Overjoid

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Overjoid

By seaempty. Wednesday, January 5, 2011 7:59:26 PM

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So... Overjoid... a new group within the Opera Community dedicated to Android, that little green fella that's taking the mobile phone world by storm.

To overcome the awkwardness of the first post, I thought I'd share one of the main reason why I chose Android.

Google Maps.

It's the app that gets the best reaction when I'm showing my phone to others, due in part to the free Navigation, Places Directory, Latitude, Street View, and the amazing 3D update that version 5.0 brought.

And what better way to illustrate this on a blog for the Opera Community, than by showing Opera HQ:

Oslo is one of the 100 cities that have the 3D modelling of buildings, and with a quick drag down, the map comes to life:

It looks much more impressive in motion, and it's great for virtual sightseeing.

With all this functionality, Google Maps is certainly one of the reasons why I chose an Android phone. How about you?

Use the QR code below to install Google Maps on your Android phone:

Honeycomb - A Sneek Peek

Comments

Dustin WilsonKhadgar Wednesday, January 5, 2011 8:07:27 PM

Ook!

seaempty Wednesday, January 5, 2011 8:23:05 PM

Ook indeed!

.edDotEd Wednesday, January 5, 2011 9:27:10 PM

yes

Caroloperainchicago Wednesday, January 5, 2011 10:55:27 PM

Thanks Overjoid! I love my Android Lg Ally, and thought I would always be a symbian gal. I love the green guy smile

Viviennefifelass Thursday, January 6, 2011 12:14:47 AM

Hi i just got mine so great!! Ill get to know more about it. xx up

johnKing35vip Thursday, January 6, 2011 1:10:30 AM

i got zte racer u dam rite it that fast

seaempty Thursday, January 6, 2011 8:26:44 AM

Wow! So many new members overnight bigsmile I may have to set up a poll to find out what phones you're all using.

johnKing35vip Thursday, January 6, 2011 9:24:07 AM

zte racer touch screen 1000 apps and games

Sami Serolaserola Friday, January 7, 2011 9:11:34 AM

Hmm... How this Google Maps differ from the version that comes with Android 2.1 confused I have ZTE Blade and there came some version of Google Maps already installed.

johnKing35vip Friday, January 7, 2011 9:17:53 AM

ah yes your own sat nav. i tapped in gf address and showed me route and how long it would take to walk and car. i take the train got route for that as well

seaempty Friday, January 7, 2011 10:41:06 AM

Originally posted by serola:

Hmm... How this Google Maps differ from the version that comes with Android 2.1 I have ZTE Blade and there came some version of Google Maps already installe


There's not a great difference, I don't believe. The maps are drawn with vectors, rather than grids, and there's the 3D effect, and drag rotation. You may already have that on your device - it's worth getting. Should be Google Maps version 5.

Sami Serolaserola Friday, January 7, 2011 11:10:36 AM

Originally posted by seaempty:

Should be Google Maps version 5.


OK, thanks, I check it out.

EDIT: Task control says I have version 4414 confused Oh, and application says 4.4.0 (#4414) bigsmile So, I need to test that version 5 then.

EDIT: Feedback of Finnish users at Android Market was not too good. sad For example streetnames in Finnish are still missing from this beta and displayed in Swedish instead faint

seaempty Friday, January 7, 2011 11:48:40 AM

It may only be available for certain devices. The 3D feature is only available to supported devices.

Rafael Luikrafaelluik Friday, January 7, 2011 6:23:12 PM

What does Overjoid means?

seaempty Friday, January 7, 2011 6:37:36 PM

"Overjoyed" means "very happy", and we changed the spelling to reflect the word "Android". That's how it makes us feel bigsmile

Rafael Luikrafaelluik Friday, January 7, 2011 8:01:40 PM

Oh I got it! Thanks.

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