I'd quite like this on my iPhone
and its the best thing for he iphone 4 and the ipod touch 4g users.
love u google.
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and its the best thing for he iphone 4 and the ipod touch 4g users.
love u google.
Enterprise Maps API never was free, if you can find any source saying that fees were increased for Apple you can link to it
Everyone keeps mentioning how reviews have said Google Maps looks better on iOS, what everyone fails to bring up: The Google devs who made the damn thing said the iOS version is superior! Android has the vast amount of market share, but the numbers about browser usage don't lie. Google makes their money from you using their services, and somehow more people are using them on iOS than they are Android. They would be stupid to ignore the iOS user base, and therefore not only will we get everything Android does, but we'll likely get the better version. It's like Office 2011 all over again.
Everyone keeps mentioning how reviews have said Google Maps looks better on iOS, what everyone fails to bring up: The Google devs who made the damn thing said the iOS version is superior! Android has the vast amount of market share, but the numbers about browser usage don't lie. Google makes their money from you using their services, and somehow more people are using them on iOS than they are Android. They would be stupid to ignore the iOS user base, and therefore not only will we get everything Android does, but we'll likely get the better version. It's like Office 2011 all over again.
Didn't they say the iOS version of Maps was visually superior? Because there are still features on the Android version that's missing on the iOS version, so I can't understand how the iOS version could be superior when it comes to features and functionality.
Some features that the Android version has got and the iOS version lacks:
- Offline maps
- Bike navigation option
- Possibility to measure distance between two or more optional points on the map.
Ok, Siri is probably better at letting you listen to music, but that's not the primary purpose of Google Now, is it?
Maybe Siri does all that for you, but not for me. I don't use Siri, because Siri isn't available in my language. And even if Siri did, i use Google Calendar. And I can get all of the info from Google Now without having to talk to some imaginary friend in my phone when I'm out around people.
I believe Google Now can be great for many iOS users. Especially those with open minds and those who like variation and ability to choose. But maybe this is because I come from Android phones and have been used to have choices about how to do things on my phones before. Some long time iOS users seem to be very narrow minded and locked into "their world". Same thing that many US users only see iOS as theirs and how things work there.
The world is big and iOS is wide spread all over the world (not just as much as in the US though). Options are good. Some people should realize that just because some functions and apps works great for them doesn't equal that it works great for all users.
It's the same as with Apples Maps that some say they work fine and can't believe that others complain about it, even calling them liars. Sure, that may be the case where they live. But the problem is that it's not all that great in other parts of the world.
Apple built their entire Maps platform in 6 months?
I kinda assumed they had planned it for years.
The 'Now' is right now - you'd open it up and it's already showing you the information.
Google search only shows you after you've entered your query.
I do not think it is a good idea to be served personalised results. I believe that people should be exposed to information outside of their "box".
I sell books for a living and it gives me a chance to discover a large scope of various information-streams. It often bothers me that the bestsellers are usually the ones advertised the most. There are other truly great books out there. You know, the essential reads. But as a consumer/google-user/facebook-subscriber, you are simply not made aware, if you are not searching directly for that specific information, in the first place. It seems to me that you are made aware of what someone wants you to sell and what you are most likely to buy, figuratively speaking.
I try to maintain an open mind and I believe google helps many people, but since it's all free, at what cost?
That was my reaction - all those functions are a huge opportunity to provide a lot of information about you and your personal life to Google.
Although I think it's strange that there are some people who know this and have no problems with it, what's really awful is the number of people who have no idea and would never approve all the information about them that gets sent to Google.
I liked it better when Google wasn't directly competing with Apple, and everyone wasn't a paranoid conspiracy theorist.
Different strokes for different folks. Not everybody needs a phone that's almost the size of a tablet, has NFC and tons of other wireless stuff other than Wi-Fi and BT, can shoot lasers, connects to Skynet, etc.
Different strokes for different folks. Not everybody needs a phone that's almost the size of a tablet, has NFC and tons of other wireless stuff other than Wi-Fi and BT, can shoot lasers, connects to Skynet, etc.
Eh? Your missing the point because the iPhone is compact and can do ALL of that bar the NFC at present, oh and the lasers, not so sure about Skynet haha
Anyway, it is rather disturbing how Android makers seem insistent on making all their halo phones 5" now as standard
that's the size of the original Note! It's a very big device for a pocket. Expect a 5" S4 tomorrow and they reckon the Note 3 will be 6"... stupid sizes.