Posts tagged here-maps

nokia_here_maps_hero

Having sold its handset business to Microsoft, Nokia has plenty of time on its hands to devote to other projects (probably). The Finnish firm has already announced that it will invest $100 million in car connectivity, and according to a new job listing on LinkedIn, it also has plans to bring back Here Maps for Android and iOS.

Nokia-Store-Nexus-5

When Nokia announced its new Android family at Mobile World Congress on Monday, the Finnish firm confirmed the devices would have their own Nokia marketplace in place of Google Play. If you’re curious what the new “Nokia Store” will be like, you can now download and install it on your own Android smartphone.

This isn’t going to happen.

Nokia set the rumor mill alight last week when it posted a job listing on LinkedIn that called for a senior software engineer with Linux experience. Many felt it was an indication that the Finnish firm was experimenting with a Linux-based platform — such as Android — for a future smartphone.

Nokia has since clarified what the job listing is all about, however, and although it hasn’t completely denied working on an Android smartphone, it has all but killed the rumors in relation to it.