If any of you have ever used a Lumia phone, you may have some experience with Nokia's fantastic HERE Maps app. The application is similar to Google Maps in that features advanced turn-by-turn navigation and downloadable maps. Nokia announced recently that they would be bringing the app to Samsung's line of Tizen-powered Gear devices for turn-by-turn pedestrian navigation. However, the fun doesn't end there as Nokia has announced that HERE Maps will soon be available for Android, although for now it will be exclusive to Samsung devices.
HERE Maps is a fantastic application which has a number of advantages over the competition. Notably, it supports offline navigation using the phone's built-in GPS, and allows you to download over 200 maps to your device's local storage. HERE Maps also works seamlessly with Glympse and they claim all features of HERE Maps will be available in offline mode on Android (except traffic information, presumably).
No word yet on when we can expect to see HERE Maps come to other Android devices, but it will be available for Samsung devices this October. Are the extra features and offline navigation enough to persuade you to switch to HERE or are they a little late to the Android GPS game? Let us know in the comments below.
Via: Phone Arena
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