I do wish google maps would access your contacts so I could type in a name and get the address without copy-paste
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Roundup of Features in Google Maps for iOS: Better Design than Android Version, iPad Version Coming
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The US does not equal 'Most People' - shocking as that may seem.
So no. 'Most People' wont carry on using Apple Maps, because 'Most People' (I.E anywhere outside the US) has a crippled maps app.
Nice, finally - but: switching on compass mode is reversed. If I look east the map shows me west and vice versa...
Absolutely.
I have already seen post with errors from google maps. (btw the same type of errors with the previous version of google maps).
I think people forgot the Google Maps was not perfect.
I just used the ios version. I still think the android version is better looking and fits the look of the OS much better. It also has much more functionality and is smoother in scrolling.
Clicking an X wasn't intuitive
What isn't intuitive at all is how to get into street view. That one took me a few minutes to figure out.
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In the US, Apple Maps is fine, therefore most of us(in the US) don't have a reason to change.
But since you opened the door, the sales of iPhones in the US is rather signicant part of Apples business so....it might actually be most of us in terms of iPhone users.
apple doesn't block map apps
Why wouldn't they allow it? You do realize there are tons of maps in the app store right? I don't understand why people keep acting as though no map apps existed prior to Google Maps. Or that none worked. There are great alternatives in the store, and Apple doesn't block map apps.
Why wouldn't they allow it? You do realize there are tons of maps in the app store right? I don't understand why people keep acting as though no map apps existed prior to Google Maps. Or that none worked. There are great alternatives in the store, and Apple doesn't block map apps.
It's the default map, and works more than good enough for my needs. I use Siri to initialize the navi, and the turn by turn makes it an upgrade vs. iOS 5 for me, as i use that a lot. I never use transit data anyways so I don't really care it's missing.
It have once taken me on a crazy detour, but when trying the same address in navigon, it went equally bad.
Replacing it with google is no more worth it than replacing the weather app imo. But I'm glad you and everyone else who find apples effort lacking, now have yet another choise.
Google Maps located me 4 Km from my actual location. I tested it all around the city today and it got 5 locations and 2 addresses wrong.
I think people should just stop beating this horse, because Google Maps wasn't and isn't perfect either, it's just some make it a religion, because Apple is involved.
We're forgetting something here..
The question is, then why didn't Google update their maps app before Apple released their own? We know that Apple wanted Google to add turn-by-turn navigation to their maps app. Google, of course, was reluctant to give away one of the top Android feature to iPhone.
This whole drama was a necessary evil. In the end, we have better maps app. Had Apple not released their map, we would be still using old google maps with old interface and no turn-by-turn navigation.
Competition is good sometimes.
The question is, then why didn't Google update their maps app before Apple released their own? We know that Apple wanted Google to add turn-by-turn navigation to their maps app. Google, of course, was reluctant to give away one of the top Android feature to iPhone.
This whole drama was a necessary evil. In the end, we have better maps app. Had Apple not released their map, we would be still using old google maps with old interface and no turn-by-turn navigation.
Competition is good sometimes.
Are you moving goalposts on me ? Read the post I was responding to before you interjected. The guy was saying Apple admitting this Google Maps app into the app store was some kind of admission of defeat by Apple.
Are you, yes or no, saying Apple is admitting some kind of defeat ? If yes, I take objection to that, based on all the precedent set by other navigation and maps app.
If you don't agree that Apple is admitting defeat, then why are you arguing the contrary with me ?
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Except it has tons of issues in the US too as pointed out by many other people living in the US.
Google Maps is not perfect, but it sure lacks the magnitude of errors that Apple Maps has.
All in all, this is great for consumers. Apple maps was horribly lacking just a few months ago. Fast forward to today and we have Apple's new and excellent maps app with great integration and features and offline capability. Note I said the app was great, not the data.... data can get better with time etc. My biggest issue with Apple Maps is the point of interest data is just sorely lacking. And now after only a 3 month hiatus we have a fully functional Google Maps option as well. Everyone wins here.
Please, everyone, stop with the 'OMG this is so embarrassing for Apple' nonsense. Apple is pissed at itself for releasing something that wasn't ready for primetime on the data front. So as a company that prides itself on excellence, that part is an embarrassment and disappointing. However, the original goal was to give customers a much better map experience, and that has been greatly achieved here. We now have multiple options and both are an enormous leap over what we had just a few months ago in iOS5.x
Please, everyone, stop with the 'OMG this is so embarrassing for Apple' nonsense. Apple is pissed at itself for releasing something that wasn't ready for primetime on the data front. So as a company that prides itself on excellence, that part is an embarrassment and disappointing. However, the original goal was to give customers a much better map experience, and that has been greatly achieved here. We now have multiple options and both are an enormous leap over what we had just a few months ago in iOS5.x
Unless Google broke the App Store rules, why wouldn't it be allowed? Apple would have a very hard time justifying rejecting it unless Google violated the terms. The backlash would have been immense. This seems like a reasonable outcome, people can use what they want, Google was even able to put a SDK in place for other apps to tie into it. *Nearly* everyone should be happy (I know, I know ... pipe dream).
can't get that to do anything for me. Am I just misunderstanding what you're saying? When I swipe two fingers to the left it just moves my map to the right. I've tried it SEVERAL times.
The market opened this morning with GOOG way up and AAPL way down seemingly on this news. Reality check, haven't the wireless carriers been reporting a large increase in set-asides for the iPhone 5 selling as good or better than expected? Isn't this sort of data an indication that AAPL will beat estimates on earnings come January?