Google Maps upgraded to 4.1

[thebowers]

Anybody elses location on the live wallpaper way off? Turned Maps on and it is right on but the wallpaper is off by over 5 miles!!!!

 

[Zargon]

Anybody elses location on the live wallpaper way off? Turned Maps on and it is right on but the wallpaper is off by over 5 miles!!!!

A few minutes ago it was off by about 1/2 mile. Now it jumped to a different location and is off by about 3 miles.

 

[lockman]

Anybody elses location on the live wallpaper way off? Turned Maps on and it is right on but the wallpaper is off by over 5 miles!!!!

Nope. mine has me in my living room.

 

[aggiechase37]

How do you get the maps live wallpaper going? I'm not rooted. Am I going to have to wait for the 2.1 ota update?

 

[ptfd13]

Anybody elses location on the live wallpaper way off? Turned Maps on and it is right on but the wallpaper is off by over 5 miles!!!!

Mine started being way off and after a reboot it finally got exactly where I am. Seems like it took a bit longer than usual though but it got there.

 

[Shadez]

ok I must be missing something, how are you setting it to be a wallpaper?

 

[LifeIsABeach]

How do you get the maps live wallpaper going? I'm not rooted. Am I going to have to wait for the 2.1 ota update?

Yes, Live Wallpapers is part of 2.1. I think there was a way to get it working on 2.0.1, but now that 2.1 is so close you might as well wait. I always thought Live Wallpapers sounded pretty dumb, but this sounds pretty cool. Will probably get old quickly, but will use it to amaze my friends for a week or so at least.

 

[Shadez]

How do you get the maps live wallpaper going? I'm not rooted. Am I going to have to wait for the 2.1 ota update?

Yes, Live Wallpapers is part of 2.1. I think there was a way to get it working on 2.0.1, but now that 2.1 is so close you might as well wait. I always thought Live Wallpapers sounded pretty dumb, but this sounds pretty cool. Will probably get old quickly, but will use it to amaze my friends for a week or so at least.

No, I think hes looking for how to get the google maps live wallpaper now, not the ones coming with the 2.1 update.. like I am ..

 

[bennyj]

How do you get the maps live wallpaper going? I'm not rooted. Am I going to have to wait for the 2.1 ota update?

Yes, Live Wallpapers is part of 2.1. I think there was a way to get it working on 2.0.1, but now that 2.1 is so close you might as well wait. I always thought Live Wallpapers sounded pretty dumb, but this sounds pretty cool. Will probably get old quickly, but will use it to amaze my friends for a week or so at least.

No, I think hes looking for how to get the google maps live wallpaper now, not the ones coming with the 2.1 update.. like I am ..

I think he means that you can not use the maps live wall paper until you update to 2.1. I am also on 2.0.1 with the new google maps update and the live map wall paper is not available to me either.

 

[aggiechase37]

How do you get the maps live wallpaper going? I'm not rooted. Am I going to have to wait for the 2.1 ota update?

Yes, Live Wallpapers is part of 2.1. I think there was a way to get it working on 2.0.1, but now that 2.1 is so close you might as well wait. I always thought Live Wallpapers sounded pretty dumb, but this sounds pretty cool. Will probably get old quickly, but will use it to amaze my friends for a week or so at least.

No, I think hes looking for how to get the google maps live wallpaper now, not the ones coming with the 2.1 update.. like I am ..

Correct. Maps live wallpaper is what I'm trying to figure out.

 

[Shadez]

ah ok I was confused, I was under impression you could use the maps live wallpaper now, before the 2.1 ota. Guess I was just reading rooted peoples posts lol

 

[inmate369]

i cant get it to install or uninstall currant edition i'm running smoked glass 6.0.1

 

[christim]

i cant get it to install or uninstall currant edition i'm running smoked glass 6.0.1

just posted this elsewhere it is what I did and I am also on SG6.0. Others with other themes should search for "maps" as some files are in system/data/data too for those others:

1) opened the app Root Explorer
2) navigated to /system/apps and made the folder Read/Writeable
3) longpress on maps.apk to rename the maps.apk to maps.apk.bak (remove it if you wish...I don't like deleting things)
4) made the folder Read/Only
5) rebooted
6) menukey > Settings/Applications/Managed Applications/ menukey > filter > all
7) located com.android.google.apps.maps which has a size of 0.00b
8) clicked it and uninstalled
9) went to the market, located and installed maps.
10) enjoy

 

[inmate369]

trying it now thanks dude

 

[JCo352]

What exactly is latitude? I've never used it.