Wow, this looks like bad news for fans of GPS turn-by-turn navigation, but I think there's a caveat somewhere. Isn't GPS one of the main selling points for iPhone 3G? I'm betting that Apple has a separate agreement/license for apps to use the "real" GPS vs. triangulation/wifi location in the current API. These restrictions are probably designed to prevent applications from attempting "real" location services on devices that don't support them (original iPhone.)
Besides, didn't TomTom already announce "real-time route guidance" navigation software for the iPhone 3G?
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apjain @ Jun 11th 2008 11:56AM
Wow, this looks like bad news for fans of GPS turn-by-turn navigation, but I think there's a caveat somewhere. Isn't GPS one of the main selling points for iPhone 3G? I'm betting that Apple has a separate agreement/license for apps to use the "real" GPS vs. triangulation/wifi location in the current API. These restrictions are probably designed to prevent applications from attempting "real" location services on devices that don't support them (original iPhone.)
Besides, didn't TomTom already announce "real-time route guidance" navigation software for the iPhone 3G?
Al @ Jun 11th 2008 1:05PM
No, TomTom used a jailbroken iPhone. It breaks the rules of the SDK, so it probably won't be released.