Has anyone used Ovi maps in iOS? I used to prefer Ovi Maps to Google Maps for navigation type usage back when I used both a E71 and Android handset.
I wonder if Nokia has any ambition take advantage of the current situation?
If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
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Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#62If I were Apple, I would had been very pissed off with Google's inferior Maps app for iOS than its Android one. If Maps is so core to a smartphone's overall experience, perhaps it is better to break it from a competitor's control sooner than later.
You do realize Apple created the app, right? Google only provides the data.
But Google placed restrictions on how Apple could use the data. For example, Google did not allow Apple to have turn by turn navigation.
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#63My bet is that the end users aren't even going to notice. I switched my website maps from Google to OSM/Leaflet and absolutely no one noticed or cared enough to email me about it. Disclaimer: I didn't use OSM's default/ugly color palette. Disclaimer #2: I have used iOS 6 maps, and the most visible change (other than the color palette) is that subway markers are clickable and that Yelp is more tightly integrated into…
Transit, traffic and street view are being removed for a large number of users. They'll notice:
http://theunderstatement.com/post/31855177665/quantifying-th...
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#64Many people here seem to be reading this as "Apple is stupid for switching to their own map app". But I think reading it as "Google is smart for forcing Apple to switch to an inferior map app" is a more realistic situation.
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you kidding? I use Siri every single solitary day. I use it to create reminders, I use it to dictate text messages, I use it to schedule appointments and find a local sandwich shop that delivers. Siri was one thing from iOS5 that actually met and exceeded the hype. From what I've seen tonight with iOS6, Siri got extended to deal with movie showings (another thing I frequently do with Flixter) and the latency seem…
Well, that's certainly not my experience. Every time I've tried to use it the experience is far less than ideal. My wife gave up way before me. And most of my friends with iPhones share my experience. Just to address the question before it surfaces, no, I/we don't have any weird accents. Oh, yeah, the other issue: Try using Siri when your kids are around. Right.
You are asking Siri to work when there are kids around (e.g. other people are speaking)??? Well, no wonder, it doesn't work for you.
I run a couple of times a week and even then it works very nicely (e.g. a lot of ambient noise). I also have an accent, thought not a horrible one. My kids (who have a native US accent) also use it with no issues.
Before you give up on Siri, I recommend the following. Bring up the Siri prompt, and there will be an info icon on the right. Tap it and see what it's good at and how to get the best of it. Once you've gone through this 5 minute exercise, I believe, your experience will be much improved.
Another pro tip, is that pronouncing punctuation greatly improves recognition and context. In other words, if there is a comma in your sentence, actually say "comma".
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#66Just throw an old 3GS or 4 in your pocket and use Google Maps by creating a private WiFi hot-spot with your iPhone 5. Wait a minute. The iPhone 5 doesn't do that. Hey, but it's longer, thinner and faster. What else do you want? It almost reminds me of Microsoft Word. Once MS Word got to the point where it did pretty much everything the majority of users wanted it to do there really was not reason to upgrade. As my ow…
Yet another rant about how "Apple is loosing it". Very tiring. I can't wait until people stop complaining and start being constructive again. I miss that here.
Yes the maps blow. So let's talk about maps, not the entire complete product which you seem to loth. No offense by this, just would like to move past venting for the sake of venting.
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#67Does anyone know why in the 5 years of the maps app it was never updated? Is it possible Google didn't want to maintain the app on iOS? We are assuming Apple had some control over whether the Google app stayed on iOS but the contract was up, and it's possible Google didn't want to renew. After all, Google has a web based app that works on iOS... Maybe that's all Google wants to give.
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#68Just throw an old 3GS or 4 in your pocket and use Google Maps by creating a private WiFi hot-spot with your iPhone 5. Wait a minute. The iPhone 5 doesn't do that. Hey, but it's longer, thinner and faster. What else do you want? It almost reminds me of Microsoft Word. Once MS Word got to the point where it did pretty much everything the majority of users wanted it to do there really was not reason to upgrade. As my ow…
> creating a private WiFi hot-spot with your iPhone 5.
> Wait a minute. The iPhone 5 doesn't do that.
Uh? It's been doing that for 4 or 5 years.
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#69Mapping is, for me, the single greatest boon of smartphones. Nothing else is appreciated in a pinch like a good map or routing - I could do away with everything else. For Apple to cripple such a fantastic feature and leave themselves at the mercy of their arch-rival - whom they've been energetically suing - is baffling.
Actually, I don't believe Apple has sued Google.
Re: If I Were Google, I Wouldn’t Release A Native iOS 6 Maps App For Six Months
#70Just throw an old 3GS or 4 in your pocket and use Google Maps by creating a private WiFi hot-spot with your iPhone 5. Wait a minute. The iPhone 5 doesn't do that. Hey, but it's longer, thinner and faster. What else do you want? It almost reminds me of Microsoft Word. Once MS Word got to the point where it did pretty much everything the majority of users wanted it to do there really was not reason to upgrade. As my ow…
> Wait a minute. The iPhone 5 doesn't do that. Hey, but it's longer, thinner and faster. What else do you want?
Sadly, you're mistaken. http://i.imgur.com/SPBUH.png
If you're iPhone doesn't have it, blame your carrier http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937