Based on open web standard HTML5, Nokia said the app will include offline capabilities, voice-guided walk navigation, and public transport directions. The application is scheduled to be available for free download from Apple's App Store in the next few weeks. A software development kit is also to be available for developers using Google’s Android operating system: available in early 2013 Nokia hopes location-based applications for Android devices will use Nokia's leading content rather than paying Google to use their own maps.
Nokia’s partnership with Mozilla will also bring new location experiences to the Firefox operating system.
Analysts at CCS Insight said the move marked a "major escalation" in Nokia’s bid to get its maps software used across a range of platforms. The firm questioned, however, whether Here would make inroads without a major marketing budget, and suggested it could in due course become a standalone business.