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Google Maps Loses Two Tabs Out of Five in Bottom Bar Redesign
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Now if they'd just combine the top bar buttons for restaurants, parks, gas, coffee etc into a single button somewhere that would look really clean. They could label it "spam etc" perhaps. Or just make it a configurable option.
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I'm a Waze man myself, so this is a non-issue for me.
I use Google Maps for "entertainment" and quick searches at home prior to a trip, and I never use Apple Maps as I find it SLOOOOOW to load.
I use Google Maps for "entertainment" and quick searches at home prior to a trip, and I never use Apple Maps as I find it SLOOOOOW to load.
I find it very funny how independent Waze still is. By far the best option to me.
In terms of efficiency and the UI, absolutely. Unfortunately, though, Apple Maps is simply worse with the data and functionality it has compared to Google Maps.
Regardless which app anyone thinks is better, I stopped using Google maps years ago. I do not need or want ads following me based on places I go, ever. It’s creepy and invasive while also badly missing the mark on what any of my interests or consumer desires are. I stopped using Chrome for the same reason.
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I think the problem with these developers is when they make these changes (which some people will like while others will not) they should just add a setting that a user can toggle to enable this new view or disable it. Instead of just making drastic changes and enforcing them on everyone. This is what Google Developers overseas do they feel they know best and user input is not important or simply ignored.
The navigation is excellent? It still sends me to non existent intersections in one of the most data available areas of the world.
This! I’m house searching and nearly every address I’ve entered (I prefer small towns) has the Apple “Look Around” view here in Germany.
Explore and Go where almost identical other than what appears beneath the map, aka Explore shows whats going on locally and Go shows where to go next. Presumably having just one Explore button makes more sense and then under the map could just have a toggle between the two or merge them.
As for loosing Contribute direct access, that makes sense having it less prominent since unlike Waze where the majority of the community is actively involved, much less so seemingly on Google.
However there is so much room for improvement with the app, and this change is certainly not something I would have prioritized.
As for loosing Contribute direct access, that makes sense having it less prominent since unlike Waze where the majority of the community is actively involved, much less so seemingly on Google.
However there is so much room for improvement with the app, and this change is certainly not something I would have prioritized.
To note, on "6.129.1..." and no new version here on latest iOS 18 beta. And yes, force quite app, no change so imagine maybe something server side where they are presumably rolling out slowly and or for select users.
It's good if they choose the right options, with intelligent sub-menus.
The problem is too many companies have been slapping buttons in to the main navigation to drive more "engagement."
This sounds like an improvement by reducing it to the buttons you are most likely to need.
Google Maps is just too bloated for it's own good. Absolutely shameful that it struggles to maintain a constant framerate even on an M4 iPad.
Yep, that was the cause of the cluttered look in the application…sure thing, Google lmao.
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It does work great if you know the destination address. If anything, Apple Maps is better than Google Maps in terms of the actual car navigation experience.
It’s just that Google’s location database is soooooo much more accurate and complete. So it’s much better at finding the right destination for random searches. Always been that way.
Why can't companies give us options? I would like to add my own tabs and shortcuts!
Unfortunately it still is too cluttered for me, too many buttons, too much information and definitely unneeded “Latest in the area” view which obscures half of my map. I like the simplicity of Apple maps.