Yes. When presented with the list of possible routes, you can swipe/flick between the different routes. When on a route, such as route 2, double tap it, then swipe/flick through that area of the screen to view the time it will take and other information. When you want to begin the selected route, double tap the start button that appears after the list of routes.
Hth, Wayne On 11/27/12, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > Is there an accessible way to choose which route to take when Maps offers > several? I can't figure out how to move to any route besides the first, and > while VO speaks the time the route will take, I can't figure out a way to > find anything else out about the route. > > Thanks, > Anna > > > > On Nov 27, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Wayne Merritt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Though it may not be as applicable for everyone, don't forget about >> the built in Maps features of iOS 6, with the new iPhone 5 and other >> recent iPhones and iPod Touches, which offer voice guidance if VO is >> off, and a spoken list of directions if VO is on. The more I use Maps >> for GPS in my wife's car, the more I like it. I have found that by >> double tapping on an address in contacts, Maps automatically comes up >> with a choice of routes to take. All I have to do is choose a route, >> hit the route or start button, and then turn VO off for the spoken >> directions. Maps seems to offer the right amount of spoken >> announcements, not too much but not too little. When setting up the >> route you want to travel, you can switch between car, pedestrian or >> transit direction options. >> >> Jmt, >> Wayne >> >> On 11/27/12, Raul A. Gallegos <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hello Grant, and anyone else interested, my apologies for not responding >>> sooner. The message slipped through the cracks and I just now found it >>> again. The short answer to your question is yes. Meaning that for me, >>> what I have works superbly and I don't feel like I'm lacking in what I >>> have. >>> >>> Now, the long answer. I think it highly depends on what the user is >>> expecting from an accessible GPS solution. I know the Sendero products >>> well, and in fact, helped to develop the initial Sendero GPS user >>> interface for the Braille Sense from HIMS when they started using >>> Sendero. For me personally, using a combination of Navigon and Ariadne, >>> or Waze and Ariadne, is enough. In the case of Ariadne, I get to know >>> what street I'm on, the addresses I'm walking or driving by, the zip >>> code, the direction I'm moving in, and the intersection when I get to >>> it. Of course with an app like Navigon I have my turn by turn direction >>> list. I can also of course use any other app of choice for this if I >>> want. Mapquest, MotionX Drive, ETC. Even when I was working with Sendero >>> to get the Braille Sense user interface and featureset working right, I >>> didn't use all the features available unless I was testing them to make >>> sure they work. For example, I don't need to always know if the >>> intersection I'm coming up to is a t intersection, or if it dead ends. I >>> don't need constant announcement of how close I am getting to the >>> upcoming intersection. I don't always need the street name announced as >>> I'm crossing it. All these are good features to have, but as I said at >>> the beginning of this post, it depends on what the user wants. I feel >>> that if the user wants the exact level of access and features found in >>> the sendero products, and if the user wants this all available from one >>> app so they don't have to switch, then they will be unsatisfied with >>> what the iPhone currently offers. However if the user doesn't need all >>> the extra features, and is ok with using at least 2 apps to get this >>> level, then the current solutions I think are very nice. In fact, they >>> are far more than what we used to have. >>> >>> Let's also consider the history. How long has Sendero been making GPS >>> products, compared to how long have the blind had access to the iPhone. >>> I personally feel that when Sendero comes out with their iPhone app, it >>> will be a very nice thing and should offer people who need those extra >>> features and maybe even more than what I've mentioned, to have a >>> solution which will work for them. plus they will have the bonus of it >>> all from one app, so there should be no switching. In the mean time, I >>> can do what I need to do with what I have and I don't feel it is lacking >>> for me. >>> >>> The other thing I want to mention, and I hate to, but I have to, is that >>> there are some people who depend on GPS technology too much. I'm not >>> knocking what's out there, because I think it's a great thing. However, >>> let's all remember that when using any sort of GPS, always depend on >>> your own orientation and mobility skills first. This is why I don't need >>> to know if the intersection goes through or dead ends. >>> >>> However this might open up a debate and a can of GPS worms, and so I'll >>> leave it at that. >>> >>> Hope this helped to answer your question. >>> >>> -- >>> Raul A. Gallegos >>> Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. - Mae West >>> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 >>> >>> On 11/23/2012 11:47 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: >>>> Hi Raul, I want to thank you for this objective comparison; it was >>>> very much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Would you say that between Navigon and Ariadne GPS, you could get >>>> functionality roughly equivalent to that offered on blindness-specific >>>> products such as the Breeze or Sendero GPS for the BrailleNote? I've >>>> always felt that the iPhone could rival any other GPS products if only >>>> I had the right app. But I wouldn't say that Ariadne on its own, in >>>> combination with either the old or the new Apple maps, really does it >>>> for me. >>>> >>>> Grant >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Follow me on Twitter at: >> www.twitter.com/wcmerritt >> My websites: >> www.wayneism.com >> www.whitecaneday.org >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My websites: www.wayneism.com www.whitecaneday.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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