Google Earth Arrives in Android Market for 2.1

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Google Earth Arrives in Android Market for 2.1

Posted Feb 22 2010 by Scott Webster in News with 37 Comments

The official Google Earth application has arrived in the Android Market this morning. We haven’t seen any news from the Google Mobile blog yet, so we’re trying to dig through a few things. As of right now, we know it doesn’t show up for Android 1.5 or 1.6 but Nexus One owners have confirmed it to be available. A few of our twitter followers have indicated that it’s not showing up for them either. So it appears that it does require Android 2.1 which makes sense to us. We just saw our first glimpse of it when the Nexus One was unveiled.

So for those of you with a Nexus One, head to the Android Market and download. In the meanwhile, the rest of us will have to wait on an update.

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Mike

Just downloaded it on my N1 ! Pretty sweet !
http://twitter.com/T7Labs @T7Labs

I just downloaded it on my N1 as well, ill check it out..
Chuck

Just downloaded it on my Droid! I'm rooted with a 2.1 rom by the way.
DeepFriedTwinkie

Only 20% of Android user get to access this app. Awesome!
http://intensedebate.com/people/Raphaels Raphaels

This is very cool!
Definitively a WOW! app, very fast on the Nexus One.
http://twitter.com/jorgerivera @jorgerivera

Just downloaded!
Interesting fact: some of the Google Apps are unavailable when connecting to the market using my carrier (ICE, in Costa Rica). For example, Google Listen.

However, Google Earth is available! So, thank you Google!

Very nice app!
- Josue Rojas
  
  Hola Jorge necesito un poco de ayuda para Xperia x10, he leído que el android 2.1 ya esta listo pero no logro instalarlo en mi dispositivo, he leído que no esta habilitado para Centroamérica todavía… Desearía que me pudieras sacar de la duda para ver si es cierto eso o es un error mio al momento de instalar. Mi correo es krikricacto@yahoo.com.
  Muchas Gracias
cromag

Yay for Nexus favoritism! Honestly, the Nexus one has 2.1, then got an update to 2.1 with pinch/zoom, now google earth…they really do take care of their own don't they? That's almost reason enough to get a phone straight from google, and cut out the carrier "middleman". I have a droid that I know is capable of running 3D processes efficiently and powerfully, but google earth is too good for 2.0? I feel sorry for those with even older OS's too. Frustrating…
Brian

it's like playing god, controlling the earth on the tip of your fingers…!!!
Ratnok

Gotta love fragmentation….
DMAGIC448

@ Ratnok – You can avoid the effectsof fragmentation by always having the latest & the greatest! You gotta pay to play! I am personally the owner of a G1, Goole Ion, Droid, & Nexus One. A Gadget addiction is sometime wost than crack but way more fun!!
aleis

man…even though i can get what i want with 2.1 when i get it on the DESIRE…i really want to get a google experience phone cause…i dont want to miss anything!
the updates will come to those phones first and…im on the fence!
but, i know im going to get the desire so, im just talking
nerdrow

This made me finally go ahead and root my Droid; used DroidMod 1.0 and the whole process took about 10 minutes. Google Earth looks fantastic on the big 854×480 screen.
http://www.nooksurfer.com NookSurfer

Sweet!! I'm glad to see it available to more carriers. How's the battery life when you use it? I know that it drains the iPhone like there's no tomorrow.
Aderfader

you do not have to have 2.1 to run this. if you have a rooted droid just use adb. adb pull /system/build.prop

edit it in a text editor and change sdk 6 to 7 then save and close make sure to keep it exactly the same file type

adb push build.prop /system.build.prop
chmod 644 build.prop
reboot

Install google earth and enjoy

gleened the info from various forums…. good stuff
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https://muhammadf0628.student.ipb.ac.id farhad

ohh thank god its arrived in android.. welcome..
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thanks for sharing..
http://ericsons06.student.ipb.ac.id/ eric

Waw….Cool..
Thanks For sharing
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thanks for your sharing. great post! like this :p
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i'm welcoming you google earth..
Dragon Boy

没用过马上要尝试一下
NG

Where the fuck is that APK file????
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