Tuesday, July 19, 2011

3D buildings in Google Maps for Android arise in London, Paris, Barcelona, and more


Last December, the release of Google Maps 5.0 for Android ushered in the next-generation of mobile maps where you can rotate, tilt, and zoom in and out of 3D maps. Whether you’re on the go or playing with a new phone, seeing a 3D skyline spring up in New York City, Zurich, Milan, and other cities is a helpful, fun, and unique experience--an experience we want as many of you as we can to have for your city.

We've been adding more cities and you will now find that 3D buildings are available in London, Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm, Singapore, Lisbon, Boulder, and 11 major cities in South Africa.

3D buildings in London and Barcelona

You don’t need to update the app, just open Google Maps for mobile on your phone with Android 2.0+ and zoom in to a city with 3D buildings. Enjoy!

Posted by Brian Brewington, Software Engineer
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24 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Wonderfull! Google maps is very good! But in Italy there are maps 5 years before now....
    :)

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  2. TrasplerJuly 19, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Nice but the 3D buildings in Zurich (Switzerland) are still a mess :/

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  3. TalesianJuly 19, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Hi guys. I have just loaded maps and there are no 3D buildings in London. Do I need to refresh the cache?
    Cheers.

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  4. ExploreFeed.comJuly 19, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    I really like the post... Thanks.. Going to mention on my official tech blog at www.explorefeed.com

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  5. ExploreFeed.comJuly 19, 2011 at 10:36 AM

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  6. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Will this be avalebal for the desktop vertion anytime soon?

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  7. androidsuomiJuly 19, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Now just add navigation to finland please.

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  8. chs121July 19, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Buenos Aires, Argentina also has 3d buildings

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  9. ShilpiJuly 19, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    This is going to be great and the view is too good...

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  10. e30ernestJuly 20, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    The Google Maps Android app is a truly excellent piece of software. It's good to see a wider coverage on the 3D maps. It really sets it apart from the web app versions on other devices.

    - Ernest
    Mobile App Developer

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  11. MarcJuly 20, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    Love the added areas.

    I noticed the desktop link to maps now has a new icon, love that too, will the Android app be getting that as well?

    IMHO I think it's time for an icon update ...

    Marc

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  12. RicardJuly 20, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    I have an Android 2.1-update1 and it doesn't run.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 20, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    nice article
    i like it
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    web design

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  14. AmzoJuly 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    Swedish folks are patiently waiting for navigation to be finally available.
    As a suggestion,what about rolling it out progressively?
    1st Stockholm the the other major cities,the rest is pretty easy,its just forests!
    :D

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  15. BasjohnJuly 20, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    South Africans are waiting for Navigation to stop being falsely disabled (I mean it's obvious it works here as some "mods" have proven to me) and for us to also have it so we can make use of these features.

    I highly recommend android phones but have had some VERY VERY upset friends and family who found out navigation is "unavailable" the hard way.

    Kinda shocked you guys didn't sort this out for the world cup actually, imagine all the Android users who were lost and frustrated?

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  16. deepaJuly 20, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Nice Article of this Amazing news on Google Map...i like it! Thanks for sharing...

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  17. adminJuly 21, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    From the Market, it was noted that Google Maps app requires Android 2.1 and up. But here you stated that it can run on Android 2.0+. Then which one is more appropriate?

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  18. EMKJuly 22, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    Oslo, Norway also has 3d.

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  19. JyriJuly 22, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Who needs 3D when 2D navigation does not work?

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  20. Google Plus FeaturesJuly 23, 2011 at 3:50 AM

    I have used this on my Android phone and found it really good. The 3D views are just amazing.

    Google Plus Features

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  21. .July 24, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    "...and Europe where both Navigation and real-time traffic data are available"

    is this a joke ? sweden is not listed. I bought a Samsung S2 and thought that Google Maps was a good app. But i got really dissapointed. I will buy a real nav prog with turn by turn.
    It´s just annoying to watch nice video of how google maps works, and it is not available i my country. And the function Directions is not for people who is driving a car, it´s the same as a papermap. Why does google release maps with directions ? what was google thinking ? Directions has NO use what so ever for us who use nav in cars...

    So the problem is now that i can´t uninstall google maps... i don´t want a app on my phone that is not working in my country.
    I´m really dissapointed....

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  22. giundaJuly 25, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    Nice but the 3D buildings in Zurich free online Puzzle games

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  23. UnknownJuly 25, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    London is not working for me on my Nexus one. Is it only parts of London? I have tired Oslo and that worked.

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  24. UnknownJuly 25, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Please Google, add Jakarta for 3D maps

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