Google Maps updated to v5.7 with Transit Navigation, better search, photo viewer [video]

Google just updated Google Maps with Navigation to v5.7.0 which introduce a major feature called Transit Navigation and a handful features such as Updated Directions, Improved Search Suggest, Photo viewer for Place pages. Let’s have brief look at the new features:

Transit Navigation:  Google Maps Navigation (Beta) now added Transit Navigation which provides navigation instructions for public transportation in more than 400 cities around the globe. This is very useful in a foreign city where you don’t speak the language and can’t read the route maps or understand the announcements. When you are on trip using Google Maps Navigation, you can even launch another application and Google Maps will still display an alert in your notification bar and vibrate your phone when your stop is coming up or time to make a transfer. You can Plan a trip using public transportation 400+ cities around the globe. For a better idea watch below the video overview of Transit Navigation:

Updated Directions: In Google Maps now Navigation icon will automatically appear and with just a single click you can get access to step-by-step directions in place for driving and walking which does not currently appear for public transit.

Improved Search Suggest: Google Maps now added a bunch of category icons which will show the type of search result allowing to find quickly what you want and even any place you got directions to or called directly from its Places page will be included as a suggestion for a relevant search.

Photo viewer for Place pages: Since google introduced business photos in Google Maps, millions of photos have been tagged around the world. Now Photo Viewer in Google Maps application will allow user to see the images tagged to certain locations.

Google Maps with Navigation Beta for Android was developed by Google Inc.
Package name: com.google.android.apps.maps.apk

File size: 6MB

             

 Two ways to download

Not all applications are available to all phones. The desired application may not be available for your device, depending on factors like your Android OS version, Your screen resolution or the country from which You are accessing the Android Market.

Barcode download

1. Open your preferred Barcode scanner software (Do not have barcode app? Get one here).
2. Point your phone camera at the QR code below and scan it.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the installation.

Search Android Market

1. Open Android Market on Your phone
2. Go to "Search"
3. Type "AAAAA" in the search field and hit "Search"
4. Once you find the "AAAAA" app, choose "Install" and follow the instructions

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Download WP7Contacts for Android, give your phone some Windows Phone 7 flavour

Want to give your Android Smartphone some Windows Phone 7 flavour? Here is WP7Contacts app for Android bring you by WP7Android team as a part of the project targeted to port the beauty of Windows Phone 7 UI, including Launcher, Dialer, Contacts, Mail, Message, Browser, Camera, Gallery, Zune-Player.

WP7Contacts has full contacts support with Facebook integration. You can scroll through your contact list and also view their updates and other status changes. Everything you need in one app to stay connected! WP7Contacts for Android features:


- Sync contacts from SIM and Gmail
- Add new contact or edit existing one
- Search contacts by clicking search button. If one contact remains swipe up or click for edit contact
- Sort contacts by clicking all under people. You can sort by phone or email
- Chose own picture by clicking on the picture under the All/With Phone/With Email
- Quick search by letter by clicking blue letters. This opens the WP7 full onscreen Search Keyboard
- In Edit Contact: Swipe left for Call, right for Messaging
- Login to Facebook and Wall Post
Go ahead and download WP7Contacts for Android from the original thread over xda forum or source link. Let us know if you like it! By the way, did you checkout Windows 8 UI Live Tiles running on Android Tablet, coming soon (video).