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Hands-On With Apple's Redesigned Maps App in iOS 10
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I've used both and Apple Maps haven't gotten me lost yet. Google had a long head start in the mapping business. And even when they were the default mapping app on iOS, they withheld turn by turn navigation. So Apple had to create their own. Mapping and turn by turn is not something one can just flip a switch and poof it done. We all saw that during Apple Maps release.
But Apple has taken their time to steadily correct and improve their mapping app. Google didn't get where they are overnight.... Remember when Mapquest was better than Google? I do.
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SUPER HUGE FONTS
must not be totally redesigned from the ground up
i agree!
ios 10 has way to big icons and fonts. looking ugly and total waste of space.
When they bring offline maps, I could use it. Till then it has to be CoPilot. Alternatively, can we just have sensible roaming data, or at least dual sims ..
Lots of great improvements but 3d maps are still years old in a lot of places. Maybe not a big deal in many places but take a look at New York city...
I've tended to get mixed results, stuff like pubs that have been closed for years, shops showing in the wrong place I've reported and Apple have fixed within a few days which is impressive. However, in Apple Maps in my town there's a large area shaded in red to denote a hospital that hasn't been a hospital for at least 20 years, it's now shops (in fact some of the shops are even overlaid on the red area). I've reported that several times over a year ago but still not fixed.
I'd like the option of a high-contrast colour scheme, and having minor roads not disappear till later when you zoom out. A few times I've been out on my bike cycling country lanes and my Garmin satnav has let me down by trying to take me across fields so I've tried to revert to my iPhone to work out an alternative route, but as well as being difficult to see Apple maps when you're just looking at a single thin white road on a beige background in bright sun, it's very hard to get back on course because as soon as you zoom out much, all the country lanes (including the one I'm on) are no longer shown.
Oh, and Google Maps isn't much better in this respect.
Oh, and Google Maps isn't much better in this respect.
While Apple Maps has certainly improved in recent versions, I still prefer Waze with its ability to "see" traffic incidents along the route in real time.
"Go Apple"??? What a strange post.
Is this a sporting event? Do you have some emotional attachmnet to a multi billion dollar corporation who cares nothing about you?
Is this a sporting event? Do you have some emotional attachmnet to a multi billion dollar corporation who cares nothing about you?
no
SUPER HUGE FONTS
must not be totally redesigned from the ground up
Dude. We get it. You hate large fonts. I'm not sure what the point is in bringing it up in every iOS 10 thread nor what you expect us to do about it.
One of the reasons is because it's used over 5 billion times per week....
http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/07/apple-maps-usage-numbers/
With Apple Maps, the problem has never been with the software really, but with the accuracy of their map data. I'm sure that the data for some countries / states have improved but the overall impression is that it's still far from what Google Maps uses (in many countries Google Maps is built on local, third party map data).
[doublepost=1467462341][/doublepost]What about night view? The current implementation is far too bright and light. Have they addressed this or did you only review the stuff they already showed us at wwdc?
Apple's Maps app received a major overhaul in iOS 10, introducing a new look and some impressive new features. Design wise, Maps looks a lot different, with easier to access controls and destination suggestions that are front and center.
As seen in the video below, when you open the Maps app, you'll immediately see a search window and an overview of your current location. Swiping upwards from the search bar brings up options for places you might want to go, based on recent places you've visited, calendar events, appointments in your Mail app, and general user habits.
Maps in iOS 10 features traffic information en route, with options for alternative routes and routes that avoid toll roads. There's a dynamic view that allows users to pain in and out to see what traffic conditions look like ahead, and there's an option to search along a route to find gas, food, coffee, and more while on a trip. Maps will automatically adjust routes to incorporate stops, letting you know how much time a detour will add.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
When parking, Apple Maps has an awesome new feature that'll automatically remember your car location so you never forget where it is, and a new Maps extensions option for developers will let you do things like book a reservation in OpenTable or call an uber all without leaving the Maps app.
For details on other new features coming in iOS 10, make sure to check out our iOS 10 roundup. Don't miss out on our previous videos, which have covered iOS 10, watchOS 3, tvOS 10, and macOS Sierra:
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Did you report it?
I reported a new highway that Google and Apple Maps didn't have and Apple had it fixed within a week. Google took a month to fix it.
My problem with maps has never been with the software, it's the underlying map data, which is often out of date or just plain inaccurate. Despite reporting it multiple times, it still has my driveway marked as a nearby street. I've lost count of the number of times people have driven up to the house with a confused look on their face. We always ask them, "You're using Apple Maps, right?"
Nope. I can back it up with facts, lots of testing, and repeatable demonstrable results.
In my experience, Waze still puts time of travel over simplicity/convenience, so will be routing you through most convoluted paths just to save a minute on a 90 minutes drive. Not a happy scenario if you want to arrive at the destination in a somewhat chilled out state.
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I disagree on Google Maps "accuracy & superiority" point. I live in a small French village and when asking both Apple Maps & Google Maps to get me to the same destination, Google will still happily suggest a route against the traffic on a one-way street, while Apple Maps will be spot on, somehow "knowing" the area better. However, if I wanted to wonder through local forests, I would indeed prefer Google Maps or maps.me to find a way. Different scenario, different apps.
It depends on your point of view, sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for a longer commute time would stress me out. In everything else Waze trounces every other map solution out there. Besides the traffic alerts and information you can't beat the other alerts, police traps, construction, road debris, etc. To me there is waze, and there is all the rest.
I used to say that Apple Maps was much inferior to the accuracy of Google Maps and almost completely lacked any ability to re-route in real time around a newly formed congestion along the active route. However, for about 6 months now, I've been using Waze, and I can say that those who are using Google Maps, try Waze because Waze to Google Maps is what Google Maps is to Apple Maps.
Frankly, I cannot understand why Apple didn't buy Waze. Had they done so, Apple Maps would have been an amazing addition to the Apple's ecosystem. As it stands now, Google has two amazing products. Google Maps has always been a great navigation system, but with the Google's acquisition of Waze, Google now has the two best navigation system that are competing with each other.
There's one downside to Waze, and that is the fact that Waze doesn't have as extensive database of POIs as Google Maps. Even though it seems that the two systems are exchanging a certain amount of information (such as live traffic events), certain POIs that I needed to navigate to couldn't be found by Waze, but could be found by Google Maps. However, Waze is amazing in finding the routes saving significant amounts of time in congested traffic areas where Google Maps just follows the most commonly known route. As a result, the difference in arrival times for a 20-mile drive in high-congestion times of the day could be 10-15 minutes in favor of Waze.
Frankly, I cannot understand why Apple didn't buy Waze. Had they done so, Apple Maps would have been an amazing addition to the Apple's ecosystem. As it stands now, Google has two amazing products. Google Maps has always been a great navigation system, but with the Google's acquisition of Waze, Google now has the two best navigation system that are competing with each other.
There's one downside to Waze, and that is the fact that Waze doesn't have as extensive database of POIs as Google Maps. Even though it seems that the two systems are exchanging a certain amount of information (such as live traffic events), certain POIs that I needed to navigate to couldn't be found by Waze, but could be found by Google Maps. However, Waze is amazing in finding the routes saving significant amounts of time in congested traffic areas where Google Maps just follows the most commonly known route. As a result, the difference in arrival times for a 20-mile drive in high-congestion times of the day could be 10-15 minutes in favor of Waze.
Actually, no. Apple wanted the functionality for free. That particular function wasn't.