HeyWAY Pro: Hey Where Are You Location Service
By Niftybrick Software
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Description
★★ HeyWAY Free was named one of the best 35 iPhone apps of 2009 (so far) on TechCrunch! ★★
This is the PRO HeyWAY location service application, with enhanced features and no advertising. This first release of HeyWAY Pro offers the ability to send a custom message with location requests and updates.
Hey Where Are You (HeyWAY) is a new location service that lets you keep track of where friends, family and colleagues are. Send alerts with your current location to your followers, or send "Hey, Where Are You?" alerts requesting their location.
Unlike other services such as Google Latitude, HeyWAY uses Apple's new Push Notification Service, so notifications of your friends' location, and your requests for their location, are delivered even when the application is not running.
HeyWAY is perfect for keeping in touch with:
✓ Your spouse or partner: is he still at work? Nearly home? At the pub? Get back his actual location.
✓ Teenage children: rest easier by having them check in with their actual location when they're out late. Easier and more reliable than assurances sent over SMS, and much less intrusive than voice calls.
✓ Field employees or colleagues: get a quick fix on delivery drivers, sales associates or other field employees or colleagues who are constantly on the move.
HeyWAY strictly guards your privacy: you must individually authorize others to see your location, and location updates are sent only when you specifically choose. Note that it is not possible to track another HeyWAY user without them choosing to send you a location update.
HeyWAY logs location updates received from people you are following so you can refer back to each person's past whereabouts. All locations are displayed on embedded maps, which are fully navigable using familiar panning and zooming controls.
HeyWAY is available for iPod Touch devices and the original iPhone, but please be aware that location fixes are less accurate using these devices, since they do not include GPS. iPod Touch devices may not be able to produce a location fix at all in many areas. This is a hardware limitation.
Some notes in response to common customer questions:
✓ A commonly-requested feature is the ability to authorize others to track your location without requiring an alert or confirmation. Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to implement this feature. It will be added if it becomes possible in the future.
✓ The location detected by HeyWAY is no more or less precise than any other iPhone application; detecting your location is performed by your device's system software, not the application.
Niftybrick Software is an independent artisan software studio. We value your perspective and suggestions; write to us any time at support@niftybrick.com.
What's New in Version 1.8
Improvements:
- Redesigned the peer-to-peer connection screen
- Remember the last set of location-update recipients
- Longer network timeout
- Various cosmetic improvements
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a bug when viewing locations that could cause a crash
- Fixed an intermittent freeze after establishing a peer-to-peer connection
iPhone Screenshots
Customer Reviews
such a pain to use.
I was quite intrigued to try this out (I'm into location sharing apps) but it had the most godawful process for adding/inviting friends - it's no wonder that almost nobody is using the app.
Love it!
My husband is in sales and travels all over the state of Texas. He sends me updates as he travels and it helps us feel a little less lonely while he's gone.
Tried both the free and the paid. Liked it so well that I didn't mind spending the 99 cents. It saves all his updates on "pages" you can scroll back through to view the entire trip; this is helpful when you're doing expense reports and need a memory jog.
Yes, you have to both send an email invite and accept the invite but really, are you whiners so lazy that you can't open your email for a few seconds?
On my wish list would be sound options for the sub ping- an interface with your ring tones and the ability to assign them would be fun. However, this is still a great app as it is.
Works great
This app works great- have been able to give directions to my wife several times as she was lost and unsure of location. Upgraded to pro - Well worth the money!
- $0.99
- Category: Social Networking
- Updated: Jan 06, 2010
- Version: 1.8
- Size: 1.3 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Niftybrick Software, LLC
- © 2009 Niftybrick Software, LLC
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later
