How does this exactly work? I caught some of it in the keynote but not the entire thing. I'm just looking for details. Thanks in advance!
How does this exactly work? I caught some of it in the keynote but not the entire thing. I'm just looking for details. Thanks in advance!
The iPhone (4 and above) has special hardware on the cellular modem that can detect when leaving or entering a certain "region" on the map just with its usual semi-frequent pings to and from different cell towers. This means that GPS doesn't have to be turned on, thus not a lot of battery drain.
When you enter or leave a certain region that you define, you can have the phone remind you of something. This feature has also been available to developers to implement in their own apps since iOS 4.0.
how would i have my phone but a geo-fence around my home or office ?
how would i have my phone but a geo-fence around my home or office ?
Use the reminders app.
but how do i tell my phone where my work or office is ? do i use siri ?
The iPhone (4 and above) has special hardware on the cellular modem that can detect when leaving or entering a certain "region" on the map just with its usual semi-frequent pings to and from different cell towers. This means that GPS doesn't have to be turned on, thus not a lot of battery drain.
Are you sure about that? My phone battery went down 15% in under and hour with a geolocation reminder set. I hope Apple fixes that, as it seems useful, but not if it's that taxing on the battery. Maybe it could check once every five minutes or so?
but how do i tell my phone where my work or office is ? do i use siri ?
I have noticed when I create a georeminder, my gps arrow stays constantly on. This would put a serious dent in battery life no?
I have noticed when I create a georeminder, my gps arrow stays constantly on. This would put a serious dent in battery life no?
No idea exactly how the Geo-fence works, but I did notice that if the address isn't exact, the reminder doesn't go off.
For example, went to my parents house which is in a rural area. There address is 149 Main Street (for example).
My reminder never went off.
When I was there, I noticed the reminders app thought the current location was 66 - 269 Main Street.
So if it's not exact, then it doesn't seem to work.
-Kevin
This is what sucks. It uses a bookmark stored in your contacts and NOT maps. Why not maps??