Lets say you waited hours and hours in front of a Verizon store to get your Storm, you got it, played with it, showed it to friends, but then?? What comes after?? Well it is time to customize your BlackBerry Storm and add extra functionality to it. So lets start with something FREE but extremely useful: Google Maps.
Google Maps has been my savior many times, for example, a few months back I went to have a nice Sunday Bicycle Ride. Everything went fine until by some unknown reason mt front tire went flat. And let me tell you, it is not a nice position when you are not near home. So I got my phone, opened Google Maps and searched ”Bicycle Repair”. TA-DA!!! Mega Cycle 0.6 miles away from where I was standing!! Then I just followed the maps with the help of the built-in GPS and got to the bicycle repair shop, got another tire and PROBLEM SOLVED!! Google Maps is that little, free, but very useful map application that saves you while on trips, unknown neighborhoods or in your own!
Installation Guide:
To download Google Maps for your Storm follow this easy steps.
Go to the web browser and go to Google.com, make sure it is the mobile edition. Then select ”More” and then ”Maps”, finally select ”Install now” and follow the installation process.
If you have any problem just leave a comment and I will help you.
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it realy easy to download google maps ,
thanks my dear
Hello
i have a blackberry storm 9500 but no maps. can anyone tell me how much the wap is to download google maps and how long does it take to download or very kindly send google maps to me.
thank you
OK, just got the “Storm” today and was excited because my previous phone had the GPS locked down by Verizon. Followed your directions and downoaded Google maps figured out how to start the app, but indoors I’m about 25 miles from where I’m really located. So does it make a difference if your indoors?
DAVID801:
Thanks…. searched and searched for a way to hide the keyboard on google maps… sliding my finger on the keyboard didn’t work….. finally found your post and whatcha know it worked…….. thanks again……
i have the blackberry storm and downloaded google maps but when i open it it starts to load then just goes back to the applications menu… i uninstalled and reinstalled two or three times and rebooted the phone but it did not fix it. i’ve read that there is a google maps app in the application folder but i do not have it. is there something i can do to get it to work
Hi. i have a storm 9500. I haven’t subscribed to BIS, is there a way to install google maps on my phone with out it? I have an unlimited data plan, so service charges are ok
tried downloading the map but it showed me ? 907 Invalid COD Local connection timed out after ~120000 ??????? what can i do to correct it . My phone is the storm 9530 OS V4.7.0.75 Platform 4.0.0.94
I loved Google Maps on my Pearl, but I upgraded to a Storm 9530, which was recently updated, Google maps still only appears in the top half of the screen and the keyboard will not close. It only appears vertically (portrait mode). The controls do not work and it scrolls in the opposite direction from my finger. It will not accurately sense my location… HELP!
I just got a replacement and it does the same thing….only displays in Portrait mode. My wife has the exact same phone and it works fine with Landscape mode.
What’s the deal?
TRACKING issue
I was able to fix the problem on mine with a full system wipe, restore and reinstall
How do you do a full system wipe?
Jason, how do you know what my issue is? What I submitted is not what people can read on the ‘site’?
Can you give me step by step details please? Sounds like something BlackBerry should know about?
My husband is driving me mad cause neither his Google nor his Blackberry Map will ”track’ can someone help me please?
I have already downloaded the google maps app to mi storm, but I can’t make it run.
I get the following message:
Network Unavailable: This application requires a data connection, and some blackberry devices require reconfiguration to work properly.
I do not have the blackberry service, I am trying to do this through a wi-fi connection.
Can you help me?
Thanks in advance
I’ve got the same problem as Daniel. I’ve checked the application settings and Internet, Wifi, USB, Bluetooth are authorized to Google Maps. I’ve only disabled things like e-mail which would not make sense to Google Maps. Has anyone figured it out ?
I’ve got the French version but the message is the same, only translated. It also says I can browse to http://www.google.com/gmm with my desktop and get more information, but there is nothing usefull there.
Any ideas ?
I just downloaded google maps and now I can’t find it. It’s nowhere in the menu, nor anywhere else I’ve looked.
It’s on the phone somewhere, because I’ve tried to reinstall and a message comes up saying the version already exists.
Please help.
Vodafone Wayfinder is now available in Blackberry Storm 2 Downloads, its free and it works and talks. Brill, thanks Vodafone!
Thanks for you help. This took only about less than a minute to download the app.
Ayuda! El mapa no Muestra ubicacion mi ubicacion Real, el teclado no se oculta y no me da Las Rutas q les solicito
I followed the instructions given above on how to install google map on the Blackberry Storm but it is not working. Its not giving me the option to click install. Is there something else I need to download first?
hi,i have same old problem as daniel and david. i browse te page they send you and there is nothing really usefull. please can someone help us?
Hi. I downloaded this to my Phne and its not working. It says check my network settings. Wat can I do
Google Maps has never worked on my Storm 9530. I still get it only in portrait mode, the keyboard always takes up the bottom half of the screen, it pans in the opposite direction from how I move my finger, “My Location” is more than .5 miles off and it won’t track my movement like my previous Pearl was able to do. I am on v5.0.0.419 (Platform 4.2.0.179).
I have done a full system wipe and reinstall – no improvement.
Edward Umana – are you able to help as you offered in your article? Anyone else???
Hi,
Actually my service provider has locked my Storm so I could only use a fraction of its functions. Now that I have called the customer service they’ve enabled everything remotely and I can enjoy Google Maps, Facebook, Push e-mails, all work great !
I have the same problem as Elliott (Nov 11, 09). The old Google Maps worked fine, but just upgraded and now have a permanent keyboard on the bottom and it won’t go landscape. I deleted the app and reinstalled, same problem. Aargh.
I have two blackberreis… Storm 9530 and Bold 9700 and on both i have downloaded the app and when I go to open the app it just flashes the Terms and Conditions page and then exits back to the main folder. I have wiped my Storm and it still does the same thing.