This is what apple maps should have been! please check it out people, its very cool.
It may not be available in your itunes store immediately but it'll be in a matter of hours.
the only thing i wish it had is integrated 3d view rather than switching to the google earth app.
but here's to accuracy and convenience returned!
iPhone 5, iOS 6
OMG... Where?!
imaybeawhile wrote:
OMG... Where?!
It's called the App Store
Congratulations on stating the obvious - however I am unable to find it hence the question. A link rather than your sarcasm would suffice
search for google maps...but it won't show up as the first app...it'll be 5th or 6th in the list..keep scrolling to the left.
note: it may not be available in your app store as yet.
but when it will be released here in Dubai? we were waiting for so long time😕
Hmm. Can't see a way to select addresses from my contacts for navigation. Without that, it's useless. 😉
If you're really "level 7", I'm sure you know by now that that problem is because of apples restriction that they don't allow you to set another app as the default app.
you can always copy paste the contacts address into google maps anyways. im sure in later versions they'll have a way to pull contact info into the google maps.
electronicsguy wrote:
If you're really "level 7", I'm sure you know by now that that problem is because of apples restriction that they don't allow you to set another app as the default app.
you can always copy paste the contacts address into google maps anyways. im sure in later versions they'll have a way to pull contact info into the google maps.
You're incorrect. Many apps allow you to access your iPhone contacts.
Google Maps should (without having to sign in) but they don't, for some reason.
Meg St._Clair wrote:
Hmm. Can't see a way to select addresses from my contacts for navigation. Without that, it's useless. 😉
Agreed. Maybe not useless but a big problem in my opinion.
Once again, electronicsguy, you have shown that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
where am i incorrect. i said its apple's restriction which it is.
i said the ability to pull in contact info will probably come in future versions - whats wrong about that? this is V1.0 with other useful features first, as confirmed by 12000 people reviews as of now.
electronicsguy wrote:
where am i incorrect. i said its apple's restriction which it is.
If Apple restricted this, why then would I be able to access my Contacts through other apps? (e.g. Navigon, INRIX) This has to be either a bug or an omission on Google's part.
You said that the reason you can't access your Contacts from Google Maps is because of an Apple restriction. That is an incorrect statement. Apple does not restrict 3rd party apps from accessing iOS Contacts. They do have some app restrictions, i.e. the Phone app but not Contacts.
I can access my iOS Contacts from 3rd party apps such as MapQuest and Waze, to name two.
Hint: This is a tech support forum where details matter a great deal. It's OK to be wrong (I've been many times) but when you defend yourself when so clearly wrong and then lower yourself to calling others names, you lose your rep in a hurry. Yours is pretty much gone with the regulars here, IMO.
hint: try to understand what other say... i said the ability to directly access conact info ..say by pressing the address in "contacts" and popping up a 3rd party app is restricted..
basically clicking any kind of links in native apple apps to popup 3rd party apps is restricted.
other non-conventional solutions like pulling up info within the 3rd party app itself will follow...
Google maps for ios...pretty cool!
