26 Apr
Google Maps Navigation coming to iPhone?
Posted on 2010 under Google Maps Navigation, Mobile Content/Services, Mobile News, iPhone | Comments are offIt’s only been a matter of days since made its way across the pond on to UK and already there’s murmurings that the search giants free satnav offering could make its way on to various other platforms. So, who’s next in line for Google Maps Navigation?
Speaking to online technology evangelists , Google Maps for mobile ptoduct manager Steve Lee mentioned that the company is ‘evaluating other platforms’. “We’re always evaluating other platforms for Google Maps Navigation. Google Maps is the application that has the most breadth on other platforms - , , J2ME phones, but Google Maps Navigation requires higher capabilities. We can’t say any more today other than we are always evaluating other platforms.”
So, nothing concrete but interesting to note that Windows Mobile (Windows Phone 7?) and iPhone were both name checked. When asked directly about whether Google Maps Navigation could make it over to the iPhone, Lee said: “We’re close partners with Apple, but we can’t comment on the ifs and whens. But it’s hard to say we’d never license our services to anyone, because at the end of the day we’re a search and ads company.”
What about the likes of (Google Maps is a downloadable app for Symbian) and WebOS (the comes pre-installed with GoogleMaps)? Do they meet the ‘higher capabilities’? Well, whether these are the other platforms currently being evaluated is unsure but with already offering ‘Free SatNav Forever’ on selected Symbian phones and the Palm Pre’s market share dwindling, we wouldn’t count on it but the possibility of Google Maps Navigation for iPhone definitely looks promising.