Google Maps Official (Java Version)

[semdev01]

PhoneMe by Davy must be installed first (to run Java applications) which automatically install Nimbuzz & Opera Mini

a. cvm-midlets_0.6_armel.deb
b. cvm_MAEMO-mr2.b168+svn20547-20120818_armel.deb
OR cvm_MEEGO-mr2.b168+svn20547-20120818_armel.deb
Link -> http://davy.preuveneers.be/phoneme/public/maemo/deb

Download Google Maps Java version & put in folder /opt/phoneme:
http://www.4shared.com/file/xuxebk3w/gmaps-232-m2_ts_L1.html/
(after download -> rename to googlemaps.jar for easier process next)

Making desktop shortcut:
1. Open X-Terminal as root & type cd /usr/share/applications/hildon/
2. cp nimbuzz.desktop googlemaps.desktop
3. open that file -> googlemaps.desktop (using LeafPad application or else) & replace all nimbuzz words with googlemaps

Making desktop icon:
Download googlemaps.png image below by right clicking & choose save then put in folder /usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps

UPDATE:
Google Maps w/ Latitude (GPS) -> https://sites.google.com/site/samsung5620/apps/Google_Maps.rar?attredirects=0&d=1, EXTRACT & don't forget renaming to googlemaps.jar (all small caps)

[jw461]

Looks like there's no GPS support that I can find, but otherwise, this is great! It runs extremely fast and is very usable though, which is a welcome change from our other mapping options.

[semdev01]

I've made an update in the instruction, for Google Maps w/ Latitude (GPS) or you can download here -> https://sites.google.com/site/samsung5620/apps/Google_Maps.rar?attredirects=0&d=1, extract & don't forget renaming to googlemaps.jar (all small caps)

[jw461]

Is there something you have to do to enable GPS support on the new version? When I start it, I get the message "Your current location is temporarily unavailable." and I can't find any options to enable or configure it.

[semdev01]

i have the same issue & I don't know what cause the problem, either GPS poor locking (eventhough the GPS notification in status area says it's locking) or perhaps due to Google Maps is not running natively.

Here is the workaround, click on Latitude then Change your status -> fill nothing & just return to the main screen then My Location will appear in Menu (click it then wait a few moments for the bluedot adjusting to your actual location)

[drbaablo]

"This port of phoneME Advanced allows you to run some basic midlets on the Nokia N900 running Maemo 5. The Nokia N9 with MeeGo can run this port too, though with some little inconveniences. While many features like 3D, GPS, bluetooth, multimedia playback, etc. are still missing, some popular midlets like Opera Mini seem to work OK."
From http://davy.preuveneers.be/phoneme/?q=node/34

[toebaer]

I have installed the latest version of phoneme for MeeGo and I have also downloaded the Google Maps w/ Latitude .jar file.

I had to install "unzip" in order to have phoneme with facebook.jar running on my N9 (compare http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1305542).

However, phoneme shuts down immediately after startup when I press the googlemaps icon. I ran

~ # cd /opt/phoneme/bin

/opt/phoneme/bin # ./runmidlet /opt/phoneme/googlemaps.jar

and received the following error message:

[/opt/phoneme/googlemaps.jar]
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.
/opt/phoneme/bin #

Hence, phoneme on MeeGo expects googlemaps.jar to be an archive file? Maybe zipping googlemaps.jar would help, but I havent tried (not sure how to do that anyway).

[munozferna]

Jar is a ZIP file, try to open it with 7zip on a desktop computer or if you use linux: file googlemaps.jar

[semdev01]

and received the following error message:

[/opt/phoneme/googlemaps.jar]
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.
/opt/phoneme/bin #

Hence, phoneme on MeeGo expects googlemaps.jar to be an archive file? Maybe zipping googlemaps.jar would help, but I havent tried (not sure how to do that anyway).

You can try 7zip @ PC as munozferna said but I speculate the otherway that the message is asking to compress googlemaps.jar to googlemaps.zip & not to decompress it?

Any other thoughts of Meego expert out there regarding that error msg, because I'm not using Meego?

[toebaer]

You can try 7zip @ PC as munozferna said but I speculate the otherway that the message is asking to compress googlemaps.jar to googlemaps.zip & not decompress it?

Any other thoughts of Meego expert out there regarding that error msg, because I'm not using Meego?

I downloaded GoogleMaps.rar to my Mac, installed an utility to decompress it (unrar) and received two files

GoogleMaps.jar
GoogleMaps.jad

(I first had renamed GoogleMaps.rar to googlemaps.jar and copied to /opt/phoneme, so I had not read your instructions properly, sorry)

I copied both to my N9 with bluetooth and did

devel-su
rootme
cp /home/user/MyDocs/GoogleMaps.jar /opt/phoneme/googlemaps.jar
cp /home/user/MyDocs/GoogleMaps.jad /opt/phoneme/googlemaps.jad

and it is working :)

The good thing with this is that it includes public transport for routing/directions also outside of my town, which is not the case for NokiaMaps, as far as I know and I am concerned.

But using the keyboard is a bit cumbersome..

Anyways, thanks very much for that, it is otherwise really fast and neat...

[semdev01]

and it is working :)

The good thing with this is that it includes public transport for routing/directions also outside of my town, which is not the case for NokiaMaps, as far as I know and I am concerned.

But using the keyboard is a bit cumbersome..

Anyways, thanks very much for that, it is otherwise really fast and neat...

Great! Glad you post the problem (I've told you...ehm)

Now Meego user can enjoy the official maps as well.

Btw, what do you mean w/ keyboard? In the MIDlet Setting from PhoneMe there's a setting to turn-off the virtual keyboard

[toebaer]

Great! Glad you post the problem (I've told you...ehm)

Now Meego user can enjoy the official mpas as well.

Btw, what do you mean w/ keyboard? In the Run MIDlet from PhoneMe there's a setting to turnoff the virtual keyboard

Yes, I have seen that. Enabling virtual keyboard should let me use the native virtual keyboard of the N9? I have the impression that this does not work properly, but I would have to test it a bit more systematically. Disabling the virtual keyboard then requires me to use the built in virtual keyboard of phoneme which works alright...

[semdev01]

Well, in case you can't use the full touchscreen function just let me know (because in Maemo there is no virtual keyboard? Everything is touch navigation e.g pan & zoom except the Menu of course)

[bibek]

Is it a known bug that my login credentials are forgotten if I run another app like opera mini with phoneme? Any workaround?

[semdev01]

Is it a known bug that my login credentials are forgotten if I run another app like opera mini with phoneme? Any workaround?

Hello bibek!

Quite off topic, anyway what do you mean w/ login credential?

Is it auto login in Opera Mini during accessing some sites such as Facebook?

[rpjitendra]

installed with custom icon.
getting error login failed.
rest the application is working fine and fast.
thanks

[semdev01]

installed with custom icon.
getting error login failed.
rest the application is working fine and fast.
thanks

error login? You mean GPS can't find your current location perhaps?

There is a workaround for that @ post #5 -> talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1304912&postcount=5

Could you share the icon here pls? (I will attach it on 1st page)

[jw461]

I've been playing with semdev's instructions on getting GPS working and it seems to be inconsistent. Sometimes I can get the option to appear by making a Latitude status change, and other times it doens't work. Also, just letting the app sit idle will magically make the GPS work, but I haven't figured out how long it takes. So GPS.....inconsistently. Still, this is much much better than any of the other mapping apps we have!

[semdev01]

I've been playing with semdev's instructions on getting GPS working and it seems to be inconsistent. Sometimes I can get the option to appear by making a Latitude status change, and other times it doens't work. Also, just letting the app sit idle will magically make the GPS work, but I haven't figured out how long it takes. So GPS.....inconsistently. Still, this is much much better than any of the other mapping apps we have!

Yuhuu jw 641, it's nice to see you again!

You are right about GPS inconsistency sometimes, hopefully we will find the cause one day (I strongly suspicious Google Maps having trouble when pinpointing nearby cell tower using assisted GPS)

Overall, the application is still pretty usable though? (btw, the maps is superior because made by Google hahah)

[jw461]

Yes, very usable. I use this exclusively now. Other than the GPS issue, it's clearly better (faster, better UI, less buggy) than any of the other applications we have, including Ovi Maps.

[Val Demar]

Thanks guys! I've been struggling lately to find reasons to make a decision to replace my N900 with something else, now it is pretty much impossibe :)

Anyone knows if it is possible to icrease heap space for a midlet? Having difficulty with the live traffic as the app tends to run short on memory when it's enabled and it gets turned off automatically.

Edit: OMG, street view works too!

[jukk]

Very nice, thanks!

[semdev01]

Thanks guys! I've been struggling lately to find reasons to make a decision to replace my N900 with something else, now it is pretty much impossibe :)

Anyone knows if it is possible to icrease heap space for a midlet? Having difficulty with the live traffic as the app tends to run short on memory when it's enabled and it gets turned off automatically.

Edit: OMG, street view works too!

hi val! happy new year :D

it seems you have technical knowledge of java better than myself.

so for increasing heap space, i suggest you contact davy directly as creator of PhoneME (all credits goes to him as i've always recited)

[Val Demar]

I poked around and couldn't figure out how to pass max heap size to cvm through runmidlet, maybe there is a cleaner way but I ended up using the full command line for the Exec property in my googlemaps.desktop file, notice the -Xmx parameter which now sets max heap size to 24m instead of default 12:

Exec=/opt/phoneme/bin/cvm -Xmx24m -Xbootclasspath/a:/opt/phoneme/lib/jsr234.jar -Dmicroedition.profiles=MIDP-2.1 -Dmicroedition.location.version=1.0 -Dsun.midp.library.name=midp -Dsun.midp.home.path=/opt/phoneme/midp/midp_linux_fb_gcc -Dcom.sun.midp.mainClass.name=com.sun.midp.main.Cdc MIDletSuiteLoader sun.misc.MIDPLauncher -suitepath /opt/phoneme/googlemaps.jar -jadpath /opt/phoneme/googlemaps.jad -1 com.google.googlenav.GoogleNav

With this value I couldn't trigger the low memory condition which used to occur fairly soon after enabling traffic and zooming in/out several times. In theory this may help to speed up the app somewhat as the garbage collector doesn't have to run full sweeps as often.

[Val Demar]

Dang, can no longer run the app. It attempts to show the Terms and Conditions screen on launch and then craps out with a "serious error" message. Anyone else has this problem?

[semdev01]

nope, mine runs fine

[Val Demar]

Weird, I've installed a couple of apps since I was able successfully run it last time. Uninstalled them and it didn't help. Do you remember seeing "terms and conditions" screen? I don't, even if was shown initially it is unclear why it is being opened again. Maybe it stores a file with persistent settngs which is now corrupt. hmm.

[semdev01]

T & C screen occasionally appear but the maps run just fine (btw i don't make a change to google.desktop file)

[Val Demar]

I removed my changes from the desktop file but no use. Wondering if yours will stop working the next time you see the T&C screen.

[Val Demar]

Is it possible that some of the components that cvm depends on got replaced with other versions because I installed some apps which broke cvm (java vm)?

[Val Demar]

Looks like I'm not alone: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/3tuqceRHbBY

[semdev01]

i'm not using cssu either but frankly i don't know what is the cause

[Val Demar]

According to blackberry forums it looks like google changed something on their end causing the problem with T&C. BB app received an update and apparently it is all peachy now (http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-torch-9810-f236/google-maps-serious-error-issue-resolved-758680/). Given it is not a problem isolated to my phone this may be the end of Google Maps on N900 unless we can locate an updated generic MIDP version of the app. The BB version has a jad file too but the content seem to be BB specific. I will try m.google.com with a spoofed user-agent to see if they offer a download for some platform. Hopefully I can find the UA string for some MIDP compliant phones.

[h0dges]

According to blackberry forums it looks like google changed something on their end causing the problem with T&C. BB app received an update and apparently it is all peachy now (http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-torch-9810-f236/google-maps-serious-error-issue-resolved-758680/). Given it is not a problem isolated to my phone this may be the end of Google Maps on N900 unless we can locate an updated generic MIDP version of the app. The BB version has a jad file too but the content seem to be BB specific. I will try m.google.com with a spoofed user-agent to see if they offer a download for some platform. Hopefully I can find the UA string for some MIDP compliant phones.
Dude I am having the exact same issue on a Sony Ericsson W995 that I completely wiped this weekend (hence reinstalling Google Maps on it).

I'm worried that Google doesn't know about this issue affecting other J2ME users except the Blackberry crowd (since we are so few), and therefore they will not fix this bug.

Please let me know if you find a workaround.

Thanks

[jw461]

GPS functionality is working better and better for me. Makes no sense, but it seems like the more I use it, the faster the "My Location" option appears. I don't mean GPS signal lock...I mean just to get that option at all.

[Val Demar]

Dude I am having the exact same issue on a Sony Ericsson W995 that I completely wiped this weekend (hence reinstalling Google Maps on it).

I'm worried that Google doesn't know about this issue affecting other J2ME users except the Blackberry crowd (since we are so few), and therefore they will not fix this bug.

Please let me know if you find a workaround.

Thanks

No workaround yet. It is not they that don't know, it is more like they don't care, we live in Android and iPhone world now and I think MIDP maps are no longer supported, you can't even download them from Google or so it seems. I'm afraid we are SOL here, which is unfortunate as I was very excited to get GM working on N900. Having said that it should be possible to decompile Java classes, fix the issue if it is a simple problem, and assemble the app back. Looking at the stack trace the code is obfuscated so this will make it a bit more difficult. This will surely violate all sorts of license agreements but I'm not sure if we care... I wouldn't hold my breath though as it is very likely that the app will break again in the future, so the fix, even if possible, will only buy you some time.

[h0dges]

Do you know of any alternative apps that provide mapping from Google?

I know Mobile GMaps (http://www.mgmaps.com/) used to but they had to remove support and now "only" provide Live, OSM, Yahoo. I wonder if it can be added in.

The thing I'll miss the most is the step-by-step direction instructions.

P.S. Cheers for the fast reply.

[h0dges]

One more thing:

One thing I tried to do was "transplant" the java db files from my old phone onto the new phone (having figured out which set belonged to Google Maps), however, that didn't work.

My thinking was that there most likely is a boolean variable stored in a database file that determines whether the user has accepted the T&Cs or not. If it could be flipped then it may circumvent this issue (assuming it's a T&C download error? 404?)

[h0dges]

Well for Mobile GMaps the Google Maps Custom URL is:

http://mt1.google.com/vt

I'll edit this post if I can get Satellite and Hybrid layers working.

Sorry to those who feel I've hijacked this thread! :rolleyes:

[zaidk9]

can anyone tell me how to install opera mini

[h0dges]

can anyone tell me how to install opera mini

"Use your device’s default Web browser to visit the address m.opera.com (http://m.opera.com)."

[Val Demar]

can anyone tell me how to install opera mini

If you follow the instructions in the OP you'll get OM 6.5 and 7.0 as well as some other Java apps on your N900.

EDIT: frankly the OM's performance is disappointing, better use the native Opera Mobile browser.

[AndiThebest]

One more thing:

One thing I tried to do was "transplant" the java db files from my old phone onto the new phone (having figured out which set belonged to Google Maps), however, that didn't work.

My thinking was that there most likely is a boolean variable stored in a database file that determines whether the user has accepted the T&Cs or not. If it could be flipped then it may circumvent this issue (assuming it's a T&C download error? 404?)

maybe the settings are stored in the .jar itself?

[AndiThebest]

Do you know of any alternative apps that provide mapping from Google?

I know Mobile GMaps (http://www.mgmaps.com/) used to but they had to remove support and now "only" provide Live, OSM, Yahoo. I wonder if it can be added in.

The thing I'll miss the most is the step-by-step direction instructions.

P.S. Cheers for the fast reply.

the search engine doesnt work for me...

[igorriok]

hi, I am a noob :)
but I want this app so much
I opened the googlemaps.desktop file typing in terminal: nano googlemaps.desktop, and replaced all nimbuzz words to googlemaps.desktop, but I don't know how to save this changes :(
there is no menu to access and select save :)
how can I close this file and save all changes?
please help

[MetalGearSolid]

Ctrl+O to save changes
Ctrl+X to exit

[semdev01]

hi, I am a noob :)
but I want this app so much
I opened the googlemaps.desktop file typing in terminal: nano googlemaps.desktop, and replaced all nimbuzz words to googlemaps.desktop, but I don't know how to save this changes :(
there is no menu to access and select save :)
how can I close this file and save all changes?
please help

wow, this is my 1st visit after the site was down.

It seems this app still in demand but unfortunately is not working anymore as val_demar said (so save your effort for this moment)

[Garp]

I've made an update in the instruction, for Google Maps w/ Latitude (GPS) or you can download here -> https://sites.google.com/site/samsung5620/apps/Google_Maps.rar?attredirects=0&d=1, extract & don't forget renaming to googlemaps.jar (all small caps)

Help! I have followed the procedure including #6 from toebaer but no icon shows up at my homescreen?
Trying to execute googlemaps.desktop from /usr/share/applications/hildon the app loading but loading Terms and Conditions every time ends up with an
'Unknown error'
'Serious error. Please exit and restart'
:confused:

[semdev01]

the error is not on your side but google changed something in their maps causing its java client is not working anymore (see post #46 -> http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1318292&postcount=46)

[Garp]

the error is not on your side but google changed something in their maps causing its java client is not working anymore (see post #46 -> http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1318292&postcount=46)

OK Thanks!
But have you any idea why no desktop icon is created.
I have looked into both nimbuzz.desktop and the facebook.desktop and they look eacxtly the same besides the name of cource and the fact that I needed to change the Exec line to end with facebook.jar (instead of .jad), but then the Icon showed up at homescreen (months ago).
But here with googlemaps no matter using .jad or .jar no icon shows up on homescreen! :confused:

Sorry I'm getting too old. I forgot my own lesson handling facebook.desktop a little more than a month ago:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1305639&postcount=60
meaning to copy the googlemaps.desktop file into /usr/share/applications/ too and icon is fine on homescreen!:D

[Val Demar]

Fired up the app and it worked today. I'm shocked. Let's see how long it will last.

[n900d-i-y]

Fired up the app and it worked today. I'm shocked. Let's see how long it will last.

Is it ok to install or should I wait as when I tried to install it last time I got 'Unknown error'
'Serious error. Please exit and restart'

[Val Demar]

Is it ok to install or should I wait as when I tried to install it last time I got 'Unknown error'
'Serious error. Please exit and restart'

Still works for me. The T&C screen loaded successfully today and I was able to accept. Seems to run fine now.

[n900d-i-y]

Still works for me. The T&C screen loaded successfully today and I was able to accept. Seems to run fine now.

OK, I'll try to install it again and see how I go. Also do you know why it installs alot of other programs as well?

[Val Demar]

I does install a few, like Opera Mini, Nimbuzz, and a couple of others. Word of caution - I see cvm keeps running when you exit the maps, pegging the CPU, so if this happens you need to kill it from xterm by hand.

[semdev01]

Fired up the app and it worked today. I'm shocked. Let's see how long it will last.

geez...you're right once again, thanks!

[semdev01]

OK, I'll try to install it again and see how I go. Also do you know why it installs alot of other programs as well?

there are 2 deb package files to be installed as per instruction (but if you know how to create desktop shortcut then the midlets files which contains desktop shortcut as reference & other programs w/ icons is not necessary)

[nokiabot]

Did a bit reserch on the topic and found that tha midlet is still supported not only for bb but for all it was a technical downtime of somekind now its working and will continue to do so:) cheers

[Raimu]

Does this midlet still position you on the map using GPS? It doesn't locate me anymore.

[pichlo]

This issue? (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=90651&highlight=agps) Expired Nokia certificates. You need to install maemo-security-certman from CSSU*) to fix it.

*) Mine is CSSU-Testing. dunno if it made its way to Stable yet.

[Raimu]

No, I don't think that's the problem since I also run an up-to-date CSSU-t. The GPS does lock, but nothing brings up the blue locaton dot in this midlet anymore.