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I'm honestly getting tired of this debate. I haven't mentioned anything until now, but the new maps is incredible. I saw FIRST hand how it worked. I can't speak
by TallboyOne 14y ago
I'm honestly getting tired of this debate. I haven't mentioned anything until now, but the new maps is incredible. I saw FIRST hand how it worked. I can't speak for someone living in the boonies but, I ordered my iphone 5 online, and had to pick it up an hour away in Miami beach.
My iphone 4 had google maps on it as I drove to Miami beach, I actually missed my turn twice and I am not a bad driver, it's just that you need to merge very quickly in one particular spot twice (basically stay left or stay right). Google maps wasn't keeping up and even after using maps for a year or more or three, it still happened. It just was unfamiliar and the app didn't provide any additional help other than trying to flip through the directions very fast while driving which isn't safe as it is.
I finally got there, got my iphone 5 and was BLOWN AWAY at the maps app. At first I was annoyed coming out of the parking garage because I thought "you cant skip forward ahead in the directions??". It must be what everyone is annoyed at. Suddenly, I pulled out of the garage and magically it has 3d view, which rotates as you drive, and talks to you. It was an INCREDIBLE comparison because not 45 mins before I was missing turns, and on my way out of miami i could see every turn PERFECTLY, and not only that I didnt have to hold my phone not keeping my eyes on the road.
I understand the data/search is what most people are referring to but the point above is massive. It blows google maps away x10000. I played with the GPS the entire way home, especially the part where you go around the cloverleaf loops on the highway merge junctions, and watching the maps follow around with it.
As far as search, I have tried searching 'sushi' while somewhat zoomed in. whereas google would search a given radius if it had low results, apple maps stays with the low results unless you manually zoom out.
I have also seen it be somewhat picky if you don't specify a road correctly (in the jungle where my parents live it didn't recognize "CR" as county road, so I typed that manually). These problems are hardly more than just an annoyance, and the benefits far outweigh the gains imo
- untog 14y agoHonestly, if you are that blown away by turn by turn directions, then you've been held back by Apple for the last few years. Android has had it, Windows Phone had it, and numerous third party apps on iOS provided it. None of this blows away Google Maps. It blows away Apple's implementation of Google Maps, which was subpar. So, now Apple's implementation is on par with everyone else, but with subpar data.
- TallboyOne 14y agoI'm aware of plenty of other phones having this. The thing is android seems to accept all their user feedback or something and their phone ends up looking and running like a cobbled together piece of garbage, seriously I try out the BEST droid phone when it comes out and its laggy where I can't even use it.. kind of ridiculous. Things aren't organized well, etc. Any time my friend hands me his droid phone to text while hes driving its just a mess. I'll stick with iphone. Theres a reason it takes features longer to get there I think, its because they actually need to really make sure they 'fit in' in really smooth cohesive way. if they just accepted every single suggestion or feedback from customers it would be just as cluttered as droid