tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post7162696637182889374..comments2024-03-27T11:23:30.000-07:00Comments on Official Google Mobile Blog: Google Latitude. Now for iPhone.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-52443501273001741242009-08-06T06:38:49.657-07:002009-08-06T06:38:49.657-07:00Apple - suxxx!!! I want to have Maps in background...Apple - suxxx!!! I want to have Maps in background but not to use it in browser!<br /><br />As fas As we know mail client and iPod player can work in background so that's why Apple - stupid bastards!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218206461737373187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-72766540961599153152009-08-02T18:46:28.827-07:002009-08-02T18:46:28.827-07:00I've written a script which solves the backgro...I've written a script which solves the background auto update problem. You can get it here:<br /><br />http://nat.org/blog/2009/08/playnice-google-apple<br /><br />You need to run it on a server; it will fetch your iPhone location from MobileMe and post it to Google Latitude automatically.<br /><br />The iPhone updates MobileMe with its location continuously for the 'Find My iPhone' feature.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419838802960290727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-7351296795403453142009-08-02T04:56:42.811-07:002009-08-02T04:56:42.811-07:00Hey Google Guys! Latitude is cool, but we really n...Hey Google Guys! Latitude is cool, but we really need a real app, with background auto update, the possibility to post some notes or pictures, gmail integration.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384446744980081928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-46827209941347163692009-07-31T07:07:55.980-07:002009-07-31T07:07:55.980-07:00I have no friends with an iPhone, how can I see we...I have no friends with an iPhone, how can I see were they are, is there a way to get around this? If so, and you know how, could you please email me mjs3@rogers.com and tell me how to do-it. Thank You Mike...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257733204144854289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-15688944389103807432009-07-30T08:24:50.025-07:002009-07-30T08:24:50.025-07:00Latitude as a Web App won't work, it's alm...Latitude as a Web App won't work, it's almost useless. I want Latitude to track my position in background: if this is not possible, it's really bad.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059751902270670169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-76963894299249039352009-07-29T16:38:07.866-07:002009-07-29T16:38:07.866-07:00Wings: Just to be more specific, Up to 1 hourly up...Wings: Just to be more specific, Up to 1 hourly updates. Given you mustn't have experence with Google Latitude on any other platform, I'll explain how it works. Every hour, a "heartbeat" is sent from Latitude, just to "touch base" so to speak, so that people checking can see that indeed information is still being sent as opposed to being "ghosted", that is your location information is stale. Now, if you actually start moving, the location information is updated every few minutes, depending on how fast you are changing location, and how far that location change was. What needs to also be remembered is that this ISN'T a stalking application - it ISN'T live tracking, it is a location aid. I know if a friend of mine is at the local shops at the same time as me and hook up, for example, but I can't track them down to the nearest square meter. The idea is that Latitude runs in the background, all the time, running in a sensable way and without running the battery flat. I watched a friend drive 700KM in one day along a coast road, and they were so kind as to let me know that battery life was exactly the same as it always was. Latitude is VERY passive in it's use of battery life. What kills battery life in any device is when it sends this data via EDGE/HSDPA - something that most phones can handle now, bar the iPhone.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178193200853641429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-55462879657331647522009-07-29T07:45:45.838-07:002009-07-29T07:45:45.838-07:00Exactly as I expected, out of all the fellow iPhon...Exactly as I expected, out of all the fellow iPhone owning friends who installed Latitude when I notified them of it, only 1 has updated his location information since that day. Everyone else is effectively dead in the water.<br /><br />A near total failure of iPhone Latitude implementation. It's sad that a feature I was looking forward to so eagerly turned out to be such a flop.Oshawapilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627548501466567000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-37423245516334598332009-07-29T07:23:14.470-07:002009-07-29T07:23:14.470-07:00I can't add people as I keep getting a failed ...I can't add people as I keep getting a failed message. This happens on my desktop and iPhone. Help. Anyone else having this problem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-69922196802477994872009-07-27T09:27:33.331-07:002009-07-27T09:27:33.331-07:00i was really looking forward to this. thanks for ...i was really looking forward to this. thanks for the effort google. too bad apple said no.<br /><br />i have no use for the web app only version.just mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012708329615538172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-47132554180851886452009-07-27T05:00:10.810-07:002009-07-27T05:00:10.810-07:00Justin: Hourly updates? A small notch above usele...Justin: Hourly updates? A small notch above useless, IMO.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135286691556565668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-64993321476281076252009-07-26T21:37:38.977-07:002009-07-26T21:37:38.977-07:00Google should incent other app vendors to incorpor...Google should incent other app vendors to incorporate Latitude pings in their apps. This would give an effect similar to that achieved with other phones.<br /><br />See also - <br />http://notes.kateva.org/2009/07/how-google-can-enable-iphone-location.htmlJGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-53010102148089106402009-07-26T20:52:58.357-07:002009-07-26T20:52:58.357-07:00This is great thxThis is great thxHayden Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466575391595327036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-44495816322017839852009-07-26T19:05:07.217-07:002009-07-26T19:05:07.217-07:00Re: What Wings said about battery life?
Nokia(Sym...Re: What Wings said about battery life?<br /><br />Nokia(Symbian) has no problem.<br />Blackberry has no problem.<br />Android has no problem.<br />WINDOWS MOBILE (AGGGHHH) has no problem.<br />I know, my friends all use these devices and have no problem with battery life. Apparently it's just the iPhone that would have an issue with battery life, poor me, stupid mug for believing the hype and buying an iPhone. People laugh at me now, poor Justin with his outmoded iPhone. Here's a suggestion for Apple - stop trying to be different!! Either you can do this exactly the same as all other major phone platforms.... OR YOU CAN'T, and what I'm suggesting is that the battery on the iPhone is indeed junk, the O/S is junk, and anything that resembles mult-tasking (see 1980's dictionary) flattens the battery in no time. Maybe it's about time Apple admits that the iPhone isn't the technological wonder we were all convinced it was. After all, if a Windows Mobile phone can multi task, and send hourly updates from Google maps, and also have Exchange push email running, on a 3G network, and the battery lasts 3 days, then Apple has done something wrong. (The phone is a Samsung Blackjack II).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178193200853641429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-77637035744995680782009-07-26T17:15:06.355-07:002009-07-26T17:15:06.355-07:00Latitude, in this way, is ugly.
In this way, Lati...Latitude, in this way, is ugly.<br /><br />In this way, Latitude is brutally truncated of his most useful and enjoyful ability: to track your position when you're NOT using your phone at all, or when you're using it in some other way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-23613984498957126542009-07-26T14:48:47.271-07:002009-07-26T14:48:47.271-07:00I don't think an app like this should be done ...I don't think an app like this should be done by having the iPhone continuously update its location just so it can be instantly available to a Latitude (or similar app) query. If it were continuously updated the battery life would suffer, and if it were only updated periodically then the accuracy would suffer. I'm hoping Apple or Google will some day implement what Latitude was supposed to do by a method similar to FindMyPhone, i.e., iPhone A sends a location query to iPhone B, and B takes a GPS reading (or cell tower triangulation) and reports back. I say "similar" to FMP because FMP takes way too long. One query, one GPS reading & response should be enough initially. If you query multiple times you would probably get more precise results. I can't see the entire turnaround time of query/response taking more than 20 seconds, worst case.<br /><br />I'd buy it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135286691556565668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-53012043305743847382009-07-26T10:22:58.768-07:002009-07-26T10:22:58.768-07:00You can use google latitude with facebook with an ...You can use google latitude with facebook with an application called Footprint History. http://apps.facebook.com/footprinthistoryRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474041943091575371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-4544296549585621212009-07-26T09:57:25.368-07:002009-07-26T09:57:25.368-07:00Utterly pointless to release this crippled web pag...Utterly pointless to release this crippled web page (daren't even call it web application). It's neither use nor ornament.<br /><br />Yes, it's apparently Apples fault for blocking(?) an application version - but to release it in it's current format is just pointless.cnsxxx09https://www.blogger.com/profile/10150842280039470646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-64249197666137781132009-07-26T09:50:29.560-07:002009-07-26T09:50:29.560-07:00"Apple requested we release Latitude as a web..."Apple requested we release Latitude as a web application in order to avoid confusion with Maps on the iPhone"<br /><br />This truly is insulting. How stupid does Apple think we are? We're going to confuse Latitude with the Maps app? Really? I suspect Apple are developing their own GPS-based social networking service and are engaging in anticompetitive business practices to shove Google out of that market.<br /><br />After all, Loopt uses Google maps.<br />Where Am I? uses Google maps.<br /><br />Why is Latitude the only thing people are likely to "confuse" with the maps app? This reeks of dishonesty.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005320469950315067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-3775653857830847082009-07-26T05:35:41.436-07:002009-07-26T05:35:41.436-07:00http://pleasefixtheiphone.com/problems/search?sear...http://pleasefixtheiphone.com/problems/search?searchterm=latitude<br /><br />Everyone vote for this. Spread the link to every iPhone user you know who agrees with it. <br /><br />Also submit iPhone feedback via the link provided above. Its unlikely Apple will listen...being Apple. Can try though.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958937156651824978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-81928538316000950582009-07-26T05:08:36.767-07:002009-07-26T05:08:36.767-07:00Good Google and Bad Apple !
Ultimately this bad a...Good Google and Bad Apple !<br /><br />Ultimately this bad ass attitude will help Android to become a better OS than iPhone OS. Apple, please don't decide what is best for users. Allow users to decide themselves.Amarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506179701904192991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-43052128213123442682009-07-25T21:31:04.340-07:002009-07-25T21:31:04.340-07:00I find it amazing that, after this post being up f...I find it amazing that, after this post being up for two days, and quite a few comments pointing out that any problems with this should be blamed at Apple, there are still nitwits complaining at Google for this.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14098829376800781636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-7724543243869140292009-07-25T19:31:57.388-07:002009-07-25T19:31:57.388-07:00eugh! stupid apple!
if they don't fix their r...eugh! stupid apple!<br /><br />if they don't fix their rubbish with background apps in a point update (imo waiting for 4.0 next year is too long) i'm upgrading to an android device next. they've lost the game with smartphone software and now we're waiting for them to catch up.Marvin Plummeridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304124063904138776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-44534611758070850442009-07-25T17:20:00.707-07:002009-07-25T17:20:00.707-07:00TERRIBLE WASTE OF TIME ;( GOOGLE LET US DOWNTERRIBLE WASTE OF TIME ;( GOOGLE LET US DOWNHydrogenBoyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687479293022005081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-18503229076098171782009-07-25T15:00:29.510-07:002009-07-25T15:00:29.510-07:00This web app is too slow on the iPhone 3G.This web app is too slow on the iPhone 3G.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098795686282784473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737808092791042537.post-13522172271838103212009-07-25T12:32:51.896-07:002009-07-25T12:32:51.896-07:00I agree, this is useless, and a big disappointment...I agree, this is useless, and a big disappointment, on the iPhone. I'm deleting the bookmark from my home screen.Ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465778882276715660noreply@blogger.com