Nokia, completed in April 2014 the sale of the mobile unit Microsoft, continues to develop map services. Today, the Finnish company announced the release of firmware application HERE for devices on iOS. Version of maps for Android is available in the directory Google Play since December last year.
"Following the numerous positive comments about the cards HERE for Android, many users wish to see the iOS-version of the application. We are very touched by such attention. Our team of developers actively working in this direction. Today we are pleased to announce the official launch HERE for iOS", - said in a statement Nokia.
HERE is a competitor Yandex.Maps, Google Maps and Apple Maps for the iPhone. The application allows you to search for objects on the map to learn about traffic congestion, create routes, including hiking, receive a certificate of public transport routes. Support for off-line mode provides the ability to download to the phone memory card 150 cities in the world to access them without the Internet.
The decision of Nokia to enter the iOS platform is not surprising. Because after selling its mobile division in the company remained the team to develop map services, telecommunications equipment, and the development of advanced technologies, in Espoo interested in aggressive promotion of its software products. Before HERE-service functioned only in an environment of the Web, Windows Phone, Symbian, Asha and Firefox OS. The more cards will be ubiquitous geolocation services HERE, especially prominent in the eyes of consumers will brand Nokia.
App Nokia HERE first appeared in the App Store in November 2012 . The program, written in HTML5, was universal and optimized to run on smartphones and tablets. The emergence HERE on the Apple platform was to provide the Finnish giant receiving dividends from some problems with mapping service on iOS 6 - platform users while looking for alternative solutions. However, Nokia HERE found no sympathy from the owners of the iPhone and iPad - most preferred application of the Finnish giant's own maps Apple. The company removed the program from the App Store in December 2013 .
Download the new app Nokia HERE will be available in the next few hours on this link .