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[cashxx]

Now only if Siri could give turn by turn navigation. Once Apple gets rid of Google maps and does its own thing I am hoping Siri will be able to do turn by turn then. Hopefully IO6 will let us know whether or not this will happen.

[JMHammer]

 cashxx, on 23 March 2012 - 07:00 AM, said:

Now only if Siri could give turn by turn navigation. Once Apple gets rid of Google maps and does its own thing I am hoping Siri will be able to do turn by turn then. Hopefully IO6 will let us know whether or not this will happen.

In the meanwhile, you can try MapQuest for Mobile, by AOL. It provides spoken and textual turn-by-turn directions. And it's completely free. I'm sure the Garmin and other top-end (and pricey) GPS apps are better, but MapQuest has been all I've needed.

[Inkling]

Is there anyway to force Maps to cache maps like some apps? I've got a WiFi iPad that'd make a great tool for getting around, but only if I can access the map data before I go.

[Philmco]

 JMHammer, on 23 March 2012 - 07:09 AM, said:

 cashxx, on 23 March 2012 - 07:00 AM, said:

Now only if Siri could give turn by turn navigation. Once Apple gets rid of Google maps and does its own thing I am hoping Siri will be able to do turn by turn then. Hopefully IO6 will let us know whether or not this will happen.

In the meanwhile, you can try MapQuest for Mobile, by AOL. It provides spoken and textual turn-by-turn directions. And it's completely free. I'm sure the Garmin and other top-end (and pricey) GPS apps are better, but MapQuest has been all I've needed.

If only you could tell Siri to use Mapquest!

[jscottk]

Second tap on Current Location button requires a device with a compass. It doesn't work on the iPod touch. Oh, and Delete Pin is Remove Pin on my iPod touch.

[bonesb]

One more tip for the Maps app - to actually find a location when Maps sometimes can't find or locates in the incorrect place when clicking on another object, like the Contacts app, I've found that deleting the Country ("United States" or "Canada") from the Maps app's Search Bar works almost every time.

My mom's house gets shown about a mile up the road with "United States" in the Search Bar (she's in rural WA State) and one of my attorneys has his office showing up about one-half a mile away (in The 'Couv WA). Deleting "United States" moves the Maps pin to the correct location. One of my clients, in Hood River OR, gets the "No Results Found" message - deleting "United States" gets the Maps app to find the address immediately.

Yeah, I notified Apple a couple of times a year or so ago through their Developer's portal. No reply from Apple.

[ElmerCatjh30]

 Inkling, on 23 March 2012 - 07:40 AM, said:

Is there anyway to force Maps to cache maps like some apps? I've got a WiFi iPad that'd make a great tool for getting around, but only if I can access the map data before I go.

I've found that if I use Maps before leaving home (i.e.: while still online) and zoom in on the neighborhoods where I plan to travel that day, the detail will be cached and remain available even when there's no data connection. I'm sure there must be a limit to how much data it will save though.

[joeyschwartz]

Can't seem to get Streetview working on my iPhone4 with iOS 5.1? Using Rogers Communications in Canada.

[persistentcookie]

 Inkling, on 23 March 2012 - 07:40 AM, said:

Is there anyway to force Maps to cache maps like some apps? I've got a WiFi iPad that'd make a great tool for getting around, but only if I can access the map data before I go.

I take screen shots, either on the iPad itself, or on my computer screen and then save them to dropbox.

[medic48]

 joeyschwartz, on 26 March 2012 - 05:08 AM, said:

Can't seem to get Streetview working on my iPhone4 with iOS 5.1? Using Rogers Communications in Canada.

From the iPhone 5.1 user manual:
See the Google Street View of a location: Tap on the blue location pin head and the pop-up will have an Orange Icon on the left inside of the box, tap on it and maps opens into street view. Flick left or right to pan through the 360° panoramic view (the inset shows your current view). Tap an arrow to move down the street. To return to map view, tap the map inset in the lower-right corner.

[joeyschwartz]

 medic48, on 26 March 2012 - 01:26 PM, said:

 joeyschwartz, on 26 March 2012 - 05:08 AM, said:

Can't seem to get Streetview working on my iPhone4 with iOS 5.1? Using Rogers Communications in Canada.

From the iPhone 5.1 user manual:
See the Google Street View of a location: Tap on the blue location pin head and the pop-up will have an Orange Icon on the left inside of the box, tap on it and maps opens into street view. . . .

Thanks, it works fine now.

[whereforart]

Is there any way to email/share directions? I know how to share a location, but can't find anyway to email the actual directions (unlike regular Google maps).

[cboyce]

 whereforart, on 29 April 2012 - 10:03 AM, said:

Is there any way to email/share directions? I know how to share a location, but can't find anyway to email the actual directions (unlike regular Google maps).

Sorry for the late reply. To the best of my knowledge, you can't email the instructions directly from Maps. What I would do is show the directions as a List, then do screen shots (sleep and Home buttons at the same time) until you have all of the instructions captured. Then go to Photos and "share" the pictures with the instructions. Clumsy and roundabout, but it works.