I think it just depends where you live, it's showing like normal here in Portland.
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THE iOS7 Maps Thread
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I think it just depends where you live, it's showing like normal here in Portland.
I agree that portrait layouts tend to work better for navigation. That said, I feel that since Apple officially supports landscape in the app, it should work well in that orientation. I use landscape because it mounts better in my car.
Landscape navigation has a long history of being well designed. Look at stand alone devices. That are almost aways landscape.
The issue isn't that it can't be done well, it's that Apple hasn't spent the time to do it well.
Again, it's not a big deal. Just something I'd like to see improved.
The lack of rotation is the same as on iOS 6.
I lock my phone when in navigation a lot because it wakes up the screen when you are getting near a turn anyway. Locking while driving at night is very convenient because I can still see the directions without the distraction of the bright screen. That's my biggest gripe with Google Maps on iOS--no lock screen integration. That will unfortunately probably never change.
Thanks for the screenshot!
Makes sense...my phone is always charging in my car and I rarely drive at night, so locking to save battery or to not see the bright screen really doesn't apply to me.
if you read my first post, the context would give my statement more sense.
on my iPhone 4 on 3G (which is when i most often use maps), the application takes over 45 seconds to load and allow me to search for something. this has nothing to do with the content of the maps, it's the lack of actual practical functionality that makes it so frustrating to use. it is dead slow.
i've used hacked siri on an iphone 4 that works wayyy better than the approved apple maps app.
Yea your spot on. Apples maps looked gorgeous. now it looks horrid. I still use it because i find adding redundant apps meaningless but their maps design is a HUGE step in the wrong direction.
To be fair, it could be useful for people driving in a foreign country. For example, in NZ we have a sign that looks like this, which means that you can go at 100:
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It wouldn't surprise me if a visitor had no clue about that one!
I'm not even sure how to respond to that one
Apparently you have no idea about traffic signs. This sign is pretty much global and simply means there is no speed restriction on the road you are driving on. Usually put up when there was a speed restriction and it is ending. No restriction in terms of, you can go as fast as permitted by your traffic laws which seems to be 100 on the particular road you were driving on.
He's not the only one. I've been driving for 33 years, and I've never seen that sign in my life.
He knows the sign but doesn't know its exact meaning. I am also very well aware that there are countries in the world where they will give driving licences basically away for free i.e. in the US. It is not very difficult to get your driving licence in no time with very little effort. Always reminds me of my friend, who got his licence in the US and I had to teach him how to drive afterwards
He knows the sign but doesn't know its exact meaning. I am also very well aware that there are countries in the world where they will give driving licences basically away for free i.e. in the US. It is not very difficult to get your driving licence in no time with very little effort. Always reminds me of my friend, who got his licence in the US and I had to teach him how to drive afterwards
In fairness to us undereducated U.S. drivers, that sign isn't used in this country. That's why I've never seen it.
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/services/publications/fhwaop02084/
It's the same data, because it's all cloud based.
I still haven't seen any improvements in my area, and I've been submitting feedback since iOS 6 Beta 1.
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If you're on a long route, the screen will turn off until you're about a mile from your next turn. It's a nice feature, IMO.
Used Apple maps for the first time on Sunday, and drove from Paderborn in Germany, to Southampton UK, using it.
The only problem i found was when being told to leave the autobahn at a certain junction, and then to stay left or right, it was bringing up the main junction, and then another indication under that, to stay left, etc. It made the view a bit more constricted, but apart from that, it was perfectly fine.
Think i'll be using it a bit more often now.
The only problem i found was when being told to leave the autobahn at a certain junction, and then to stay left or right, it was bringing up the main junction, and then another indication under that, to stay left, etc. It made the view a bit more constricted, but apart from that, it was perfectly fine.
Think i'll be using it a bit more often now.
I wonder if Apple has a surprise up their sleeve for Apple Maps as they go into the September 10th announcement?
Perhaps integration of public transit? Something else?
It will be interesting to see if they largely ignore it at the event or discuss in detail to prove they've improved.
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Also - does anyone agree that the dots/dashes for traffic are ugly and distracting?
The solid color lines Google does work extremely well...
Perhaps integration of public transit? Something else?
It will be interesting to see if they largely ignore it at the event or discuss in detail to prove they've improved.
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Also - does anyone agree that the dots/dashes for traffic are ugly and distracting?
The solid color lines Google does work extremely well...
That is pretty cool. Glad to see they are working so hard on improving Maps... not that they have a choice now.
Have these things called ferries
Pretty good, but the food is pants.Going back again in a few weeks, so will be using Apples maps again.