It is zooming in. Takes practice to get used to how it works. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone
On 13/12/2012, at 22:39, Grant Hardy <[email protected]> wrote: > I completely agree, from the perspective of a VoiceOver user Apple > Maps definitely seems to be a better bet, though I must say I've had > little success with sliding my finger around to explore the map. > Whenever you approach a street VoiceOver gives you a chance to pause > to follow it, which seems to mess up the orientation of the map. The > same happens when you reach another street. This is really hard to > explain and I'm not sure whether you or others can comment, but for > instance if you are moving your finger towards the top of the screen > and you reach a street which you want to follow to the right, you > would expect to start sliding to the right to follow it, but this > seems not to be how VO and Maps interact. > > Accuracy hasn't been an issue for me either and vehicle turn by turn > directions are nice to have on the lock screen. I truly do miss > transit directions, as I'm invariably running late and it used to be a > tremendous resource to be able to open Maps and glance at them. But > it's not too much trouble to place an icon to an alternative website > where you can check transit directions on the home screen. > > Grant > > On 12/13/12, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >> The maps app on iOS 6 had problems for the first few weeks. I have not heard >> about any problems for the past month or so. The maps app uses a data feed >> to internet servers, so the fixes occur in the back-end. >> >> From an accessibility perspective, Apple Maps is much better than the older >> Google Maps. You can now slide your finger around the display and audibly >> explore the map. It is similar to what has been available on Android for a >> while now. >> >> I have not had any difficulties with Apple Maps on my iPhone. >> >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 13/12/2012, at 19:44, Kevin Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> guys, >>> I'm thinking of upgrading to IOS6 on my iPhone 4. What's restraining me >>> is the stuff I keep hearing about how the Maps on IOS 6 really suck. has >>> anyone had any experience getting from A to B using the new maps app? How >>> reliable is it? I heard that they fired the guy responsible for it a few >>> weeks back. >>> >>> anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback. >>> >>> Kevin >>> If I decide it sucks, is it even possible to downgrade back to IOS 5? >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> > > -- > 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.
