Hi Jenine, I had something similar in mind, but hadn't tried it out, yet. Keep us posted on how things go, it would be very cool if that worked. Best, Donna > On May 1, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Jenine Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.
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