Traffic feature in notification center

[ssandler77]

The only thing i would like/chage would be the ability to remove certian places. For example if I travel to a location and would not be returning, i would liek to remove it form the history list. It is more than likely just me being a little OCD about having a long list of locations.

 

[John Yester]

It's pretty much a set it and forget it. Ya it stores the other locations. But this helps in the long run. Wether you return or not. Yes it would be easy to delete or remove from the menu rather then deleting the whole list.

Think of it as your personal database that goes with you all the time.

 

[BenitoC]

I live in Toronto Canada.

 

[LazyStarGazer]

It took 3 weeks, but I finally have my first traffic notification.
Not sure why it took so long.
I wonder if it has something to do with how many other iPhone users in your area also use this feature?
More users would mean more data.
Or, are my routes and travel times logged and then averaged?
I'm guessing the former, or it wouldn't have taken this long to finally get one.
Also, I live in Canada, and iPhone market share here is lower than in USA, which would mean less aggregate data to work with, therefore more time required to give a travel estimate.
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Now for those who've been getting them for a week or two:

How accurate are the drive times?

 

[Blue Shift]

I got my first one this morning as well! It was quite accurate, within a couple of minutes. We'll see if I get a going home notification and how accurate that is, with traffic being what it is then.

 

[LazyStarGazer]

Mine was reasonably accurate.
I arrived 5 minutes sooner than its estimate, probably because it's Thanksgiving weekend up here, so traffic was lighter than normal this morning.

 

[kataran]

How many members contributing to this thread use Apple Maps on a regular bases??

I use it once in a great while I'm actually a Moderator for Trapster which is a Navigation app as well as police and road Hazard warning system I highly recommend this Free app we are over 20 Million members strong so there's bound to be members posting Traps in your area

Sent from my iPhone 5

 

[LazyStarGazer]

@Kataran

I use Apple Maps exclusively.

Has Trapster had any major updates?
I used it over a year ago, but found reporting things while driving took my eyes off the road more than I was comfortable with.

 

[kataran]

@Kataran

I use Apple Maps exclusively.

Has Trapster had any major updates?
I used it over a year ago, but found reporting things while driving took my eyes off the road more than I was comfortable with.

Yes they made it a little easier to post traps by map movement and also switched to Here as they map source and some bug fixes for iOS 7

It's true posting traps on the fly is difficult so the movement of the Map lets you get to a safe place then your able to drop the trap accurately after your stopped


Sent from my iPhone 5

 

[Stefano_B]

It took me 2-3 weeks to get my first notification. Also, make sure to have your home address saved under your contact name, that helps with getting it started.


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[dianahk]

How many members contributing to this thread use Apple Maps on a regular bases??

I use it once in a great while I'm actually a Moderator for Trapster which is a Navigation app as well as police and road Hazard warning system I highly recommend this Free app we are over 20 Million members strong so there's bound to be members posting Traps in your area

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv163/kataran1/null_zpsf3dc0c7f.png


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I use Waze as my main map, gps, and traffic updates.

 

[Bosox20]

DUH. Maybe that's why I haven't gotten one. I don't have my address in my contacts. Ugh.

 

[BenitoC]

If I use a map it is always Apple maps.

 

[kataran]

DUH. Maybe that's why I haven't gotten one. I don't have my address in my contacts. Ugh.

Could be!

Also having your address under your contact name enables Siri to use Apple Maps to help you in many ways

In fact the more info you put in your contact the more intelligent answers you will get from Siri related to you


Sent from my iPhone 5

 

[Blue Shift]

Well, the good news is actually got return information at the office once I had been there a while, AND it said traffic was unusually heavy at that time of day! But its time estimate was off by a factor of two. It only added 5 minutes to the trip time, where it was more like 25 minutes. We'll see if that improves.

 

[kataran]

If I use a map it is always Apple maps.

I use Apple Maps also in the background as an audio back up on hard to find locations


Sent from my iPhone 5

 

[LazyStarGazer]

Yes they made it a little easier to post traps by map movement and also switched to Here as they map source and some bug fixes for iOS 7

It's true posting traps on the fly is difficult so the movement of the Map lets you get to a safe place then your able to drop the trap accurately after your stopped


Sent from my iPhone 5

Good to know.
I'll give it a try.

 

[mrb666]

How do you activate this? And is it on the 5 ? Please lol

 

[LazyStarGazer]

DUH. Maybe that's why I haven't gotten one. I don't have my address in my contacts. Ugh.

I'm not sure it matters.
There are a few frequent locations logged for me that aren't places in my address book.
I haven't rcvd a notification for them yet either, so we'll see.
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I just realized something.
This whole process makes no sense.
Why am I waiting for this to learn where I go most often?
I should be able to drop a pin on a map and TELL IT where I go most often.

 

[LazyStarGazer]

How do you activate this? And is it on the 5 ? Please lol

Pretty sure it's on by default, but you can check by going to:
Settings
Privacy
Location Services
System Services (bottom of page)
Frequent Locations
Toggle it to ON

If it's already on, there is history at the bottom you can go into and view.
Yes, it works on iPhone 5.