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Two more things that annoy me about Google Maps - Related to the routes make more sense, Google seems to prefer side streets to save one minute but then you ge
by agundy 3y ago
Two more things that annoy me about Google Maps
- Related to the routes make more sense, Google seems to prefer side streets to save one minute but then you get dumped back on the main road not at the light and need to cross traffic and might lose your minute back just waiting for a chance to cross. I'd much prefer a main route with a light that guarantees a safe turn.
- Google Maps advertisements on the map. No I don't want to see a Whole Foods with a sale two miles away over other landmarks.
- soco 3y agoIn which country do you see ads in Google Maps? My Swiss phone (a Samsung) doesn't show anything of sorts.
- xnx 3y agoThe United States definitely has ads/promotions on the map.
- agundy 3y agoUnited States, they highlight retailers or restaurants on the map that are paying for ads alongside other large landmarks.
- torsday 3y agoYep. This is increasingly pushing me away from Google Maps. Once offline mode comes to Apple, I'll move over completely ...just wish i could bring all my saved locations over.
- odshoifsdhfs 3y agoI'm using the iOS 17 beta so not sure if it is only on 17 or works on 16 also, but you can download parts of the map on the Apple Maps app now
- nathanaldensr 3y agoNot only that, but if one of your turns is adjacent to, say, a corner with a McDonald's that's on the map, the direction narration will actually say something like "In 1000 feet, turn right, past the McDonald's on the right." It's so blatant and makes me laugh. I never stop, FWIW.
- nvm0n1 3y agoThere are ads on Google Maps in Switzerland. Example: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pfister+Z%C3%BCrich+Letzipark/@47.3863991,8.4894152,15z/data=!3m1!5s0x47900a34e865ab6f:0x7edf0a3ab8fef7f0!4m6!3m5!1s0x47900a34c490caed:0x9c91f8838a6f58d2!8m2!3d47.3863988!4d8.4997151!16s%2Fg%2F1w0p4jss?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pfister+Z%C3%BCrich+Letzip... Scroll around Zürich and you should see several.
- soupfordummies 3y agoMy biggest gripe about GMaps is a minor one but when it happens it's crucial: Sometimes I'll see a road that looks like it may be a good shortcut or something, but it doesn't show the name. So I zoom in, and in, even to the point that the road itself is taking up my entire phone screen. Still no name! Very tedious and aggravating when it's on the fly.
- matt-attack 3y agoYes this is infuriating. The old google maps was excellent at adding street labels everywhere using just the font size and layout. It was more on par with his traditional paper maps used to be designed. Maximize the information for the user. Nowadays online maps are no longer thought to be used as traditional maps in the sense of using them as a tool to explore / navigate. Now they’re 100% focused on giving you directions. Make it easy to understand the directions, suppress other useless detail because all you need to focus on is the next turn.
- jinushaun 3y agoThis change happened around 2018. Super infuriating that Google made the map less useful for manual navigation.
- theshrike79 3y ago> Google Maps advertisements on the map. Ad company puts ad on product. News at 11. =)