You can't get the Google Maps built-in voice to repeat, but if you touch the top left corner of it's screen you can have VO repeat it for you as well as monitor the distance to it.
DJ -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 1:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: getting turn-by-turn walking directions with Apple Maps Hi Anna, You know, it's funny, I've never intentionally locked the screen when using any GPS app. I'll take a short walk tomorrow and test it out, as I am certain you will do, as well. The only GPS application that continues to give turn-by-turn navigation, in the background at least, that I've used is A T & T Navigator. I did install Google Maps on my phone a while ago but found that I prefer A T & T Navigator and the native iOS GPS solutions. My biggest issue with Google Maps is that there is no "Repeat" button. So, unless you are sighted, there is no way to either confirm or have the TTS repeat its last instruction. Despite countless request for this feature, as far as I know, Google has not addressed this issue. As a side note, about 3 months ago I created a route on both my iPhone 4 S and my Android phone both using Google Maps. I wanted to see if there was any significant difference in the app's performance. So, I started out on my route with Android in one pocket and iOS in the other. They were virtually identical. As I traveled, it felt as though I were hearing the instructions in stereo from two twins sisters. It was a lot of fun. Mark -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 9:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: getting turn-by-turn walking directions with Apple Maps Hi Mark, Yes, I pressed the Start button. Is it true that you have to keep the screen unlocked the whole time? Thanks, Anna On Nov 2, 2013, at 6:02 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > Hello Anna, > > It is necessary to tap the Start button, located at the upper right of > the display in order to get verbal turn-by-turn directions. > > Did you tap the Start button? > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 9:04 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: getting turn-by-turn walking directions with Apple Maps > > Hello, > > I tried twice today to get turn-by-turn walking directions using Apple > Maps, but while the app listed good directions and a travel time that > indicated they were walking directions, I wasn't told when to make > turns. I opened Settings/Maps and chose Walking Directions. Then I > opened Maps, chose Directions, and entered start and end locations. > Then I chose Route. I confirmed that Voice Directions was set to > normal volume. Is there anything else you need to do to get this to > work? I had the screen locked while walking, but I thought this was > supposed to work even when the screen is locked. 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