Video: Google Maps Mobile on Nokia N900 Web Browser

January 12th, 2010 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

One major thing missing from the Nokia N900 is an official Google Maps application. Fortunately, the mobile version of their website looks like a good solution until Google decides to release a native app for Maemo and the Nokia N900. I’ve created a video to show you how it looks.

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Simply go to google.com/maps/m on the Nokia N900′s web browser. The browser have the Hover and Manipulation modes that are handy on the Google maps mobile website. You can use these modes in order to move and zoom on the map.

The Google Maps mobile website allows users to search, view traffic, satellite view, and even call places. This solution isn’t perfect and a proper application should make the experience better. The web browser does not know your current location, so you have to double tap many times to zoom in from world view to to street. Have a Nokia N900? Go check it out and let us know what you think.

Update: Thanks to a tip by @dsawhney, installing the maemo-geolocation plugin from Application manager enables the web browser to find my location for Google Maps! Awesome!

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  • aaronharder

    Awesome find, I didn't know google had a mobile maps site. And of course this is made even better with the MicroB geolocation plugin now available in the standard repository!

    http://maemo.org/packages/view/maemo-geolocation/

  • ElGatoFlojo

    Wow…I had no idea this was here. I've got the MicroB plugin installed and at first glance, this looks perfect! Thanks so much

  • Bruce

    This is great on my n900. I can zoom in with the mouse (drag from off screen from the left) with a double tap, but I can't figure out how to zoom out! Used to be 1 and 3 on my E90….

  • n900owner

    you guys know how to zoom out?

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  • .iqqmuT

    One way to zoom out is to modify URL. Find zoom parameter 'z' and replace the value manually with a smaller one.

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