So the question remains.... Given the last line of your message... " The service is in beta and is currently compatible with the Treo 750, 500v and 700wx models."
Why does it not work on my Treo 700wx????? Might there be a Mobile Windows Update that I don't know about? --- In [email protected], "L . . ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wasn't this the issue where Palm released a patch to allow this to work on a > Centro but had no plans on doing the same on other Treos? we were discussing > it a half a year ago: > > http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8094/palm-to-support-google-maps-my-location-after-all/ > > As a followup to our previous article on Google Maps My Location feature not > coming to Palm OS, we have new information from Palm. Palm says that they > have in fact responded to Google's request to make the "My Location" feature > available on quote "newer Palm phones." > > A representative for Palm developer relations says that an API for > determining cell tower IDs has always been on Palm devices, however it was > private. Palm says they are now working to make the API public, which > requires a change to the ROM, so My Location will be available on newer Palm > OS phones. Palm would only commit to say that a update will be made > available for the Palm Centro at some point and the API features would be > included on Palm OS phones in the future. > > Google's recently announced My Location feature is a GPS SatNav like service > for Google Maps Mobile that functions without a GPS receiver. It works by > triangulating your position based on the feedback from nearby cell towers > that you are connected to. According to Google the current crop of Palm OS > devices are not compatible as they do not offer the API they need to access > the ID number of the cell tower. > > The service is in beta and is currently compatible with the Treo 750, 500v > and 700wx models. > > >
