Itouch. But, but, but, how?
19 January 2010, 06:24 PM
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Itouch. But, but, but, how?
OK, I have an iTouch, had it as a b'day present 2 years ago.
Anyway, I had to pop out to a house about 2 miles away today to drop an envelope off. Never been there before but had the address in an email.
So I;
Open the email.
Click on the address within.
Google Maps opens and the address is marked with a little red pin.
Nothing unusual about that is there.
However, off I go with my 10 year old in the passenger seat, holding the iTouch and calling out the roads as we get closer to our destination. And there it was, a little blue dot on the display, marking our position as we drove along the road all the way to our destination. I went back via another route and the blue dot followed us all the way home!
How? An iTouch has no GPS doesn't it? I had no WI-FI connection. How did it know where we were?
I'm really puzzled.
Anyway, I had to pop out to a house about 2 miles away today to drop an envelope off. Never been there before but had the address in an email.
So I;
Open the email.
Click on the address within.
Google Maps opens and the address is marked with a little red pin.
Nothing unusual about that is there.
However, off I go with my 10 year old in the passenger seat, holding the iTouch and calling out the roads as we get closer to our destination. And there it was, a little blue dot on the display, marking our position as we drove along the road all the way to our destination. I went back via another route and the blue dot followed us all the way home!
How? An iTouch has no GPS doesn't it? I had no WI-FI connection. How did it know where we were?
I'm really puzzled.
19 January 2010, 10:10 PM
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Taken from here -
iPod touch - Apple Store (U.S.)
This might give you a possible explanation
For iPod touch with Maps, the Maps application provides your approximate location using information based on your proximity to known Wi-Fi networks (when on and available). The more accurate the available information, the smaller the circle identifying your position on the map. The feature is not available in all areas. Known Wi-Fi networks are predominantly in urban areas. In order to provide your location, data is collected in a form that does not personally identify you. If you do not want such data collected, do not enable the feature. Not enabling the feature will not impact the functionality of your iPod touch.
iPod touch - Apple Store (U.S.)
This might give you a possible explanation
For iPod touch with Maps, the Maps application provides your approximate location using information based on your proximity to known Wi-Fi networks (when on and available). The more accurate the available information, the smaller the circle identifying your position on the map. The feature is not available in all areas. Known Wi-Fi networks are predominantly in urban areas. In order to provide your location, data is collected in a form that does not personally identify you. If you do not want such data collected, do not enable the feature. Not enabling the feature will not impact the functionality of your iPod touch.
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