Hi Mark and all, You're right - with the screen unlocked, VoiceOver spoke most turns when I was walking a route. It also recalculated when I went a different way, which was cool. Since Navigon works with the screen locked, I guess I thought they all did. At any rate, thanks very much for your help.
Best, Anna On Nov 3, 2013, at 12:56 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anna, > > You know, it's funny, I've never intentionally locked the screen when using > any GPS app. > > I'll take a short walk tomorrow and test it out, as I am certain you will > do, as well. > > The only GPS application that continues to give turn-by-turn navigation, in > the background at least, that I've used is A T & T Navigator. > > I did install Google Maps on my phone a while ago but found that I prefer A > T & T Navigator and the native iOS GPS solutions. My biggest issue with > Google Maps is that there is no "Repeat" button. So, unless you are > sighted, there is no way to either confirm or have the TTS repeat its last > instruction. > > Despite countless request for this feature, as far as I know, Google has not > addressed this issue. > > As a side note, about 3 months ago I created a route on both my iPhone 4 S > and my Android phone both using Google Maps. I wanted to see if there was > any significant difference in the app's performance. > > So, I started out on my route with Android in one pocket and iOS in the > other. They were virtually identical. As I traveled, it felt as though I > were hearing the instructions in stereo from two twins sisters. It was a > lot of fun. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 9:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: getting turn-by-turn walking directions with Apple Maps > > Hi Mark, > > Yes, I pressed the Start button. Is it true that you have to keep the screen > unlocked the whole time? > > Thanks, > Anna > > > > On Nov 2, 2013, at 6:02 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Anna, >> >> It is necessary to tap the Start button, located at the upper right of >> the display in order to get verbal turn-by-turn directions. >> >> Did you tap the Start button? >> >> Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner >> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 9:04 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: getting turn-by-turn walking directions with Apple Maps >> >> Hello, >> >> I tried twice today to get turn-by-turn walking directions using Apple >> Maps, but while the app listed good directions and a travel time that >> indicated they were walking directions, I wasn't told when to make >> turns. I opened Settings/Maps and chose Walking Directions. Then I >> opened Maps, chose Directions, and entered start and end locations. >> Then I chose Route. I confirmed that Voice Directions was set to >> normal volume. Is there anything else you need to do to get this to >> work? I had the screen locked while walking, but I thought this was >> supposed to work even when the screen is locked. 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