Sentences with phrase «of map app»

For iOS 6 users, here is a good list of map app alternatives if you're not pleased with Apple's.

Of course, that's what happened when Apple launched the newest iteration of its Maps app, and faced an avalanche of disastrous reviews and negative attention.

Google of course pioneered 360 photos years ago with Street View, the ground - eye - view function of its Maps app that has since become indispensable for people trying to find their way around.

To do so, click on the horizontal ellipsis menu button on the top right edge of Maps app and select Settings from the menu.

When Apple took the wraps off iOS 11 in June 2017, it highlighted indoor maps, a new feature of the Maps app that adds floor plans for popular venues.

tech.slashdot.org - From an Atlantic story, originally titled «The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps»: In the pre-mobile-app days, drivers» selfishness was limited by their knowledge of the road network.

As a result, the company built a «Report an Issue» button right into the main section of the Maps app.

Not exact matches

But now, they can easily address the issue with some of the best GPS / map apps, which suggest the shortest routes, help calculate ETA, show traffic conditions, help users plan meetups, get them directions and much more.

the app returns a map of the user's location with the nearest ATMs clearly marked.»

The app sends clients a text at the start and the end of a walk and tracks the walk on a live map of Manhattan.

Google has previously sought to outshine Apple's built - in iPhone apps with its digital maps and a mobile version of its Chrome browser.

Its «TrueDepth» front - facing camera is able to create a 3D map of a person's face and use that to identify the person, which is used to log into the device and authenticate apps and services like Apple Pay.

-- Ted Farnsworth, CEO of RedZone, a GPS - driven, real - time crime and navigation map app that uses proprietary geo - fencing technology to show users where recent crime has taken place in order to navigate through safer neighborhoods while avoiding risky crime areas deemed «red zones.»

Again, it's possible that Google is withholding maps in an effort to differentiate its Android phones from iPhone, but it's equally likely that Apple may not allow such an app because it competes with a core function of its device.

The device only works with a handful of (Apple) apps, like weather, maps, and reminders.

I can't speak for the reliability of the remote sleep tracker, which purports to identify circadian rhythms via electromagnetic waves and then maps them on an app.

Whenever it's powered on, your cell phone or smart device is sending out signals to figure out where it is, and as that is determined, the information can be shared with a variety of opt - in, or pay, services ranging from maps and the weather to entertainment guides and retail apps.

For now, its app tracks mileage and expenses, and produces a heat map of other SherpaShare users.

Now they must be in the business of ride - hailing apps, shuttle buses, 3D maps, and computers on wheels that drive themselves.

So far most of the government apps seem modest in scope (think: Mapping crime reports or finding out when the next train will come), but O'Reilly suggested that this is only the beginning and that the approach can work for big problems like rising health care costs, poorly performing schools, and climate change.

Yes, there are some pretty cool features on the iPhone X: the high definition OLED screen, infrared facial recognition to map the 3D surface of the face rather than a flat image like a photo, and improved cameras with image stabilization, and built - in capabilities to support augmented reality apps.

Building on some of the vast changes to Maps it outlined in May at its developer's conference in San Francisco, Google has redesigned the popular app, aiming to improve its search and navigation features.

It does this by «onboarding» those apps to its own platform, mapping different sequences of touch inputs within those apps to certain voice commands.

In it, he noted the intricacies and difficulties of managing and «standardizing» the massive amounts of data needed for a successful maps app.

In a study released by Citrix Systems in June, data showed that «Google Maps is preferred over Apple Maps on iOS devices throughout most of the world,» meaning most people would rather download the Google app on their iPhone than use the one that comes pre-loaded onto their device.

Most interesting about the Locationary news is that CEO Grant Ritchie (also the co-founder of CanadianHotelGuide.com) wrote an opinion piece for TechCrunch last September entitled «5 Big Map App Issues Apple Must Solve.»

The most important news, I thought, was the official unveiling of Apple's own Maps app for iOS devices.

The cloud It's a Googled piece of hardware, so it comes with a laundry list of built - in Google products and apps, including the namesake web browser, Maps, YouTube, Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and two years of 100 GB free Google Drive storage.

I mentioned Maps above — the app is definitely one of the Z10's weaknesses.

Most apps open quickly, with the notable exception of Maps (also more on that shortly).

At one time its mapping gadgets got nearly every one from point A to point B, but the more people started using free apps such as Google Maps on their smartphones the less of these products it sold.

If they'd taken the stories of his perfectionist ways to heart, Apple might have avoided the embarrassing failure of its new map app.

Android Oreo (Go edition) comes with a slew of slimmed - down proprietary Google apps — such as Google Go, Google Assistant Go, Google Maps Go, and Gmail Go — which collectively take up 50 % less space than they did with Android Nougat, effectively doubling the available storage on the device.

The app, called Strava, allows recreational runners to track their routes and share their progress, which seems innocuous; unfortunately this dataset unintentionally provides detailed maps of such things as covert military bases, which researchers have already been able to correlate to individual military personnel.

Apple Music is thus a me - too product, up there with most of its software offerings: Aperture, Apple Productivity Apps, Maps, and so on.

Via the connected smartphone app, the goggles can also display trail maps of various ski resorts and show you where you are at any given time via GPS.

Google's purchase also keeps Waze out of the hands of Apple, which could have incorporated the company into its own map service, and Facebook, which might have integrated the app into its giant social network.

But, of course, like with all Maps apps its utility will be in how well it handles real time situations.

The one drawback of the new app so far is the lack of offline maps.

In one instance, a code enforcement officer in Portland who opened the Uber app would see representations of cars on the app's map.

Before thinking about the development part, I can only recommend that you start mapping the experience, using a flowchart app of your choice.

Uber says Apple gave it permission to use the private entitlement and that it used it for an earlier version of its Apple Watch app to render maps on the iPhone.

The app, Apple users say, is inferior to the previous Google Maps apps, with misplaced locations and visually confusing images (such as an apocalyptic depiction of the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge).

Despite complaints over a new Maps app and a smaller dock connector, hundreds of Apple fans spent the night outside Apple stores across Southern California hoping to be among the first to grab the iPhone 5.

For this report, OpenSignal collected over five billion measurements from 172,919 U.S. smartphones during the month of June with its signal mapping app.

Others of its portfolio companies include the insurance comparison site Coverhound; Vungle, which helps developers insert video ads into their apps; Kinnek, a marketplace that helps small businesses find suppliers; the growth marketing platform Iterable; drone mapping and analytics platform Drone Deploy; and Zum, a company offering on - demand rides for kids.

Google Maps or Waze were cited by McDonald cited as examples of apps that show «clear consumer benefit» and to use personal data.

While personalities like comedian - MMA commentator Joe Rogan and history storyteller Dan Carlin had become cult - like sub-genre superstars with hundreds of millions of downloads, odds are it was the buzz around Serial that put podcasts on the map for your aunt in Ohio who had never before thought about what that purple app on her iPhone was for.

To play, just open up the Google Maps app on your phone, and click the icon that looks like Pac - Man in the corner of the screen.

Most youth sports organizations now use e-mail to keep parents informed of practice schedules, game times, sign - up dates, forms due, tournament dates, directions to games etc. (be sure to print out directions no later than the night before an away game; you don't want to leave it to the last minute or plug the address into your calendar so you can use it to get directions from a smartphone app like Google Maps).