Android App for AA Dining (and others)
Mar 7, 2012, 4:46 pm
#16
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 1.5MM, Asiana Club Silver, KE Morning Calm, Hyatt Platinum, Amtrak Select
Posts: 7,161
One thing that the official RN dining app fails to do is while you can see where the restaurant is on the map, it doesn't give you the option to have the droid navigate you there using Google Maps/Navigator.
Does yours have that ability? That would perfect it IMO.
Does yours have that ability? That would perfect it IMO.
Mar 7, 2012, 8:20 pm
#19
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 17
I'm also working in adding a yelp link so you can see the reviews on yelp
Mar 7, 2012, 11:59 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 1.5MM, Asiana Club Silver, KE Morning Calm, Hyatt Platinum, Amtrak Select
Posts: 7,161
Downloaded, like the map and navigate feature which is missing on the official RN app.
However, yours could improve accuracy of nearby restaurant locations; it seems to be giving me nearby restaurant locations based on very inaccurate location data. Upon startup, a restaurant that's "approximately 1.XX mile" happens to be 20 minutes away from where I'm currently at. Whereas the official app has a cool search by current location feature which is linked up with the phone's GPS location data.
However, yours could improve accuracy of nearby restaurant locations; it seems to be giving me nearby restaurant locations based on very inaccurate location data. Upon startup, a restaurant that's "approximately 1.XX mile" happens to be 20 minutes away from where I'm currently at. Whereas the official app has a cool search by current location feature which is linked up with the phone's GPS location data.
Mar 8, 2012, 8:56 am
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 17
Downloaded, like the map and navigate feature which is missing on the official RN app.
However, yours could improve accuracy of nearby restaurant locations; it seems to be giving me nearby restaurant locations based on very inaccurate location data. Upon startup, a restaurant that's "approximately 1.XX mile" happens to be 20 minutes away from where I'm currently at. Whereas the official app has a cool search by current location feature which is linked up with the phone's GPS location data.
However, yours could improve accuracy of nearby restaurant locations; it seems to be giving me nearby restaurant locations based on very inaccurate location data. Upon startup, a restaurant that's "approximately 1.XX mile" happens to be 20 minutes away from where I'm currently at. Whereas the official app has a cool search by current location feature which is linked up with the phone's GPS location data.
About the navigation: that's doable and easy to add. I don't know exactly how because I don't want to put too many buttons on the screen.
Last edited by ZeoS; Mar 8, 2012 at 9:02 am
Mar 8, 2012, 10:54 am
#22
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 1.5MM, Asiana Club Silver, KE Morning Calm, Hyatt Platinum, Amtrak Select
Posts: 7,161
Take for example, when I'm driving in the Seattle or Portland area. If I'm on the road and get hungry, I'd want to be able to pull over to the side, have the app tell me all the places nearby based on my GPS data so I could drive there for quick bite at the nearest Burger King that participates in the RN program. Alternatively, if I'm in a Comfort Inn in Woborn, MA, I'd like the app to tell me the RN participants nearby which would lead me to good Chinese restaurant 3 miles way.
The official app excels at this with the "search by current location" feature so that I won't miss a mile even if I'm traveling outside of my local area. This feature helped me a lot to get miles from places like Extreme Pita chains in Fargo, ND or Sonic Drive-Ins in Baton Rouge, LA. ^
The downside is that the official app doesn't have the navigation feature, so I end up jotting down the address on a memo pad and re-type the whole thing to my GPS. Minor inconvenience, but if your app can give me a "search by current location feature" and a "drive me to this place navigation feature" added in, it would be perfect.
Mar 9, 2012, 4:33 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: SoCal; DO-RAGS: Old Gold tagged, PIP, LatPass 1/2, AA 4MM, HH LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, Omni
Posts: 9,180
I like it, even at this early stage. The green vs. red dates to show availability are great.
I think that it would be a good enhancement to add an Amex icon (we can generally assume M/C & Visa) that way your app would really be all we would need…without the Amex icon I’d have to open up the RN site anyhow to check on what cards are accepted.
I think that it would be a good enhancement to add an Amex icon (we can generally assume M/C & Visa) that way your app would really be all we would need…without the Amex icon I’d have to open up the RN site anyhow to check on what cards are accepted.
Mar 14, 2012, 12:42 am
#25
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 17
If you're in the local area yes, but when I'm traveling, I'd have no idea of if the address is near or far.
Take for example, when I'm driving in the Seattle or Portland area. If I'm on the road and get hungry, I'd want to be able to pull over to the side, have the app tell me all the places nearby based on my GPS data so I could drive there for quick bite at the nearest Burger King that participates in the RN program. Alternatively, if I'm in a Comfort Inn in Woborn, MA, I'd like the app to tell me the RN participants nearby which would lead me to good Chinese restaurant 3 miles way.
The official app excels at this with the "search by current location" feature so that I won't miss a mile even if I'm traveling outside of my local area. This feature helped me a lot to get miles from places like Extreme Pita chains in Fargo, ND or Sonic Drive-Ins in Baton Rouge, LA. ^
The downside is that the official app doesn't have the navigation feature, so I end up jotting down the address on a memo pad and re-type the whole thing to my GPS. Minor inconvenience, but if your app can give me a "search by current location feature" and a "drive me to this place navigation feature" added in, it would be perfect.
Take for example, when I'm driving in the Seattle or Portland area. If I'm on the road and get hungry, I'd want to be able to pull over to the side, have the app tell me all the places nearby based on my GPS data so I could drive there for quick bite at the nearest Burger King that participates in the RN program. Alternatively, if I'm in a Comfort Inn in Woborn, MA, I'd like the app to tell me the RN participants nearby which would lead me to good Chinese restaurant 3 miles way.
The official app excels at this with the "search by current location" feature so that I won't miss a mile even if I'm traveling outside of my local area. This feature helped me a lot to get miles from places like Extreme Pita chains in Fargo, ND or Sonic Drive-Ins in Baton Rouge, LA. ^
The downside is that the official app doesn't have the navigation feature, so I end up jotting down the address on a memo pad and re-type the whole thing to my GPS. Minor inconvenience, but if your app can give me a "search by current location feature" and a "drive me to this place navigation feature" added in, it would be perfect.
Also added a feature to call the restaurant directly from the app to do a reservation.
Mar 14, 2012, 12:46 am
#26
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 17
I like it, even at this early stage. The green vs. red dates to show availability are great.
I think that it would be a good enhancement to add an Amex icon (we can generally assume M/C & Visa) that way your app would really be all we would need…without the Amex icon I’d have to open up the RN site anyhow to check on what cards are accepted.
I think that it would be a good enhancement to add an Amex icon (we can generally assume M/C & Visa) that way your app would really be all we would need…without the Amex icon I’d have to open up the RN site anyhow to check on what cards are accepted.
Mar 14, 2012, 11:18 am
#28
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: SoCal; DO-RAGS: Old Gold tagged, PIP, LatPass 1/2, AA 4MM, HH LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, Omni
Posts: 9,180
Of course, it is not what one has in his/her wallet, but what the idinery accepts. Also, in that I was travelling this week I noticed that the map function hung up on where I once was, not where I am, which could be solved by turning off/on the phone.
Mar 14, 2012, 11:21 am
#29
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 1.5MM, Asiana Club Silver, KE Morning Calm, Hyatt Platinum, Amtrak Select
Posts: 7,161
You are right, I'm actually from Argentina and I'm in USA for business, but network location is usually better than GPS, and its faster but I've working on improving GPS location and it should be working now
Also added a feature to call the restaurant directly from the app to do a reservation.
Also added a feature to call the restaurant directly from the app to do a reservation.
Mar 17, 2012, 11:15 pm
#30
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 17
mmm that's not good, I'll see wht might had happened. Sometimes the GPS gives old locations (if you used foursquare app you will see that the same happens) :S