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New Google Maps supports pinch-to-zoom multitouch

AndroidPhoner.com — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:17:32 +0000

Motorola Droid owners: it’s time for you to freak out. Google just dropped a new version of Google Maps and it offers pinch-to-zoom multitouch. Simply go into the Android Market, search for Google Maps and you’ll be given the option to download the update for your Motorola Droid.

Android Multitouch

The Motorola Droid’s web browser and picture gallery still do not support the pinching gesture, though that’s likely to change very soon. As reported earlier this morning, Google has updated the Android 2.1 OS to support he gesture in the web browser and picture gallery applications, but that will most likely require Motorola to push out an OS update to the Droid (which they said is the works.) Sprint subscribers will see Android 2.1 on the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment sometime later this year.

Google Nexus One finally supports Multitouch

AndroidPhoner.com — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:31:37 +0000

Multitouch support is officially on the way to Google’s Nexus One Android phone. Google announced an over-the-air update Tuesday afternoon that’ll deliver native multitouch functionality along with a handful of other software improvements and fixes.

Nexus One Gains Multitouch

The Nexus One update, set to start hitting devices as soon as today, will bring multitouch-driven pinch-to-zoom functionality throughout the phone’s interface. According to Google, multitouch will be available in the phone’s stock browser, photo gallery, and Google Maps applications.

Previously, the lack of native multitouch support had been criticized as one of the main weaknesses of the Nexus One and other Android phones. Google has not yet said if or when the multitouch-enabling update will reach other Android devices.

Nexus One: Other Changes

In addition to the multitouch addition, the Nexus One update will provide a fix for the 3G connectivity problems some users have been reporting. It will also include a preinstalled version of the Google Goggles Android application as well as an updated version of the Google Maps app.

Google Maps 3.4 will allow you to synchronize favorites between your phone and PC, search suggestions from your Web-based Google Maps history, and take advantage of a new night mode for Google Maps Navigation. The night mode automatically adjusts your screen for optimal viewing during nighttime hours.

As of the time of this publication, Google Maps 3.4 has yet to become generally available within the Android Market.

The Nexus One software update will be rolled out to users over the next several days. If you own the Nexus One, you’ll receive a notification when your update is ready to install.

Enable Multitouch to Google android phone Nexus One

AndroidPhoner.com — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:42:30 +0000

A hacker known as Cyanogen has modified Google’s Android 2.1 OS to enable multitouch capabilities on the Nexus One smartphone.

According to PC World, the hack is somewhat limited at this stage, as it only enables multitouch capabilities for the device’s native browser.   However, Cyanogen has reportedly pledged to add multitouch features to other Nexus One applications in the near future.

“It’s not exactly clear why the Google Nexus One does not feature multitouch capabilities,” wrotePC World’s Daniel Ionescu.