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Nokia N900 to Get Ovi Maps 3.03

Yesterday’s announcement that Ovi Maps 3.03 is set to offer free navigation caused a big stir in the industry, but enthusiasm was tempered somewhat by the fact that updated versions of Ovi Maps will initially only be supported by 10 smartphones. If you’re a Nokia N900 user, which runs Maemo 5 rather than Symbian, thankfully support is on its way. Read on to find out more…

At present, the latest version of Ovi Maps only runs on Symbian-based devices, with a limited number of handsets supported. With 10 models supporting the new app at present, Nokia is rolling out support for other models in the coming days and weeks, and you can expect to find the Nokia N900 among the smartphones set to benefit.

This is backed by what the Executive Vice President of Nokia, Anssi Vanjoki, had to say at yesterday’s launch event. Vanjoki pointed out that “in later dates we will also be increasing the number of support for this [sic] and certainly moving forward it will also support Maemo”. He went on to point out that the lack of support for the Nokia N97 wasn’t an oversight, or that Nokia planned to drop the device, but that Ovi Maps 3.03 would be on its way to the N97 in the next week or so. We now know the reason the Nokia N97 delay.

Either way, it’s been a successful couple of days for Ovi Maps, and we’ve been most impressed by the updated software. Check out our Ovi Maps 3.03 review, and keep an eye out here in the coming weeks to find out if your handset is supported.

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Benji
Jan 22, 2010 21:44

this is awesome news. All the more reason to buy Nokia. I was about to get Sygic for my N900, but this news is finally a smart move from nokia. Of course it had to wait till Google and Android offered free navigation, but now is better than never.

Tom
Jan 23, 2010 17:30

He mentioned Maemo would get it, but not necessarily Maemo 5. Apparently its not even on the roadmap on N900. This is the one thing holding me back from purchasing a N900. Hopefully they will make clear soon if it will be due out on the N900 – Nokia would be stupid not too make it compatible soon

Mohd
Jan 24, 2010 19:30

I was about to buy the N900. But since the voice navigation is not supported on it. I am going to go with Android! What a shamed!! Since N900 is the only Nokia smart phone that supports the t-mobile\’s 3g network.

Nigel Jones
Jan 26, 2010 0:49

Anssi just indicated that Ovi would go to maemo. Didn\’t say maemo 5? Or N900 did he?

simon
Jan 27, 2010 17:11

If you look on your Nokia N900 it already has it preinstalled

jave
Jan 27, 2010 19:10

Excellent news! I love my new toy eh phone or/and computer. I am pretty sure that the n900 gets good support from nokia including the new os versions. This is simply best phone nokia has ever made. Easy to use and fast. Really cool to have standard open source os as a bonus with the latest hardware things you can imagine.

Zoltan
Jan 28, 2010 13:37

Of course the N900 will get it!

tallinie
Feb 1, 2010 11:57

Currently N900 only has Ovi Maps version 1.01 while the newest one is 3.03 but… perhaps later this year

Jakub
Feb 16, 2010 8:30

Any news on when the ovi maps 3.03 will arrive to N900?This is ridiculous, their top phone doesnt support their possibly main selling feature…

ghazi
Feb 19, 2010 19:21

still no news about the n900 getting ovi maps 3.03… its been a month since it came out for symbian, how much longer do we have to wait!

Andrew_b
Feb 20, 2010 12:39

Sorry guys, but I think we’ve just been shafted by Nokia. I bought the N900 on a 24 mth contract a week ago based on seeing Ovi Maps 3 on my wife’s 5800. At that time it was inconceivable that Nokia’s ‘flagship’ product wouldn’t get the new free voicenav service. And to think of all the hype and spin they’ve been peddling around the N900 and Maemo until Feb 14th!

Since the MeeGo announcement it’s clear that Nokia are no longer interested in the N900, they’ve probably ceased production already. Sure, we’ll get trickle-down Qt apps from the new platform which ’should’ be compatible with Maemo 5, so plenty of fart apps and such nonsense, but no useful stuff driven by the manufacturer. I don’t expect to see Fring completed now either, so no Skype Video Calls… Another reason for me choosing the N900.

Thud, thud, thud. (the sound of my head banging against the wall)

mahesh
Feb 23, 2010 11:59

coooooooooommmmeeeeeee ooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn NOKIA……………….
LETs ROCK THE WORLD…………