[UPDATE 2009-12-10: As of Dec 7th / 8th (depending on your time zone), Google disabled access to turn-by-turn GPS navigation at the server end for people not in the US. The software still works, but the back end won't give you the information. It won't work now no matter what you do, unless you're in the US. The instructions below are still valid for dealing with signing problems on this and other versions of Maps. ]
[Update: You should also check out this more recent post on this subject.]
Google Fodder: I'm posting this here because xda-developers forums was producing a "502 bad gateway" error and Google cache didn't hold a copy....and the only place on the net it appeared to be was on xda.
Originally Posted by mrandroid 
Download and copy the new Google Maps 3.2.1 APK to your sdcard.
Can be found at: http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/
open a terminal window:
(For Cyanogen Builds)
type: su
type: mount /system -o remount,rw
type: rm /system/app/Maps.apk
type: cp /sdcard/Maps.apk /system/app
TA RA! lol welcome to Google Maps 3.2.1 w/ Nav.
*** UPDATE *** If for any reason it's not 3.2.1 after installing, you'll be able to just download 3.2.1 from the market now and it'll install perfectly... Either way, The file should be fixed and it should be 3.2.1 now.
Can be found at: http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/
open a terminal window:
(For Cyanogen Builds)
type: su
type: mount /system -o remount,rw
type: rm /system/app/Maps.apk
type: cp /sdcard/Maps.apk /system/app
TA RA! lol welcome to Google Maps 3.2.1 w/ Nav.
*** UPDATE *** If for any reason it's not 3.2.1 after installing, you'll be able to just download 3.2.1 from the market now and it'll install perfectly... Either way, The file should be fixed and it should be 3.2.1 now.
thanks just need to post in xda its back up
ReplyDeletethank you very much, you rock!
ReplyDeleteBTW, if anybody knows how to get google navigation for US-Tmobile-G1 working in europe, I would be in his debt. forever.
it just disappeared from my phone completely =(
ReplyDeleteEugene373's Eclair (Android 2.0) v1.6 ROM (check out AndroidSpin.com) has the Google Nav working outside the US. I used it here in New Zealand successfully - perfectly! - on Saturday to go to a place I had not been to before.
ReplyDeleteBut! This ROM has no functioning camera and a few other bugs. I have it on my second phone. The first one runs Cyanogen 4.2.5 and the Nav doesn't work there.....but everything else does. I don't really need the nav....It's a nice-to-have for me. :-)
Thanks. I had to reboot my phone to make it work.
ReplyDeleteThe Maps.apk works but the shortcut disappeared from the Screen and the Menu..
ReplyDeleteGreat scotts it worked perfectly
ReplyDeleteWorked flawlessly.. Then updated to 3.3..
ReplyDeleteTYVM
ReplyDeletePost updated to reflect change in Google's handling of RoW usage.
ReplyDeleteWorks great on first try! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, when Google Maps has another update, do I just do the automatic upgrade via Market next time?
I just wanted to say 'THANKS!' and note that I downloaded 3.3.1 from myhangoutonline and installed it, then updated from the phone itself to 4.0.0 and everything seems to be working perfectly!
ReplyDeleteAgain, thanks a ton!
Google Maps starting working again for me after I updated my Cyanogen to the latest ROM on my MyTouch 3G.
ReplyDeleteAfter I switched to Cyanogen ROMs, I don't get fatal crashes anymore like I used to with the standard ROM. (The phone used to reset itself back to default settings and I would lose all my apps, could not make phone calls until I did a factory reset. Ouch!)
Rooted Android rocks!