So today I tried the trick David Woodbridge demonstrated in one of his recent Apple Watch 101 podcasts of getting directions from the Maps app on my phone and transferring that to the Watch.
This went just fine. Then I wondered what would happen if I just opened the Maps app and started walking. Would it be picked up by the Watch? Unfortunately I was riding on a bus when this notion struck me and using bluetooth headphones. So I turned on Maps on my phone and just let it run. Unlike the directions, the app wasn’t just handed off to the Watch. I went into the Maps app on the Watch though and could hear my location but then it kept saying “Cannot load maps because this Apple Watch is not connected to your iPhone.” Hmmm, thinks me. I checked the bluetooth settings on the phone and sure enough, there was Jenine’s Apple Watch stating it was connected. I checked the bluetooth settings on the Watch and found only my headset connected. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to test what would happen if I was walking and turned off the headset. What I’m hoping will happen with either the Maps app on the Watch or some sharing/handoff feature with the Maps app on the iPhone, is that with tracking set to on for the Watch and On with Headings on the phone, streets will be announced as I come to them when walking. Since I walk in mostly quiet areas, hearing them on the Watch itself without headphones will be possible. I’ll also try this with the headset in noisier areas to see how just having the Maps app on the phone works. Has anyone tried this stuff yet? I find that my GPS needs rarely involve specific routes but more like a desire to know where I am as I move along. Jenine Stanley [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
