Google Maps 5.2 hits the Android Market

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It looks like the gang from Mountain View have pushed Google Maps 5.2 to the Android Market. Aside from the standard performance improvements, the update adds the ability to post place-ratings directly to Twitter and “ping” friends to request check-ins. Google reminds you that both parties using Maps must be on version 5.2 to take advantage of the ping feature… so be a friend and remind your amigos to update.

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7 Comments
  • Kemister

    Niceeeee..

  • Anonymous

    Agreed, Laura Johnson is pretty damn cute!

  • Shaunchong

    One of the only reasons besides a bigger screen (different harderware selection) why I’d leave the iPhone for Android. I love google maps!

  • Anonymous

    I wish they would get rid of the battery-hogging, unstoppable NetworkLocationService that arrived with the 5.1 update. It runs in the background 100% of the time.

    • Anonymous

      Started with 5.0 for me.

  • 2JZ_NOS

    I wish these location/check-in services would go away, but seems to be this new attention-whore fad is here to stay.

  • Anonymous

    Still broken on the Vision/G2! FCs on driving Navigate same as 5.1! Searching comments on Market shows I’m not only one.

    Looks like Google has reached the point where they focus on feature bloat rather than critical bug fixes.

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