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iOS 7 and Maps still sucks
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Read my post about TomTom above.
I've found that many of Apple's major issues in Maps are found in TomTom maps. You can report for faster fixes on THAT website rather than through Maps it seems. Posted more above.
TomTon seems to get more updates than Apple Maps data though. Also the user added share data should be included. Thats a great way.
Agree, that's why I hope people report issues through the TomTom website as well. They enter repairs and updates more often. They also let you know if your changes are accepted or not and when/if they will be included in revisions. Once they go live there, Apple eventually incorporates them as well. At least you know you've been accepted so there some feedback with TomTom.
With a Maps app coming with Maverick, it seems logical that a Windows version (web based) can't be far behind so you will be able to submit directly with Apple.
Oh come on! Even if you preferred Apple Maps no one can honestly say it beats Google Maps in every way.
It's fact that the POI aren't as good or as updated. It doesn't have basic features like avoidances. There is no way to get speed limit in the app.
Lol, if you click public transportation you get...
Hahah, it ask you to use Google (if installed) for proper direction. So how is Apple maps that relies on Google maps better then it?
What I've noticed is people that say it's the best are people that don't really travel. Goto a place you never been and you'll quickly find Apple maps needs to be supplemented but other mapping software.
That's good on some level. Since they get so much info from TomTom, the more accurate TomTom is (in my area I've submitted over 50 'fixes' to TomTom, all have been accepted so far) the more accurate Apple will be the next time they pull data.
I also report to Apple, but I've never seen that that works on anything faster than a glacial pace. It'll be easier once it is done on the Mac. It's just a pain trying to input a lot of data quickly on a mobile device imo, so I only do the major ones.
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Yup, it'll be easier then. You can do it now but it's tedious. I do wish they'd handle it like TomTom in that they accept your changes or not and explain why.
Also Google Maps is light years ahead of Apple maps. The main reason is years and 1000's of employee's working on it. By the time Applecatches up with Google Maps, Apple will have to catch up again to Google Maps. Also Google is the main innovator when it comes to mapping technology.
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Also Google Maps is light years ahead of Apple maps. The main reason is years and 1000's of employee's working on it. By the time Apple catches up with Google Maps, Apple will have to catch up again to Google Maps. Also Google is the main innovator when it comes to mapping technology.
I've been using Apple Maps since day 1 -- the directions they give are far better than Google Maps, however their POI database is dreadful. I normally end up looking up places etc on GMaps and then moving it over to Apple Maps to get decent directions.
Do note that in my case, it seems that GMaps are trying to get you as fast as possible (which normally includes the crappiest roads ever), whereas Apple maps make better use of larger streets. Normally it takes about the same, but it's a helluva better experience.
The last thing is that I REALLY despise the new look on Google Maps... but that's probably because I don't use it as much.
Do note that in my case, it seems that GMaps are trying to get you as fast as possible (which normally includes the crappiest roads ever), whereas Apple maps make better use of larger streets. Normally it takes about the same, but it's a helluva better experience.
The last thing is that I REALLY despise the new look on Google Maps... but that's probably because I don't use it as much.
Looked at my city last night at all the poi's and they are all stil wrong none of which updated since ios 6 came out.
It is still saying there is a zoo in the middle of the highstreet right bang inside a store >.>
I also hate how labels are on the wrong part of buildings. There are other map using apps that are user updatable by users including moving location and names etc
Apple maps still looks and runs better than googlw but they NEED to update the maps. Get current high detail data. Even if I have to pay for a map update.
Im sick of zooming in to a blurry picture then all image data dissapears revealing a grey grid. It seems cheap and poorly made.
Ipad even can come soon enough. Hope they announce updates to all Apple software.
It is still saying there is a zoo in the middle of the highstreet right bang inside a store >.>
I also hate how labels are on the wrong part of buildings. There are other map using apps that are user updatable by users including moving location and names etc
Apple maps still looks and runs better than googlw but they NEED to update the maps. Get current high detail data. Even if I have to pay for a map update.
Im sick of zooming in to a blurry picture then all image data dissapears revealing a grey grid. It seems cheap and poorly made.
Ipad even can come soon enough. Hope they announce updates to all Apple software.
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making enough assumptions there dude?
I travel often. I travelled to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and Australia and I didn't need to use Google maps. Apple Maps has worked fine for me.
Very impressed with Apple maps. The gps interface and the direction providing etiquette is the best I've seen, better than GPS specialised services. POIs and general map data presentation is also better than Google maps. 3d imagery where active is fantastic.
The map database may be larger at Google but in the last 6 months of use, travelling in and out of town, I 've yet to resort to Google's app.
The integration with 10.9 app also works exactly as expected ie. you can route the destination on the mac and send the instructions to your iOS device.
The map database may be larger at Google but in the last 6 months of use, travelling in and out of town, I 've yet to resort to Google's app.
The integration with 10.9 app also works exactly as expected ie. you can route the destination on the mac and send the instructions to your iOS device.
Well, regrettably the poll suggests that your experience of using Maps outside of the US is not what most people experience. This is possibly why there is a certain amount of disagreement in this forum. With 330 people responding so far, it seems clear that Maps is not uniformly good outside the US:
Evaluation of maps:
Great: US - 58%; non-US: 28%
OK: US - 23%; non-US: 37%
Poor*: US - 19%; non-US: 35%
Obviously the sample might be biased, both in terms of the demographics of the people who read MR, but also who bothered to complete the poll. However, the differences in these proportions suggest that the experience of Maps outside the US is not up to Apple's usual high standard of quality. I think Apple should discount its iDevices outside the US until the quality of Maps outside the US is comparable to that of US Maps.
*Poor, as in the 'festering pile of excrement' kind of poor.
lol
No one is forcing you to purchase an IOS device or use their maps app. Apple maps is an app that never existed before iOS 6 so nor are they taking away anything that they sold you.