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Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by DarkCrusader2 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:14PM (#34792528)
Maps are not fine at all, not anymore. They have started showing "sponsored locations" on the maps very prominently. For eg, some outlets (restaurants, electronics, apparel etc.) will be shown very large and prominently, even at very zoomed out levels. It is highlighted very disproportionately, obscures the nearby area and has bigger in size that public attractions like parks, local monuments etc. This is happening in my area for some time atleast. Really cheapens the experience.
Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by tomca32 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:32PM (#34792823)
Agree. Google maps are definitely getting less reliable. I see weird ui bugs often. Sometimes it also forgets the search history somehow. I’ve never seen that happen before a year or two ago
Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by no_pomegranates on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:04PM (#34795971)
I think that is perfectly acceptable for a product that is otherwise very good and completely free. You don't even need a Google account to use it (at least in the browser, not sure about on phones).
Re:Does Google need a new CEO? by JohnFen on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @05:09PM (#34796886)
You 100% need a google account on Android. Recently, for a month or so, Maps had been malfunctioning for me -- it wouldn't show any maps. It would still do turn-by-turn directions, but not maps.

It turns out that I had logged out of my google account and forgot to log back in. Once I did that, I could see the maps again. Not that I really want to -- those sponsored locations are much too annoying to tolerate. So I've switched away from Google Maps and logged back out of my account.