Mobile OSs Google Navigation just got clapped!!

[Bobby Corwen]

TBH, this one looks pretty cool to me.

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Except your photo is from the future and doesn't exist yet.

Great comparison. Probably pre-rendered image vs older version, not fully loaded image. A real argument winner right there. Case closed. We can all go home now.

My photo was screen capped less than an hour ago on a fully updated current copy of Google Earth.

They might be coming out with 3D models in the future, but they don't have it yet, and they are starting with San Fran only it seems in the future.

I don't see how it compares. I also don't see how google Nav has anything to do with the Google Earth app. They are two separate apps even on Android

iMaps will have Flyover, turn by turn directions, and a cooler "feel" to it, -all in one free super-app.

Google will have flyover and turn by turn in two separate apps.

I'm pretty sure that's how it is...

Don't try to confuse me.

 

[Electric turd]

Except your photo is from the future and doesn't exist yet.



My photo was screen capped less than an hour ago on a fully updated current copy of Google Earth.

They might be coming out with 3D models in the future, but they don't have it yet, and they are starting with San Fran only it seems in the future.

I don't see how it compares. I also don't see how google Nav has anything to do with the Google Earth app. They are two separate apps even on Android

iMaps will have Flyover, turn by turn directions, and a cooler "feel" to it, -all in one free super-app.

Google will have flyover and turn by turn in two separate apps.

I'm pretty sure that's how it is...

Don't try to confuse me.

Apples isnt out yet EITHER!!!!!
Dont confuse you? You are confusing everybody on here!!!

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.....One more thing, Go here Bob http://maps.nokia.com/51.8772465,14.3453293,3,0,0,3d.day

That so called "APPLE" technology for maps....yeah nokia uses the same mapping company. Its called C3. You can install it on your pc and look around. Apple didnt invent it like im sure you believe. My point is with that is, the same cities you can look at now are the same ones thats been there for years. Nothing new. C3 may never go beyond what you see now....sorry

 

[Bobby Corwen]

Apples isnt out yet EITHER!!!!!
Dont confuse you? You are confusing everybody on here!!!

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.....One more thing, Go here Bob http://maps.nokia.com/51.8772465,14.3453293,3,0,0,3d.day

That so called "APPLE" technology for maps....yeah nokia uses the same mapping company. Its called C3. You can install it on your pc and look around. Apple didnt invent it like im sure you believe.

I'm not trying to!!!!! Im just trying to figure it out myself!!!

And oh ok... I'll switch to a Nokia now just because they invented the tech.

 

[lordofthereef]

Please pass the popcorn...

 

[SurferMan]

Except your photo is from the future and doesn't exist yet.



My photo was screen capped less than an hour ago on a fully updated current copy of Google Earth.

They might be coming out with 3D models in the future, but they don't have it yet, and they are starting with San Fran only it seems in the future.

I don't see how it compares. I also don't see how google Nav has anything to do with the Google Earth app. They are two separate apps even on Android

iMaps will have Flyover, turn by turn directions, and a cooler "feel" to it, -all in one free super-app.

Google will have flyover and turn by turn in two separate apps.

I'm pretty sure that's how it is...

Don't try to confuse me.

Are you serious lol? they already announced it before and have already been working on it for awhile...iOS Maps isn't even near functional right now but b/c it's Apple it's ok? lol. Their bringing 3D to earth and updated views on Nav/Maps, and the "flyover" you like to brag about is not for Navigation on either, it'll be for looking around for whatever reason no different then an updated version of Earth on either OS.

Plus their making it for offline use downloaded to the phone just like standalone units or 3rd party apps. iOS6 Maps will need data, not a problem for me, but there are a ton of people even on this forum that have complained about having a hard time using Google Nav if their in a bad connection area, what do you think will happen on iOS for them? Same problem.

Nobody is confusing you, your confusing yourself

 

[Electric turd]

Please pass the popcorn...

Yes please

 

[Bobby Corwen]

GMaps was already updated to real time traffic data few months ago and is vector based as well, actually was vector based 2 years ago. Think next week or so or soon their releasing the update to download to the phone to run offline like 3rd party apps and standalone units, that doesn't mean much to me but cool for those in sketchy cellular data areas. And Google is already updating with their own fly over 3d (with real images, Apples is said to be computer generated but not sure there) for those that care (personally doesn't mean much to me). And looks like it's missing street view.

Don't exactly see how they got "clapped", they finally caught up to GMaps Nav which is a good thing for iOS users, however they still have a long way to go, just look at recent pic comparisons. Hopefully they have most of the bugs worked out by release as it's said to be very buggy right now.

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Are you serious lol? they already announced it before and have already been working on it for awhile...iOS Maps isn't even near functional right now but b/c it's Apple it's ok? lol. Their bringing 3D to earth and updated views on Nav/Maps,and the "flyover" you like to brag about is not for Navigation on either, it'll be for looking around for whatever reason no different then an updated version of Earth on either OS.

Plus their making it for offline use downloaded to the phone just like standalone units or 3rd party apps. iOS6 Maps will need data, not a problem for me, but there are a ton of people even on this forum that have complained about having a hard time using Google Nav if their in a bad connection area, what do you think will happen on iOS for them? Same problem.

Nobody is confusing you, your confusing yourself

See??

This guy knows what he's talking about! ^

What do you mean by the bolded highlight and can you please elaborate? What type of view is that specifically?

 

[Electric turd]

um, he was directing that at you Bobby!!!

 

[Bobby Corwen]

um, he was directing that at you Bobby!!!

I am aware of that. Thank you kind sir.

 

[onthecouchagain]

Sorry but anything Apple makes is more simplistic than it's competitor. And yes, Google maps is very hard to use according to my grandparents.

That's Apple's problem, don't you see? By catering to the tech-illiterate, we lose out on features that any smartphone should have. This goes beyond maps.

Things like attaching files to a mail... It's not that Apple can't do it, they don't want to incorporate a menu system because they think that's too complicated.

There's no secret that Apple caters to the lowest denominator, and the users who would like more are the ones that suffer from this. Maybe it's time Apple stopped worrying about whether grandparents can use Maps or not (and I'm not familiar with Apple Maps, but how different or more simple is it to input an address than it is to do it in Google Maps? I can't imagine it being that great of a difference).

 

[tigress666]

I have been sent down pointless detours with just about every GPS app out there, including Google Nav. I am no fan of Tom Tom, and I am also not here to defend Apple, but all apps have the tendency to slip. I am sure Apple's answer is not immune to this. I will reserve final judgement until I use it.

My favorite one that Navigon did to me (I wasn't in a hurry and was still in an area I knew so I just found it funny) was it routed me off a road that I was going North on, to get onto a side road so I could get on a highway so I could exit back on the road I was initially on but going South, only to do a u-turn to go north again (and there was an exit to go north from the highway on that road too and there was no reason I needed to go off the road).

Otherwise Navigon hasn't been too bad, except for when I forgot to take it off motorcyle mode which apparently means avoid the highways like the plague even if it means just taking the access road, and jumping on the highway for the short bit there isn't one to jump off it again to go on the access road.

Anyways, just for the map view (though I usually have it on satellite view honesty), those Apple maps (at least from the pictures people are posting) look far worse than the Google maps. First of all I like the color coding on the google maps so it's easy to get a glance and see what are major roads (plus easier to just look at the layout at a glance, the apple maps the roads blend in too much on the background) and secondly apparently Apple doesn't think people need most of the roads labelled (really, Apple?). I really hope those are beta and they are planning on refining them. Cause if not ... wow... yeah, I foresee people either saying how badly Apple's maps are (I would prefer not having turn by turn and having my google maps back cause I have Navigon but google maps were still useful) if they don't know how to get another mapping app, or just not using the maps at all (I should have foreseen this, I find apple's apps are overly basic to be all that useful. I mean don't get me started on the stupidity of their damned clock or ical <- which at least I found a good third party vendor that synchs with it so I can still take advantage of icloud synching. I guess contacts are ok).

 

[marksman]

One less thing for android trolls to come and try and justify their purchase with.

It is unfortunate the only thing they could really claim as better is going away. Well I guess they still have openness mushuahua!

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Id laugh if Google sued Apple for using any of their maps to create anything.

I believe google initially bought Keyhole which was the first satellite imagery for land and google added their road images on top. Thought it was about 10 years ago. I loved those older - but quite outdated - images and google took them to another level..

I like looking at my car I had in 2005 in google earth.

 

[I.Love.Apple]

It is unfortunate the only thing they could really claim as better is going away. Well I guess they still have openness mushuahua.

iOS getting new but inferior Maps app, if anything, the advantage that Android has with Google Maps compared to iOS has just grown larger.

 

[Frankied22]

iOS getting new but inferior Maps app, if anything, the advantage that Android has with Google Maps compared to iOS has just grown larger.

I have to agree unfortunately.

 

[iammike1]

It's freaking Beta 1 people. Stop acting like you have any damn clue what will be 6 months from now.

 

[Technarchy]

Good. Apple needs to starve Google every way possible.

 

[I.Love.Apple]

Good. Apple needs to starve Google every way possible.

I am not sure Google will even notice anything. iPhone users will be the real victims.

 

[Rajani Isa]

I can't believe Apple's NYC map doesn't even show the subways. Wow.

I found it kinda odd it wouldn't even call out Times Square.

 

[cynics]

It's freaking Beta 1 people. Stop acting like you have any damn clue what will be 6 months from now.

Hmmm and I thought it was just Android users that were beta testers.

If iMaps beta is as good as Siri beta then I'll have an excuse for constantly being late to everything.

 

[Meanee]

Oh they got clapped alright.

Look at these two photos. Tell me which one is cooler. Be honest with yourself.

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The way you can tell there is tall buildings in exhibit B is by how much shade there is near them...

Can you figure out which one is better than the other?

So, you on purpose dumbed down the graphics on Google Earth and disabled 3D buildings just to make yourself and others believe that Google product is inferior? Attached is a screenshot, not fully loaded, mind you, of Manhattan, from Google Earth. And this is the same area that you so conveniently tuned down. You can also note how tall buildings are by shadow and by seeing how tall the 3D model of the building is. You know, the thing that you disabled.

And this is something that was available for years.

 

[iphone1105]

If iMaps beta is as good as Siri beta then I'll have an excuse for constantly being late to everything.

And maps on your iphone is the only thing that can give your directions to avoid being late? I mean you can get free maps for subways, busses, even pocket sized ones. Hell you can get states maps and fold them to any size and carry them in the car, anywhere! It won't be the end of your world

 

[Bobby Corwen]

So, you on purpose dumbed down the graphics on Google Earth and disabled 3D buildings just to make yourself and others believe that Google product is inferior? Attached is a screenshot, not fully loaded, mind you, of Manhattan, from Google Earth. And this is the same area that you so conveniently tuned down. You can also note how tall buildings are by shadow and by seeing how tall the 3D model of the building is. You know, the thing that you disabled.

And this is something that was available for years.

No I never turned off any 3D models option and I looked for one and there is nothing.

Are you telling me Google Earth on Android has that feature and iPhone doesn't?

If so.

Google will regret these transgressions. It's pretty much an act of war.

 

[Meanee]

It's pretty much an act of war.

Madness? It's not madness. THIS. IS. MOBILE OS WAR!

Oh god... thanks for the laugh.

Hey, Apple, release iTunes for Android! You won't? It's pretty much an act of war!

Hey, Microsoft! Release Metro Interface on Android. You won't? It's pretty much an act of war!

 

[Sensamic]

No I never turned off any 3D models option and I looked for one and there is nothing.

Are you telling me Google Earth on Android has that feature and iPhone doesn't?

If so.

Google will regret these transgressions. It's pretty much an act of war.

What is blocking you from seeing Google Maps is simply better?

 

[Bobby Corwen]

What is blocking you from seeing Google Maps is simply better?

Bro Google Maps doesn't even have the "Adaptive Cinemaic Camera Angles" when if goes through corners.