Google's Nexus One recieves Multi-Touch

Daniel Carey Feb 3, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Mobile Software, Smartphones

Google's Nexus One has received numerous complaints over lack of integrated multi-touch, 3G cycling, and its soft-key buttons. With the inundation of Google Help Forums something had to be done. As promised by the multi-billion dollar corporation, the Nexus One is due to receive an update later this week. -- Bonus points to Google for releasing it in the time frame they allocated.

We all knew that this update was coming, however, most didn't know that the company intended to enable multi-touch. That's right your Nexus One will now feature allocated multi-touch (guess Cyanogen's multi-touch hack is now obsolete).

• Google Goggles will now appear as a default app. This is the software that allows you to search by snapping pictures of objects with the camera on the Nexus One. I’ve tried it on a G1 and the results were hit or miss, but I expect improvements over time.
• Google Maps is updated to version 3.4. Starred map items will sync between handset and computer, search suggestions from Google history appear, and there’s a new night mode in Google Navigation — the display will change automatically at night. These improvements appear to further extend a seamless experience in Google services between the desktop world and handheld world.
• Improvements to the 3G connectivity. This is what nearly everyone’s been waiting for, so the other features are almost icing on the cake.
• Pinch-to-zoom functionality. Google’s enabling it in their Browser, Gallery and Maps software. I’ve been living without it, but the mobile experience is generally better with multitouch, so I’m looking forward to this.