Nokia Maps HERE reaches almost all Android devices – CNET Spanish

Due to high demand, Nokia launched the app from your app maps for a large number of devices, but the app is still in beta and has trick to download.

HERE Maps for Android Nokia

Nokia announced Tuesday the launch of its Maps application HERE for a large number of Android devices. Nokia opens its application for Android devices over a couple of weeks after he arrived as an exclusive to Samsung Galaxy devices.

Although a large number of Android devices can use the app Nokia Maps not HERE is – still – available in the App Store Play Store, this because the app is still in beta. However, to download the file (for Android apk format) and install the application manually, you have to visit the Nokia site.

By visiting the site, there is a button to download the file to Android device. For HERE Maps can be installed you need to have activated the “Unknown sources” option in the Android device, because with this application installation is allowed from other sites other than Play Store – this feature can be found in Configuring & gt ; Security & gt; Unknown sources.

It is important to mention that this option should only be used when the app is from a trusted source Nokia—in this case, as this is one of the ways in which malware can infect an Android device.

Maps HERE To install a device with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or higher. Nokia also recommended to use a device with 1GB RAM for voice prompts and the app in general play fluidly.

HERE Maps is now available for almost any Android Nokia

HERE Maps gives directions and points of interest search. In the statement, revealed that Nokia is working on more functions of the app; directions for pedestrians and cyclists are the most requested and where the company is already working.

In his conquest of
Android, Nokia faces a difficult challenge. The operating system has as default and use the Google Maps app for maps and geolocation. Google Maps is also the most widely used service for that purpose in Android and even iOS.

However, Nokia has a strategy. The Finnish company said earlier this year they plan to be present in Android and iOS before the end of the year -., And apparently only the latter lacks platform