Tomas Chlebek Kusukela ngo-2013, i-Apple ibibambe iqhaza ekudaleni nasekusebenzeni kahle ngamamephu wezakhiwo zangaphakathi. I-GPS ayikwazi ukusetshenziswa ngendlela enokwethenjelwa kulezo, ngakho-ke ezinye izindlela zokwenza okwasendaweni kufanele kufunwe. I-Apple yethule okokuqala i-iBeacons, izidluliseli ezincane ze-Bluetooth ezivumela abanikazi bezitolo ukuthi bathumele izaziso zabasebenzisi bedivayisi ye-iOS ngokusekelwe endaweni yabo (ibanga ukusuka esitolo).
Ngo-March 2013, i-Apple uthenge i-WiFiSLAM ngamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-20, ebibheka izindawo zokusebenza ngaphakathi kwezakhiwo kusetshenziswa inhlanganisela ye-Wi-Fi namaza omsakazo. Yilolu hlelo olusetshenziswa uhlelo olusha lwe-Apple lwe-iOS olubizwa ngokuthi Inhlolovo Yangaphakathi.
Incazelo yalo ifundeka kanje: “Ngokubeka 'amaphuzu' ebalazweni phakathi nohlelo lokusebenza, ubonisa indawo okuyo esakhiweni njengoba uhamba kuso. Uma wenza kanjalo, uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Indoor Survey lukala idatha yesignali yefrikhwensi yomsakazo futhi luyihlanganise nedatha evela kuzinzwa ze-iPhone yakho. Umphumela uwukubeka ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo ngaphandle kwesidingo sokufaka i-hardware ekhethekile.”
Isicelo Inhlolovo Yangaphakathi ayitholakali ku-App Store kusetshenziswa ukusesha, itholakala kuphela kusuka kusixhumanisi esiqondile. Ukukhishwa kwayo kuboshelwe ku-Apple Maps Connect, isevisi eyethulwe ngo-Okthoba odlule ekhuthaza abanikazi bezitolo ukuthi bathuthukise amamephu ngokuhlinzeka ngamamephu wezakhiwo zangaphakathi. Kodwa-ke, amabhizinisi amakhulu kuphela angakwazi ukufaka isandla ku-Apple Maps Connect, izakhiwo zayo ezifinyeleleka emphakathini, ezinokufakwa okuphelele kwesignali ye-Wi-Fi futhi zidlula izivakashi eziyisigidi ngonyaka.
Kusukela kulokho osekushiwo kuze kube manje, kulandela ukuthi isicelo Inhlolovo Yangaphakathi futhi ihloselwe ikakhulukazi abanikazi bezitolo noma ezinye izakhiwo ezifinyeleleka emphakathini futhi ihlose ukwandisa ukutholakala kwendawo yokuhlala ngaphakathi kwezakhiwo, okuzuzisa kokubili i-Apple nezinsiza zemephu yayo, kanye nakubanikazi bamabhizinisi abangabenza bafinyeleleke kalula ezivakashini. .
