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This is leaps and bounds better than Apple Maps and even the original maps client on iOS that used Google Maps. I didn't even think Apple maps were 'that' bad.
by brackin 14y ago
This is leaps and bounds better than Apple Maps and even the original maps client on iOS that used Google Maps. I didn't even think Apple maps were 'that' bad. The huge hole was POI data, in London at least. Most POI's seemed to be approximated and the rest of them were missing, old or incorrect.
After playing with this app for 10 minutes I think this is far superior to the iOS5 Maps experience. It's an extremely refined and clean app that is extremely fast with lots of features. Start typing a street or location and it'll know what you mean within a few letters.
- bwooce 14y agoIt is positively beautiful for public transport. It shows the next service leaving and how far (time) it is. I'm still looking to see how the option to save Home and Work addresses helps me - it makes home and work function as search terms but there must be more to it?
- lchang 14y agoProbably eventual Google Now support.
- w1ntermute 14y ago> It is positively beautiful for public transport. It shows the next service leaving and how far (time) it is. It's quite amusing to see how excited people are about this when this has been available with Google Maps on Android since 2009 (IIRC). I remember I used my Galaxy Nexus to navigate NYC for a whole week with public transit without ever asking a person for directions.
- __abc 14y agoIt was available on iOS until iOS 6
- comex 14y agoMy impression is the opposite - Google Maps' data is so much better that it hardly matters, but this app seriously lacks polish. For instance, it's laggy - iOS 6 Maps doesn't always make 60fps, which is a shame, but this app doesn't even try. Simply panning around (on my 4S) is enough to produce serious stuttering; even the simple transition to the side menu is not smooth. Or consider Street View, which is missing the signature transition as you "move" from one place to another. edit: Opening the side menu, for its matter, visually seems to depend on hitting a tiny tap target; there is hidden space to the left of the target but not above it, which is the natural place I tried tapping. The menu itself is weirdly designed (giant spacing) and prone to accidental dismissal by someone trying to scroll it. No bookmarks either.
- packetslave 14y agoFor the side menu, try swiping left near the icon, like it's a "handle" to pull out the menu. Works for me, and it seems to be how they're distinguishing "open the menu" vs. "pan the map left"
- comex 14y agoOh... I didn't realize it was a handle. It looks too much like a vertical ellipsis.
- cbhl 14y agoA vertical ellipsis-like icon is what they use on Android to indicate menus nowadays... :/
- jamie_ca 14y agoFor at least one version of the Android style guides, that's supposed to be the standard for indicating "more menu options are available"
- guelo 14y agoI wonder if Apple has patented their "flip up the corner of the page" animation doohickey from their map apps.
- Florin_Andrei 14y ago
- fab101 14y agoI upgraded my iPad to iOS 6, and left my iPhone 4S at iOS 5 and compared the navigation results in India. Apple maps were a letdown in this part of the world. I have used iOS 5 Maps application a lot in Northern India and had far better (if not perfect) results. Now finally I can upgrade to iOS6.
- sidoza 14y agoBasically, there is no maps in Apple Maps for India. Google has got it pretty good this part of the world!
- bitsoda 14y agoFeatures are great, but if I can't edit the name of one of my starred/bookmarked locations, I can't shelve Apple Maps just yet.
- pooriaazimi 14y agoCan you export bookmarks from Apple's maps app? I haven't tried, but I don't think that's possible.
- bitsoda 14y agoNope. In order to rename starred places in Google Maps you apparently need to use the Google Bookmarks service on the web and manually edit the names that way -- not very intuitive considering how much they got right with the app.
- pixxa 14y ago> This is leaps and bounds better than Apple Maps and even the original maps client on iOS that used Google Maps. Thus Apple has achieved its goal of upgrading the map experience on iOS!