Turn-by-Turn and Flyover for 4S and iPad2+ ONLY (also - SIRI on 4S and iPad 3 ONLY)

[sammee]

Because they want to sell the newer iPad.. This way it makes itself look more advanced than the iPad 2 and iPad.

Maybe.But I think it is the Apple way.
Waiting~

 

[zsears]

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Is the new iPad doing voice turn by turn? I saw someone demonstrate it and they mentioned it wasn't speaking the directions.

 

[skywalkerr69]

Nobody is going to buy new hardware just for Siri and turn by turn navigation.

Amen! But they will spend $3,000 on a MBP with a retina lololol

 

[ErikGrim]

Nobody is going to buy new hardware just for Siri and turn by turn navigation.

Have you ever bought a standalone car navigator?

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So ... no real incentive for me to upgrade to iOS 6, since my 4G works just fine. I kind of figured that, since most of the update I was reading involved SIRI, SIRI AND MORE SIRI.

You do realise this is a FREE upgrade, right?

 

[matttye]

Have you ever bought a standalone car navigator?

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You do realise this is a FREE upgrade, right?

Yeah but it didn't cost me £500+ or tie me into a two year contract.

 

[ErikGrim]

Yeah but it didn't cost me £500+ or tie me into a two year contract.

But you bought new hardware for a single feature.

 

[matttye]

But you bought new hardware for a single feature.

I should have said "Nobody is going to buy a new iPhone just for Siri and turn by turn navigation," although in the context I posted it, I thought that was clear.

 

[OzyOly]

This isn't turn by turn. It's the directions you get just the same as in Google Maps on iOS5.

Turn by turn is what you get on standalone GPSes and apps like Navigon. The default view is kind of floating 3D and most importantly has a voice telling you when and where to turn.

I had Turn by Turn in Google Navigation on my old Epic 4G, which was ok, but required an internet connection, overheated the phone and was a huge power drain.

I now have Navigon on my iPhone 4 and it's great. Despite having to pay for it....

It follows you and tells you where to go with signs. it doesn't do that on iOS5. That's turn by turn.

I know it's not the sam standard as TomTom but it's an improvement on just trying see a blue dot on a blue line when trying to get to your destination.

 

[virginblue4]

I can understand the need for a multi-core CPU to handle this stuff...

Hence the 4S and iPad 3.

But... the iPad 2 has the same exact hardware as the 4S [A5 CPU] (in fact, the iPad 2's hardware is clocked HIGHER than the 4S's....)

Why can't the iPad 2 run SIRI? This one needs some serious explaining...

Do the 4S and New iPad have SIRI-exclusive hardware in it or something?

What gives other than bullying-out the iPad 2?

Makes no sense.

It's getting boring reading stuff like this now. If you spent 5 minutes and searched for it, you'd understand.

It's NOT about the hardware. It's about the servers. They don't want millions of iPhone 4 or iPad 2 customers clogging up the servers and ruining the experience for the iPhone 4S customers. Instead they brought it only to their flagship iPad model.

 

[djrod]

Turn by turn lags a lot in the iPhone 4, no wonder is not officially supported

http://9to5mac.com/2012/06/15/devel...lyovers-and-turn-by-turn-running-on-iphone-4/