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One justification may be that it's much simpler to both obtain and display helpful location data as a native application than a web page.
by cookiecaper 13y ago
One justification may be that it's much simpler to both obtain and display helpful location data as a native application than a web page.
- johnbender 13y agoI'm not sure about obtaining location information (ie, I don't know about geo api support) but "maps on the web" are extremely robust.
- cookiecaper 13y agoFor someone on a PC. Mobile users have much more difficulty utilizing the generic web-based maps than the native, platform-optimized and integrated mapping application. There are ways to attempt to make it work in both directions, but it's extra complexity. For an app that is heavily location-centric and meant to help you find obscure walking paths while you're walking around the area, it's reasonable to have non-native support as a secondary goal.