Windows Phone 8 devices get offline maps update and Nokia explains why

Nosotros last touched on a map refresh in tardily December when users were able to download OTA updates to their offline locations.

Today, Nokia Maps have received yet another update and once again, this applies to all Windows Phone eight devices, non simply Nokia. If you accept downloaded maps on your telephone, you should accept already been prompted to update them for the latest batch of improvements. If you haven't already, go to settings > applications > maps > cheque for updates.

The question y'all may be wondering is, what changed? We have the details.

Some of the highlights:

Maps for Serbia (including Kosovo) and Israel have been added with this release. You tin can now search for places and calculate precise routes in these ii countries, and soon plough-by-plow navigation will exist introduced with Nokia Drive.

Other components are receiving enhancements nether the hood to requite us more clarity, easier orientation, improved precision and to provide u.s.a. with the all-time experience and a better representation of reality.

Russian federation, Kingdom of norway and Sweden now collect and show higher details in wooded areas, thus improving your location.

Pedestrian paths have been extended to more areas, including lesser-known parks, providing better navigation when you are traveling on pes.

More detail in less populated areas of Greece, French republic and Republic of ireland.

In just the last eighteen months, Nokia'south Maps take added and amended 133,000 km/82,650 mi of roads in the UK lonely. Similarly large numbers are valid for many other countries likewise. For instance, in Italy, the tunnel under Roma Tiburtina has been added, as well equally the roads to the future main Berlin drome in Germany.

Equally you can encounter, the improvement is continual and comprehensive. The teams are currently working on extending the features of their mobile apps and refining the search experience, so we will probably be seeing another update to maps in the almost hereafter.

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