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williamsf1
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 4:21 pm    Post subject: Google maps navigation difference Reply with quote

how come if CamerAlert uses Google maps, when navigating in actual Google maps this camera icon with number over it appears?
plus the zoom is way better! pity that the camera icons cannot appear in navigation.
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B_nMvJOlwqvQRXRUYk53aC1iNXM/edit


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M8TJT
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pity we can't see your pic. Have you left out an '='?
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"rofl" edit try again mate
tried using [img][/img]
gave up. Anyway, why is Google maps navigation so much better than the camera app?
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PostPosted: Sun May 24, 2015 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Possibly because CamerAlert isn't a navigation app.
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PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2015 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="bmuskett"]Possibly because CamerAlert isn't a navigation app.[/quote

*applause*
yes, i know.
why is the interface (and zooming, and map quality ) so much better is what i asked
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PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2015 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We can only use what Google allow us to use in the Mapping API.

Google Navigation is a standalone product that Google created. We just get to use some map stuff.

As for the speed limit icon being overlaid, that's part of the design so you can see the speed limit if you go over and CamerAlert is in the background. It will show up whatever app is in the foreground, not just Google Maps.

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PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2015 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

williamsf1 wrote:
Anyway, why is Google maps navigation so much better than the camera app?
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why is the interface (and zooming, and map quality ) so much better is what i asked
No you didn't. You changed the question and the answer which you scoffed at was the answer to the first version of the question.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2015 6:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MaFt wrote:
We can only use what Google allow us to use in the Mapping API.

Google Navigation is a standalone product that Google created. We just get to use some map stuff.

As for the speed limit icon being overlaid, that's part of the design so you can see the speed limit if you go over and CamerAlert is in the background. It will show up whatever app is in the foreground, not just Google Maps.

MaFt

thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to know. very helpful Smile
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