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Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by carlosjobim »

Google Maps is by far the strongest consumer product the company has to offer, and one of the most important online services, if not the most important online service of all. Google Maps was the reason I bought a smart phone. It is a revolutionary service, not only for navigation, but much more for finding restaurant and hotels, reviews and opening hours.

With that said, the interface is awful and laggy on all devices, and keeps changing.

Apple are total morons for not allowing crowd source of information on their maps. Business owners usually don't put their stuff there, and they think Instagram is a much better use of their time than having their adress and opening hours on Apple Maps.

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by barkerja »

hbn wrote: post #11

I still can't help but always reach for Google Maps by default because it just seems most likely they'd have the most up to date traffic information from all the Android users they're constantly tracking. I don't think Apple really has access to that data? I live in a smaller city in Canada so I just don't know how Apple would figure out when there's construction or roads blocked off to route me around those things.…

I'm in a rural area and find Apple Maps is generally always consistent with the real life conditions when it comes to traffic and road closures.

iOS devices report the flow of traffic, they just do it in an anonymized way. I'm also seeing more and more user-reported events (the Waze-like feature now built into Apple Maps). Reporting things like speed checks, accidents, etc.

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by DHPersonal »

vladvasiliu wrote: post #31
DHPersonal wrote: post #18

I like Apple Maps over Google Maps for many reasons, but the primary is potentially also the silliest: while driving, the "you" icon is smaller and its location timing is different than Google, making turn-by-turn directions far easier to understand in an area I've never seen before. When I'm trying to see if it's the next street or the street afterward that I'm going to have to reach, the little bit of timing differ…

> Apple Maps lets me look at the map and then at the road and get a good indication of where I'm to turn, whereas my experience with Google Maps has me looking at the map and then realizing that I've already passed the road. That's interesting. Last I tried Apple Maps a year or two ago, it was the reverse. The indicator in Apple maps tended to "lag" a bit, especially in roundabouts (I'm in Europe). With GMaps, it wou…

You and I may be having the same UI experience but coming to different conclusions on the benefits. I can't recall at the moment if Apple Maps has a lag or if it's actually presenting the location dot ahead of its real location, but the timing is beneficial to me for turn-by-turn directions. I regularly find that Google Maps' UI makes me think I have more time to turn to the street where I need to go than reality, meaning I regularly miss my turn and have to double back to get to my location, where Apple Maps feels more in tune with my driving methods.

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by wombat-man »

victor106 wrote: post #16

I was a little hesitant to switch to Apple Maps but after I did, I cannot go back to using Google Maps. Everything from the UX to the clarity indicating street names is far superior on Apple Maps. One thing I always hater about Google Maps is that it doesn’t show you street names when you need them. I was in NYC a while back and I wanted to see the street name and I had to do lot of scrolling to find it. I also wish…

the street name thing is super irritating when I run into it.

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by meatjuice »

Apple Maps is lightweight and confortable scrolling. Only thing that is missing is the rating/reviewing system. While Google Maps have great amount of users who review stores and facilities, Apple Maps doesn't. It does integrate with TripAdvisors and some other services though, it's not confortable as Google Maps.

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by carlosjobim »

CrampusDestrus wrote: post #44
victor106 wrote: post #16

I was a little hesitant to switch to Apple Maps but after I did, I cannot go back to using Google Maps. Everything from the UX to the clarity indicating street names is far superior on Apple Maps. One thing I always hater about Google Maps is that it doesn’t show you street names when you need them. I was in NYC a while back and I wanted to see the street name and I had to do lot of scrolling to find it. I also wish…

You can also contribute to Apple Maps. Be the change you want to see

You can't easily contribute to Apple Maps or add places. That's why Google Maps has much more content. Many people would love to contribute to Apple Maps, but aren't allowed.

On the other hand, these are the two wealthiest companies in all of human history. Why can't they hire people all over the world to improve their maps?

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by soco »

agundy wrote: post #56
starbugs wrote: post #8

In 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…

Two more things that annoy me about Google Maps - Related to the routes make more sense, Google seems to prefer side streets to save one minute but then you get dumped back on the main road not at the light and need to cross traffic and might lose your minute back just waiting for a chance to cross. I'd much prefer a main route with a light that guarantees a safe turn. - Google Maps advertisements on the map. No I do…

In which country do you see ads in Google Maps? My Swiss phone (a Samsung) doesn't show anything of sorts.

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by barkerja »

carlosjobim wrote: post #61

Google Maps is by far the strongest consumer product the company has to offer, and one of the most important online services, if not the most important online service of all. Google Maps was the reason I bought a smart phone. It is a revolutionary service, not only for navigation, but much more for finding restaurant and hotels, reviews and opening hours. With that said, the interface is awful and laggy on all device…

> Apple are total morons for not allowing crowd source of information on their maps.

This leads to false information and scams. There's a huge issue right now with Google Maps and airports; scammers update the phone numbers for airlines, attempting to scam users out of money.

Apple does provide business connect for business owners to manage their data on Apple Maps. It's slowly being used more and more by businesses.

https://businessconnect.apple.com

Re: Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

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Post by CrampusDestrus »

carlosjobim wrote: post #67
CrampusDestrus wrote: post #44

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You can also contribute to Apple Maps. Be the change you want to see

You can't easily contribute to Apple Maps or add places. That's why Google Maps has much more content. Many people would love to contribute to Apple Maps, but aren't allowed. On the other hand, these are the two wealthiest companies in all of human history. Why can't they hire people all over the world to improve their maps?

>You can't easily contribute to Apple Maps or add places

yes you can, you simply select an item on the map and report a problem. also they already hire third party agencies to add data to the map

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