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Interesting that the new Maps makes no mention of public transit support. Is that gone completely now? It looks like your app can register as a "router" to supp

by timdorr 14y ago

Interesting that the new Maps makes no mention of public transit support. Is that gone completely now? It looks like your app can register as a "router" to support different types of navigation routing, but it would suck if that is no longer built in.

rb2k_ 14y ago
At least the beta supposedly just points you at the app store for public transport in Boston. (haven't tried this myself, asked a friend of mine who installed the beta)
- stevenp 14y ago
  Right now transit directions are dead in the water since nothing in the App Store supports the new API yet.
  - alanh 14y ago
    "Dead in the water" means no progress will be made. http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/dead+in+the+water.html http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/dead+in+the+wat...
technoslut 14y ago
Since it was Google's data, Apple will probably build it back in at some other point since it's what they've done previously.
- glhaynes 14y ago
  Hopefully Google will produce (and be allowed) a Google Maps app for iOS.
  - glogla 14y ago
    And we will see whether Apple will allow such app in their store. I would imagine they will not, because they would rather have people using their own maps, but perhaps they will be benevolent this time.
    - technoslut 14y ago
      If I had to guess, Google will attempt to get it into the App Store before iOS 6 is released. Apple will probably end up delaying approval of the app for a few months after iOS 6 to let users become accustomed to using their own solution.
    - mitchellhislop 14y ago
      Apple seems to have moved away from disallowing apps for "duplicate core functionality" - we have GVoice, Sparrow, Camera+ now. I don't see how they could not allow it.
- kizza 14y ago
  Apple could use the same data standard as Google does already: https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference I'm sure the transit providers would be happy to provide the same feed to Apple and Google, but it looks like Apple want to make something new and incompatible.
corysama 14y ago
That would be a hang-up for me. I'm pretty dependent on Maps for busing around to random destinations in SF...
philwelch 14y ago
Supposedly it integrates with third-party apps. If done well, this would be great--in Seattle, I have to integrate directions from Maps with information from OneBusAway by eyeball.

by timdorr 14y ago

rb2k_ 14y ago

At least the beta supposedly just points you at the app store for public transport in Boston. (haven't tried this myself, asked a friend of mine who installed the beta)

stevenp 14y ago
Right now transit directions are dead in the water since nothing in the App Store supports the new API yet.
- alanh 14y ago
  "Dead in the water" means no progress will be made. http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/dead+in+the+water.html http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/dead+in+the+wat...

technoslut 14y ago

Since it was Google's data, Apple will probably build it back in at some other point since it's what they've done previously.

glhaynes 14y ago
Hopefully Google will produce (and be allowed) a Google Maps app for iOS.
- glogla 14y ago
  And we will see whether Apple will allow such app in their store. I would imagine they will not, because they would rather have people using their own maps, but perhaps they will be benevolent this time.
  - technoslut 14y ago
    If I had to guess, Google will attempt to get it into the App Store before iOS 6 is released. Apple will probably end up delaying approval of the app for a few months after iOS 6 to let users become accustomed to using their own solution.
  - mitchellhislop 14y ago
    Apple seems to have moved away from disallowing apps for "duplicate core functionality" - we have GVoice, Sparrow, Camera+ now. I don't see how they could not allow it.
kizza 14y ago
Apple could use the same data standard as Google does already: https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference I'm sure the transit providers would be happy to provide the same feed to Apple and Google, but it looks like Apple want to make something new and incompatible.

corysama 14y ago

That would be a hang-up for me. I'm pretty dependent on Maps for busing around to random destinations in SF...

philwelch 14y ago

Supposedly it integrates with third-party apps. If done well, this would be great--in Seattle, I have to integrate directions from Maps with information from OneBusAway by eyeball.