Re:Google Maps keeps getting worse
by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:21AM
(#35610258)
I'm on an iPhone now to escape El Goog, so I have Apple Maps, which has a reasonably excellent privacy policy. But a third party I'd highly recommend is HERE Maps. Quality can be a bit more regionally variable but it was very good for me. A bunch of car manufacturers use them.
I'd highly recommend is HERE Maps
I tried using HERE Maps and I loved the offline maps and navigation. However the business and point-of-interest search was pretty terrible. I had to basically use Google every time to find the address of the place I was going to and then enter that address into HERE.
Re:Google Maps keeps getting worse
by tobinfekkes on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:56PM
(#35619999)
I appreciated the "El Goog" reference. I chuckled. Thank you.
I use Apple Maps and prefer the CarPlay interface. Google maps still seems better for searching businesses, but most of the time I’m going to an address in city or suburbs.
Re:Google Maps keeps getting worse
by landgenoot on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @05:57AM
(#35611947)
Organic Maps is WIP on Android Auto support ^1.
However, regarding restaurants. There is no solution for the lack of ratings/reviews.
- Car navigation through Carplay that includes traffic data.
- Finding businesses i.e. restaurants, shops, services quickly.
I'm not loving GMaps lately buy tbh it does work as expected in those scenarios.