Google Maps for Android 6.3 is now available

By Edwin Kee on 02/16/2012, filed in Home > CellPhones

For those of you who rely on Google Maps on your Android-powered smartphone as your primary means of finding your way around, here is some good news – Google has recently released Google Maps for Android 6.3 to the masses, where it will deliver a bunch of bug fixes as well as an improved battery life, which will be most noticeable if you happen to be one of the few who rely on the Latitude and location history often. After all, to get a grip on where the other 1,000 friends of yours are across town, it would definitely require a whole lot of processing power – and that eats into your phone’s battery life. For those who have already updated their Google Maps for Android to version 6.3, how do you find it so far? Has it performed up to your expectations, and are there any other bugs or discrepancies that you have discovered on your own along the way?

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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