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I really miss the Android Marshmallow era version of Google Maps before the Material Design conquest. It was such a useful map for navigation. We used it with
by cptskippy 4y ago
I really miss the Android Marshmallow era version of Google Maps before the Material Design conquest. It was such a useful map for navigation. We used it with offline maps on a tablet to travel all over Scotland.
When they redesigned it really hit home that you were the product and not the consumer of Google Maps. They removed all the useful metadata about routes like the elevation timeline. Configurable POIs were replaced with highest bidder adverts. I had to submit feedback for half a year complaining before they finally added back the Scale, and even then it was an off by default setting.
At least for me, Google Maps is only useful if I know my destination and it's no longer a meaningful discovery tool for what's around me.