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I have found that I never need to use Google Maps. Apple maps is just as accurate and hasn't given me any issues.
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It is...so this is your call
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I have found that I never need to use Google Maps. Apple maps is just as accurate and hasn't given me any issues.
if people are still making these types of comments it's either because they haven't used Apple maps in awhile or still haven't gotten over the disastrous release a few years ago.
Anyone who has used recently Apple Maps will agree that the gap has narrowed significantly. Is it as good as Google maps? No but it is so good now that I'm seriously thinking about taking Google maps off my phone and using the space for something else.
I find Apple maps more useful when searching for businesses and other POIs. Many times I can't find a place on G.maps but I was able to find it on A.maps.
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yes I agree...it is much better looking in my opinion.
and I love the little touches that it have...
like automatically going into night mode when it's dark
navigation changing from driving directions to walking directions to get you to your destination, once you get out the car
and automatically zooming in on a turn to make it easier to turn down the right street. This feature takes out a lot of the guess work.
IT's pretty handy to look up an address on my MBP at my desk and then send the directions to my iPhone. Then I get into my car and everything is ready to go. I love it, but I still use Google Maps mostly. The reason being that I've tested Apple Maps recently by navigating to the same address on both apps. Google always has less drive time than Apple. I have no idea why, but it could be anywhere from a 5 minute difference to 15 minutes.
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Apple will be buying these companies. Apple really should.
They are using technology in a number of areas that doesn't belong to them. Jobs, and now Cook, said that Apple wants to own the tech they use. I think they make a big mistake when they leave it to be used, or even bought by their competitors. Yelp itself, as an example.
And we can look to Siri as well. Apple uses Nuance. If they bought the company years ago, before Siri came out, and before Nuance got much publicity for that, they would have then owned the tech.
But instead, both Google and Microsoft are using Nuance for their own voice assistants. Since voice recognition and interpretation are very hard technologies, Google and Microsoft would likely not yet have competing products if Apple had bought Nuance.
Apple will be buying these companies. Apple really should.
They are using technology in a number of areas that doesn't belong to them. Jobs, and now Cook, said that Apple wants to own the tech they use. I think they make a big mistake when they leave it to be used, or even bought by their competitors. Yelp itself, as an example.
And we can look to Siri as well. Apple uses Nuance. If they bought the company years ago, before Siri came out, and before Nuance got much publicity for that, they would have then owned the tech.
But instead, both Google and Microsoft are using Nuance for their own voice assistants. Since voice recognition and interpretation are very hard technologies, Google and Microsoft would likely not yet have competing products if Apple had bought Nuance.
It lacks a lot of info on POIs compared to Google Maps. The navigation is good... if you can find where you want to go to. Interface is also much better than Google Maps.
Your phone must be ringing off the hook, by now. Apple Maps works just as good as Google for me.
I do something similar. I can lookup multiple destinations for the day on apple maps on my MBP, and forward each map via the app's built-in "send to iPhone" feature to my phone for when I'm on the road. Latter, each forwarded map is then waiting in the notification center, just needing a touch-press to open and view on my phone. Great feature...
I could have worded that better. I'm doing exactly what you are doing, but I generally only have one address at a time.
I'm going to try and make the switch to Apple Maps this week. I know the more it's used, the better it will get.
It might be because I'm using the Public Beta program here in the UK but I've selected a certain hotel near the London Eye and it's showing reviews from Booking.com on both the desktop and iPhone Maps app.
Apart from one or two issues I've reported to Apple they've usually fixed any glaring errors I've raised awareness of in the past few months.
I realize I'm taking this statement out of context of your original statement, but I respectfully disagree. Apple and Google both use Sigalert here in the US, and I know that Google incorporates the often-woefully-inaccurate Waze (which I use, with a metaphoric grain of salt). There's two suppliers of traffic data here in the US - Sigalert and INRIX. I use the free INRIX app and check it against camera feeds of real-time traffic (camera feeds are supplied in the app, just like in the ad-ridden Sigalert app).
I'm pointing out your comment only because both Apple and Google use the same data - they can't "beat" each other. I've been notifying both companies of reporting errors for over 2-1/2 years (supplied by Sigalert), and neither company seems to give a rat's ass about accuracy. I can demonstrate errors both provided today, in exactly the same place - and I've griped about it on these forums going back about a year or so.
Check out one State Route in Washington - State Route 4, between Longview WA and Naselle WA. There's no Apple, Google, or Sigalert data - but there's a current INRIX feed. I can pick out dozens of routes that are like this - no Sigalert/Google/Apple data but there's INRIX reporting. Some of my clients are near or on those Google/Apple-free roads...
I was on two business trips just last week - there were accidents, but no Waze/Google/Apple/Sigalert reports to be found, but the free INRIX app warned me of incidents and I took a different route.
I'm not picking nits with you - just a suggestion to broaden your horizons...
Google's/Apple's/TomTom's/Nokia's traffic data is not very accurate in the US and offers generally the same data - which they all get from companies from Sigalert (Clear Channel), who, in turn, get most of their data from DOTs - several of which I count amongst my clients. No offense intended - I've been in several of those traffic reporting/aggregating rooms for 10+ years, and I'd guess you haven't - if you have, then maybe we've met... FWIW, Sigalert's customer service is about the worst on the face of this planet that I've encountered in my industry. I wish more of the maps entities used alternatives for traffic data.
Considering that the amount of information on Maps varies from country to country, I'd say you are generalising a bit much here.
Seriously, I just opened Apple Maps here and searching for stuff it really can't find anything. Almost no POI in it. Google Maps on the other hand has practically everything as far as POI goes.As I said before, when I find a POI in Foursquare and choose to get directions, since I have both installed it allows me to choose Google or Apple Maps. When I go with Apple Maps it throws and error of it being unable to determine the location whereas by choosing Google it starts guiding the navigation right away.
The iOS 8.3 update just came out today...
Searching for "Hair" in Apple Maps still sends me to Cairo Egypt. Sigh. FWIW, my best friend is a hairdresser - and he works here in Portland...
Time for me to write an email to Tim Cook. I'll bet that goof gets fixed toot sweet.
Searching for "Hair" in Apple Maps still sends me to Cairo Egypt. Sigh. FWIW, my best friend is a hairdresser - and he works here in Portland...
Time for me to write an email to Tim Cook. I'll bet that goof gets fixed toot sweet.
Oh I'm generalizing?
and the people who keep saying that Apple maps is bad aren't? lol