Umm, just download google maps? The iPhone isn't a closed system, just down load the mapping app you want.
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Indian iPhone Users Discuss Apple's Poor Services Performance: 'Apple Maps is a Joke'
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Because, as we all know, this "discussion" about Apple's "poor services" is just a rip on another culture.
The same true with Apple Maps, getting better every day. Google just had head start.
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Blame stupid Indian government for the high price, they have huge import taxes on everything.
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It's great in London.
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HobeSoundDarryl
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Can you imagine complexity building, updating world map? With 3D helicopter images, 3D building and public transport. Translated to most world languages. From the start Apple had superior graphic design, colors and icons. Google Maps had to updated all the UI and look. Still I prefer Apple Maps app because its superior UI, it eats less data and, I suspect, battery than Google Maps. Have no problems with actual data, not in London.
Seriously though, I swear that the street data that Apple Maps uses in my area is like 10 years old. It's insanely behind. It's totally unusable in many cases because streets and buildings have changed significantly.
I hardly think anyone in India is terribly concerned whether Apple's Maps app works well for me
I agree, particularly given that Maps is just a matter of data. Shouldn’t be that hard to keep the data improving.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
I definitely favor Google Maps myself as Apple Maps just lets me down to often. But interestingly enough, here in my little town about a week ago, I saw this odd-looking white vehicle rolling along the road. I got closest to it as it was turning into one of the worst neighborhoods in my county. What was it? An Apple Maps vehicle out apparently building some updated data.
I was practically astonished to see one here. And then started wondering if maybe there is more than one of these trying to map the world.
I've long since wondered why Apple- or any other mapping app maker- doesn't do a Kayak or Orbitz mapping app where you punch in an address and the app plots the location based on Apple data, Google data, Waze, etc. If such multiple plots are public (we consumers get to see them), we could just go to the destination the bulk of the mappers suggest. If Apple is plotting it somewhere else but several others says it's at this other spot, we can opt to trust the crowd over the anomaly.
OR, make this an internal app aimed at freshening up the Apple data? In other words, create this, run the functionality with all publicly available addresses, take note of where "our" plots differ from the masses and adjust our location data for those differences, flagged if our ego is such that we think our plot point may be right and everyone else's is wrong... then asking whoever follows our plot to confirm or refute if where we led them is indeed right or wrong to clear the flags. Eventually, our data is the BEST data of all platforms. This should also get road information updated too.
I was practically astonished to see one here. And then started wondering if maybe there is more than one of these trying to map the world.
I've long since wondered why Apple- or any other mapping app maker- doesn't do a Kayak or Orbitz mapping app where you punch in an address and the app plots the location based on Apple data, Google data, Waze, etc. If such multiple plots are public (we consumers get to see them), we could just go to the destination the bulk of the mappers suggest. If Apple is plotting it somewhere else but several others says it's at this other spot, we can opt to trust the crowd over the anomaly.
OR, make this an internal app aimed at freshening up the Apple data? In other words, create this, run the functionality with all publicly available addresses, take note of where "our" plots differ from the masses and adjust our location data for those differences, flagged if our ego is such that we think our plot point may be right and everyone else's is wrong... then asking whoever follows our plot to confirm or refute if where we led them is indeed right or wrong to clear the flags. Eventually, our data is the BEST data of all platforms. This should also get road information updated too.
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Curious isn’t it? Meanwhile, an article in Inc. magazine describes the ridiculous attention Apple invested designing the corners—yes, corners—of the phone and app icons to thwart counterfeiting:
https://www.inc.com/tom-popomaronis...-secret-to-spot-knockoffs-and-its-genius.html
For various reasons, Apple has a pretty small reach in the country, and given its small reach it’s less surprising they put less resources into something like a complex and costly geospatial programme. If India was a 30% iOS country, you’d probably see Apple pushing harder to provide the sort of experience it gives it’s north American and western European customers. I’m sorry but that’s just how it goes, the Indian market is a notoriously difficult proposition for western companies to do well in.
I do frequently. And I'm in London as well. If you notice a road layout change Google maps and Open Street Map will update literally that day or the next . Apple maps can take a year. I kid you not.
Apple maps is garbage, a bunch of animations and stuff. It is slow, too many steps. And I am running it on an iPhone X. And Siri... it does not work in English still... what would you expect in Hindu?
Yes. I have same experience. I actually have no idea what is the core issue. Its just that when i look into google or TomTom after they change the traffic or road setup Its there after a few weeks max. Apple on the other hand does not update the info for months or more. And no ...reporting does literally nothing.
It costs about the same in certain European countries too. iPhones have always been expensive outside the US.
Assistant and Alexa do no "speak" Hindi; I'm pretty sure Alexa is English-only. So regardless what the article says, its impossible.
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But Apple products have always been expensive, that's nothing new. Apple isn't chasing the price-conscious.
Why does Apple Map assume I drive everywhere?!!
'it will take you 10 minutes to reach your meeting'.
Err, no it won't. Its 2 blocks away, which means less than 5 minutes walking!
'it will take you 10 minutes to reach your meeting'.
Err, no it won't. Its 2 blocks away, which means less than 5 minutes walking!
Really who cares about 3D building, 3D helicopter image when the map data is piss poor. You often find the stores are missing, entire road are not present on Apple Maps.
Apple should update their Map data before doing these useless 3D craps. No one cares and there is no usefulness of these 3D things.
All these are random statements. No one uses Apple Maps because it isn't working but Google Maps does the job in iPhone, no compliant
For God sake Siri is completely switched-off for good!
No body is depending on these two!
Of Course, iPhones prices are prohibitive.
For some reason Samsung Note 8 which costs $1000 in USA costs less than $1000 in India, whereas $900 iPhone 8 Plus is $1100 in India, $1000 iPhone X 64 GB is $1450 and so on...
I don't think it is simple export duty or excise duty alone!
For God sake Siri is completely switched-off for good!
No body is depending on these two!
Of Course, iPhones prices are prohibitive.
For some reason Samsung Note 8 which costs $1000 in USA costs less than $1000 in India, whereas $900 iPhone 8 Plus is $1100 in India, $1000 iPhone X 64 GB is $1450 and so on...
I don't think it is simple export duty or excise duty alone!
I can only guess because they’re located smack in the middle of “drive to the gym to use the treadmills”-ville