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I tried the commands that chuck indicated but it gives me errors while im going along. Just wanted to know if anyone has been able to update googlemaps on mytouch3g running cyanogen? If you have please indicate the steps you followed.

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This is what I did:

  1. Use Android Development kit to use ADB, then get a command prompt for the phone

    adb shell

  2. super user

    su

  3. Mount /system read/write; as root on the phone:

    mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

  4. erase the standard system Maps.apk; as root on the phone:

    rm /system/app/Maps.apk

  5. uninstall the Maps data; on your computer:

    adb uninstall com.google.android.apps.maps

  6. mount /system read-only again; as root on the phone:

    mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

  7. You can install Google Maps from the Market as normal now.

*Note: you have to do this each time the app updates though. Pretty lame...

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So im going to have to get adb. I have been trying not to get it because i read you can messed up your phone and your computer at thesame time,l. But, ill give it a go. – edickson Dec 21 at 22:38

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