Lost, my friends think it’s my middle name. So most people are not surprised to learn that I think computer generated driving directions to be the best invention to ever come about. I live and breathe Google Map’s driving directions.
But most of you guys don’t know that the Trapster iPhone app utilizes Google Maps and can provide the same driving directions we know and love while we’re running the app for speed trap alerts. Essentially it’s a one-stop-shop, which I find to be fabulous, because now I can run Trapster to avoid unnecessary tickets and get directions to any destination my heart desires.
If you’re not familiar with the driving directions feature on Trapster, you’re missing out on some great stuff. We all know the iPhone’s biggest flaw is only being able to run one app at a time. So to have an app that serves multiple functions is key. That’s why we built Trapster to include the trap info you need, the driving directions you love, and the ability to record road trips, search (who doesn’t need a taco shop at 2am?), and view traffic.
For this post I’ll explain the driving directions feature.
Step 1: Magnifying Glass Icon
Click it! The Magnifying glass icon of course.
Step 2: Directions & Address
Select the “Directions” button at the top of the screen. You can get directions from your current location or enter an address. Once you have everything filled out, hit the “Route” button.
Step 3: Driving Directions
Your route will now appear.
Select a way point (those purple things you see on the map, they’re like directions markers) to see each step. Oh and don’t get confused by the blue circles with numbers, those are just indicating that there are X number of traps in that area. You can zoom in to take a closer look at those if you’d like.
For a step-by-step trip summary select the right arrow on any way point marker. You’ll see that the full list of directions is right there for you to reference, should you need it.
You can even get turn by turn directions from the map view by hitting the left-hand arrow of the way point. Doing so will let you cycle through to the next point on the map. Pretty neat, right?
And there you have it folks, driving directions. Now you’ll never get lost again. Unless your name is Stefanie and you work at Trapster, you have a 50% shot at being able to get from point A to point B the first time around.
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