Nexus One OTA Starting Today, Adds Pinch-To-Zoom!

• Rob Jackson
• 14 years ago

Nexus One owners with 3G woes will start having their prayers answered today as Google has announced an OTA will begin shipping today. Not only does it fix 3G problems but there are some improvements included as well:

Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web

Google Maps: the Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4, which will include:

* Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com – access your favorite places from your phone or computer
* Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history – makes it easy to search for places you’ve searched for before
* Night mode in Google Maps Navigation – automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving

Pinch-to-zoom functionality: devices will now include a new pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone’s Browser, Gallery and Maps applications

3G connectivity: we will provide a general fix to help improve 3G connectivity on some Nexus One phones

Pinch To Zoom functionality added? WOWZERS that is an absolute SHOCKER and we definitely didn’t see that coming. Get ready to embrace Android to its fullest… things are just starting to heat up!

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