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t-mobile desire user - why are some apps not available?

e.g google earth, ebay app - both of these i've had to find the apk files and use htc sync to install em. even appbrain doesn't work with them. they're tagged but the phone says not found on market
having the prob now since there's apparently an update to google earth but i can't find it.
is it due to my phone being a t-mobile desire and not a plain jane desire?

As far as I know google earth is only released for the nexus one on the market.

ach, ok. that sucks though
at least i got a working ver now thanks to forum dudes

I had Google Earth installed on my Desire (from the market). I uninstalled it as it took too much memory. Not sure why it cant be dl and installed anymore... beats me.

Install Google Earth via the .apk, it's Nexus only at the moment.

i can find the original apk, but is there a way to update it? or get an updated apk? (guessing no, since i can only find the original)

G Maps has update, with 3D exploration!!

Go hit up market and get it!

Love it!
Anyone know of a way to take advantage of caching? I'd like to store my whole region for off-line (SDcard) use.

instigator008 said:
Love it!
Anyone know of a way to take advantage of caching? I'd like to store my whole region for off-line (SDcard) use.
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This would be nice!

how do we see 3d buildings or suppose to be automatic if available?
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3d buildings are automatic if they are available. You just have to zoom in real far. I didn't see them on the Boston map but they are on the New York map.
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nivlac978 said:
3d buildings are automatic if they are available. You just have to zoom in real far. I didn't see them on the Boston map but they are on the New York map.
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if you click on the little compass icon in the right hand corner it will change the map from flat to 3d and also into compass mode

This site may help you with your question, well i hope so.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374443,00.asp

Is anyone with Desire Z able to get the update? Google Maps was preinstalled, so it doesn't auto-update or show in the Market app. Also, when I try to search it on Market, I can't find it.

I updated my desire z today using mobile data. The app was in the new app store showing the update tab. Working great and faster than before, even while using on mobile data.
Any lone know if there is a way to precache maps as a whole. Id like to get my whoe county but it only seems to cache what i look at at the time.
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darthmelk said:
Is anyone with Desire Z able to get the update? Google Maps was preinstalled, so it doesn't auto-update or show in the Market app. Also, when I try to search it on Market, I can't find it.
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Go to androidpolice.com, find maps post on front page, scan QR code.
(Not affiliated with androidpolice in any way. I just happened to find out about the new Maps over there first and the QR worked for me...)

Thanks! Tried that, and also on other websites with barcode for Google Maps, but I always get the message (after I go to the link) - "The requested item could not be found".
I wonder why Google Maps is forbidden from installing to my Desire Z, or even showing up in Market?

APK that works on my phone, since there's no other way to install Google Maps, is in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876744

[Q] Google maps 5 caching

Hi guys
wondering if its possible or will be with the help of devs to cache a whole country/state for complete offline navigation.

Hope you got a big memory card
My cache is already about 2MB and I've used maps once to look at my street.
I remember seeing a program that could download google earth tiles a few years back on the pc so it should be possible. I haven't looked into it recently.

The "Maps [-]" app does it on Android for a while.
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Does the maps - app allow offline searching for streets aswell and does it work with maps5?
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[Q] Google maps not compatible with your device ?!

So I live in Costa Rica and I was trying to update my google maps app in my LeeDroid HD version and its says that my device is not compatible (HTC Desire) is there any way to force the installation?
Thanks!

google maps is listed on this forum , with links etc to the app

Look for Market Access or Market Enabler and never worry about your Google Maps not getting updates.
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[Q] Device finder

Can anyone confirm if HTC one X has the device finder feature like the desire HD?
I cannot locate the device finder feature under Settings>Location
Is it my device that is missing this feature or has HTC removed it entirely from the one X?
I searched the forums here on xda and google but couldn't find anything anywhere about it.
My device is from India.

Dunno, but I'm sure you can find something in the play store.

alappancholi said:
Can anyone confirm if HTC one X has the device finder feature like the desire HD?
I cannot locate the device finder feature under Settings>Location
Is it my device that is missing this feature or has HTC removed it entirely from the one X?
I searched the forums here on xda and google but couldn't find anything anywhere about it.
My device is from India.
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on dhd it basically never ever worked, i think they just got rid of the whole htcsense.com thing because it never worked reliably. (in fact i remember they sent out an email saying they were shutting it down and to backup contacts etc)
lookout is good, wheres my droid is also good. both do the same thing, just ten times better than the htc one.