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Apple Watch Maps Glance Alway Showing Direction Home?
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cwosigns
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I think it's a feature, not an issue. If you need directions to somewhere else, use the Maps app. "Glances" by design is a quick piece of useful information.
If you're wondering about your commute, use Glances. If you need an actual Maps app, use Maps.
tgara
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My watch is doing the same thing when I switch to the Maps glance. However, I don't think this is the way it is supposed to work. According to the User Manual,
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From this, I take it to mean that if you switch to the Maps glance, the map that is shown shows your location, not a route. Routes and directions are shown in the full Maps app on the watch, not the Glance. But when the OP and I ask for the glance, we get a route home. On mine, it shows my location briefly, then switches to a route home.
I think it's a bug.
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It's mirroring the iPhone's Frequent Locations so it's actually a feature rather than a bug. If it's bothering you, you can turn it off.
tgara
macrumors 65816
In iPhone, Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Frequent Locations to off.
tgara
macrumors 65816
Thanks, much appreciated!
I wish the manual was more clear about this. All I want in a Glance is my location. If I want a route, I will fire up the Maps app.
BTW, that will turn off other stuff, like your Notification Center widget telling you how long it will take to get home on your iPhone, etc.
tgara
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Thanks, understood. I had the notification widget off, and never used that feature anyway.