Comment on A decade after a disastrous launch, is Apple Maps finally good?
HollandJim@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m not in the US so I’d use either use Apple Maps, Google Maps and Waze, but until the past 4-5 years none were that great. G-Maps would take me down roads that didn’t exist, or it would Waze occasionally send me to parts of Germany by way of England. We were not amused. Forget using either for actual live navigation, especially in Germany or France - really slow at predicting turns or which lane to be in when they split. They ALL occasionally want to send you to the service dock in the back alley, instead of the front door (a result of getting initial data from delivery companies, I’d bet).
Apple Maps, about 3-4 years ago, just started getting WAY better for navigation: far better turn prediction, lane bifurcation guidence on top and really nice CarPlay integration with my VW ID.3.
Another thing to mention - report issues. The more you report, with proof (pictures, especially) the faster the map data gets updated. I’m assuming it’s tied to your iCloud account - I’ve had maps changes happen in 2-3 days, but I’ve been submitting data changes for years now.
soyagi@yiffit.net 1 year ago
As you’ve been very diligent reporting errors and suggesting changes to map data, have you ever considered contributing to OpenStreetMap? You might like helping by using the app Every Door on iOS, for example.
HollandJim@lemmy.world 1 year ago
While I appreciate OSM, I tend to fix what I use - the old cowboy adage: “You gotta dance with them what brung you”. My dance card is full with Apple Maps.