Google maps (Navigation) get’s ported to G1’s & myTouch 3G devices *Update*
While many may argue that Android 2.0 may still not be ready for business, Google’s target of the consumer market has been hot, especially with Google Maps with Navigation packaged into the Motorola Droid’s sleek body. Google’s turn by turn navigation solution, in its original form, has so far been made available for Android 2.0, but it looks like the good folks over at XDA-Developers have spent some time extracting it and making it available for the T-Mobile G1 & MyTouch 3G the first device ever to run Android and a model that has captivated the hearts of geeks with its whimsical chin.
Keep reading to follow the steps on how to get navigation working on your phone.
Easy way update.zip (thanks nnesto21)
Download thisupdate_navigation.zip and save it to your phone’s sd root. Go into recovery mode and flash it. That’s all enjoy..
Tested on Mytouch 3G with Android 1.6 with cyans 4.2.4
Hard way Step 1.
Download this zip file extract it and move build.prop, build.trout.prop & Maps.apk to your SDK tools directory.
adb push build.prop /system
adb push build.trout.prop /system
adb push build.trout.prop /system/build.sapphire.prop
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm *Maps*
cd /system/sd/app
rm *maps*
rm *Maps*
cd /system/sd/dalvik-cache
rm *maps*
rm *Maps*
reboot
After it rebooted, adb install Maps.apk
If that didn’t work try step 2:
Download this zip file
Extract it. when booted back up run part2.bat Should work Filed Under: Android News • Android Phones • Applications • Google • Hacks • LeakDroid • Leaks • Motorola • News • T-Mobile
run part1.bat
press any key to continue
it will reboot
press any key to continue
it will reboot
finished
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hey im having trouble with moving the files to sdk tools directory where is that located?
If you have the Sdk on your C drive it should be C:\\android-sdk\\tools
anyone know why the navigate option isnt showing on the mytouch? I installed it correctly because it says "platform: android:Motorola-sholes-Droid" in the about section of google maps.
hey did anyone figure out how to move things to your sd card i'm lost!
i will check back for the answers. please right step by step what i have to do, the instructions above are too confusing can anyone please help me i need this app!!!!!!
I did all of the above, and can't seem to get the navigation up and running…
Do the same steps again once your done. Download Google Voice – uninstalled – re install it – open maps should work now..
Yep, figured that out. Thanks!! Haha
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as an FYI, you may also need to ' adb shell rm /data/data/*maps* or *Maps*
I could not get this to work with a theme that had the new maps.apk installed. i had to remove the apk from the theme, resign it, reflash cm 4.2.4, use the procedure to get navigation to work and then flash the resigned theme without the maps.apk
leakdroid, i am still not understanding the steps on how to do the google maps navigations..
do i need to install sdk into my labtop?
i know i am missing the beginning steps… so i am completely lost..
can someone help?
thanks
wui
Try step 2. It has all the files you need
how do i start step 2, part1.bat <– what program do you use to run it? is it run on the phone?
Extract it.
run part1.bat <—- do you run it with your phone? or computer? what program do you use?
press any key to continue
it will reboot
when booted back up run part2.bat
press any key to continue
it will reboot
finished
I get "failed to copy 'build.trout.prop' to '/system/build.trout.prop': Read-only file
system" when I try running Part 1.bat. Do my G1 need to be rooted to get this?
how do i go into recovery mode?
turn your phone off ….. hold power button and home button , that will take you into recovery
are you rooted, because if you aint then this will not work for you buddy
i have a rooted phone with supermagic hero rom… will the google gps map still work? thanks wui
will this work on rooted 1.5 or will I need to upgrade to rooted 1.6 or 2.0
thanks