Google Maps 5.0

[Guest Sebastian404]

I was waiting for this to include it in de-oranged r7, but I got sick of waiting, and yet here we are 24 hours later ... :)

[Guest goldengate]

woohoo!!!

Just gone on the marketplace and says Update Available :)

trying it out now....

[Guest ejhollin]

Wohoo! Been waiting for this!

Edit: Hmmm.. I though it was going vector-based, it still looks tiled. Do I have to reboot?

Edited December 16, 2010 by ejhollin

[Guest mELIANTE]

I'm still getting tiled maps, not vectorized :)

Found no differences other than compass not working anymore... I think I'll remove the uppdate.

Edited December 16, 2010 by mELIANTE

[Guest goldengate]

Not seeing any 3D Vector buildings in UK or London yet hmm?

Also I can get the 2 finger side view but can't get the 360 spin thing going if you watch the video above you'll see what I mean :)

[Guest ejhollin]

I'm still getting tiled maps, not vectorized :)

Found no differences other than compass not working anymore... I think I'll remove the uppdate.

Maybe clean out the cache?

[Guest rayraven]

Okay, maybe i'm dumb, but how do you get into the 3D mode on the blade?

Sliding down with two fingers like on the ad does nothing.

[Guest mELIANTE]

Maybe clean out the cache?

Option not available on settings. Do you get vectorized maps?

[Guest ejhollin]

Option not available on settings. Do you get vectorized maps?

Nope.

Rebooting didn't do anything either (no surprises there though)

[Guest goldengate]

Okay, maybe i'm dumb, but how do you get into the 3D mode on the blade?

Sliding down with two fingers like on the ad does nothing.

If you search for Empire State Building you can see what it should do ;)

...but can't find any UK 3D Buildings. Also can't turn 360 with fingers and I still have tiles too.

There is an option in Menu > More > Cache Settings to clear but doesn't change anything :)

[Guest Arr Too]

Not seeing any 3D Vector buildings in UK or London yet hmm?

They're ignoring the village for a bit. Just Cardiff and Birmingham at present.

[Guest rayraven]

^+1, no vectorized maps here either? Is it restricted to certain devices?

[Guest mELIANTE]

Uninstalled.

[Guest markrfletcher]

Not seeing any 3D Vector buildings in UK or London yet hmm?

Also I can get the 2 finger side view but can't get the 360 spin thing going if you watch the video above you'll see what I mean :)

Not getting the 2 finger slide or 360 spin, though it does feel slightly snappier. Also, I can get 3D buildings (in places like Manhattan), but again, they can't be rotated or the axis changed.

[Guest ejhollin]

What a disappointment! Maybe they rushed it out.

[Guest goldengate]

From Google Blog:

"Get Google Maps for mobile 5.0 by searching for Google Maps in Android Market (or tap on this link if you’re on your phone). Android 1.6+ devices can get Maps 5.0, but 3D and offline features require Android 2.0+, and some features may not be supported for all devices or countries. :)

[Guest cobhc]

I get the vectorized maps if I look at something in America and zoom in all the way, but not the rotate bit, anyone got the slide your two fingers down bit to actually work? Everytime I try it just zooms in instead. God the multitouch on the Blade is s***.

[Guest ejhollin]

I get the vectorized maps if I look at something in America and zoom in all the way, but not the rotate bit, anyone got the slide your two fingers down bit to actually work? Everytime I try it just zooms in instead. God the multitouch on the Blade is s***.

Is it really vectorized or just an isometric view?

[Guest goldengate]

anyone got the slide your two fingers down bit to actually work? Everytime I try it just zooms in instead

I can get the slide fingers down bit to work OK in both portrait and landscape mode.... but I dont understand if it lets us do this why can't we rotate?!?!?!?! :)

Update: i've read the Comments on the Marketplace and seems Rotate Not compatible with the Nexus One, Samsung Captivate and mytouch Slide ...so its not just us Blades!

Edited December 16, 2010 by goldengate

[Guest rayraven]

Plus, the Compass Mode seems to be disabled too?

Is there a way to turn in on the blade?

[Guest Skywrit3r]

I can't install it, I get "Unknown error -8" :)

I've uninstalled brut maps and have enough space on the phone. I'm on FLB-Froyo G2 R3a

Any suggestions?

[Guest goldengate]

...also seeing Google Ads on top of the Maps for the first time too, I want my old one back :)

[Guest ezablade]

two finger slide down working, go to New York and try, the buildings pop up as you do it...

spin doesn't work

clicking the locate button to get the map to rotate as you turn also works

[Guest SWOriginal]

Great Update! Everythings working for me, pauls R4.

Tilt view: use 2 fingers with a finger tip width between the two

Compass is working smoothly & better than it ever has

3D vectors working! Better in the U.S than London bit im sure it'll get sorted

The speed of it is just amazingly fast!

[Guest ejhollin]

Great Update! Everythings working for me, pauls R4.

Tilt view: use 2 fingers with a finger tip width between the two

Compass is working smoothly & better than it ever has

3D vectors working! Better in the U.S than London bit im sure it'll get sorted

The speed of it is just amazingly fast!

Liar! :)