Google Maps For Android Now Offers Walking Navigation

on 09/09/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

Google Maps is already one of the most popular mapping applications out there and now the search engine giant has improved on Google Maps for Android by including voice-guided navigation in the form of Walking Navigation (Beta) and an improved search bar for walking directions. The updated application is already in the Android Market and is available to all Android devices running OS 1.6 and above. Once installed, users will only need to choose the “Walking” option for navigation to give it a test run. Check out a video of this in action after the jump.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

GPS: Global Posting System: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite system (space-based) that provides geographical location and time information in all weather, anywhere on Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. It is maintained by the United States government and is freely accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver

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