IPhone MAP voice dies in the middle: DANGEROUS

My iPhone's voice directions stops in the middle of giving me directions and then quits after 5 minutes. Needs a reboot to get the voice back.
Details:
1. Lookup some place on Maps.
2. Navigate to there (the usual directions stuff from Map's pin)
3. Route and Start.
Here is what happens:
1. Voice comes on and starts giving directions (turn right in 100 ft, etc.)
2. Within 5 minutes, the phone becomes silent and stops giving directions.
3. Map is still alive and shows all the visual information.
To Get Voice back:
1. Restart iPhone (this is in the middle of driving).
2. Enter pin number to get into the phone (this is in the middle of driving).
3. Got to map app (this is in the middle of driving).
4. Wait for Verizon signal to come back on.
This behaviour reminds me of Microsoft Software: Reboot for every use, reboot at least once a day, features work half of the time, features are partially implemented, etc. I'd rather NOT have this feature than a feature which quits in the middle of driving.
For me the iOS map application is DANGEROUS.
Platform: Latest iOS 6.1.3, iPhone 5. Carrier: Verizon,
My technical skill level: very good.

"You have never heard of this issue" ... I am facing this problem. So either it exists or I am making it up.
I really don't have the time to write this unless I have been in serious trouble because of this bug. So do not assume this problem does not exist. It probably does on other phones but shows up with less frequency or maybe more.
It is dangerous if you are likely to end up in the "combat zone" of a city and you don't want to stop as it is dangerous in the middle of the night and the MAP application stops giving you directions.
I paid money for it and there is no choice after that: neither for Apple nor for me. It has to work well as there are other products that have been doing this well for many years using ancient processing technology.
You may ask me not to use it. Dude, I paid money for it.
BTW, just so that you know that I have the utmost respect for Apple:
I have been working on Mac products for close to 30 years and I know the amount of care that the developers put into their products. Apple's developers are beyond normal; they are amazing.
This MAP application, however, seems to be not quite up to par.

Similar Messages

Hi, my iPad dies in the middle of a purchase for a game add on, when I charged the iPad and reloaded the game a box is on the screen that says " cannot complete your purchase" I can't slope this box, and cat play the game while it is there, I have tried r

Hi, my iPad dies in the middle of a purchase for a game add on, when I charged the iPad and reloaded the game a box is on the screen that says " cannot complete your purchase" I can't slope this box, and cat play the game while it is there, I have tried removing the game several times and reinstalling but the box still appears, I even tried installing the game on a different apple I'd, and still the box is there, do you k ow how to fix this?

Hi Bev076,
I would try these ideas first:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
If that doesn't resolve the situation, I would suggest reporting it:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1933
Take care,
- Ari

My iPhone 4 shut down in the middle of a conversation and won't restart or charge. Any suggestions? The nearest Apple store is hours away from where I live.

My iPhone 4 shut down in the middle of a conversation and won't restart or charge now. Any suggestions? The nearest Apple store is hours away and I depend on my phone to stay in constant touch with my child's specialist.

I've tried that several times. It will not reset. The screen just stays black. I've never had this problem before. It usually resets the first time.

I cant reset my iphone by itunes because in the middle of restoring it it tells me the iphone is with a passcode!!

i cant reset my iphone by itunes because in the middle of restoring it it tells me the iphone is with a passcode!!

You need to restore via recovery mode, follow the article below to do this:
iOS: Unable to update or restore

When is the iphone map going work with the newest IOS

Whe is the iphone map going work with the newest IOS?

Sorry. This question doesn't make sense. It works just fine for me right now. Maybe you'd like to explain what your problem is...

My iphone 3g suddenly crashed in the middle of texting....when i tun it on all i get are red flashing lines ! I have pushed all buttons, done all suggestions...it is fully charged.....but still nothing HELP PLEASE !

Help...my iphone 3g suddenly crashed in the middle of texting......the whole screen shut down. I pushed the home button and on-off buttons - as directed, the white apple came up...then all I get are red and white lines on the screen.....nothing else ! please help !!!

Thank you for your reply....I actually managed to get it showing in itunes....but couldn't open the phone at all....so took a gamble and got itunes to restore my phone back to factory settings ! which it did...then it restored all the backed up info.....so far so good !!!! phone seems to be working !!! no red lines...! but am still going to take it to the apple store and get them to check it out.......Oh....I lost all the apps I'd bought.....although their on itunes....my phone won't ake them back ??? I can't sync them in ? thanks again though.

Iphone map voice off speaker and into my ear... possible?

i have a motorola w375 bluetooth...
pairs great... voice for calls great...
but how does one get the siri voice that speaks those directions... into my ear....?
i can't find a preference toggle that deals with that.
ideas?
cheers

"You have never heard of this issue" ... I am facing this problem. So either it exists or I am making it up.
I really don't have the time to write this unless I have been in serious trouble because of this bug. So do not assume this problem does not exist. It probably does on other phones but shows up with less frequency or maybe more.
It is dangerous if you are likely to end up in the "combat zone" of a city and you don't want to stop as it is dangerous in the middle of the night and the MAP application stops giving you directions.
I paid money for it and there is no choice after that: neither for Apple nor for me. It has to work well as there are other products that have been doing this well for many years using ancient processing technology.
You may ask me not to use it. Dude, I paid money for it.
BTW, just so that you know that I have the utmost respect for Apple:
I have been working on Mac products for close to 30 years and I know the amount of care that the developers put into their products. Apple's developers are beyond normal; they are amazing.
This MAP application, however, seems to be not quite up to par.

HT1414 Iphone 3G restarts right in the middle of restore so I keep getting unknown error message.

Hey everyone, I have an old school Iphone 3G, it restarts itself right in the middle of a restoration so I keep getting unknown error message. I don't know why but no matter what usb port I plug it into, the white bar underneat the Apple logo on the iphone will get right close to the end but then like I stated earlier the phone restarts randomly, so it won't let me restore the product because it keeps getting reset by itself.
please help me

Thanks for helping out, but I already tried these steps.
I even tried this on a iMac with similar results. The only difference was that the errorcode was called 2001 instead of 21.
Today I took the phone to www.iphoneambulancen.dk. A guy (in Aarhus, Denmark) that specializes in iPhone repairs. I figured, that given his occupation he'd seen most errorcdes. Two hours later, he called me back, and told me that he had replaced the battery.
So, it turns out that a broken battery can cause this behaviour.
But thanks again

HT1212 My daughter's Iphone 4 locked while in the middle of changine the password. Now we can't get any password to work. Hooking it up to the computer and trying to reset the phone it tells me to turn off Find My Phone first. I can't. Help?

My daughter's Iphone 4 locked in the middle of changing her password. Now the old or the new passwords do not work. When trying to restore setting hooked up to the computer it says to enter the passcode on the phone first. I can't! Any help?

PhilipRoy wrote:
Please try putting your device into recovery mode to see if this will bring the device back. IF you are using iOS 7.0.4 you will need your apple id password to access the device.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
good luck.
If the device had Find My iPhone activated, yes. Otherwise, no, you don't need your Apple ID & Password, just because of iOS 7.
To access iCloud or iTunes, etcetera, yes. But that's no different than in iOS 6.

IPHONE RANDOMLY SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OPERATION

My iphone has taken to shutting down and displaying the Apple logo- can be in the middle of a call, or typing a text, or opening an e-mail. It will go to sleep for a minute(with the logo illuminated), maybe two then the home screen appears again, and the phone will then work faultlessly for an hour, maybe more, then it has another headfit and will crash several times inside an hour. I am running the most up to date version. Rebooting using the home button and off button simultaneously, has no effect. I have restored using itunes, several times- it still does it. I have deleted all the bought apps- to see if one of those was the cause. No better. Just running original apps supplied, still continues to have amind of its own, shutting down on a whim.
AM I ALONE IN EXPERIENCINMG THIS?

This is almost certainly a software issue. You should perform a restore on your computer. If this does not work you should make an appointment at the Genius Bar at your nearest Apple Store. However, I believe a restore should do the trick. Plug the phone in to your computer. Open up iTunes. Sync the phone. Then, from the summary page for the phone in iTunes hit the Restore button and let it do its thing. When it is done it will ask if you want to restore from the back up of your phone. Just say yes and all your information will be synced back over. Welcome to the Forums.

My iphone encountered an error in the middle of being updated via itunes. How do I fix it?

I started updating my iphone 4s to ios 6.1 using itunes. In the middle of the update after my iphone turned itself back on it would not reconnect to itunes. How do i fix this problem?

Try DFU Mode Restore. Open iTunes on computer. Connect iPhone to computer with USB cable. Hold both Home and Power button, after exactly 10 seconds release the Power Button, keep holding the Home button until iTunes recognizes iPhone in Recovery Mode, usually about 20 seconds time. If any Error Messages are given write them down so you can look up the cause and solution.

In iPhone Maps, how to swap the red and green dots?

In IPhone Maps, how do I swap the default colors so that it guides me FROM a red dot (my current location) TO a green dot (destination)?
Red->Green seems much more intuitive to me than the default, which confuses me daily.
Thanks.

I wonder if this might be a case of double color management. Color management needs to be managed either by Lightroom or by the printer driver, but not both. If both are trying to do the color management you can expect results like you are seeing.

IPhone 5s shut down in the middle of the night.

My phone randomly shut off in the middle of the night, I'm not sure if it was just a glitch and won't happen again, but I want to make sure that it doesn't happen again. The phone was charging and I had to hold the power and home button down for about 30 seconds for it to turn back on. Could you tell me how to prevent this from happening again?

It's a computer, they're not perfect devices, sometimes they freeze. There's nothing you can do to guarantee it won't happen again. I would just ignore it unless it happens again. If it does, you can do the standard troubleshooting steps such as restart, reset, and restore.

How will you turn off an IPhone 4S voice over with the latest IOS

How will you turn off Voice Over in Iphone 4S? i tried turning it off through settings/accessability/voice over but when i turned it off it always go back to ON. It is very depressing to go over with this feature. Thanks.

on your phone go to settings - icloud - find my iphone - off

My iPhone 4 stopped updating in the middle of the process and now I can't use my phone. Itunes also doesn't recognize it, but my computer does when it charges

So I was talking to my friend on the phone and hooked it up to my computer to sync and the update thing appeared. I clicked on update and download the latest update for it and it was going smoothly. After the software/firmware (I can't remember which one) was extracted, my phone was backed up. Once the back-up was complete, iTunes said preparing update. That's when I got a message saying the update could not be performed or something (it sounded like the phone came unplugged or something). Now my phone is stuck on a screen with a usb connector with an arrow pointing to an iTunes logo.
I've tried pressing the sleep/wake button, holding it, holding the home button, and holding both for a hard reset. Nothing has worked. I have an Apple Care policy, but I want to see if there's a way I can fix it so I don't have to go to an Apple store.
I can't rememebr what OS I was running at the time, but I think the update was for 4.3.3 if that helps
Thanks in advance for your help!

Did you try to connect in recovery mode? iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to restore

IPhone MAP voice dies in the middle: DANGEROUS

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for