Google Maps: Transit and Walking Directions - New Features in 1.2

solarus · 10/01/2009, 12:38 PM

Was just playing around in Google Maps and noticed they seem to have added Transit and Walking directions to the app. Is this a new feature - I don't recall seeing it a few weeks back when I first got my Pre.

Still no access to contacts though

Felipe · 10/01/2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by solarus

Was just playing around in Google Maps and noticed they seem to have added Transit and Walking directions to the app. Is this a new feature - I don't recall seeing it a few weeks back when I first got my Pre.

Still no access to contacts though

yup i just noticed this today.

azkevman · 10/01/2009, 12:53 PM

nice....although it would be nice if Google's transit area would expand to include all major metro areas. And since most of the year it is too hot to walk anywhere here in Phoenix, I won't get to take much advantage of these new features.

sbono13 · 10/01/2009, 01:11 PM

I just noticed these new features this morning too. Are you all sure that they came with WEBOS 1.2? They weren't mentioned in any changelogs and I would have thought that *someone* would have used GMaps for directions in the past two days and reported this.

oddlou · 10/01/2009, 01:15 PM

Awesome find, though I don't think it was there yesterday. I did a directions search and didn't see what is on there now. Anyway, great options to have.

aggreyj · 10/01/2009, 01:17 PM

I think they updated things like Google Maps and the Phone App inside the 1.2 Update. Glad they finally added this.

thermodynamic · 10/01/2009, 01:24 PM

Wow very cool! I also am surprised that no one has reported this (and that is was not reported in the official changelog), but cool!

**bevcraw** · 10/01/2009, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solarus

Was just playing around in Google Maps and noticed they seem to have added Transit and Walking directions to the app. Is this a new feature - I don't recall seeing it a few weeks back when I first got my Pre.

Still no access to contacts though

Good find.

I checked Sprint Nav and my contacts have been added there. Unfortunately, I had to log in like it was the first time and I noticed that all my previous addresses have been wiped out.

mosdl · 10/01/2009, 01:28 PM

Great find - UI is kinda weird, but works great

Audemars02 · 10/01/2009, 01:35 PM

Another great feature is that they have a recent history!!! So great!

blacknight · 10/01/2009, 02:05 PM

Definitely wasn't there yesterday and I have been on 1.2 since Monday night.

sivan · 10/01/2009, 02:10 PM

Yeah just noticed it this morning.

But there is still an annoying bug where if you click on an address in a contact that has a suite number like #100 it won't parse it and maps will open with no address. Unfortunately lots of my business contacts have this.

jrstinkfish · 10/01/2009, 02:18 PM

Yessss!!! The transit and walking directions saved my *** last time I was in NYC (had a MotoQ at the time). I was really bummed that the Pre didn't have the walking/transit. It just keeps getting better

polpo · 10/01/2009, 02:23 PM

I think a lot of the Google Maps app isn't stored on the phone and instead comes over the air from Google's servers. If you're in an area with fringe coverage, the whole app, not just the map imagery, is very slow to load. This lets Google update the app "on the fly" instead of having to wait until a WebOS update.

KJ78 · 10/01/2009, 02:28 PM

just noticed this when mapping the trip to walmart. awesome. i'm in chicago w/ lots of public transportation options. i know most of the system off the top of my head but its nice to have a backup.

anyone with the know how to create an app for the CTA bus tracker so we dont have to use that web page?

Dtone · 10/01/2009, 02:34 PM

wow I didn't notice either. That's cool. It works pretty good too. They need to highlight these features more. Palm Pre marketing sucks.

milominderbinder · 10/01/2009, 02:35 PM

Corrected thread title spelling error.

Will also add to the webOS 1.2.0 New Features & Changes Found

- Craig

dizzwave · 10/01/2009, 02:40 PM

oh sweet!! Thanks for pointing that out.... I was waiting for the Transit option, as it's painful to go to the TriMet (Portland) website in the Pre's browser, not get to use GPS, yadda yadda..... And, it turns out, Google's transit directions seem to be smarter than TriMet's (based on one weird experience, anyway).

RanGT · 10/01/2009, 02:50 PM

Which transit systems are included? tried DC Metro but didn't work.

ieko · 10/01/2009, 02:57 PM

YESSSSSSSSS!!!! I can finally get rid of my iPhone!!!!!

List of transit agencies on Google Transit:
Google Transit

10/01/2009, 12:38 PM	Thread Author #1 (permalink)
solarus Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 555 Likes: 0 Thanks: 196 Thanked 199 Times in 105 Posts	Google Maps: Transit and Walking Directions - New Features in 1.2 Was just playing around in Google Maps and noticed they seem to have added Transit and Walking directions to the app. Is this a new feature - I don't recall seeing it a few weeks back when I first got my Pre. Still no access to contacts though
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10/01/2009, 12:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
azkevman Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 366 Likes: 0 Thanks: 24 Thanked 41 Times in 21 Posts	nice....although it would be nice if Google's transit area would expand to include all major metro areas. And since most of the year it is too hot to walk anywhere here in Phoenix, I won't get to take much advantage of these new features.
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10/01/2009, 01:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
sbono13 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 427 Likes: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 14 Posts	I just noticed these new features this morning too. Are you all sure that they came with WEBOS 1.2? They weren't mentioned in any changelogs and I would have thought that someone would have used GMaps for directions in the past two days and reported this.
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10/01/2009, 01:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
oddlou Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,140 Likes: 0 Thanks: 96 Thanked 164 Times in 105 Posts	Awesome find, though I don't think it was there yesterday. I did a directions search and didn't see what is on there now. Anyway, great options to have.
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10/01/2009, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
aggreyj Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 29 Likes: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I think they updated things like Google Maps and the Phone App inside the 1.2 Update. Glad they finally added this.
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10/01/2009, 01:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
thermodynamic Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 296 Likes: 0 Thanks: 100 Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts	Wow very cool! I also am surprised that no one has reported this (and that is was not reported in the official changelog), but cool!
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mosdl Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 788 Likes: 30 Thanks: 3 Thanked 102 Times in 67 Posts	Great find - UI is kinda weird, but works great __________________ Apps: MyQ for Netflix (Phone/TouchPad), Giantbomb (Phone), Excavate (Reddit/Digg clients for TouchPad)
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10/01/2009, 01:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Audemars02 Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,476 Likes: 13 Thanks: 247 Thanked 402 Times in 235 Posts	Another great feature is that they have a recent history!!! So great!
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10/01/2009, 02:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
blacknight Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 34 Likes: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Definitely wasn't there yesterday and I have been on 1.2 since Monday night.
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10/01/2009, 02:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
sivan Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,169 Likes: 0 Thanks: 51 Thanked 76 Times in 56 Posts	Yeah just noticed it this morning. But there is still an annoying bug where if you click on an address in a contact that has a suite number like #100 it won't parse it and maps will open with no address. Unfortunately lots of my business contacts have this.
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10/01/2009, 02:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
jrstinkfish Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 583 Likes: 94 Thanks: 16 Thanked 63 Times in 45 Posts	Yessss!!! The transit and walking directions saved my *** last time I was in NYC (had a MotoQ at the time). I was really bummed that the Pre didn't have the walking/transit. It just keeps getting better
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10/01/2009, 02:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
polpo Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 18 Likes: 0 Thanks: 12 Thanked 13 Times in 2 Posts	I think a lot of the Google Maps app isn't stored on the phone and instead comes over the air from Google's servers. If you're in an area with fringe coverage, the whole app, not just the map imagery, is very slow to load. This lets Google update the app "on the fly" instead of having to wait until a WebOS update.
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10/01/2009, 02:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
KJ78 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 861 Likes: 0 Thanks: 58 Thanked 30 Times in 24 Posts	just noticed this when mapping the trip to walmart. awesome. i'm in chicago w/ lots of public transportation options. i know most of the system off the top of my head but its nice to have a backup. anyone with the know how to create an app for the CTA bus tracker so we dont have to use that web page?
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10/01/2009, 02:34 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dtone Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Washingon, DC Posts: 140 Likes: 1 Thanks: 14 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	wow I didn't notice either. That's cool. It works pretty good too. They need to highlight these features more. Palm Pre marketing sucks.
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milominderbinder Homebrew Developer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ↑ iPhone Black Launcher Theme Posts: 4,598 Likes: 117 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 3,150 Times in 908 Posts	Corrected thread title spelling error. Will also add to the webOS 1.2.0 New Features & Changes Found - Craig __________________ - Milo → Getting Started → Ringtones → Videos/Movies → Patches/Themes → Music Player(Remix) → Battery Life → Backup/Syncing → Great Signal-Airave → iPhone Theme → Forum Guidelines
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dizzwave Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 97 Likes: 0 Thanks: 71 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	oh sweet!! Thanks for pointing that out.... I was waiting for the Transit option, as it's painful to go to the TriMet (Portland) website in the Pre's browser, not get to use GPS, yadda yadda..... And, it turns out, Google's transit directions seem to be smarter than TriMet's (based on one weird experience, anyway).
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10/01/2009, 02:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
ieko Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 355 Likes: 7 Thanks: 14 Thanked 49 Times in 29 Posts	YESSSSSSSSS!!!! I can finally get rid of my iPhone!!!!! List of transit agencies on Google Transit: Google Transit
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