17 Jul
With OS 3.0, iPhone Safari can now have GPS functionality and WebApps can benefit
Posted on 2009 under Software Fixes, Web Apps, iPhone Apps | No Comment
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With iPhone OS 3.0 one can now use iPhone GPS functionalities within the Safari browser. And with this webapps can now access and display GPS info as well. Here is the list of webapps promoted by App. iSmashphones has something more to say on this innovative feature in iPhone Safari:
In the past, getting access to the iPhone’s GPS required running an Apple application downloaded from the App Store (or running Maps.) But now, it’s built right into Safari. That means it’s time to get crackin web app developers.
A savvy developer at the website Plebosaur noted that Safari now has native geolocation, and he did some digging within the navigator.geolocation of the W3C Geolocation API Draft Spec, and found the following features:
- getCurrentPosition
- watchPosition
- clearWatch
The developer even goes on to discuss how he used CSS3 Animation to make the blue “position marker” pulsate just like it does in the iPhone’s native Maps application. Cool stuff…
[via - iSmashphone > Plebeosaur.us]
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