I guess I am speaking just about the software that does their search. The rest of Maps is ok and still useful in spite of the search software being purposefully

I guess I am speaking just about the software that does their search. The rest of Maps is ok and still useful in spite of the search software being purposefully hamstrung. I still use it often for its search which is first-class is most other ways. There are other avenues to this too like driving in a car can be stressful and Maps' refusal to cache search queries can contribute to stress for people on the road (likely at some meaningful level if the sample size is large enough) which strikes me as unethical. Personally I'm super dependent on GPS so having a tool which doesn't try to stab me in the back while I operate heavy machinery is a huge relief. OsmAnd can save searchable waypoints, color-coded, with icons, in folders, supports import/export, all local-first.