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Using this page, you can add one or more icons to home screen of your iPhone. And tapping the icon let you see the way to preset location from current location quickly. \
It may be useful to set your home as a preset location (so, you can find your way home easily.) \
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I read a blog post “how to make a ‘go back home’ shortcut like a car navigation system on iPhone”(Japanese) on “Daisuke’s blog.”(Japanese) \
It’s really useful, but takes a little bit too many steps. So I made this JavaScript-based “Way2Ret.” You can use this for your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. No purchase or jailbreak required. \
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Unlike google :P, this web page does NOT collect any location data you submit. No worry. \
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You can make as many google-map shortcuts as you want with Way2Ret for FREE. If you really like it, tweet it or share it on facebook';
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Here’s how you can make a “go back home” shortcut on your iPhone. \
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Open this page on PC, follow the instruction “setup and send”
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Click the “send mail” button and you can send a link to your iPhone
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Open the URL with Safari browser of your iPhone
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Tap the link and add it to your home screen
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Open this page with Safari browser of your iPhone, follow the instruction “setup and send”
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Click the “generate link” button
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Tap the link and add it to your home screen
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1. Get the location data with Google Maps \
Get the location data using the map below. \
You can search the location from address or spot name (e.g. stations, major buildings...,) or drag the marker to the exact point you want (and, you can also search the location from comma-deliminated latitude and longitude.) You can use the map as same as Google Maps (double click to zoom it in, use mouse wheel to zoom it in/out.) \
(*NOTE: because of the API limitation, we cannot guarantee unlimited times of use.) \
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Location data will be shown below the map. \
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Search from address or spot name: \
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2. Setup the icon used on your iPhone \
Here are some easy setups and a custom setup. \
You can also customize settings set up with an easy setup. \
(*NOTE: if a language you use on your iPhone is not English, you must use Custom setup.) \
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Here you can set the icon of shortcut you make. \
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Select the icon \
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You can choose icon and background color from presets.
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Icon:
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Background color:
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If you want to use your own image for icon, please enter the URL of .png image on the Internet. Upload your image to your server and type in the URL below. \
Public URL of Dropbox is recommended. \
(*NOTE: because of the Ajax specifications, this service can NOT check whether there’s a image file or whether the file type is corrrect.)
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Setup the words for “current location” (language environment) \
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resHTML += 'You can set the words for “current location” on Google Maps. (It needs to be in accordance with your iPhone language status) \
Currently available only in Japanese and English. If your language is neither Janapense nor English, you must check the words for “current location” on “Maps” application with your iPhone, and type in that. \
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(Please tell me the words for “current location” in your language shown on Google Maps of iPhone. So, I will add that words to language option, and you will be able to generate shortcut more easily.) \
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resHTML += 'Here you can select which of the three ways you choose to search.\
Tap on the “generate link” button. \
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3. Send mail \
Type in the mail address you use with your iPhone and click the “send mail” button. \
Mailer will be opened. Just send the mail. \
If you check the “do not open the mailer” box, only the mail content will be generated. \
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This page has these advanced features below. It may be useful to let someone into meeting spot. \
(*NOTE: If the address has a blank character, some mailer can not recognize as URL. So, to copy and paste it is recommended.) \
You can set address initially with “addr” query field (e.g. ' + baseFile + '?lang=en&addr=1450 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington .)';
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If both “coord” and “addr” are set, “coord” has priority.
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I refferd these page to write codes of this page. \
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Daisuke’s blog(Japanese) : Source info of “how to make a ‘go back home’ shortcut like a car navigation system on iPhone”
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Twitter account of developer : @ginlime \
Twitter account of English translator : @frkwyk \
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If something something is wrong with this page, please tell us via Twitter. \
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If you really like this web page, I’d appreciate it very much if you could treat me to curry. Why curry? ...’cause I love it :). \
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Well, if you’re outside of Japan, I understand that it’s a little bit difficult to treat me directly, so here’s the paypal account for it. Thanks! \
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We are not responsible for any troubles caused by the shortcuts made with this web page. \
We cannot guarantee that this page works for all iPhones/iPod touches/iPads. \
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01/29/2012 : Modified: “address” has changed to “addr”.
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01/25/2012 : Added: a query field “coord” to specify coordinates initially. Added: a query field “address” to specify address initially.
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01/11/2012 : Fixed: nothing shown when accessed to a generated link in English version. Thanks a lot for @shinobum1971.
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01/10/2012 : According to advice of @cheebow, easy setups of icon are added.
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01/09/2012 : English version initial release. Thanks a lot for @frkwyk!
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