Hi Kawal,
i haven't experimented much with maps as, here in Ireland, in the
countryside, the maps are very lacking, but I can tell you something: when I
first tried them, using IOS 5 something, I got the same response, I.E., "no
maps available outside the US", but having upgraded to IOS 6 something, I no
longer get that response, so, are you using the latest update to the IOS?
Good luck, Sandy.
Sent from my iPhone
On 13 Dec 2012, at 09:43, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I open the Maps, although I'm living in the UK, it says that it cannot
> locate anything as it wants to display the US Maps. Also how can I get turn
> by turn directions automatically?
>
> Kawal.
>
> On 13 Dec 2012, at 09:39 AM, 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?
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