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I originally built this after getting tired at how many actions it takes to enter directions in Maps on iPhone. Often I just wanted to navigate from the current
by pheelicks 15y ago
I originally built this after getting tired at how many actions it takes to enter directions in Maps on iPhone. Often I just wanted to navigate from the current location to a common place (eg home, work). With Quickmaps, all I have to do is launch the app and with single gesture I'm done.
After posting the iPhone version to HN 2 weeks ago, one of the most common requests was an Android port. For those on iPhones: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickmaps/id506283203?ls=1&mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickmaps/id506283203?ls=1...
Feedback is most welcome
- mcpherrinm 15y agoPretty great! I'm definitely going to use this. It's filling a need that I definitely feel. The biggest problem I have is that it defaults to "driving" directions, which I almost never want. I'm going to use this for bus directions.
- cheald 15y agoThe question occurred to me when you posted the iPhone version, but why do you include both source and destination? Wouldn't "current location to destination" make more sense? Or is there a use case I'm missing?
- pheelicks 15y agoOnly half of user queries start with the current location, the other with a pre-defined location. A common use case I can think of is Home -> Work using public transport.
- cheald 15y agoOkay, I can see the public transit case, since that might help for planning. I live in a place without any real public transit to speak of, so it didn't even occur to me!