It looks beautiful on my N97

Review for Ovi Maps Beta for mobile (v3.03)

02-09-2009 10:36

Need to try using it, but the start-up speed is excellent and it looks beautiful.

Thanks guys.

I'll update this post when I have had chance to use it for navigation.

[UPDATE 02-SEPT-09 07:00PM]
I have now tried the drive navigation on a short drive. I am sorry to say that the GPS was the worst it's been. Now I had very minor GPS issues with v3.01, but on my first run out using v3.03 was so laggy and intermittent it was unuseable. If I had not known the route already things could have got very interesting.

I had installed via the .sis file over a .sis installed version of Maps v3.01. I have since uninstalled maps and re-installed it. I have imported my nacked up copy of the Cities folder and QF File created with Maps 3.01 and then installed Map v3.03 and will try the drive navigation again tomorrow morning, If t is no better I will uninstall again, re-install and try using Map Loader to regenerate the Cities Folder and QF file and back up as I go again incase it works.

[UPDATE 03-SEPT-09 07:25AM]
After uninstalling and re-installing using the .sis file and re-importing my Cities and qf backups as discussed in my previous update, this morning I drove to work using Maps and it worked. Need to use it a few more times to veryfy that this is the norm and not the poor performance seen last night. I did expect it to perform worse today as the weather is worse.

I have noticed, however, that GPS fix is very quick, but when I did not move for about 3-4 minutes the GPS fix although quick to estabilish bounced arround between a half full and 90% full bar. I seem to remember this having been more stable in previous releases of maps. At least it did not droip to nothing at any point during this period, but should it not be a little more stable.

mbrett
N97 RM-505 (Product Code: 0585262 (Vodafone UK)) FW 11.0.021
N95 8Gb (Product Code: 0558787 (UK)) FW 31.0.015

Comments

Submitted by ballreicha on 02-09-2009 15:42.

Aww man, this looks ooo damn sweet. Really nice work.

Submitted by netoak on 02-09-2009 22:42.

Same problem here, it's seems less precise thant 3.01 version that com outs yesterday.

Some GPS lost signal and a delay of aproximately 50 metres from my position respect the position of Ovi Maps give to me :(

I'll made more tests probably on saturday, let's see...

Submitted by iivo on 17-09-2009 05:02.

this is so close to perfect that i think we will se it out of beta in no time.. Its even installed to the e drive thank god. Only qirk i have is i wish it followed the phones theme rather then be all white.

--- N95 31.0.0.17 | N97 12.0.0.24 ---

Submitted by mbrett on 17-09-2009 09:44.

If I remember correctly I thought it installed to E: drive, but then looked closer and found that it was actually on the C: Check in Application Manager and if unsure check C: drive space and then uninstall and you should find you have a lot more. c.7MB if my memory serves.

mbrett
N97 RM-505 (Product Code: 0585262 (Vodafone UK)) FW 11.0.021
N95 8Gb (Product Code: 0558787 (UK)) FW 31.0.015

Submitted by iivo on 17-09-2009 23:00.

yeah im sure unless the app manager is bugging which i rather hope it is not. I wouldn't have posted the statment here if i haden't checked first. And for your amusement i even got ybrowser from drjukka so i could examine the hidden portion of the c drive. And z drive for that matter.

Trust me i was as suprised as you when i saw it by coincident while removing another app.

--- N95 31.0.0.17 | N97 12.0.0.24 ---

Submitted by mbrett on 18-09-2009 08:18.

Interesting.

Used Alie Tan's ActiveFile (I prefer it to Dr Jukka's Y-Browser myself). The new v1.43 RC3 GUI is wonderous. Anyway Used it to gain Application Info on the Maps App and it is C:sys/bin/smat2go.exe (Smart2go being the original name of OVI/Nokia Maps). The Maps task is also 4.1MB.

Interesting that App Manager shows it as installed to the Mass Memory.

mbrett
N97 RM-505 (Product Code: 0585262 (Vodafone UK)) FW 11.0.021
N95 8Gb (Product Code: 0558787 (UK)) FW 31.0.015