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Google Maps is one of the sites I still whitelist, but I often reconsider this decision, and I'm ready to find a replacement. Today's Google Maps is a shadow o
by forgotmypw17 4y ago
Google Maps is one of the sites I still whitelist, but I often reconsider this decision, and I'm ready to find a replacement.
Today's Google Maps is a shadow of its original self, which did have a no-JS version, by the way. It has gradually gotten simultaneously heavier, less convenient, more annoying, and less useful, and I've just about had it.
Just off the top of my head, it no longer displays zip codes, takes a long time to load, has missing street names on the map, often promotes features I do not want while taking away features I do want, and is covered so thick with paid-promotion items that I can barely find somewhere to click that isn't an ad.
- danielbln 4y ago> it no longer displays zip codes Strange, it does for me, everywhere where it shows an address.
- Qub3d 4y agoDuckDuckGo uses Apple Maps, which has quietly become a solid alternative the past few years. (https://xkcd.com/2617/ https://xkcd.com/2617/)
- forgotmypw17 4y agoThanks for recommending it. It does look quite usable, other than lacking transit directions, and I plan to give it a try.
- Merciernmon 4y agoYou're in luck: Apple Maps does offer transit directions. You can also toggle on viewing transit lines in the map mode menu.
- forgotmypw17 4y agoNot the DuckDuckGo version, from what I can see.
- Merciernmon 4y agoAh, you're right. I use the app versions on MacOS and iOS, which I what I was thinking about.