Re:Apple squandered the Holy Grail
by hb-robo on Monday January 06, 2025 @12:07PM
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It still really isn't that close to Google Maps, with public transit in particular Apple Maps is pretty much useless. GM is typically more complete with paths and building data outside of North America too.
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Re:Apple squandered the Holy Grail
by robertoandred on Monday January 06, 2025 @12:34PM
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Huh? Public transit has been better on Apple Maps. Does Google even have station entrances/exits yet?
depends on the city
I was able to navigate the transit systems in Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama near-flawlessly with Apple Maps in 2018. I only recall encountering one correctness issue.
Huh. Just used it fine for public transport in 8 European cities recently.
Google maps won’t even work properly when there’s no data.
I have had a really good experience using Apple Maps for public transit. Earlier this year I went to NYC for the first time as an adult and it was super easy to use for finding which train to get on. Had a similar experience in Europe this fall as well.
Re:Apple squandered the Holy Grail
by mensetmanusman on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @09:10AM
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Apple sent me to a rural cornfield once instead of a church where baptism was taking place. It was funny because we weren’t the only ones, everyone using Apple Maps was sent to the same cornfield.
These type of rare but common enough edge cases make me super hesitant to use it in the Midwest.