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I look up specific addresses via Apple Maps, it still sucks. Hell, let's try this right now. I'm sitting at work in Brooklyn. I just typed in "20 Jay St", the
by potatolicious 13y ago
I look up specific addresses via Apple Maps, it still sucks.
Hell, let's try this right now. I'm sitting at work in Brooklyn. I just typed in "20 Jay St", the address of my building. Apple Maps has my location, this should be a piece of CAKE.
... And now I'm at "20 Main Tavern" near Plattsburg, NY, by the Canadian border.
I also just searched for my home address, which is a 5 minute subway ride away in Manhattan. I ended up at "3rd St & Baker Springs Rd" in Wickes, AK.
Or searching for "161 Canal" takes me to "161 Canal Lane" in Jackson, NJ, as opposed to the much more obvious "161 Canal Street" in Manhattan.
Apple Maps is full of nonsense, either searching via POI or via address, or via intersection. It's practically useless. At this point I'm pretty sure I need to memorize Lat/Long just to use this thing, or be absurdly specific every time I use it. "Empire State Building, the one in Manahttan, if you please"
- lemma 13y agoCould be worse, I just typed a full home address in Miami and got a result in Australia...
- rzt 13y agoThe funny thing is, is that when you use Siri, Apple Maps seems to be more accurate. I can say, "Directions from home to 123 Main Street, Hometown" and the directions will be perfect. If I type that same query out, I get "Directions Not Found." I don't get it.
- glenra 13y agoThere's a trick: append "nyc" to your addresses.