Thread: [How to] Have latest OVI maps in N900
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2011-08-17 , 08:40
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Originally Posted by lidow View Post
Is there a special reason not to use OVI suite for this purpose?

I just use OVI suite and all maps updated without issues on N900. I even have the modified version of maps with voice. No problems so far.
OVI suite is windows only program usually part of Nokia suite. Not all of us use windows. Furthermore the program itself can be rather cumbersome in various ways.

Originally Posted by bandora View Post
I'm a bit disappointed because I thought that this was a How To thread on how to get the Harmattan Ovi Maps (app) onto the N900! I was like then I read the text and I was like
Highly unlikely due to hardfp/softfp differences, I wouldn't even want to imagine how long it would take for the harmattan's version of nokia maps to load had it have newer features (which probably adds extra bloat) on top of hardware differences between the two.