Nokia has today announced the release of its map service HERE for the operating system Android. The application will be distributed for free, but initially will be available only for smartphones Galaxy line of Samsung. Recall that yesterday presented a "smart" watch Gear Samsung S , working on a special version of the operating system Tizen, also have the support of turn-based navigation for pedestrians in the cards HERE.
Feature maps HERE is that, unlike Google Maps or other analogues, they can operate without having to connect to the web. User location is determined by GPS, and you can work with maps, search and run routes in offline mode.
Detailed information about the Android-version of the maps HERE you can find on the official website of the service. The application will be available for smartphones from Samsung along with the start of sales of watches Gear S. Unfortunately, it is not known when the cards HERE appear on other Android-powered devices.