Google Maps

I'm using the "regular" Google Maps with the attached JAD, which ought to grab the binary from Google's site, assuming you download the JAD from somewhere that uses the right MIME type.  MMS-ing to your phone might work too.


Since this is the non-touchscreen version, you can't tap-and-drag the map, and touchscreen input only works in certain locations (limited to the native touchscreen functions, which is why UseNativeCommands is set true)
Use the Arrow keys to scroll the map and navigate menus
Vol Up/Down to zoom out/in
Enter to "click" the map or select from menus (or you can tap the left/right soft buttons)
Sym or Backspace to back out (or you can tap the appropriate soft button)

I found the touchscreen version floating around, but since it's just a JAR without a JAD, there's no signature and it prompts on every network access, which is very, very, annoying - and the only functional difference between it and my non-touch configuration is the touchscreen version can tap-and-drag on the map and do menu selections via touchscreen.

Note: This is a good example of how a Java Mobile (J2ME) app can use parameters for additional key mapping.  For example, notice the SelectKey, LeftSoftKey, RightSoftKey, etc parameters.  I changed the following mappings in the JAD above so...
Vol Up/Down buttons zoom
Enter is Select
Backspace is Back
Sym is Clear
Left/Right soft keys are mapped properly
Send (green phone) key is Talk, though I have not seen what the Talk function is used for yet.

If you want, you can set UseNativeMenus to true and you will be able to tap the menu selections.  The problem is, the menus get drawn bigger using the native menu, which involves way more scrolling, so I opted for losing the touch and having the menus fit on the screen better.

Setting UseNativeCommands to False will have the app draw the bottom commands (Menu, Close/Select, etc) but since the touchscreen input doesn't work, you can't actually trigger them.

Yeah, I have them both loaded.

The latest Google Maps now shows some location numbers, but My Location still does not function for me.

I'm not sure this will work on the Xenon, but please post instructions so someone can try it.

Bypassing the Java security will theoretically work since the Java security policy determines whether the application has access to the Location functions.

However, as another user posted, deleting the att.pol file does cause problems.

The LG EFS tool doesn't work for either of the two AT&T Xenons I have.

What's worse.  You can't put a file back on the Xenon.  So if you delete something, it's gone and you can't put it back.

Thanks, will give the LG Mobile 3G Download app a try.

BTW: What platform is the Arena based on?  Xenon is SEMC platform, so it's really Ericsson "guts"

Similar, but not similar enough, I'm afraid.

It appears to be a Qualcomm platform phone, which is much easier to hack than SEMC platform, it seems...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6RY3yXj4L4

I tried LG MDP.  Realized I had tried this before, but tried it with a newer version just in case - makes no difference.  It can't even find the phone, I added ports manually but it can't download or even get IMEI.

Thanks anyway.

LG 3G Download doesn't connect to the Xenon/GR500.  The best you can do is get the correct USB driver, but you already have that if LG PC Suite II works.