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Is it possible to anonymously track someone's location via mobile app?
Assuming, of course, that the user consents and downloads an app that can in the background?
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The iPhone supports geolocation in mobile Safari via the following call:
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
function(pos){
var lat = pos.coords.latitude;
var long = pos.coords.longitude;
},
function(){
/* Handler if location could not be found */
}
);
I'd like to build…
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Here's my situation; I've built a very simple web app that looks up a users location and plots it on a Google map.
Here's my code: http://pastebin.com/d3a185efd
When I test it, my location is detected as being = 500 meters from where I actually stand.
BUT
When I open up Google Maps or Gowalla…
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When trying to get geolocation on iPhone the first time - I declined.
Every other time I want to get the location (before another reload of the page) I get no response (no error and no success):
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
function (location) {
ig_location.lat = location…
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I am looking for a good geolocation api to use from bash. I want this call to return at the very minimum the name of the city I am in, and the state.
I imagine that there must be some site I can curl, or some scripting language that has a package that works. The machine does not have a GPS, but it…
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I just tested Geolocation on Firefox 3.6 and iPhone Safari (os 3.1.3), the result is interesting, firefox is more accurate than safari. any one got idea how to make iPhone Safari result more accurate.
this is the code for testing:
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(handler, {enableHighAccuracy:…
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I am trying to link directly to the review link of one of my Apps. I know that it is possible because Appirater did it in the past, but some change in iTunes turned the API down.
Appirater uses this URL
NSString *templateReviewURL = @"itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews…
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Purchasing iPhone without a contract is a good option when you are planning to gift it to someone or going to use it outside US. Both AT&T and Verizon lets you iPhone 4 without a contract but this information is buried deep under blurred text in FAQs and agreements.
Here is the pricing…
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Hi,
I am tasked to provide an IPhone client app for our SaaS website. I have never written an IPhone application, nor do I have an IPhone at the moment. Before I can decide whether or not I want to do this myself or outsource this, I'd like to try a few apps myself to get a feeling for the UI.
Is…
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iPhone web app from dashcode rss feed template works deployed on simulator but not on iphone.
The web app is deployed at;
http://www.alila.se/wordpress/index.html
If i run the simulator and enter that adress, it fetches the rss feed and displays it. Everything fine. When i enter the adress into…
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Hi
I have a problem running one application on the iPhone from Xcode (or Instruments).
When I try to run the app I get the error message Failed to upload XXX.app in the bottom left corner of Xcode. The strange thing is it actually uploaded the app to the iPhone but it doesn't start it (after this…
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