Nearby on Your Phone
19 June 2009
We’ve always liked the idea of showing you photos taken in a particular place […] Today we’re bringing that ability to the smartphone mobile site. For those devices that support it (currently Android and the iPhone with the new 3.0 software), the Mobile Nearby page will figure out where you are in the world and show you photos that have been taken in the same area.
I had forgotten that the version of Safari that ships with iPhone OS 3 has location services built in, which is pretty darn awesome. Location services are the next big thing, and this is one of the key enablers.
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