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Wow. Apple Maps is a disaster.

I've had every iphone model. I bought the first iphone on day 1 and have not had another brand phone since. I hate to say this, but due to ios6 the iphone is no longer the best phone. I can no longer recommend the iphone to friends and family.
Andrioid is better than ios6 solely because of maps.
 
Yea I agree. Also the major streets don't show until you zoom in much closer. Maps right now is frustrating to use. I had to open up google maps in safari to be any productive on the road.
 
Live in DFW area. Tried to get directions twice now. Once to closet best buy, it took we to Home Depot. Best Buy was not even on the same street. The second was to my son's lacrosse game and the primary route took me on back roads(I guess because it was technically shorter in distance).

Tried the same on Google. Both were accurate and took me the route that I would have suggested. At this point I would sacrifice the turn-by-turn for accurate results. Using web version of Google maps is cumbersome as there is no integration with other IOS apps.

I don't see how Apple is going to be able to address these issues quickly as its taken Google years to refine their services. Hopefully Apple will approve Google maps soon as we'll as allow for tight integration if the user chooses.
 
Definitely a problem.

While it's OK to look at when inside, I found that while driving yesterday, it was very hard to almost impossible to read when it was either very bright outside, or very dark.
 
Brad L said:
Apple could have worked on their map app until it was of a higher quality. They didn't have to immediately replace google maps. It's very clear that the iphone's mapping ability in ios6 is now inferior to android phones and even older ios versions. How can you explain this? Apple obviously has little regard for their customers. It's insulting.
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The word is that Apple had to roll their own maps after their original 5-year agreement with Google expired. I'd point the finger at Google on this one, not Apple.
 
John.B said:
The word is that Apple had to roll their own maps after their original 5-year agreement with Google expired. I'd point the finger at Google on this one, not Apple.
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Of course you would. But for all you know, Apple chose not to agree to any renewal terms.
 
John.B said:
The word is that Apple had to roll their own maps after their original 5-year agreement with Google expired. I'd point the finger at Google on this one, not Apple.
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That's only part of the story here John I'm afraid, yes it's true that their initial agreement was expiring & has now expired. They could have chosen to renew it, however, but Apple wants to control the whole experience and seems to have genuinely believed they could deliver a comparable mapping offering.

Even when it became clear through beta testing that this would not be the case, they decided to continue and force it upon their customers because of an absolute obsession with Google as a competitor. This is exactly the same reason why YouTube has also been removed.

Apple need to stop trying to be a jack of all trades and focus on what they're really good at. There is no harm in admitting that some companies do things better. I would have had no problem if Apple wanted to develop maps for the next few years behind closed doors until they perfected it, but they shouldn't put out something that is detrimental to their customer's satisfaction.

Especially when they dress it up and call it, "the most beautiful, powerful mapping service ever".
 
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IMO, Apple should had discussed the limitations of the new apple maps when it was announced. It is a shame that consumers have to find out about the limitations from other users rather than Apple.
 
steve-p said:
Of course you would. But for all you know, Apple chose not to agree to any renewal terms.
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Like, what exactly?, the pre-roll ads in the new Google YouTube app? Apple's maps may need work, but at least I won't be bombarded with "sponsored link" ads that Google embedded into their maps (iOS 5 and prior) that sometimes replace my destination in their directions.
 
John.B said:
The word is that Apple had to roll their own maps after their original 5-year agreement with Google expired. I'd point the finger at Google on this one, not Apple.
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I am not even sure it was just a Google issue. From what I have read, Google wanted to be able to insert ads into the app and Apple wouldn't let that occur. So the agreement was ended by both parties.

For me beyond that the map images are over a year old, I haven't found anything really out of place. The POI data is lacking. But I like the app itself. With the "lockdown" the apple map team is working to fix the problems that are being found by the users. If everyone would just report the problem as they find them, the map data will get corrected much quicker. I would believe that apple is going to throw the resources needed (money, people) to get it working correctly. Maybe they will launch their own satellite to get their own mapping images. :eek:

Remember that Google has a seven year lead doing this. And Google is more worried that Apple is going to get this corrected than Apple is worried that that they will fail.
 
Brad L said:
I've had every iphone model. I bought the first iphone on day 1 and have not had another brand phone since. I hate to say this, but due to ios6 the iphone is no longer the best phone. I can no longer recommend the iphone to friends and family.
Andrioid is better than ios6 solely because of maps.
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Really? The iPhone is now not a great phone because of maps? I never realized people needed maps to guide them out the front door and now they have a useless device.
 
Apologies if this has already posted but it did make me smile.

iOS 6 Maps has received an amusing dig by someone who works for Transport For London.

TFL employees often leave hand-written messages outside Tube (The London underground) stations to inform users of transport issues.

Yesterday one Twitter user noticed that staff at Hackney Wick station were issuing 'advice' for users of Apple's Maps app.

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John.B said:
Yeah, another Fandroid posted that several pages back.
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I do not understand anymore. This is being blown way out of proportion. Yes maps is not at the level it once was. But honestly how reliant are people to maps? If a user does not even know the area they live and solely relied on maps then I would be amazed to see how they act in another town.
 
Well personally, as someone who had bought Apple products, and been very pleased with them, it's simply a case of voting with my feet.
Apple maps is a disaster where I live, all I get for large parts of the west of England is a pixelated mess. Not really a 'map' at all.
But its no problem, I've never really looked at the competition but will certainly look more closely at Android devices for a future upgrade.
I'll still continue to purchase Macs, ipads etc, but only as long as they offer the best computing experience. But should that change then I'll look elsewhere for something else too.
Isn't that what competition is all about? Who in their right mind is going to spend good money on an inferior product just because it's supplied by Apple, Samsung etc etc, when there are alternatives?
 
I'm not one to slam Apple (ever, really) and I could be considered a fanboy when it comes to them, but the new Maps sucks.

I live near Seattle and I have been using them for awhile. Everything has been fine here. Then yesterday I tried to use my Maps app for an area in Kent, WA and half of the roads in this neighborhood were missing. We were trying to get to a birthday party and it just didn't even show the side-street we were on AT ALL.

I typed maps.google.com and there is was, right on Google Maps just fine! Pathetic. I HATE the new Maps. Who knows how long its going to take them to fix it for everyone.... years?

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SatManager said:
I am not even sure it was just a Google issue. From what I have read, Google wanted to be able to insert ads into the app and Apple wouldn't let that occur. So the agreement was ended by both parties.
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As I posted a few moments ago, Google was already doing this. On a recent road trip, I found that the directions from the Maps app were sometimes replacing my destination with a "sponsored link", routing me to their paid advertiser instead of my actual hotel (where I had reservations).
 
Sdreed91 said:
I do not understand anymore. This is being blown way out of proportion. Yes maps is not at the level it once was. But honestly how reliant are people to maps? If a user does not even know the area they live and solely relied on maps then I would be amazed to see how they act in another town.
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If it was just case you describe, I agree it is out of proportion. But the maps app underlies many other apps, ranging from Running apps, address book, plus many many more. So its pretty essential really I'm afraid.
 
Sdreed91 said:
I do not understand anymore. This is being blown way out of proportion. Yes maps is not at the level it once was. But honestly how reliant are people to maps? If a user does not even know the area they live and solely relied on maps then I would be amazed to see how they act in another town.
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You are right is perhaps being made a bigger issue than it is, however Apple should not have released it, unless it was at least as good as the previous version. I actually used it a lot to locate a shop or restaurant in a location that I was not familiar with. 3D flyovers is completely pointless if it can't do the basic stuff of helping you find stuff around you.
 
Sdreed91 said:
I do not understand anymore. This is being blown way out of proportion. Yes maps is not at the level it once was. But honestly how reliant are people to maps? If a user does not even know the area they live and solely relied on maps then I would be amazed to see how they act in another town.
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I think it's a massive issue. I'd say the vast majority of people use the maps on the phone for a lot of reasons. If it's missing data and addresses are inaccurate, the product is defective.
It's not about what they know, but about when you are looking for somewhere you don't really know, different cities. If we can't rely on the accuracy of the information, it's a major issue. It's a big selling point for the phone (maps and turn by turn). What good is turn by turn when it can't be guaranteed to be accurate. It can look nice all you want, the actual use of the product is seriously diminished.
 
Sdreed91 said:
I do not understand anymore. This is being blown way out of proportion. Yes maps is not at the level it once was. But honestly how reliant are people to maps? If a user does not even know the area they live and solely relied on maps then I would be amazed to see how they act in another town.
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And why, exactly, would you need a Maps app in the London Underground?

I think this started out as a media s***storm, and then the Fandroids all showed up here pretending to be outraged iPhone users in an attempt to stoke the fires.
 
On another note, are advertising standards regulations so different in the US than the UK?

How can Apple get away with saying, "the most beautiful, powerful mapping service ever" when it plainly is not?

In the UK it takes only a relatively small number of complaints for a company to be mandated to either stop advertising or to change the claim being made.
 
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