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CBell
Sep 28, 2008, 02:07 PM
Like turn-by-turn directions, spoken directions, etc?


vandy1997
Sep 28, 2008, 02:08 PM
No.
robbieduncan
Sep 28, 2008, 02:27 PM
Turn-by-turn navigation is still, as it ever was, specifically outlawed by the SDK agreement all developers agree to.
ajnicho
Sep 28, 2008, 02:30 PM
Turn-by-turn navigation is still, as it ever was, specifically outlawed by the SDK agreement all developers agree to.

Why is this?
robbieduncan
Sep 28, 2008, 02:31 PM
Why is this?

You'd have to ask Apple: the wrote the document, not me.
CBell
Oct 1, 2008, 11:42 PM
What about unofficial apps? Or should I ask that in another board?
firewood
Oct 2, 2008, 12:22 AM
Why is this?

We can only guess. Maybe there's some glitch in the GPS hardware which indicates the opposite direction 1-in-a-million times, and Apple didn't want to get sued for the head-on collision death of the millionth user watching their iPhone instead of the road? Maybe the map data provider didn't want to pay for liability insurance either?

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ilfn143
Oct 2, 2008, 01:24 AM
no background running app no turn-by-turn. imagine u using gps and receive a call, you pick up the phone and a turn coming up. if it's turn-by-turn it has to come from apple, make it like ipod function so it can run in background.
needthephone
Oct 2, 2008, 09:49 AM
yes there are several.

Some allow you to email you location to someone and othes can track your route on a featureless background so you can see a sqiggle of where you have been !

All the other phones have turn by turn directions but I can email my location so all in all way to go apple you really do know how to satisfy your users!!!!