Hi, I was looking at it again.
I'm just an idiot at Maps. *smiles* What happens when I hit "Start tracking" is that "Start tracking with heading" pops up. However, it seems to disappear again if I move away from it. Even if I click on it, it'll say "Disable tracking". That's fine. I still get the directions though where I have to go either forwards, or backwards to view them. It's probably just me not understanding the application. Maybe I'm expecting Maps to continuously update the directions textually. I don't even know if it can or not, however, as I said it's probably just me. I'd like to use it, though. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: [email protected] AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 8, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Nic, > > There's a "Start Tracking with Heading" button in the lower left of the Maps > app screen that you might explore. It seems to lock on your current > location, and maybe switch you to one of the map views with your current > location. Also, in a viphone list post titled "Your location question in GPS > apps like Navigon and Maps" back in February, I discussed the location > accuracy of Google Maps vs. the assisted GPS triangulation (which, by the > way, is one of the features of the iPad+3G models slated for release later > this month), and determining your address with the "Current position" pin. > I'll paste that in here below my sig if you want to review it and experiment. > > Cheers, > > Esther > >> From: Esther >> Date: 16 February 2010 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Your location question in GPS apps like Navigon and Maps >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> Hi, >> >> A couple of weeks ago a new user asked about getting location as a street >> address or intersection, and was pointed to i-map-u (by me for U.S. >> locations), A1 GPS Pro (by Brett, for locations outside of the U.S.), and by >> using the "IconWhereAmI" button in App Genie (by Mark). Geoff pointed out >> that Navigon's MobileNavigator also gives this information if you double >> click on the "More" button and then double click the "DirectHelp" option, >> where you'll get a message giving "Your approximated position" as an address >> as well as estimated distance from an intersection, and the latitude and >> longitude that most apps that "tell you your location" seem to provide. >> (This feature presumably works for other countries, though we haven't heard >> back a report from other Navigon users outside the U.S. It doesn't have the >> one click convenience of i-map-u, but does provide you with your current >> location without your having to exit the Navigon app.) >> >> Investigating the "Maps" app in more detail showed it is also possible to >> get your current location announced, but may be a little trickier. On the >> main map routing page, once you've set up a route, the central map shows >> pins for the location of your starting and ending location, but also a pin >> for "Current Location". If you flick to or touch the "Current Location" >> pin, VO will announce "Current Location, shows more info". Double tap, then >> touch the screen above the "Current Location" pin. I hear VO announce two >> lines: first, "Current Location" and then below that an approximate street >> location associated with the Current Location (e.g., it might be a range of >> street numbers, like 123-127 XXX St). Flick left and there will be a "Street >> View" button. Double tapping the "Street View" button gives a Landscape >> street view image. (You won't really use this, but the label at the top -- >> once you've rotated your iPhone 90 degrees to landscape mode -- announces >> the address. In the above example it will just be the middle number in the >> range of addresses. This information is only given out of completeness, >> unless you can view the image.) Double tap the "Done" button at the top >> right (in landscape mode) to return to the map screen with focus on the >> current location information. If you flick right there is a "More Info" >> button that gives an info screen with some options that are similar to what >> you get from the AroundMe "More Info" (buttons for "Directions to Here", >> "Directions From Here", "Add to Contacts", "Share Location", and "Add to >> Bookmarks"). Double tap the "Map" button in the top left to return to the >> map page. Again, this information is only given for completeness, since you >> typically won't want to do anything except check out what this button does. >> >> Note that the current location information is only viewable from map mode. >> If you double tap the "Settings" button in the bottom right corner so that >> you can change the view mode from "map" to "list" in order to get a simple >> turn-by-turn summary list of directions you won't be able to query current >> position. >> >> This was actually an instance where having the default WiFi access for the >> iPod Touch made it a little easier to check out this feature. If you don't >> use your GPS location the difference between the position of the start >> position pin and the "Current Position" pin is large enough so that if you >> move your finger around the start position on the map you'll find the second >> pin for "Current Position". I'd be curious to learn whether an iPhone user >> can track their current position this way in the Maps app. The map view is >> supposed to be centered on the route steps, but I don't know how easy it is >> to find the current position pin in the different travel stage maps. >> Incidentally, the current location position guess that Google returns seems >> more accurate than the Navigon location in the "DirectHelp" option. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther > > Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I want to experiment more with this. Is it actually possible to get live >> updated textual directions, rather than having to advance forward? During my >> quick exploration of the application, it didn't seem possible, however, it >> probably is I'd hope. I also did not have a lot of time to try it out. I >> wonder if the bus route works internationally, I'd imagine so. That'd >> definitely help me a lot. >> >> Regards, >> Nic >> Skype: Kvalme >> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >> AIM: cincinster >> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >> Facebook Profile >> My Twitter >> >> On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:39 PM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi Karen, >>> >>> You asked about getting navigating directions in the Maps app, and said >>> that "no directions were spoken". The Maps app doesn't automatically >>> announce directions with text to speech the way GPS apps like Navigon's >>> MobileNavigator do, but it displays directions on the screen that you can >>> read off. They're listed just below the buttons for choosing method of >>> travel (e.g., "directions by car", "directions by bus", "directions by >>> walking") at the top of the screen, at the location you heard the 2.0 miles >>> and 7 minutes travel time estimate, and the map of the route is shown >>> below. Once you double tap the "Start" button, the header changes to let >>> you navigate the legs of your journey. For example, instead of the buttons >>> for method of travel you might hear "1 of 8" and if you touch the screen >>> just below that you'll hear directions like "Head north-east on Street A >>> towards Avenue B". The map below the directions update to show the portion >>> of the route that is described. At the upper right of the screen, in place >>> of the "Start" button, there's now a "Forward" button, and to the left of >>> it a "Back" button. Double tapping the "Forward" button advances you to >>> the next leg, so the header will read "2 of 8" and the directions below the >>> header might read "Drive 154 feet then turn left at C Street". Your >>> husband would be able to view the map zoomed in to follow the detailed >>> routing at each stage, with the streets highlighted. Using the "Forward" >>> and "Back" buttons let you navigate your route. To review the series of >>> directions for the whole route, double tap the "Settings" button at the >>> bottom right, then move your finger up to the "List" button and double tap. >>> This will give you a route overview, with list of directions that you read >>> off for each stage. Double tapping any of the listed entries will take you >>> back to map view mode for that leg of your journey, and you can use the >>> "Forward" and "Back" buttons. >>> >>> I also found that it was easier to learn how to use this app and routing >>> for maps by starting from the free AroundMe app, which lets you select a a >>> location and then, when you double tap the "more info" button for your >>> selection displayed in a map, lets you send that information to Google Maps >>> in the correct format for finding directions when you double tap the "Show >>> Route" button and double tap "Maps" as the destination. This let me >>> separate out the issue of how to enter addresses and starting/ending points >>> from using the directions, since AroundMe assumes your starting point will >>> be your current location. (I'm using an iPod Touch, by the way.) >>> >>> I'll also paste in the directions that Kristyn posted to the list back in >>> November, and cc: this post to the Macvisionaries list so I can find it >>> again. Without the easy to search and link archiving that is used there, >>> if I can't quickly find or don't have time to type in an answer when they >>> show up, I'll let posts go in hopes that someone else can help. I'd really >>> like for this list to be archived at the secondary Mail Archive site for >>> easy searching, linking, and reading down threads with access keys that >>> work for multiple platforms and browsers. >>> >>> HTH. Pasted post is below my signature. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Kristyn Leigh <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 25 November 2009 >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: maps app >>>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Wow! I just discovered that choosing “directions by bus” also gives train >>>> and light rail info. >>>> >>>> I think the first time you open the app it asks to use your current >>>> location and it shows it on the map if you select OK. There are 4 buttons >>>> at the bottom. They are start tracking, search, directions, and settings. >>>> >>>> 1. Choose “directions.” >>>> 2. Fill in the “start” and “end” fields. You have the option to >>>> select from your address book. >>>> 3. Double tap the “route” button in the bottom right corner if you >>>> did not choose a destination from your address book. >>>> 4. You will return to the map. There are buttons near the top for >>>> “directions by car,” “directions by bus,” and “directions by walking.” >>>> 5. If you choose “directions by bus,” it will give the departure and >>>> arrival times. >>>> 6. If you choose the “start” button, you will get the first >>>> direction in the turn-by-turn directions. I usually choose “list” so I can >>>> preview the route. The other options are “map,” “satellite,” “show >>>> traffic,” and “hybrid.” >>>> 7. If the choices listed above don’t appear on the screen, choose >>>> “settings” from the buttons at the bottom and you will find the view >>>> choices. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to refresh the screen. >>>> 8. When traveling, tap the button in the lower left corner that says >>>> “start tracking.” After you press it, it says “start tracking with >>>> heading.” Sometimes I have to press that button again during a route. >>>> >>>> If anyone figures out how to drop a pin to mark a location, please let me >>>> know. >>>> >>>> Kristyn >>> >>> Karen Poulakos wrote: >>> >>>> I posted a question yesterday, and haven't seen a reply, so thought I'd >>>> try again. >>>> >>>> I decided to try out the maps app which came installed on my IPhone for >>>> the first time, when my husband and I were driving to visit a friend. I >>>> entered our address as the starting point, and our friend's address as the >>>> destination. I then tapped the button for getting directions. I then >>>> read the screen to find that our destination was 2.0 miles, and >>>> approximately 7 minutes in traffic. There were no textual directions that >>>> I could find. My husband said that there was a map on the screen. >>>> >>>> I then found a start button and tapped that, but still no directions were >>>> spoken. >>>> >>>> I thought I had read on this list that some of you had been successful in >>>> using this app. Would someone be willing to share a few tips for making >>>> it work? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Karen P >>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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