Tony BarkOct 29

Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app

https://pawb.social/post/33980416

Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app - Pawb.Social

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Show threadtreeko
Fuck I just started using it because of how horribly shit google maps has become
Oct 29 at 5:38pmWeb
Show threadLifeInMultipleChoiceOct 29
I don’t use maps often but what’s been going wrong in Google maps? I know whatever Uber/Lyft was using was having a hard time keeping up with local changes (bridges being shut down for months would stay on every driver’s directions)
Show threadtreekoOct 29
It’s still accurate for directions, but search results and map viewing have gone to shit because of google accepting money to highlight certain businesses - taking up huge chunks of the map with their square icons
Show threadayyyOct 30
I uninstalled it when it told me to turn left at the Wendy’s™ instead of a fucking street name. After I missed my turn and got to my destination late, I looked it up and the place it was talking about was visually obscured by another building so I couldn’t have possibly known where to turn. Fuck that noise.
Show threadNovalingOct 29

If you don’t need traffic data, CoMaps (uses OpenStreet Map data).

If you do need traffic data (understandable) Magic Earth is what I use. It’s unfortunately not fully open source, only the map data is from OSM, but I find the navigation good 95% of the time, sometimes you have to make your own judgement for if a route might have bad traffic. At least it’s not Google or Apple, and no ads.

I don’t do car play, so I have no idea about how that works.

I wish we had better alternatives or that cars all exploded and we went to public transport and walkable cities

Show threadtreekoOct 29
Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll look into it
Show threadBakedCatboyOct 29
Supposedly comaps has carplay support as of like 2 months ago, according to a page on their website
Show threadResonosityOct 30
Damn I need to try this