I have a beta BB 8830 on Sprint and Google Maps does have GPS suppport, but only barely. When you launch it, it will find your current location and that's it (it says 'Press 0 to go to your current location). It does not track your movement or provide any other GPS navigation features. It is nice to have, but definitely is not a competitor to a full fledged GPS solution.
Now, the one thing on there that does work this way is the built in Blackberry Maps program. It doesn't announce directions to you and has a hard time finding certain addresses, but it's free. I wonder if it will make it onto the final version?
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I have a beta BB 8830 on Sprint and Google Maps does have GPS suppport, but only barely. When you launch it, it will find your current location and that's it (it says 'Press 0 to go to your current location). It does not track your movement or provide any other GPS navigation features. It is nice to have, but definitely is not a competitor to a full fledged GPS solution.
Now, the one thing on there that does work this way is the built in Blackberry Maps program. It doesn't announce directions to you and has a hard time finding certain addresses, but it's free. I wonder if it will make it onto the final version?