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    HERE Drive and 8.1

    Hi guys, this is Pino from HERE. First of all,you may wanna wait for the final release of Windows Phone 8.1, instead of using the developer preview. Having said that, please consider that different cars and accessories behave astonishingly differently with the bluetooth module of Windows Phone...
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    Nokia HERE Maps now has ads?

    Hi guys, this is Pino from the HERE team. After rolling out advertisements (e.g. with Groupon) on here.com, we are introducing them on Windows Phone 8 apps too. In the specific case of HERE Maps, we are displaying locally relevant ads in search results and nearby places. As krox1105 correctly...
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    Can't download Updates Here transit/drive Beta

    Hi everyone, this is Pino from the HERE team at Nokia. We are currently fixing an installation problem that prevented some people to start HERE Drive and HERE Transit after the update. Both apps will be available for download anytime soon.
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    HERE Drive+ Update

    Hi guys, this is Pino from the HERE team at Nokia. We are currently updating HERE Drive, HERE Drive+ and HERE Transit. Because some updates failed we are now fixing an installation bug. All the apps will be available again for download anytime soon.
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    Offline search in Nokia Maps and Drive

    Hi Ryan. Please update Nokia Maps to the latest version and you will enjoy offline search and routing. When offline, your location is going to be estimated, especially if you are indoors and you can't get GPS signal. This is why your location won't be "green". To improve this experience, go...
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    Nokia Maps experience

    Hi, this is Pino from the HERE team. We will look into the locking up/overheating issue. So far we couldn't reproduce it. However, if you want to see both maps and directions on the same screen, you should tap on "start (walk) navigation".
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    Nokia Maps is a giant step backwards

    Hi this is Pino from the HERE team, we have explained why we are not building one app for everything on our blog: A day in London with Nokia location-based apps – Nokia Conversations : the official Nokia blog
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    Nokia Maps is a giant step backwards

    Hi everyone, this is Pino from the HERE team and I would like to address some of the questions about Nokia Maps in this thread. We are aware that People Hub, Bing, Email and other apps on Windows Phone 8 do not open Nokia Maps and we are working together with Microsoft to provide a better user...
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    Offline search in Nokia Maps and Drive

    Hi alsg, sorry for the late answer. Yes, Nokia City Lens still requires an online connection. This is because it has been designed to show you the most updated information about places around you. We include some POI in offline maps, but not all of them and if you are not connected we can't show...
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    Offline search in Nokia Maps and Drive

    Maps on WP8: FAQ Hi alsg, this is Pino from Nokia. Indeed the preinstalled version of Nokia Maps (v 2.9) does not support offline search, but don't worry a new version (v 3.0) is being released in the next hours with full offline capabilities and additional features. You can read everything...