Google Earth for Android
Today’s update to Google Earth for Android makes Earth look better than ever on your tablet. Google has added support for fully textured 3D buildings, so your tour through the streets of Manhattan will look more realistic than ever. There’s also a new action bar up top, enabling easier access to search, the option to “fly to your location” and layers such as Places, Panoramio photos, Wikipedia and 3D buildings.
Moving from a mobile phone to a tablet was like going from a regular movie theatre to IMAX. Google took advantage of the larger screen size, including features like content pop-ups appearing within Earth view, so you can see more information without switching back and forth between pages.
With the larger tablet screen, you can fly around the 3D Colosseum while also browsing user photos from Panoramio. The photos pop up within the imagery so you can interact with them without losing sight of the Colosseum and its surroundings. Also, by clicking on the layer button on the action bar, you can choose which layers you want to browse.
This version is available for devices with Android 2.1 and above. The new tablet design is available for devices with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and above. To download or update Google Earth, head to m.google.com/earth in your device’s browser or visit Android Market.
