In case people didn't realise but Google Maps 5.0 is out on Android. Has been for a few days. The phone might not spot a new version via the Android Market because it was pre-installed. That was the case on my phone.
Google Maps 5.0 brings a few improvements, mainly:
- Vector based maps for Android 2.x phones (so no downloading tiles) and therefore redrawing maps/zooming smoother.
- Vector based maps means less data transmitted
- Caching off maps - not checked how big an area would be cached.
It also can show 3d buildings for some cities (USA though) and can tilt the map 3D style.
It will probably come to the iOS devices from Apple soon(?).
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Google Maps 5.0 (for Android) new
Google Maps 5.0 (for Android) new