Comments on: GPS on iPhone http://www.michaelvoong.com/2008/01/14/gps-on-iphone/ iOS/Android Mobile Developer, London Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:08:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Al http://www.michaelvoong.com/2008/01/14/gps-on-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Al Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:22:28 +0000 http://www.michaelvoong.com/2008/01/14/gps-on-iphone/#comment-31 First, I recently reinstalled Google Maps on my phone (well actually installed a new version on my new phone, but practically the same thing) and I'm loving the mobile triangulation GPS-like feature. I always thought it'd be cool to have a satellite naviagtion system with google maps instead of tomtom or whatever maps that cost a lot. Now I'm getting there. Being as I'm usually navigator (and never the driver) I don't need the location to be exact - as long as I have the vague area (I think it works it out to within 1.6ish km) I can work out where I am specifically, and then work out my route. And now I have a phone without a bloody joystick (my old K750i's broke about a year ago, and I've been 'coping' with it) it's a pleasure to use Google Maps on my mobile again. Excellent job. Secondly, and probably much more important: Android all the way for me! I'm waiting until Android phones come out, eff the iPhone! It will be such a pleasure to develop on and use those phones. At least I hope it will. Although if I'd got an iPhone/iPod Touch I'd have jail broken it before I even got it home! :) First, I recently reinstalled Google Maps on my phone (well actually installed a new version on my new phone, but practically the same thing) and I’m loving the mobile triangulation GPS-like feature. I always thought it’d be cool to have a satellite naviagtion system with google maps instead of tomtom or whatever maps that cost a lot. Now I’m getting there. Being as I’m usually navigator (and never the driver) I don’t need the location to be exact – as long as I have the vague area (I think it works it out to within 1.6ish km) I can work out where I am specifically, and then work out my route. And now I have a phone without a bloody joystick (my old K750i’s broke about a year ago, and I’ve been ‘coping’ with it) it’s a pleasure to use Google Maps on my mobile again. Excellent job.

Secondly, and probably much more important: Android all the way for me! I’m waiting until Android phones come out, eff the iPhone! It will be such a pleasure to develop on and use those phones. At least I hope it will. Although if I’d got an iPhone/iPod Touch I’d have jail broken it before I even got it home! :)

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