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I've been on two long-ish car trips (~3000 miles total) in the past month. Google Maps has given me directions that are absolutely wrong, it has given me routes
by notacoward 3y ago
I've been on two long-ish car trips (~3000 miles total) in the past month. Google Maps has given me directions that are absolutely wrong, it has given me routes that double back on themselves for no reason, and many times it has given me directions far too late to do me any good. The volume controls and Bluetooth have always been wonky, so I've learned to make sure those are set up before I start moving ... but lately, either one will just cut out for absolutely no reason in mid-trip. Just like the app will suddenly background itself for no reason. It's like they want people to be fiddling with the phone while driving, to get their navigation app back. Wouldn't be surprised if these bugs and misfeatures have contributed to actual deaths. I tried Waze, even though I know it's now owned by Google but hoping they hadn't screwed it up yet. It said it couldn't find any route to my destination, so I had to go back to Maps.
It's absolute garbage now, from a company apparently determined to enshittify everything they've ever touched faster and faster. Are there decent alternatives on Android? Will I have to get an iPhone?
- xethos 3y ago> Are there decent alternatives on Android? Either your destination is available on OSMAnd, or it will be after you add it. This is also why I don't understand why people complain about their streets being wrong. Google won't give a fuck, but it's correctable on OSM within a few minutes typically.