This leads to a question, when launching the third party apps for
navigation, is it specified what type of root to create, driving,
walking, etc? Or does the third party app use whatever is set as the default?
Original message:
1) Kind of. It itself has this getting warm, but it supports many 3rd
party apps that you can be launched directly from BSq: TomTom, Navigon,
MotionX, Google Maps, Apple maps etc. Since BlindSquare can run on
backgrpund, you will get best of both worlds. For example Navigon is
giving turn-by-turn and BlindSquare is adding street info,
intersections and information about surrounding places on top of that.
In-app turn-by-turn is something that is planned into future, but
superior support for 3rd party apps you might already have will never go away
2) Sure you can. They are saved to iCloud, so they are shared among all
your iOS devices and when switching to new phone, all settings and POIs
follow automatically.
3) Yes it does. It announces street addresses with numbers and
intersections both in pedestrian and faster speeds. It can announce
intersections in high speed also
4) Pretty close but it varies fro many factors. If you track Foursquare
place, t doesn'teven try to get closer than 16 meters since we don't
know nothing about accuracy of original POI. If you reset lcation for
that or create your own POI, also accuracy is saved to iCloud, in the
case that accuracy of POI and your current accuracy is good, it will
guide you just to the edge of accuracy (like 7 meters). That way it can
give it's final announcement with clockface information about direction
To get good overview of the app, please listen to this podcast:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/blindsquare-feature-packed-navigational-tool-blind-ios-users
<http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/blindsquare-feature-packed-navigational-tool-blind-ios-users>
BR, Ilkka, BlindSquare app developer
Lähetetty iPadista
Alex Hall <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> kirjoitti
12.7.2013 kello 15.47:
Hi all,
All this talk about Blindsquare makes it sound like a pretty neat app,
and clearly a lot of people use it. Here are my questions:
1. Can it do routes? That is, can I tell it I want to get to my home,
or some business or address, and have it guide me there? If so, is this
turn-by-turn (I doubt it) or a "getting warmer" method?
2. Can I save my own POIs in the app, even without a Foursquare
account? If I need such an account, can I not have my location
broadcast to everyone else on Foursquare or Twitter?
3. Does the app know streets at all? Again, likely not, but you never know.
4. How is the accuracy? I realize this will vary wildly from place to
place, and even due to things like weather and where on your person you
carry your phone, but in general, how close does it get you to destinations?
Thanks in advance for answers to these. I almost got Blindsquare, then
I started helping to test the Sendero app and found that Blindsquare
would be redundant. However, I do not plan on buying the Sendero app,
especially with walking directions coming to Maps in iOS7, so I am once
again considering Blindsquare.
Have a great day,
Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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