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Google Maps Navigation penetrates Android 1.6

Posted by Tom Nava On December - 4 - 2009

google-maps-navigation-android-16-0Google has announced that all handsets running Android 1.6 will now be able to get Google Maps Navigation for free.

The news opens up the free GPS software beyond the Android 2.0 operating system and currently the only handset available, the Droid by Motorola.

The new release, which aims to take on services from TomTom, Garmin and Navigon will, as long as you have a data connection, let you route your way around the US using the same Google Maps functionality, however, with a more traditional style GPS experience.

The release also includes the new Layers feature, which lets you overlay geographical information on the map. View My Maps, transit lines, Wikipedia articles about places, and more says Google.

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