Yes thats correct, static maps (like in trapster) can be displayed in an iphone app using the webview widget but to develop an app that requires touch scrolling, pinch zooming etc like the native map app we need access to a tile API. The JS API can't be used in the webview widget as it stops functioning after 10MB of javascript object allocations which on an interactive map application happens pretty soon (plus the JS interpreter on the webview is slow). This is the reason that the native apps that have an interactive type map that are currently in the app store (such as NearBy, Whrrl and Where) all use other map providers as direct tile access is required. We'd love to be able to use googles map tiles when developing our native map applications. So it would be great to see this happen soon. thanks, Matt
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 4:22 PM, pamela (Google Employee) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To clarify: > The Static Maps API can be used on mobile web browsers, but not inside > mobile native apps. I believe that it's possible in iPhone Apps to embed > webpages via a control/widget, so it would be possible to use them there > (trapster does that). > As with all feature requests, 434 is being considered. > > - pamela > > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:19 AM, lepah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Hi Pamela, >> >> Is http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=434 >> being looking into regarding this release of the TOU/TOS or in the >> near future as the static maps API can't be used for mobile maps >> development as is suggested in the updated FAQ here.. >> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#mapsformobile >> >> On Nov 20, 4:07 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > We are still looking into 11.1. >> > >> > Note that none of your data is being indexed at this time (or in the >> near >> > future), so you can hopefully wait another week before making your >> > decisions. Thanks for your patience. >> > >> > - pamela >> > >> > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:03 AM, johnnyb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > > With the weekend over, and the workweek half over as well, has there >> > > been any progress on 11.1 yet? >> > >> > > There are lots of sites with store locators, and many people have >> > > businesses built around directories of certain kinds of stores or >> > > businesses. 11.1, especially 11.1(b) pretty much says "Google now >> > > owns your business, or at least the valuable part of it" and this is >> > > simply not acceptable. If this does not change I will recommend to my >> > > web development clients that they move away from Google maps >> > > immediately. >> > >> > > Thanks, >> > >> > > John >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
