There is. The Google app for iOS has Google Now integrated into it, so if you launch the Google app and swipe down, you'll see your Google Now cards, including the card with the ETA for how long it is going to take for me to drive home.
Ideally, I wish that app could send me a notification or something when that number drops below the threshold that I set. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:31 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com> wrote: > Is there an IOS version of Google Now? On Android, you can define "cards" > that will automatically be updated periodically by Google, including drive > time estimates. You would need to check the estimates occasionally. > > > > On April 1, 2015 5:22:17 PM CDT, Chris McQuistion <cmcquist...@watkins.edu> > wrote: >> >> Yeah, Google knows my home and work addresses and I use Google Maps >> almost every day. The thing I can't quite figure out is how to make it a >> little more obvious on iOS of what the current drive time is, without >> launching an app (the notification center would be nice). Having the phone >> (or my desktop) actually notify me when the traffic conditions have dropped >> to a certain level would be awesome. >> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Blake Dunlap <iki...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You can also prime it by explicitly setting your work and home >>> address, although it will generally pick it up within a few days. >>> Now's intent is to guess what you want before you ask, and pop up the >>> card for you. So in this card's case, it will try and send it to you >>> around the time it thinks you generally head home. >>> >>> Disclaimer: you can replace my @gmail with @google >>> >>> -Blake >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Jacob Margason <ja...@jklm.io> wrote: >>> > Google beat you, not only do they tell me how long it will take to get >>> home, >>> > but they guess based on past activity where I am likely to go and tell >>> me >>> > you long that will take as well. >>> > >>> > On Apr 1, 2015 4:40 PM, "Chris McQuistion" <cmcquist...@watkins.edu> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I was thinking on the drive to work this morning how helpful it would >>> be >>> >> to have an app on my computer or phone that would give me a number, >>> right >>> >> now, for how long it will take to drive home (getting data from >>> Google Maps >>> >> or something). >>> >> >>> >> If there was just a little window on my desk or an app on my phone >>> that I >>> >> could glance at, see that it is currently going to take 57 minutes to >>> drive >>> >> home, that would be awesome. >>> >> >>> >> If the app could also have an notification threshold to let me know >>> when >>> >> the estimated drivetime drops below a certain threshold, then that >>> would be >>> >> awesome and I would just stay at work and keep working until the >>> estimated >>> >> drivetime drops below 35 minutes >>> >> >>> >> Something like this seems like a really practical tool that a lot of >>> >> people could use. If I was any kind of coder, I would whip this up >>> and make >>> >> a million dollars. Alas, I can't program my way out of a paper bag. >>> I have >>> >> ideas and I convince smart people (like Curt) to make them happen ;-) >>> >> >>> >> Of course, maybe something like this already exists and I just haven't >>> >> heard of it. >>> >> >>> >> What do you think? >>> >> >>> >> Chris >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> >> "NLUG" group. >>> >> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> >> For more options, visit this group at >>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> >> >>> >> --- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> >> "NLUG" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an >>> >> email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "NLUG" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> > >>> > --- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "NLUG" group. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> > email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> > -- > John F. 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