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Google Maps for iOS Gains Feature for Reporting Traffic, Accidents, Road Construction and More
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This is Waze only distinguishing feature. If this takes off on Google Maps then Waze will be shuttered. Apple Maps will get this in 2 years or less I bet.
Google maps won’t tell you when there’s a speed trap tho, at least not on my phone. Waze gives you a heads up before hand while your eyes are on the road
In a handful of U.S. cities only. Then released to a few extra cities every year.
If Apple Maps added speed traps I would have zero use for waze or google maps.
I used to use Waze, but was always frustrated by how hard the maps were to follow in ‘road dense’ areas, when all the roads kinda merge. Tried swapping to Apple maps a few times over the years, but the directions were never good enough (tragic avoidance, rerouting, etc.) until recently. But, now it’s essentially caught up with waze and it’s all I use.
Google maps can’t even find my house which has been in So Cal since before Google existed. It’s worthless
The only thing I’ve seen are accidents, when you press for more info in google maps it states that it was reported via Waze. Possibly the same goes for traffic to make it more real-time, but the source for traffic info isn’t stated.
I actually launch waze and have it running in the background while looking at the split screen apple map (if I want to use the audio app controls), this way waze notifications still pop up
Next week’s news.
Apple shuts down google Maps because it contains a speed trap feature that could be used to break laws and/or target police or city property.
It shows the posted speed limit (like Apple maps), but not your actual speed (like Waze)
I think google has tested it in some of the Android builds.
This is why i cant use Apple Maps.
I know all the streets around me and i dont need an app to tell me that.
What i need is this crowdsource info (transit, police, radars, accidents) everytime i leave any location.
I use Waze for this.
Until Apple implemment something like this in Apple Maps, i wont use it.
I know all the streets around me and i dont need an app to tell me that.
What i need is this crowdsource info (transit, police, radars, accidents) everytime i leave any location.
I use Waze for this.
Until Apple implemment something like this in Apple Maps, i wont use it.
Don’t think it’s really breaking the law as much as it is awareness of population.
Is anyone actually seeing these features in Google Maps because I can't get them to appear.
Is this only in some areas? The features do work on Waze so I wonder what's going on.
Is this only in some areas? The features do work on Waze so I wonder what's going on.
I don't see them in the carplay interface but if I start a route on just my phone I see them. There's a plus sign under the compass icon on the right side. When I press it I can "add a report".
That is how I use Apple Maps. Except the police. Waze I find to be highly inaccurate in that sense and cops are not where they say half the time. Maybe police are getting smart and using Waze to outsmart users.