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Apple Maps Gains Detailed Terrain Features for Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada US States
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I would really like to see the type face expand some while zooming. The street names are often illegible or obscured, so you zoom in for a better look, and they effectively shrink in proportion to the rendered map. Not good for navigation!
Apple Maps has improved significantly. Just a few years ago, it was clear to me that it was inferior to Google Maps. I even made a list of errors I found in my immediate area (roads shown as going through that don't, roads not shown as one-way, driveways labeled as roads, roads shown as straight lines that were actually curved, etc.) and a recent check of Apple Maps shows almost all of these errors have been fixed. It also shows more bike paths than it used to.
Nice improvement! I haven’t used Google Maps for a over a year, Apple Maps works way better. Better interface, way lower battery consumption, integrates with Siri. Last time I used Google Maps was for planning a bike route to avoid busy roads, which is a nice feature.
I use Apple Maps a lot. I like it.
However, I’m waiting now for a couple of years to have bikes implemented.
The other day I was biking in China, and choose walking as the nearest (and safest) lookalike to biking: I ended up biking on a highway which as you might understand wasn’t such a great feeling.
Sent an email to Tim Cook, but have heard back. Didn’t expect he would write me back about bike roads in Apple Maps though .
However, I’m waiting now for a couple of years to have bikes implemented.
The other day I was biking in China, and choose walking as the nearest (and safest) lookalike to biking: I ended up biking on a highway which as you might understand wasn’t such a great feeling.
Sent an email to Tim Cook, but have heard back. Didn’t expect he would write me back about bike roads in Apple Maps though .
Oh great, detailed terrain for Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico? So what, just copy and paste the “desert” section over and over?
Back when Apple Maps came out, I tried really hard to like it, but eventually abandoned it and have only used Google Maps and Waze ever since.
Sorry Apple, you lost me with the extremely poor roll-out and I’m not sure that I’m ever coming back.
Sorry Apple, you lost me with the extremely poor roll-out and I’m not sure that I’m ever coming back.
Ignore the silly posts. It's therapy for them. Fact is that Apple Maps went from a disastrous start to now the premium mapping service for iOS used many BILLIONS of times of week, and by far the most used mapping service among the billion plus iOS devices.
Oh, and unlike Google maps, your data isn't being added to the master dossier Google is assembling on each user. If they would only read the Google TOS, everywhere they go is linked to their master "universal identifier," along with every photo they upload, every document they upload, every web search and click, a copy of every gmail sent or received, etc., etc.
It does appear in the upper-left, but only while you're actively zooming in or out. It's OK for a quick reference, but I'm with you and would love the option to keep it on permanently. It's the same in the MacOS version.
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Agreed. The one big advantage Google Maps still has at this point is a much greater coverage of businesses.
Other than that, I've found Apple maps very reliable across the parts of the US and Europe I've used it in.
I’m confused by this. Do you then pull out a ruler and measure something off it?
You HAD to do that with static, paper maps.
On Maps, it’s only there to provide a reference of scale. The map tells you how far it is from point to point simply by asking for directions....right?
I agree. I don't understand the use case. The Map app calculates distance from A to B. You don't get this in paper maps, so you have to come up with a kludge solution by using edges and the scale.
Software designers should always start by identifying the use case. "Paper maps have it" isn't a use case. If there is a legitimate use case for a permanent scale on these tiny maps, either the developers haven't identified it, or they believe it will be rarely used or in conflict with more important functionality.
But, they could be wrong. If someone really wants this feature, they should identify how they are going to use it and why it's important, and let Apple know. But "I want it because static paper maps have it" is not going to convince anyone.
Sometimes you want to quickly eyeball a distance without setting up a route, or just have some context to know what you’re looking at. Hope that clears things up for you.
The line is a consistent length (pretty much)...you can zoom and quickly see the scale....then eyeball it.
I get it, it’s there for scale, so as long as your fingers are on the screen, you can see it. Then eyeball it.
“Why don't they have it?” Oh wait...they do...
“Why isn’t it on the screen as long as Google’s?” Because, it doesn’t have to be.
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....and....was just playing around with them on both maps...Google’s stays on the screen maybe .25-.5 seconds longer?? Maybe?
Not sure why this is news today. I first mentioned it on March 31st.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...final-u-s-states.2170441/page-4#post-27241951
And someone then commented that it had been like that for a while.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...final-u-s-states.2170441/page-4#post-27241951
And someone then commented that it had been like that for a while.
....and....was just playing around with them on both maps...Google’s stays on the screen maybe .25-.5 seconds longer?? Maybe?
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For the record, the scale is there permanently in the desktop version of a little product called Google Maps. Maybe you've heard of it.
Scale is a standard orientation feature for maps, and has been forever -- just because something is digital doesn't mean you remove (or bury) all context. Only here on a forum like this would someone get their knickers in this much of a twist arguing against an option like this.
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Well, you know, the people who pay the most are the most serious about their business.
So it is the right thing for Google to do the way they do, for (ka-ching $$$ sound in the background) their customers to receive the best services.
And if you don’t like my excuse, then just make up your own.
Whatever...I’m not the one that brought it up.
And again...Maps DOES have it, right?
The fact that it is temporary in both mobile versions shows that both Google and Apple realize it doesn’t need to be permanently on a map that can and is constantly scaled to different views.
And before you bring up a point (scale on Google Maps full version) that has absolutely nothing to do with the conversation, try an apples to apples comparison.
Full version of Maps on Mac. Oh jeez...what’s that?
Totally missed this on the iOS maps as it isn’t as persistent as the google maps scale. Thank you for pointing it out.
LOL. Exactly. All these people have opinions on how terrible it supposedly is but they never use it.
Somehow I get by using it every day.
For many that won't ever happen. Much much easier to blurt out a tiny moan and feel good again for a couple of minutes.
So far this enhanced update is terrible for Phoenix. I’ve been getting directions to turn right on Kyrene Rd when I’m already on Kyrene Rd. Same with Frank Lloyd Wright. Everywhere where there’s a dedicated turn lane with a larger than usual curb, this error happens.
And then there’s spelling things like 7th St; Seventh St. This is Arizona, all numbered roads are spelled with numbers, never as a word.
And then there’s spelling things like 7th St; Seventh St. This is Arizona, all numbered roads are spelled with numbers, never as a word.
Both Apple Maps and Google Maps have this feature. Google maps is way better because the marker can be placed in an exact area of the map for measuring and stays on screen for about 3-4 seconds before fading out.
The marker for Apple Maps is static, doesn't move with the map, and disappears after 1 second.
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