Thanks for the info on BlindSquare. I'm reluctant though to download anymore apps until I can find a bigger capacity iPhone 4s on the used market. I've just about got this 16gb iPhone 4 maxed out. On Jun 25, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, Ariadne announces addresses and cross streets. However, I find the most > reliable and best app by far for having cross streets announced is > BlindSquare. BlindSquare also does not have to be in the foreground for it > to work, in fact, I can lock my phone and it works fine. > > In addition I can open the "Nearest Intersections" option in Tools and if I > focus Voiceover on a particular intersection it get a continuous readout of > distance and direction by clockface. I find this can be very useful if I > have to walk across a large parking lot towards an intersection where maybe > I have to make my way around parked cars or other obsticles. > > Only suggestion I have and which I have been meaning to email to the > developer about is that it would be nice if another app like Audible could > be playing as well. I find that if Audible is playing BlindSquare either > won't announce anything or Audible will pause for the BlindSquare > announcement and then won't resume playing. Since BlindSquare has it's own > voice couldn't this be fixed? I can have Audible or the Music app playing > when Navigon is running in the background and the Navigon announcements > simply play on top of whatever else is playing and they quiet down the other > audio so it's easy to hear them.there should be > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Pete Nalda > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 8:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Will the voice for iOS announce street names as you go by the > while on a bus? Or what other app does > > I did actually get Ariadne to do this. It reads out addresses about every 20 > sec. The app does have to be open up front, and the screen can't be locked. > Oh and no Siri needed (for all you other poor iPhone 4 users). > > Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda > Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda > Http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda > Twitter @lpnalda > > > > On Jun 25, 2013, at 5:24 AM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No, only the 4s or higher. Ariadne will announce the nearby address every > 30 seconds or so when you have monitoring turned on. You then just need to > train yourself to know by address rather than street name. It can be done, I > did it. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 25/06/2013, at 9:27, Pete Nalda <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Will it work on an iPhone 4? >>> >>> Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda >>> Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda >>> Http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda >>> Twitter @lpnalda >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 24, 2013, at 2:28 PM, "DJ" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It should do what you want if you open Maps, find and double-tap the >>>> Tracking button until it says "on with headings". As long as you are in > the >>>> app it will give you the information. >>>> >>>> DJ >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf >>>> Of Pete Nalda >>>> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 3:15 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Will the voice for iOS announce street names as you go by the > while >>>> on a bus? Or what other app does >>>> >>>> Seems drivers no longer offer this service here in the ATX. So need an > app. >>>> Tia. >>>> >>>> Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates >>>> Louie P. 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