I'm sure they do. Apple nor yelp is generating the infos base, still has to be created by someone.
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I'm sure they do. Apple nor yelp is generating the infos base, still has to be created by someone.
From Yelp....
How did my business information end up on Yelp?
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no screenshot, but, yes, unfortunately, it is.
Personally, I hate Yelp, am very disappointed at Apple for not making a deal with Foursquare. Yelp has a very clunky and slow UI compared to Foursquare, and I don't know how many times business information is old (closed down)...I really tried to give it a second chance when I got my iPhone 5 last September and it came as part of iOS 6 Maps, I really tried to use it like I use Foursquare, but, it is just not good enough. It was designed before smart phones and it was actually decent as a pre-smart phone online type of thing, but, Foursquare is 1000% better and more accurate. (Just the other day I used maps to find a restaurant, which it got the info. from yelp, and it took me to a place that was just trees, I drove around and found it, but, I REALLY wish Apple would drop yelp and license or buy foursquare!!)
Actually, the whole story on that: I found a restaurant I wanted to go to on Foursquare, foursquare will give the address to maps, but, I decided to go to maps and find the place and then map it out, which, it gets the info. from yelp, not foursquare. Yelp just sucks.
If you use Maps to find a restaurant, yelp is the integrated database for that...be sure to call them first to make sure they are still open for business, or at least see if there is a recent review (in iOS 7 apple has 3 reviews integrated in the info w/maps so you don't have to go to the yelp app for that).
As someone who adores Apple Maps because he finds the accuracy the same between Google/Apple/Waze/Scout but the Apple UI leaps and bounds ahead...
I am woefully disappointed in Apple's literal interpretation of skewmorphism when it comes to apps that are naturally superior because of their skewmorphism. I don't need leather stitching on an address book, but I do need green signs on Maps, sorry. The disappointments:
- Loss of drop shadow on the car arrow and road signs makes it harder to spot the necessities.
- Ugly white background on the whole display is garish and distracting.
- The thick white bar at the top removes 10% of the viewable area underneath.
The only thing Apple got right was the inclusion of ETA and total time, no longer do you need to tap and reveal a bar, but they took the magic out of the app completely. Apple had the best turn-by-turn UI and display and they blew it. This looks worse than Google Maps, unbelievable, so back to Google I go.
BJ
I've only seen iOS 7 from a distance, yet liked nearly everything I've seen. But I agree that the new Maps interface is mostly a step backward.
Completely agree. iOS7, in general, lacks contrast. Ive and co have a lot of work to be done still. Hopefully iOS 8 fixes the mess they've created.
And people think icons are the problem....
Icons are just the most obvious problem, 'cause they're right there in your face. But I agree with you that the lack of contrast is a more serious problem. A few subtle shadows and gradients here and there would make a world of difference.
Completely agree with you; with the iOS 6 maps everything seemed well though out, all the colours had good contrast, with everything appropriately scaled. In the iOS7 maps, nothing seems as though out - it seems like they just tried to keep the UI consistent with iOS 7 (white, white and more white, with very little contrast) and not think about how people will actually use navigation (on the road).
The only improvement I can say is that they've changed the motorways and A roads in the UK, to blue and green. But when you try and get directions the options are highlighted in blue with white boxes to tell you the time needed for travel, not much help when the motorways are blue lines and the background is pale yellow. You can't even see each route, forget about how long it'll take!
I hope they bring back the skeuomorphism and improve contrast by the final release.
Spot on. I continued to use Apple Maps in iOS 6 because while Google might have been a little more accurate, the UI in Apple's app was fantastic. I loved the green street signs. They have definitely removed a lot of the charm of the original Apple Maps in iOS 7.
While I miss the green signs as well and there is a reduction in actual visible map area due to the white bar, I've noticed that Apple has added quite a bit of logic in the view angle as it relates to the view when coming to a turn or even speed related.
I personally haven't had an issue with the smaller viewable area due to this change.
It may be minimal, but there are some gradients evident in some of the symbols (particularly road signs) that do give a more 3D look, but it is still definitely a little too flat.
I personally haven't had an issue with the smaller viewable area due to this change.
It may be minimal, but there are some gradients evident in some of the symbols (particularly road signs) that do give a more 3D look, but it is still definitely a little too flat.
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Is it still using the same mapping data as Maps in iOS6?
I was wondering if anyone who lives in an area where the accuracy of the actual maps and POIs have been poor has seen any improvements with the new version?
I was wondering if anyone who lives in an area where the accuracy of the actual maps and POIs have been poor has seen any improvements with the new version?
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I have noticed that apple maps will frequently require the drive to take a u-turn and go past their destination even if their destination can be achieved by simply taking a left at the light. Is this an issue others have noticed? If so, how can we get it fixed?
If it helps for context.... I've had Google do the same things. It very well could be the algorithms used to come up with a route.
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I have noticed that apple maps will frequently require the drive to take a u-turn and go past their destination even if their destination can be achieved by simply taking a left at the light. Is this an issue others have noticed? If so, how can we get it fixed?
If it helps for context.... I've had Google do the same things. It very well could be the algorithms used to come up with a route.
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Spot on!
Maps are smaller and are lost in the sea of white, maps while driving need to be able to be seen at a moment and notice where you are going to turn. This new map w/out skeu or colors can't do it. Looks like an unfinished maps with that much white.
I don't think devs have complained of maps like w settings because they don't use it. I guess once the populace notices the horrible changes to maps they will complain and then we will get it fixed on 7.1
Have you used it though? It is still the smoothest option out there and actually quite clear to view while driving for me.
They must throw a dart at which problems they choose and fix. Because the 7 I've entered since Maps came out are still broken....
It looks better but the directions still suck compared to Google Maps. I had a route on both yesterday and the Apple Maps had me going some back way that was a roundabout way.
I think it depends on the user. Google regularly had me taking weird "not as fast or direct" routes simply because of some unknown reason (I'm sure some algorithm at the time said go this way instead of that).
Google had me cutting through a cemetary once...and I believe it was simply because they had the cemetary rows as roads on the map and it seemed to be the shortest way to the next street...it wasn't.
Constant issues of wrong "street rules" with Google in my area (ex. have to turn right and u-turn to go left at many intersections...Google would say to turn left.)
I think this is where Apple's partnership with TomTom has actually won out and any issues it may have with directions are either the typical GPS errors that occur with every GPS system or more likely, an issue associated with incorrect POI info...which fortunately has seen a drastic improvement in my area (both in quantity and logic of the search).
EDIT: BUT...I LOVE Google's reporting structure as they have fixed or are still fixing many of the errors I reported. Some of the routing issues though cannot be fixed easily as their software simply isn't on par with TomTom despite the overwhelming superiority in poi data.
Wait until you start seeing Ads in Google maps. Google decided to include banners in their maps app on the bottom for promoted businesses.
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Hmmm....it does look like it is showing much less than what I would typically see in iOS 6, but hard to confirm if that is actually true since I'm on ios7 on all devices now.
Did find an example just now in my area.
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Is that even a factual statement or just a "I hate apple maps" one? I use Apple Maps all the time in Los Angeles and it is quite accurate on routing and estimated time of arrivals.
I would argue in many places that Apple Maps is as accurate or more accurate than Google Maps. You will find flaws and POI problems in both databases.