Google Maps 5.0

[Guest harmohn]

I can see 3d-looking buildings but it's still tile-based as I can't rotate

Not all devices are deemed to have suitable multi-touch for rotation (cross-axis). My nexus one hasn't & I believe the fingerprint used on most cooked roms to ID the blade is based on it?

edit: compass mode is kinda nice though :)

Edited December 16, 2010 by harmohn

[Guest factro]

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 :)

same here..but i tried new york and its 3d but no 360 spin..;)

[Guest fredewis]

can anyone look into this

can anyone check if their youtube app is working after instaling it

[Guest harmohn]

can anyone check if their youtube app is working after instaling it

hmm....my subscriptions aren't showing --odd!

update: uninstall, re-install youtube.apk and all is well again :)

Edited December 16, 2010 by harmohn

[Guest Sebastian404]

hmm....my subscriptions aren't showing --odd!

update: uninstall, re-install youtube.apk and all is well again :)

if your using a hacked up version of 2.2 have you updated the YouTube app to the new version?

[Guest fredewis]

hmm....my subscriptions aren't showing --odd!

update: uninstall, re-install youtube.apk and all is well again :)

can u post the youtube apk u using for me plz

[Guest fredewis]

if your using a hacked up version of 2.2 have you updated the YouTube app to the new version?

im using modaco r4 2.2 and the youtube is 2.1.6 was working but sees to have stoped since google map

[Guest harmohn]

if your using a hacked up version of 2.2 have you updated the YouTube app to the new version?

Yep,...using Pauls Froyo alpha4 WIP; un-installed YouTube.apk from /system, then reinstalled it from Market (it wasn't previously showing as an update to be actioned). Strange, but working well now.

can u post the youtube apk u using for me plz

...sorry fella, see above.

Edited December 16, 2010 by harmohn

[Guest tdroza]

For info, I just tried to get the 2-finger map rotation working by applying the fix described in the Vega forum here: http://android.modaco.com/content/advent-v...s-5-0-rotation/

It didn't really work. The map does rotate, but it's not really usable. Sometimes it rotates in the opposite direction to the direction that you rotate your fingers. Sometimes it just doesn't really move at all. I guess this is a symptom of the touch screen DualTouch Vs MultiTouch axis flipping issue that several phones suffer from.

Think I'll roll back the change and live without the rotation...

[Guest superkryo]

For info, I just tried to get the 2-finger map rotation working by applying the fix described in the Vega forum here: http://android.modaco.com/content/advent-v...s-5-0-rotation/

It didn't really work. The map does rotate, but it's not really usable. Sometimes it rotates in the opposite direction to the direction that you rotate your fingers. Sometimes it just doesn't really move at all. I guess this is a symptom of the touch screen DualTouch Vs MultiTouch axis flipping issue that several phones suffer from.

Think I'll roll back the change and live without the rotation...

I also tried and found it quite usable, especially in 3d mode. For me it's better than no rotation at all.

Edited December 18, 2010 by superkryo

[Guest ejhollin]

I also tried and found it quite usable, especially in 3d mode. For me it's better than no rotation at all.

Did you guys just add the new file or replace the old one? I just added it, but it doesn't seem to change anything on mine.

[Guest superkryo]

Did you guys just add the new file or replace the old one? I just added it, but it doesn't seem to change anything on mine.

Just add "<feature name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct" />" to android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml

[Guest tdroza]

Did you guys just add the new file or replace the old one? I just added it, but it doesn't seem to change anything on mine.

I added it alongside the existing one as the filenames are different - and that's what worked on my Vega - then did an 'adb reboot'

[Guest papa-nundo]

Compass mode working fine for me.

Sorry, but I'm too stupid to start compass mode. Is there any trick?

Thanks!

[Guest NightSt@lk3r]

3D buildings isnt working for me for some reason on pauls 2.2 alpha3.

EDIT: nevermind it has decided to start working now.

Edited December 22, 2010 by NightSt@lk3r

[Guest Rusty!]

I notice there's a lot of people complaining they don't have vector maps because they can't rotate with their fingers.

This is not what vector maps are. The vector maps applies across the board, and isn't just related to the 3D buildings, the whole way the maps are drawn has been changed. Zoom in on any city one step at a time, and marvel at how each time you zoom, the map is no longer re-drawn for the new level. That's what the vector maps is really all about.

[Guest Gryphonic]

Sorry, but I'm too stupid to start compass mode. Is there any trick?

Thanks!

Are you running pauls 2.2 alpha3?

For compas to work it needs your current location, and as the coarse location isnt working on on alpha 3 you need to enable the GPS, then hit the compass button top right.

If you want to fix the coarse location on alpha3, install one of the gingerbread themes - the problem is in the framework and is fixed in the themes.

[Guest rxexdxbxaxnxd]

Are you running pauls 2.2 alpha3?

For compas to work it needs your current location, and as the coarse location isnt working on on alpha 3 you need to enable the GPS, then hit the compass button top right.

If you want to fix the coarse location on alpha3, install one of the gingerbread themes - the problem is in the framework and is fixed in the themes.

I'm on Modaco 2.1, but don't seem to have a compass with google maps. There is a compass mode in street view and that works fine.

I noticed when I installed Maps 5.0, it only shows 2 New Features, Offline Nav rerouting and Updated Driving and pub transport directions

Is i something to do with the google maps version built in to the R4 rom? The download is just over 5Mb but under Applications it shows as over 9Mb.

As for the android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml, I added the .distinct, but also added another file android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct.xml but none of this made any difference to Google Maps...

Which Roms are working with GoogleMaps5 new features on the SF?

[Guest AlphaVision]

Do you guys have the google navigation working? I can't start it. It loops a message "Checking navigation availability". I don't know if it is connected with google maps 5 because i haven't used it before.

[Guest NightSt@lk3r]

Do you guys have the google navigation working? I can't start it. It loops a message "Checking navigation availability". I don't know if it is connected with google maps 5 because i haven't used it before.

Navigation works fine here.

[Guest le_lutin]

For info, I just tried to get the 2-finger map rotation working by applying the fix described in the Vega forum here: http://android.modaco.com/content/advent-v...s-5-0-rotation/

It didn't really work. The map does rotate, but it's not really usable. Sometimes it rotates in the opposite direction to the direction that you rotate your fingers. Sometimes it just doesn't really move at all. I guess this is a symptom of the touch screen DualTouch Vs MultiTouch axis flipping issue that several phones suffer from.

Think I'll roll back the change and live without the rotation...

Looks like the the san fran has the same screen issues as the the Desire (which I have). You can perform the hack above and it does enable it, however you will quickly encounter the problems with the Multi-touch screen.

That said, I've a technique which actually works ok for rotation (I actually read this somewhere else and then stuck my own bit on at the end).

For rotation:

-hold your thumb down on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen (your thumb must stay in this position the whole time).

-using the index finger of your other hand, swipe left or right in an arc motion (say from about 1 o'clock to about 5 o'clock) or vice versa. The map will rotate. Both the thumb and the finger should still be on the screen.

- (Now this is the crucial step and if you don't do this, the map will go mental.) In a fairly quick motion lift your thumb FIRST, immediately followed by your finger. The map should stay in the place you rotated to.

Repeat until dizzy!

[Guest ejhollin]

Looks like the the san fran has the same screen issues as the the Desire (which I have). You can perform the hack above and it does enable it, however you will quickly encounter the problems with the Multi-touch screen.

That said, I've a technique which actually works ok for rotation (I actually read this somewhere else and then stuck my own bit on at the end).

For rotation:

-hold your thumb down on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen (your thumb must stay in this position the whole time).

-using the index finger of your other hand, swipe left or right in an arc motion (say from about 1 o'clock to about 5 o'clock) or vice versa. The map will rotate. Both the thumb and the finger should still be on the screen.

- (Now this is the crucial step and if you don't do this, the map will go mental.) In a fairly quick motion lift your thumb FIRST, immediately followed by your finger. The map should stay in the place you rotated to.

Repeat until dizzy!

Very helpful. Thanks for posting. Hopefully someone will one day find a way of tweaking the code of the DualTouch to work better.

[Guest Rusty!]

There's not really anything that can be done, it's just a crap digitizer.

[Guest ezablade]

Looks like the the san fran has the same screen issues as the the Desire (which I have). You can perform the hack above and it does enable it, however you will quickly encounter the problems with the Multi-touch screen.

That said, I've a technique which actually works ok for rotation (I actually read this somewhere else and then stuck my own bit on at the end).

For rotation:

-hold your thumb down on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen (your thumb must stay in this position the whole time).

-using the index finger of your other hand, swipe left or right in an arc motion (say from about 1 o'clock to about 5 o'clock) or vice versa. The map will rotate. Both the thumb and the finger should still be on the screen.

- (Now this is the crucial step and if you don't do this, the map will go mental.) In a fairly quick motion lift your thumb FIRST, immediately followed by your finger. The map should stay in the place you rotated to.

Repeat until dizzy!

Cheers... mine doesn't go mental if I don't lift fingers in any particular order, seems to behave itself. A quick mess with it and I find that placing a finger on the centre of the screen and moving another up or down the side rotates better, as the centre of the screen stays fairly static (dependent on accuracy of stumpy fingers). Of course your hand gets in the way a lot more.

Edited December 23, 2010 by ezablade

[Guest le_lutin]

Cheers... mine doesn't go mental if I don't lift fingers in any particular order, seems to behave itself. A quick mess with it and I find that placing a finger on the centre of the screen and moving another up or down the side rotates better, as the centre of the screen stays fairly static (dependent on accuracy of stumpy fingers). Of course your hand gets in the way a lot more.

There must be a bigger difference in the multi-touch between the desire and the san fran than I thought. The action you describe doesn't work at all on the Desire.