Wish I could get rid of all points of interest (hotels, restaurants, etc). Just show me the streets.
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#32I like Google Maps. More than Waze, more than Apple. I just want Waze's socialized data in Google Maps. Not a redesign of the app :/
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#34Apple Maps rendering surpassed Google a lil while ago. I still use Google for a variety of reasons but I do think Apple’s map design is superior.
Depends on what you're talking about. For aesthetics? No question Apple's superior. For navigation? A tossup in my experience? For discovery of places and reviews? Google's so far ahead it's not even close. Apple's interface with Google's database of places and reviews would be the holy grail.
I agree 100%. I use Apple Maps for navigation but Google Maps is so much better for discovery of places. It's the only reason I keep it installed, tbh. My "places to go" is contained within Google Maps, just because they have so much more data.
It's wild to me that Apple hasn't spun off their own reviews system yet. Relying on Yelp in 2023 seems foolish.
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#35One of my biggest irks with Google Maps is how aggressively it shows pins for hotels, bars and restaurants, even on their search results map. Do users really feel the need for this constant in-your-face advertisement? But as I type this, I realized Google is primarily an ad business and whatever will drive that revenue will get pushed further. Oh well.
This feature has surfaced locations that I never would have known about. I don't mind it.
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#36One of my biggest irks with Google Maps is how aggressively it shows pins for hotels, bars and restaurants, even on their search results map. Do users really feel the need for this constant in-your-face advertisement? But as I type this, I realized Google is primarily an ad business and whatever will drive that revenue will get pushed further. Oh well.
Honestly yes, I usually am looking for restaurants etc nearby.
If I do I just search for restaurants though.
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#37TBH https://mapy.cz/ are still the clear winner in map presentation and usefulness.
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#38> The new New York map above looks comically bad, almost like student-level work. I found the new NY map refreshing because of its higher contrast between the streets and city blocks. Feels like it's easier to get a handle on what's on the screen. Granted, whenever a product gives me the opportunity to opt for increased contrast, I usually go for it.
Personally, I don't need to see every single street and avenue in high contrast, I'm more interested in the general layout and things around that area. I agree with the author, the NYC map is almost unparseable at a glance.
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#39Wow the streets and avenues are especially bad, they are borderline unparseable if you're looking for things around the area rather than the roads themselves, which is usually my use case.
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