Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests
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Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests
#2Apple Maps is infinitely superior to Google Maps to get walking directions. It's very easy to understand where I'm looking at on the map.
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#4Mmm battery life, but always verify destination locations with Goog
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#5Everything about walking directions from Apple maps (directions on lock screen; Apple Watch integrations) is better, UX wise.
The problem is, despite admittedly massive improvements, I still have issues with it containing stale location data, incorrect POI classification information (e.g. convenience store without gas pumps marked as a 'gas station'), and suggesting paths that don't exist or simply aren't tenable (no, Apple, I am not going to talk a walking shortcut through the middle of an Italian military facility).
Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests
#6Apple Maps is infinitely superior to Google Maps to get walking directions. It's very easy to understand where I'm looking at on the map.
Where are you based? My experience so far is that Apple Maps is not very good outside of the US
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#8In my experience, the following things are notably better in Apple Maps vs. Google Maps:
* No dangerous shortcuts where I risk to damage my car
* Routes make much more sense in general and are nearer to what someone who knows their way around locally would suggest
* Voice instructions are clearer, easier to understand and timed better
* Walking directions are easier to understand
* The UI is less annoying. In Google Maps, I find it quite easy to miss the compass button when walking, which causes the map view to freak out and makes me lose context.
What's better in Google Maps:
* Better metadata about shops, locations, crowdedness etc.
What both cannot do right:
* Re-route when an Autobahn is closed completely (I am located in Germany). It's a hot mess for some reason, while that's working relatively fine when there are accidents/congestions.
Finally, as an iPhone user, my location data is already at Apple. Why give it to someone else?
Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests
#9Apple Maps is infinitely superior to Google Maps to get walking directions. It's very easy to understand where I'm looking at on the map.
Where are you based? My experience so far is that Apple Maps is not very good outside of the US
I'm in Europe. Apple Maps have served me very well in my country as well as in a few other European countries I've visited.
Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests
#10Google Maps is yet another decaying Google product, unfortunately.
However it has a moat that is hard to overtake: Business information. Apple Maps is a superior experience as long as you can find the business(shop, restaurant etc) but unfortunately it's still far from matching Google at this.
It's even annoying me on Bing. I've switched to Bing and I'm pretty happy so far but when I search for a shop or something, that's when Google still has the edge thanks to vast the business info on Google Maps which would be displayed in a Google Search result.