The Android mobile operating system is graduating soon to 2.0 status, and Google gave it a pretty nice present to celebrate: a free turn-by-turn navigation app called “Google Maps Navigation.” It’ll run on Android 2.0 phones with GPS, and it’ll use the phone’s cellular Internet connection to get live map information. There’s a wide range of quality out there when it comes to smartphone nav apps, but the features Google mentions make its program sound like one of the better ones.
The Audacity of Droid
Posted by: Paul Hartsock October 30, 2009 10:00 AMThe Android mobile operating system is graduating soon to 2.0 status, and Google gave it a pretty nice present to celebrate: a free turn-by-turn navigation app called “Google Maps Navigation.” It’ll run on Android 2.0 phones with GPS, and it’ll use the phone’s cellular Internet connection to get live map information. There’s a wide range of quality out there when it comes to smartphone nav apps, but the features Google mentions make its program sound like one of the better ones.