iOS 6 Maps...
- Started
- Last post
- 181 Responses
- CanHasQBN0
LOL. Mono, even this guy mentions a "decade" (last paragraph)
- a decade is like 2x longer than we've had smart phones. It's laughable to talk about that timeframe with techmonospaced
- They are talking about how long Tim Cook will still be head of the company.chossy
- *facepalm, then CanHasQBN's comment is meaningless.monospaced
- tOki0
the exodus has begun
- Beeswax0
last try
- ETM0
^
"Search teams have been dispatched to find the 78% of missing people. Rescue crews have assured us that they are using Google Maps on Android devices."
- mantrakid0
From a business standpoint, I don't see how google would be offering a free mapping solution to iOS users without some sort of license fee. Is there any possibility that google basically held apple ransom by upping this hypothetical license fee thinking apple would have to suck it up and pay or go their own route, and apple decided to say "fuck you"?
- Future looking, like for location based advertising?ETM
- oh thats clevertrooperbill
- They are in fact holding for licensing fees.instrmntl
- jaylarson0
When I heard that it was going to be TomTom doing the mapping I wondered how bad it would be. That company's maps are notoriously terrrible.
- monospaced0
I didn't order an iPhone 5, I don't really care to have one, but there's no way I'm upgrading my 4 to iOS until they fix this shit, especially the public transport thing. Yeah, I have other apps for that, but having it all in one place is better, obviously.
What I want to say, though, is that to all you guys jumping on the Maps feature saying it's shit and pointing and laughing at Apple for their mis-step and claiming "fail" and "Android is win" need to chill the fuck out. Apple is going to fix all the issues with Maps, obviously. They won't just sit back doing nothing and take thousands of complaints; they'll take their billions and buy technologies to integrate and pay employees to fix it quick snap. So...yeah...
- BusterBoy0
What an epic fail. Jobs would NEVER have allowed this piece of shit to be released.
- monolith0
This is officially the beginning of downfall of Apple.
- wow I butchered that sentencemonolith
- see my comment above, it's hardly the end... it's a fucking MAPS app ffsmonospaced
- maps is one of the most important apps on the phone. But their whole lack of innovation, services that don't work properly show that their days are over.monolith
- work properly show that their days are over.monolith
- and they'll fix them and everything will be fine. jesus christ you're so goddamn dramatic, can't wait to see apple fall?monospaced
- yeah, if you could fix maps that easily everyone would be making them. There's no easy fix.monolith
- Apple has the resources to fix it, trust me. If Google can, they can too. So narrow-minded.monospaced
- yeah.. maybe in 2 years after people actually use it and they get data.. You do realize that Google has been working on their maps for a decade. That's why they are so good.monolith
- their maps for a decade. That's why they are so good.monolith
- yes, and what makes you think Apple hasn't been working on this for years too?monospaced
- because they bought companies a year or two ago and we see results, it sucks ass.monolith
- I checked it out, it's a gorgeous design and it will improve rapidly, I can pretty much guarantee itmonospaced
- Google has 10 years doing it, how many years will it take Apple?ernexbcn
- Actually fuck it, my iPhone is in the bin and I've just bought a box of OS maps.Ianbolton
- mathinc0
The UX on it is wonky. I used it today for the second time and I searched for a city, Directions to (route), it populated my starting location field with 'Current Location' (like I expected) but then gave me a listing of other locations also titled 'Current Location' (second line had some more detail to differentiate the list), so I clicked one thinking it wanted me to specify my current location in more detail.. no.. it routed me from my current location to the other current location and not the city I searched for. At the very least the app should know that the location I'm going to is the most important part and shouldn't be so quick to assume I'll pick a location near me to replace that.
I know they'll get it right eventually. But this app is a big step back, and not just in terms of the mapping data. You'd at least think they'd get the UX correct even if they didn't have the rest dialed in. Maybe they had to scramble to get this in place for the iOS release.
- sine0
haven't used it, but apparently http://www.waze.com/ is really good. real-time traffic updates; re-routes you as you're traveling.
- waze is fantastic, we use it all the time when we're on the roadGeorgesII
- Waze rules. As good as it gets.CygnusZero4
- Ianbolton0
You've got to admit all phones have reached a stage of mediocrity. They all do pretty much the same thing, somethings are shit, somethings are great. It's good they wanna try their own Maps app, but they can only make it better by releasing it and sorting out the bugs that get reported. It's been out, what, 3 days?
"All roads lead to the same place!"
- eh? I wouldn't want to work with you - "ah fuck it we will see what people say" lolfadein11
- mediocrity? Have you seen the new LG Optimus and Galaxy S3?monolith
- they'll improve it with more input data and improvement suggestions, obviouslymonospaced
- They all do pretty much the same thing though. Apple just made life exciting by getting you lost more oftenIanbolton
- fadein110
^ sorry but that is utter nonsense
- nonsense that Apple will improve Maps? c'mon, of course they willmonospaced
- yeah, How is it nonsense? No counter-argument, just a lame statement?Ianbolton
- nonsense because you obviously haven't used a good android phone or heard of user testingfadein11
- i actually own an Android phone and it's alright. Isn't this the user testing stage now?Ianbolton
- benfal990
Come on!
its been just 24hours since iOS is available and people are already saying "time to switch to Android" or "the fall of Apple has begin" ... I mean, come on! They will update Maps in the next weeks/months... In the meantime you can add Google Map webApp to your home screen easily and it works perfectly like the old App. And maybe Google will release an app for the appStore.Just all calm the fuk down.
- NOO!!! WE WILL BURN CITIES, PEOPLE WILL DIE!!! hehe, people need to fuckin chill...ESKEMA
- exactly, EXACTLY what I was saying up theremonospaced
- lowimpakt0
the mad ass response to the map fail is proportional to the mad ass drivel apple talk during new product launches.
- monospaced0
Apple just acquired HopStop, meaning they'll have integrated public transportation at some point. Finally.
- calculator0
^ I'm guessing they didn't check this on street view before they set off.
- pig0
^
Welcome to the internet.Salespeople + rubberneckers who know better = 99.999% of forum activity. If you take away porn.