Meet Me Halfway
Meeting friends or family at the best spot for both of you is no longer a tedious task thanks to apps. Specifically thanks to Meet Me Halfway (meet me halfway in Spanish). A curious idea that plans to automatically calculate where the midpoint is to be as fair as possible All of this also offering information about the Locals and establishments in the area where to stay and propose different plans.
It is a very simple application, at least in terms of concept and functionality. And it is focused exclusively on its main mission : find the midpoint between two addresses All this through a single screen starring a map of Googleand a single window as a browser. More than enough and functional elements to find equitable and equidistant meeting places for two users. We explain how it works below.
To find said intermediate point, simply choose two addresses Your own and that of that friend or group of friends who are in another distant place. A positive point is being able to automatically locate, using the terminal's GPS sensor, the current position of the user to avoid having to type the address.However, it is imperative to write the other person's in the second space manually before pressing the button Meet Me Halfway
With this the application takes care of the rest, creating on the map a path that joins both directions and calculating thereal intermediate point In addition, it includes different points in the area referring to all kinds of establishments where to meet or to plan what kind of meeting you want to carry out: some drinks, a cinema, a restaurant, etc Although all kinds of public places and other establishments also appear .
The positive point is taken by the possibility of establishing different criteria when finding the equidistant point in Meet Me Halfway Thus, pressing the menu button displays a contextual menu where you can find the section FiltersHere it is possible to mark a list of establishments that you want to see appear exclusively. A good option to find only bars and restaurants, for example. Along with this, it is also possible to modify the type of route calculated by the application according to the type of transport that is going to be used. Simply display the menu again, click on Travel mode and choose Driving (driving) , Walking (walking) or Bicycling (by bicycle).
Finally, we must talk about the possibility of sharing the address or location of a local or establishment found through the application. And it is that it is the most useful way to avoid giving a thousand explanations to find the place. So just click on the desired site and select Share locationOr, if you prefer, choose Open in maps to choose one of the map applications installed in the terminal to have more details of the place, such as Google Maps
In short, a simple application in its different aspects, but which responds functionally even taking into account that, for the moment, it is in fbeta or de tests. The good thing is that you can download and try it completely free through Google Play An exclusive application for Android Currently only available in English.
