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I thought people complaining in the comments were just being critical, but I clicked the “coffee shops” example search in the post - I’m in Hong Kong - and it s

• dmix 7y ago
  That looks more like it has to do with query detection than the lack of results. It clearly didn’t understand the Hong Kong part, which is the main issue.
  • PunchTornado 7y ago
    are people using apple maps completely different than google maps? 90% of the time I use map for searching places, shops etc. If apple maps is not excelling at that, why do people use it?
    • Austin_Conlon 7y ago
      I use it for transit times to a handful of places in the Bay Area I regularly visit, and it works well for that. One glaring search problem I have though is for a contact, it will only show the result for the first two letters of the name and then when I continue typing it shows anything that’s not the contact’s address. This is even despite getting directions to the contact several times.
    • arrrg 7y ago
      I have yet to have an enjoyable experience with any maps app looking for places. That experience always seems frustrating to me and no fun at all. I mostly use maps for finding routes. I think it’s important that people differentiate between what they are using maps for, since finding places and orienting oneself are very different use cases.