Fix for XXJVK Google Maps Rotation issue
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It is not clear to me, whether the maps rotation revert back to original gesture or its simply this arc gesture after the multitouch patch.
I am on JVK and 2 vertical fingers arc gesture is working well. but i feel this is very unintuitive and would like to go back to the previous much better gesture for rotation. My Maps version is 5.3.0.
Firmware: stock 2.3.3 JVK
Kernel: CF-Root v3.0 CWM3RFS
I am on JVK and 2 vertical fingers arc gesture is working well. but i feel this is very unintuitive and would like to go back to the previous much better gesture for rotation. My Maps version is 5.3.0.
Firmware: stock 2.3.3 JVK
Kernel: CF-Root v3.0 CWM3RFS
This fix reverts back to the intuitive method you mention.
Try it you wont regret it... also enables multitouch on other apps.
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4This is to avoid confusion about Google maps and Earth rotation feature.
Others report that their Maps and Earth apps do not rotate at all when they upgraded their ROM to XXJVK.
First, rotation gesture is quite different from other devices or versions.
To rotate, place two fingers, one on top of the other, then move horizontally along the screen.
If that didn't work, check Google Maps' version:
Go to Settings >> Applications >> Manage Applications >> All tab
Find Maps in the list and check version number.
If version is 5.0 or any version less than 5.2, then rotation is not possible without hacking
system's multitouch file.
Now go to Market and download latest version, 5.2.1.
*Some countries cannot download the latest version,
here is a link of the apk file of Maps 5.2.1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?1wynpj9vjo2zoc0
here is the link of a modified Maps 5.2.1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=991654
How to install (for rooted devices only, credit to abhi0n0nakul):
Or you can try this alternative (for those who want the circular gesture):
*Warning: This might change your phone's multitouch implementation,
not just in the Maps application as the update will modify files in the /system/ folder.
But overall, in my experience, multitouch is somewhat much responsive with this fix.
Not just on Maps but also on other apps like gingerbread keyboard, as others also reported.
Please say thanks to nedoo:
Possible explanation by rlorange. Thank him by the way!
3I would just like to add that there was another rotation method in the maps found in the original jvk firmware different to the one used previously and not at all Intuitive.
Many people might not have known how it works and concluded that rotation simply didn't work when in fact it did. Here's how it works:
Place two fingers together on the screen one ABOVE the other and sweep in an arc.
Not sure why this method replaced the older and better one. Please confirm if a market update changes back to the original
Stock XXJVK, Voodoo GB hack Kernel, JVE GB Modem1Ahh thank you nadoo, I have yet to work out how to post files from my phone... Xda app? Fail! Phone, browser? Fail! I rarely use my computer lol!
This update from nadooo will revert rotation back to the older more intuitive method... Thanks again nadooo
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