In London, U.K. Apple Maps is still inferior to Google Maps - I just looked and had to report 3 location errors for businesses in a 10min walk from me. One was 3 miles from where it should be - it used the street number to place it near me even though postcode was correct so it should be placed miles away.
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Apple Exec Explains Why You Should Use Apple Maps
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I’m, admittedly, quite the Apple fanboy, but Maps is absolutely useless if you live outside of the US.
Having said that, Google Maps is also completely useless for navigation in the country I live.
Edit: I thought of one thing I’ve actually used Apple Maps for — the parked car feature.
Having said that, Google Maps is also completely useless for navigation in the country I live.
Edit: I thought of one thing I’ve actually used Apple Maps for — the parked car feature.
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It still often directs me to turn into the sides of buildings or drive on railroad tracks. I'd be happy to use it if it would stop trying to kill me...
And now imagine using apple maps in less i portant country for apple
apple maps are no competition to google/waze, maybe us is exception and thats it
I used to prefer Google Maps but for sat nav Apple's directions are clearer, especially since they use traffic lights as reference points.
Also like the speed camera alerts.
Just need to fix the weird glitch where A roads are pronounced "Ah" instead of "Ay"
ie. it says Ah fifty seven instead of Ay fifty seven.
Also like the speed camera alerts.
Just need to fix the weird glitch where A roads are pronounced "Ah" instead of "Ay"
ie. it says Ah fifty seven instead of Ay fifty seven.
That's not my experience in the UK. A new intersection was mapped the day it opened. I would have been lost without it.
I tried Waze about a year ago in the UK and absolutely hated it. Has it improved recently?And now imagine using apple maps in less i portant country for apple
None of these features matter unless you live in one of these handpicked chosen one cities where Apple applies those features, and even then they are lackluster in practical use. Yes, flyover 3D and street view are nice, but congestion/crowdedness other than in traffic is vital, especially right now, as is a first-party reviews and photos system that has some actual quality and quantity data.
Don‘t get me wrong, I love the simplicity of Apple Maps (though its UI starts to annoy me quite a bit) but if you need real-time crowdsourced data and user feedback, then Google Maps will always have the lead.
Don‘t get me wrong, I love the simplicity of Apple Maps (though its UI starts to annoy me quite a bit) but if you need real-time crowdsourced data and user feedback, then Google Maps will always have the lead.
How is point 3 great?
"Because our non-competitive software lockout prevents you from using the others as easily".
As a workaround for your second remark: you can add Apple Maps locations nicely to Notes and write your comments there.
I understand it’s not what you want but I guess it’s how Apple wants you to use Maps ;-)
I think this has likely been answered in the 9 pages since you asked Ha but if that info is there at all you have to have navigation running to see it. If I am going to add to the data or make use of it I will need access even when I’m not asking maps to guide me to a location. I know where I’m going around town but might have maps open for traffic info and certainly would for warnings ahead.
I like Apple Maps, but it lacks many things compared to Google. Bike routes and a lot of commercia activities for instance
Agree with you. It makes no sense. Has the alerts got any better? Last time I tried it, it was no where as good at alerting as Waze.
You don't think across the millions of cops who themselves use these programs, they haven't realized this??
Exactly. Part of why Google's products are better is they are gathering more and richer data by "spying" on their users.
Exactly. Apple Maps (like Google) the mapping data from TomTom/TeleAtlas, still there's this significant delay in updates. In my experience the biggest changes, especially highways, usually appear within 3 months in my TomTom. Google follows and 6-12 months later Apple.
A few years ago I had a nice conversation with a TomTom/TeleAtlas technican and he told me that updates greatly relies on the local authorities. Where very big road constructions usually are announced way in advance, smaller ones are not. Some cities send out the changes very quick, some slow and/or incomplete. Some of the biggest cities can be very sloppy, so he said. It varies throughout Europe, and amazingly sometimes some of the poorest regions of Europe can be very accurate in reporting roadworks and some of the richest cities with enough manpower still very sloppy.
One thing I'm still waiting to see more progress on is: parking data. TomTom is developing a (street) parking data service for more than 8 years now, but so far it doesn't seem to be available for the general public.
Whenever you set a destination now in any navigation app or device, you usually get one or more suggestions for a parking nearby. But you'll have no guarantee that there is actually a free spot when you arrive. Wouldn't it be nice if you click on a parking suggestion that a spot will be reserved as soon as you get near? Maybe even automatically pay through Apple-pay afterwards?
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Apparently TomTom released a product a few months ago that offers "off-street parking" as part of live services. Haven't seen it in action yet.
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I would absolutely love to use AppleMaps. Unfortunately, in my area, it still calculates the strangest routes, tells you to make U-turns if you don't follow the directions, and instead of recalculating a different route, AppleMaps will still try and get you back on the original route. The app is beautiful, but it's still not functional for me. I gave AppleMaps hundreds of chances (and still do) and in the end I end up frustrated and unsafely switching back to Waze while driving.
I also prefer Apple Maps UI to those of Google and Waze, yet for me (in France) AM fall behind in all other aspects.
Earlier today I was searching for a client centre of the highway service and AM brought me to a dead end 1.6 km away from that place. Typed exactly the same search query into Waze and was where I was meant to be in 7 minutes.
Earlier today I was searching for a client centre of the highway service and AM brought me to a dead end 1.6 km away from that place. Typed exactly the same search query into Waze and was where I was meant to be in 7 minutes.
Depends on where you are, but AM POI database in Europe is still awful.
Living in Belgium, AM is not the best to be used for navigation.
My experience with it using it through CarPlay is that there is terrible lag in car movement. It's especially noticeable when there are a lot consecutive turns. AM just can't keep up which results in taking the wrong street/exit.
Also the accuracy of the maps are not on par with GM. More often than not I already passed the side street only to see the car-pointer passing it on the screen 5 to 6 seconds later.
Google Maps is always on point.
When Apple rolls out the new Apple Maps in Belgium I will try it again. (but knowing Apple that won't be anytime soon)
My experience with it using it through CarPlay is that there is terrible lag in car movement. It's especially noticeable when there are a lot consecutive turns. AM just can't keep up which results in taking the wrong street/exit.
Also the accuracy of the maps are not on par with GM. More often than not I already passed the side street only to see the car-pointer passing it on the screen 5 to 6 seconds later.
Google Maps is always on point.
When Apple rolls out the new Apple Maps in Belgium I will try it again. (but knowing Apple that won't be anytime soon)