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about 2 years ago
Works great, only the 2nd app i paid for so far, as google maps have superior Intl coverage.
Any chance of enabling street view using xna 3d api's.?
about 2 years ago
Street View is likely possible- we'll look into it soon.
about 2 years ago
when is turn by turn coming?
about 2 years ago
The next update, v2.2, will have basic driving directions and should be out in the next week or two. More advanced navigation will come in a future update.
about 2 years ago
I'm dying for results from Google Maps Traffic. Does it have it or will you be adding it? My wife and I will both buy it immediately if you do. Unfortunately, Google is the only one with traffic on non-highways in Charlotte, NC.
about 2 years ago
If you mean the traffic layer (which overlays green/yellow/red color on roads to indicate traffic status), then yes, that's been added in for the next update, v2.2, which will come in the next week or two.
about 2 years ago
Yes, that's exactly what I mean. Beautiful! Will it also show accidents like Google Maps does online?
Can't wait to check it out!!!
about 2 years ago
Hi Michael- just a heads-up that v2.2 is up with the traffic layer added.
about 2 years ago
Thank you guys!
I'm buying it as soon as you put in driving directions!
Cheers from India (where Bing Maps sucks)
about 2 years ago
Hi Chintan- just letting you know that v2.2 is up with driving directions– and it works fine in our testing in Delhi and Mumbai
about 2 years ago
please make sure ut has post code look up..very useful feature
about 2 years ago
When I type in UK address E.G. Wood Green it defaults to finding Wood Green in the US instead of near me. Bing maps doesn't do this nor Google maps on the Iphone. Any help?
about 2 years ago
We've fixed this in v2.2, which now correctly searches based on the current map window. The update is going through marketplace testing and should be up in a couple of days.
about 2 years ago
When are Directions for Walking and Driving appearing and can it use the compass so i know which direction I'm facing in?
about 2 years ago
Driving directions are coming in the next update, 2.2, which will be submitted for marketplace testing in the next couple of days and should be approved by next week.
Can't use the compass at the moment because Windows Phone 7 does not support it yet. Microsoft says it'll be coming in one of their updates (likely the one coming later this month), so as soon as they include it in the OS, we'll add it to TA Maps.
about 2 years ago
Is there any sort of map caching going on, or will it always require a data connection to view maps? I would like to use this in foreign countries where Bing maps coverage is abysmal, and in these places I would download map data on wifi, and then use the cached data while offline.
about 2 years ago
There is some (minimal) caching for performance, but nothing that would avoid using the data connection. Unfortunately, the WP7 map control currently does not support local caching, so we'd have to recode it from scratch to include the feature. Will look into it.
about 2 years ago
Please anable a testversion. Maybe you could let us test the App for one week. I'd like to buy it but not without testing it.
about 2 years ago
Yep, we're enabling a free trial version with the next update (v2.2), which should hit the marketplace by next week.
about 2 years ago
Hi Bob- v2.2 is up with a free trial version, so check it out.
about 2 years ago
Search doesn't seem to go local, so when I put in "cuba st' it goes to somewhere in the united states, not just down the road from where I live in Wellington New Zealand. It doesn't seem to have POI search. Is this coming? Would be very useful.
about 2 years ago
Currently it does a geocode search, which includes addresses and major landmarks. We’ll be adding a more extensive POI database in the next update, v2.3 (v2.2 will be hitting the marketplace in a few days).
On the local search, it feeds the current map view to Google, which in that particular case (and a few others) doesn’t seem to be properly biasing the results based on distance. Looking into this now.
about 2 years ago
Update- we've fixed this issue in the v2.2 update, which is going through marketplace testing and should be up in a couple of days. More extensive POIs will be coming in v2.3.
about 2 years ago
Great App, thank you! Appreciate you guys pushing the boundaries and continuing development work on this… bing maps it completely useless outside the USA. Cheers
about 2 years ago
Glad you like it– a big update (2.2) should hit the marketplace in a few days, adding driving directions and more. Let us know if you have any issues or think of any features you'd like.
about 2 years ago
2.2 is a great app! Is there a schedule for the features I am still missing?
.) Automatically updating turn-by-turn navigation (when there is a detour, for example)
.) Voice instructions.
.) A map where I am always driving to the top screen edge (now the top screen edge is always the north side of the map).
.) Landscape mode.
.) A map that is not viewed from a 90° angle, but from, let's say, 30°.
about 2 years ago
Yeah we're looking at adding in something closer to a full-blown navigation system. Will be a focus after v2.3 (which will add a new point-of-interest database)– looking into voice instructions and rotating maps as part of it. Will also check on implementing a landscape mode.
about 2 years ago
2.2 is a very nice update adding novel zoom buttons in a position very convenient on my HD7, thank you! Search is still more "miss" than "hit". Google maps in Taipei are very detailed showing all shop names, addresses, etc. Previously I could voice search "KFC" or "7-11" and all the locations in my area are identified. Tap on one and a sub-options menu appears offering more information, directions, etc. On TA Maps v2.2, typing "KFC" brings up nothing. Same for McDonalds. Typing "7-11" brings up 'some' hits, but not all. Maybe this version of search is 'eat healthy' version?
Anyway, just a little bit of feedback incase it's helpful for you to further unlock the google maps for WP7. Again, many thanks for your hard work!
Cheers
about 2 years ago
Yep the main focus for v2.3 is to add a new point-of-interest database, which will contain info on things like restaurants, stores, etc. Google's Places database is currently not open for outside developers to use, but we should still be able to get decent results through an alternative.
about 2 years ago
Incidentally our dev phone is also an HD7, hence the button positioning. Hope it's as convenient on other phones too!
about 2 years ago
great app guys. i only ask that you update it so u can make it so i can plan a trip using public transit like the blackberry does. Would be usuful to plan a Septa (philadelphia transit) bus trip on my WP7 and map where its going
about 2 years ago
Google does not allow outside developers to access its public transit directions system (due to licensing constraints from public transit systems that want you to use their own websites), but we're looking at a few other data sources we could use to add public transit routing.
about 2 years ago
Please can i know what about audio as i need to hear while i drive whit my car. Please i need to have from a replay, thank very much and best regards .Friendly rocco calabrese
about 2 years ago
Yes, we're looking at text-to-speech for the driving directions. It would be most useful as part of a more dynamic turn-by-turn navigation system, which we're exploring. No timeline yet though.
about 2 years ago
I bought TA Maps 2 from Marketplace, but there is a free Google Maps application there called gMaps that loads the maps noticeably faster than TA Maps 2. Can you please look into making TA Maps 2 loading on par or better that gMaps? Can you also do caching? So it won't be loading the same maps every now and then. Thank you for your great product.
about 2 years ago
And please also add another good feature from gMaps, the arrow pointer, pointing to the direction of where you are going. Thanks!
about 2 years ago
it doesnt work in china. china's offset is not adjusted. inaccurate by 450m
about 2 years ago
Have you tried the “Google Maps Street – China” map type?
about 1 year ago
Is there public transit information (like the real google maps)?
about 1 year ago
It has the Google Transit map layer, but if you mean transit schedules or directions, that's not in there yet.
about 1 year ago
Hey, this app looks great, but it is not available in the Norwegian marketplace. Could you please make it available there? Bing app in Norwegian WP7 devices has search disabled!
about 1 year ago
Hi mindre- we have a new version in the works, which we will make available in the Norwegian marketplace as well. Stay tuned!
about 1 year ago
Hey please publish it to the Indian and United Arab Emirates marketplace.
about 1 year ago
Can't find it in market place.. I guess it is removed from there.. please upload the XAP atleast..
about 8 months ago
great app guys. i only ask that you update it so u can make it so i can plan a trip using public transit like the blackberry does.