Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests

Re:Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Repo... by starbugs on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @09:50AM (#36772190)

I try not to, but there are some apps whose main purpose depends on location data. In those cases, I check who's behind those apps and try to restrict the times at which they are able to attain location data as best as possible.

> I see their plan is working!

I sense some cynicism here and I partially agree. The thing is: I am currently using an iPhone for lack of an alternative/platform lock-in and so my personal risk/benefit is skewed towards limiting the data sinks to preferably one, which would be Apple. That's just the way it is. Would I like the world to be different? Oh boy, yes...

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Re:Apple Maps Gradually Winning over Google Maps Users, Repo... by codyb on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @09:53AM (#36772241)

The big one for me is Citi Bike, and Lyft which require them to work. But it's only while using the app. Otherwise I actually have location services turned off for almost everything and try to just use a zipcode instead.

With Maps I enjoy not using location services because I end up knowing wherever I am better. It's a bit of a pain sometimes to try to figure out where in a city you are based on some street signs but it's really neat when you can talk about a whole neighborhood before the friends you're visiting can!

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