because it was killin' my battery too.

[GoodGets]

Thank you redd.

[redd214]

no problem bud!

[jnuts5423]

Ive searched and searched and im not finding the difference in this version. For all thats installed this, im wondering if it does what my buddies phone does. He has a G1 and in street view, it actally rotates the view as you rotate the phone. Almost making it like a camera, only its street view. Kinda virtual like. He saysd it pulls of the towers, but i dont see that possible for a tower to know wchich way your pointing the phone. Im figuring its using GPS. Still cool as hell though. I was wondering if someone can try street view and see if it is like what im describing or not.

[GoodGets]

Originally Posted by jnuts5423

Ive searched and searched and im not finding the difference in this version. For all thats installed this, im wondering if it does what my buddies phone does. He has a G1 and in street view, it actally rotates the view as you rotate the phone. Almost making it like a camera, only its street view. Kinda virtual like. He saysd it pulls of the towers, but i dont see that possible for a tower to know wchich way your pointing the phone. Im figuring its using GPS. Still cool as hell though. I was wondering if someone can try street view and see if it is like what im describing or not.

It actually uses the accelerometer (g-sensor) to pan around in street view, and as of now I believe that feature is android specific. Really cool though, hope we'll get it eventually.

[jnuts5423]

Yeah, its one thing hes got on me. Actually its a pretty cool phone. Hes got a ak47 app thats SWEET. Back to the topic, has anybody founf the changelog yet?

[pdx77]

I've never been able to get the update in the background feature to work, I wonder if Sprint is blocking it.

[redd214]

Originally Posted by GoodGets

It actually uses the accelerometer (g-sensor) to pan around in street view, and as of now I believe that feature is android specific. Really cool though, hope we'll get it eventually.

thanx for that info goodgets!

[delawaresace]

Originally Posted by pdx77

I've never been able to get the update in the background feature to work, I wonder if Sprint is blocking it.

i did a little research on this and found some comments on googles own message board pretty much saying that CDMA carriers wont work in the background. don't know if it's something they can't do or won't do. i'm with sprint and if i could get latitude to work, it would take google maps to the next level.

[CozBoogie]

Her'es the Google Maps thread.

late,
Coz