Nexus One gets official multitouch support in latest update

Whoa… a company… that listens to what the people want… and gives it to them in a timely manner? That’s unheard of! But Google has done it. Last month, people were so disappointed with the fact that the Nexus One didn’t support multitouch, that hackers worked furiously to get it on there. And multitouch was probably the biggest hacking breakthrough on the Nexus One so far.

But now, Google’s latest software update for the Nexus One rids of all that hard work and brings multitouch functionality to its Browser, Gallery, and Maps applications. Not even a month after its release, Google already rid the phone of its weakest point. Now if only they could get the sales to match…

The software update not only has multitouch support, but it includes a few other things as well. First and foremost, they have added a Google Goggles application directly to your device. Now you can search with your camera, how simple!

Next, they released Google Maps 3.4 onto the Nexus One that will add some much used features onto the application. Now, you can synchronize your favorite places between your web browser (at maps.google.com) and your phone so you can show off to your friends where you love to eat your ice cream. It also syncs with your maps.google.com’s history so it can suggest places if they compare to ones you have searched for recently. And finally, they have added what they call night mode. Not much description is given except that it changes color at night for easier viewing. I can only assume this changes the normally white background to black or a darker blue.

The updates will be rolled out gradually throughout the week so don’t worry if you haven’t gotten it yet. In fact, Google states that most users probably won’t receive this update until the end of the week, so your going to have to be patient and wait for you ability to pinch-to-zoom.

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