Problem in starting blackberry Maps in Simulator

Question

i am creating simple application for showing Blackberry map in Blackberry.

i was unable to open BB Map through my app. so that i try to open inbuilt Map App that is showing following image

i check my MSD setting and my internet is working perfect and i can browse from BB Browser

i am using 9530-Verizon-4.7.0.75

what could be problem??? How can i start BB Map in my Simulator??

Answer 1

The problem has to do with rendering issue in simulator. I've been through this when developing a map based app. Map would not render and would show green field.

This is the official response I got from RIM when contacted with the issue:

Simulator - Blackberry Maps Green Background Issue

Resolution: Advised customer that BlackBerry Maps functionality has been inconsistent on device simulators. The best method of conducting this testing would be to test on a physical device.

After trying all possible solutions, I gave up. Note that the issue doesn't occur on all systems. If you have access to any other system, try on it. May be you get lucky.

Answer 2

On the simulator phone go into the wifi settings and select a network to connect to. After that you should be able to use the web browser and map applications without problem.