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Apple maps doesn't have 3D or turn by turn for me. That's because Apple decided go the planned obsolecence route and withhold those features from iPhone 4 owner

Apple maps doesn't have 3D or turn by turn for me. That's because Apple decided go the planned obsolecence route and withhold those features from iPhone 4 owners. So now I have all the downsides of the new maps wih none of he benefits.

Terretta 14y ago
With Apple, there's usually a usability reason for these decisions. When you get to update, but certain features aren't enabled, I'm not sure that's planned obsolecense. Not releasing ICS for phones launched last year is, but in this iPhone 4 vs 4S situation, looking at what iOS 6 features you do get vs which you don't, there's a common thread that points to something else. On your device you get iOS 6, but 3D turn by turn NAV is designed to run in parallel (multitasking) with other apps like Mail or Messages. Consider the performance gain of the iPhone 4S vs the iPhone 4 (nearly 2x, see below), and consider how users would react if the background turn by turn nav was causing their foreground apps to freeze. A hallmark of the iPhone experience is fluidity. It's one of the painfully obvious differences to owners of both OSs (I own a Google Nexus as well). Framerate and responsiveness make the UI feel more tactile and real, connected to your touch and intentions. My speculation is that the processing power needed for the turn by turn could degrade the experience while in other apps, so it was nixed.
- Terretta 14y ago
  Forgot the 4S vs 4 performance link: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/11/iphone-4s-vs-android-benchmarks-posted-even-the-galaxy-s-ii-is-getting-smoked-for-now-at-least/ http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/11/iphone-4s-vs-android...