Ovi Maps is calling all Macintosh users!

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Ovi Maps is calling all Macintosh users!

Fri, 2009-05-08 07:46

Written by: Ovi Maps team

Ovi Maps was last week very happy to launch the first Macintosh supported version of maps.ovi.com, and so far the user response has been great.

We have however had some Macintosh users reporting some strange and difficult to reproduce problems with the Safari version of Ovi Maps. This is where YOU come in...

If you are a Macintosh user with Safari 2, 3 or 4 Beta, we would love to hear your feedback on how Ovi Maps is working for you in Safari. In particular, tell us:

How did you find the plugin installation process? Did everything download and install for you ok?
How does the map itself perform for you? Is it responsive? Does the map data download correctly?
Are the favourites working well for you? Can you store and access your favourites easily?
What happens when you reboot your computer after installing the plugin? Does everything still work ok?

If you do see errors, please be sure to tell us:

What version of MacOS and Safari you are using
Exactly what you did to see the problem
Can you take any steps to correct it? Restart safari, for example?

Post all your testing results here on the Maps Beta Labs discussion forum.

Thanks for your help!

Ovi Maps

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Submitted by on 09-05-2009 07:22.

I use Google Chrome browser and the other day I tried to run Ovi Maps and it said that it was not available for my browser, so.... when will it be?

Submitted by on 13-05-2009 11:47.

Hi all,
Thanks for your feedback. In order to ensure that the team collects all the relevant feedback, please could you post your comments on the following discussion forum: http://betalabs.nokia.com/forum/topic/2229

Many thanks,

Kee
Maps Team

Submitted by on 08-05-2009 15:42.

OK, here's what I've done and what's happened...
- I downloaded the plugin (OviMaps_1.5.17.0 1.dmg) about 5 days ago and installed into my up-to-date-version of Safari 3 with no problem. I'm running a MacBook Pro Dual Core with 10.5.6.
- Upon opening the page the maps opened in Italy (where I am currently located).
- After signing in there was a quick sequence of URLs flashing by then finally settling on two different URLs, (sometimes the URL ends in ".../servcies/" sometimes in ".../intergrated/".
- And that's where the trouble starts. As soon as I click on favourites, it immediately logs me back out. On one or two occasions it held long enough for me set a couple of favourites, which still appear whenever I can get that far. But most actions anywhere on the map trigger an immediate log out.
- Sometimes, but not always, I get a little pinkish bar that says sorry you have to be logged in.
- I have tried logging in from the Ovi main page, but it doesn't make any difference.
- I then took the opportunity to upgrade to Safari 4 Beta, went through the same process, but with the same results.
- I have since deleted the plugin, then I downloaded a new plugin and noticed that the version was upgraded to "OviMaps_1.5.19.0 1.dmg". Unfortunately the problem remains.
- The only difference is now the maps open on Berlin (before trying to sign in).

Thanks for trying to make this work, and thanks for caring about us Mac users. I'm excited to use it once the bugs are out.

Submitted by on 08-05-2009 17:36.

I have also installed 1.5.17 and 1.5.19 in my macbook 3,1 (late 2007) running OSX 10.5.6 to no success -- it keeps logging me out. I can tell this is no Safari 4 issue because I haven't tried safari 4 yet.

Submitted by on 11-05-2009 22:41.

Download went ok, but I don't see the map at all, just the grey background. Most things I try to do result on crash of Safari.

Safari: Version 3.2.1 (5525.27.1)
MAC: Macbook Pro (not the latest one) with OS X 10.5.6.

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