Samsung has begun shipping the offline map service Nokia Here for its Galaxy smartphones. The use of the app is free for Galaxy owners. Since this is an international rollout, it may be that there will be delays in individual countries, to use in the Samsung Galaxy App Store is available for download. To use the app Nokia has published a guide. The end of August had given the partnership with Nokia announced Samsung. By year-end Nokia will also provide an app for Android and iOS available.
Here offers Offline Navigation for drivers and pedestrians with routing for approximately 100 countries. For this purpose appropriate maps for free ready for download. Here also offers maps with route networks and routing for public transportation in more than 750 cities in over 40 countries, as well as real-time traffic information for more than 40 countries. In addition, the location-sharing service Glympse is integrated in Here. This location data can be shared with friends.
For the SmartWatch Gear S, there will be off-line mapping service also. For this, Nokia developed a customized version of its navigation application navigator. It offers navigation with routing for pedestrians and users of public transport. The app is based on maps and technology of Nokia Here, however, is a completely stand-alone solution. That is, map data can be stored locally on the device, then offline to use this to navigate, for directions and Find. Even more features available when you link the app with the Herengracht app on a Galaxy smartphone. Then, routes for walking or using public transport can easily plan on the smartphone and then transferred to the SmartWatch. Here (beta) will be in October in time for the launch of the Samsung S Gear available on the Samsung Galaxy Store to download
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