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My muscle memory has been so conditioned by Google Maps (on a computer rather than a phone) that the main reason I don't use Apple Maps is the zoom in / out act
by frereubu 4y ago
My muscle memory has been so conditioned by Google Maps (on a computer rather than a phone) that the main reason I don't use Apple Maps is the zoom in / out actions on trackpads are reversed and the drag action is different. I think most other maps systems like OpenStreetMap and Mapbox use the Google-style actions too. I just cannot get used to the Apple ones and it frustrates me as I'd like to use Apple Maps over Google Maps as I'm more convinced about Apple's privacy stance, and don't mind Apple Maps having access to my contacts, making it easier to say "direction to X's house" rather than having to type in an address or postcode.
- ricardobeat 4y agoThe scroll direction is only reversed between windows/mac, both Google and Apple Maps work the same, on the same OS.
- frereubu 4y agoI misremembered - two finger dragging drags the map, unlike Google Maps which zooms. You need to press shift on Apple Maps to zoom, but you're right that it's the same direction.
- frereubu 4y agoActually, just because someone on the internet is wrong (me)... The "natural" scroll direction on the Magic Mouse means that the zoom does work in the opposite way to Google Maps. That's what I was thinking of.