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Google Maps 2.2.1 Voice Control On Your Curve & 8800!!!

by Ronen Halevy on Jul 3rd, 2008 at 10:14 am EST
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Keep in mind this is REALLY not supported by Google since they only support it for the 8110, 8120, & 8130. This is the new voice search version that was released as an experimental version by Google.

8100-tutorial-infiniteOne of our readers, Hank, discovered that you can install it on a 8300 or 8800 series device just by going to the download link directly.

If you can’t risk some issues with your Berry I WOULD NOT INSTALL THIS! Don’t say I did not warn you!!!

But I can confirm that it does work like a charm on my AT&T 8310 (OS 4.5.0.46) & Sprint 8330 (OS 4.5.0.33) & AT&T 8800 (OS 4.2)!

Just head on over to this link from your BlackBerry Browser:

http://www.google.com/gmm/apps/v2.2.1/en/BlackBerry-42/GoogleMaps.jad?make=BlackBerry&model=43&ver=v2.2.1&source=mobileproducts&hl=en&noss=1

Thanks Hank!

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17 Comments to “Google Maps 2.2.1 Voice Control On Your Curve & 8800!!!”

  1. Posted by: ThugMon3y
    July 3, 2008 at 10:24 am EST

    What kind of issues comes with running it on an AT&T 8310?

  2. Posted by: Lance G.
    July 3, 2008 at 10:26 am EST

    How can this work is vlingo is already installed? will it interfere?

  3. Posted by: Mr. Carter
    July 3, 2008 at 10:41 am EST

    Didn’t work with my Sprint 8330 running 4.3.

  4. Posted by: Tom
    July 3, 2008 at 11:14 am EST

    The update (v2.2.1 (#2227)) installs on my 8830 with OS v4.2.2.196, but the voice control is not available. I am a guessing that there is a minimum OS required for this feature.

  5. Posted by: Ronen Halevy
    July 3, 2008 at 11:20 am EST

    Are you holding down the left soft button?

  6. Posted by: deeler
    July 3, 2008 at 11:42 am EST

    Anyone with a 8130 have a problem with this? whenever i press the left button while in google maps it just launches whatever the left conveinence key is set to open

  7. Posted by: Sleepy
    July 3, 2008 at 11:44 am EST

    Lance G..I check and it does not interfere with vlingo…vlingo runs outside of programs and this is a feature only when in google maps i presume.

  8. Posted by: trinybwoy
    July 3, 2008 at 11:57 am EST

    the voice part does not work for me.
    8800 tmobile.
    os 4.5.0.37(52)

  9. Posted by: basic
    July 3, 2008 at 12:52 pm EST

    8320 – tmobile – running 4.2.x – vlingo NOT installed –
    perfect. no problems. very cool.

  10. Posted by: Paul
    July 3, 2008 at 2:01 pm EST

    yep 8830 here with 4.5OS… voice doesnt work =(

  11. Posted by: Paul
    July 3, 2008 at 2:02 pm EST

    Per google website:

    Supported now on the following BlackBerry devices: 8110, 8120, 8130 (US only)

  12. Posted by: Ronen Halevy
    July 3, 2008 at 2:11 pm EST

    As I said only the pearl 2 is supported but it works on quite a few other devices. That screenshot above is on a 8310 with os 4.5

  13. Posted by: Andre
    July 3, 2008 at 6:02 pm EST

    The voice doesn’t work for me either. I have a Curve 8310 with 4.5.0.46. Pressing the left soft key works and it brings up the voice entry popup however no matter what I say I either get “Google Maps can’t connect” or something about not having enough of a signal when I have 4 full bars. Yet it works perfectly on my friend’s pearl :(

  14. Posted by: Ronen Halevy
    July 3, 2008 at 10:53 pm EST

    Yeah I had to reboot and then it did connect. I tried it and it is very accurate. I said radioshack and it found radioshack. Pretty cool…

  15. Posted by: baseballkyle
    July 4, 2008 at 10:35 am EST

    AT&T 8310 w/ OS 4.5.0.46 and no dice, even after rebooting. “Can’t connect” or “Signal Too Weak” msgs. So sad..