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What other basic things do you think gmaps is missing?

strict9 10y ago
the ability to "forget" a place or not have it remember them. I googled some business over a year ago and it _always_ shows up as one of the main points of interest, despite the fact I have no interest in it. my maps is now a collection of things I've looked up at one point or another but have no relevance in my life. it's bizarre and useless.
CaptSpify 10y ago
- Better search and filters. Currently the search is quite inaccurate and the filters are terrible. I usually end up using Yelp because of this. - Consistent UI. Sometimes back erases stuff, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes clicking on the map area on the top resizes the window, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes dragging the screen down moves me back, sometimes it doesn't. There's a lot of "I hope clicking on this does what I want!". Currently there's a bug on my phone where GPS usually doesn't work with gmaps. If I click on the "find me now with gps" button, sometimes something happens, sometimes nothing happens. - The ability to lock the map to keep it from spinning when trying to zoom in/out. - The ability to restrict searches to a specific radius. If I am zoomed in on the middle of Berlin and type "Burger", don't back out and show me results outside of the area I was searching in. Additionally it would be nice to be able to type a number in. I'm sure there's more. Every time I use gmaps it's an exercise in keeping calm because the UX is so terrible compared to what it used to be.
- angry-hacker 10y ago
  If I search for a store that is a franchise and have one over the corner, gmaps zooms and displays the first result that is 200km away from me. For what reason it does so ie why would I want that result -- i have no idea. I just use Google search and open map from there.
  - greyflames 10y ago
    Do you have location history / your location on? Just guessing but the site (or app) doesn't have your location it could be defaulting to an old location.

the ability to "forget" a place or not have it remember them. I googled some business over a year ago and it _always_ shows up as one of the main points of interest, despite the fact I have no interest in it. my maps is now a collection of things I've looked up at one point or another but have no relevance in my life. it's bizarre and useless.

CaptSpify 10y ago

- Better search and filters. Currently the search is quite inaccurate and the filters are terrible. I usually end up using Yelp because of this. - Consistent UI. Sometimes back erases stuff, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes clicking on the map area on the top resizes the window, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes dragging the screen down moves me back, sometimes it doesn't. There's a lot of "I hope clicking on this does what I want!". Currently there's a bug on my phone where GPS usually doesn't work with gmaps. If I click on the "find me now with gps" button, sometimes something happens, sometimes nothing happens. - The ability to lock the map to keep it from spinning when trying to zoom in/out. - The ability to restrict searches to a specific radius. If I am zoomed in on the middle of Berlin and type "Burger", don't back out and show me results outside of the area I was searching in. Additionally it would be nice to be able to type a number in. I'm sure there's more. Every time I use gmaps it's an exercise in keeping calm because the UX is so terrible compared to what it used to be.

angry-hacker 10y ago
If I search for a store that is a franchise and have one over the corner, gmaps zooms and displays the first result that is 200km away from me. For what reason it does so ie why would I want that result -- i have no idea. I just use Google search and open map from there.
- greyflames 10y ago
  Do you have location history / your location on? Just guessing but the site (or app) doesn't have your location it could be defaulting to an old location.