• Apple under fire over new map app
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It honestly is awful even though it looks nicer. I'll be using web based Google Maps until they put their own app out. Though with their track record with the Youtube app it'll have no iPad support.
[QUOTE=garrynohome;37734562]It honestly is awful even though it looks nicer.[/QUOTE] Apple summarized :v:
You'd think they'd fix this in the developer betas, huh.
[QUOTE=Van-man;37734567]Apple summarized :v:[/QUOTE] Y'kno except the iPhone 5 is really only surpassed by the LG Optimus G and still performs better in real use but if you completely ignore all that yah it's definitely worse in every way. Apple clearly uses the worst hardware and their software is the worst too.
I was going to upgrade my phone but since I moved into uni and have no clue where I am in regards to moving around I think ill stick on IOS 5 if the maps are useless
Here's a good comparison: [url]http://i.imgur.com/MyWGT.jpg[/url]
Even Google's app can be fucked at times. There have been multiple times where it asks me to turn into opposing traffic, turn onto roads that aren't there (anymore?), and just outright crashes.
While I certainly prefer Google Maps, it's normal that they get some complaints since it's only recently released, while Google Maps has existed for a long time. I'm sure they know Apple knows their app (or their map data) still needs a lot of fixing.
[QUOTE=Van-man;37734567]Apple summarized :v:[/QUOTE] how to spot an android fanboy 101: they always talk shit about apple in apple related threads
Yeah it sucks, but it's kind of expected. I find it odd that TomTom has provided the map data though. You'd think they'd be on top of it. It's literally all they do, it's the whole business. If their maps are shit what use are they?
[QUOTE=garry;37736676]Yeah it sucks, but it's kind of expected. I find it odd that TomTom has provided the map data though. You'd think they'd be on top of it. It's literally all they do, it's the whole business. If their maps are shit what use are they?[/QUOTE] I can't imagine it's supposed to be this low quality. It's probably servers being overloaded or TomTom gave apple really shitty data
Well TomTom is still selling their own app for iOS as well, maybe they wanted to make sure their app would still sell?
[QUOTE=garry;37736676]Yeah it sucks, but it's kind of expected. I find it odd that TomTom has provided the map data though. You'd think they'd be on top of it. It's literally all they do, it's the whole business. If their maps are shit what use are they?[/QUOTE] We went tripping around Europe, we had an android phone with Sygic and a TomTom GPS. Sygic beat the standalone GPS unit hard. Speed and responsiveness and the maps were both better.
[QUOTE=Egonny;37736715]Well TomTom is still selling their own app for iOS as well, maybe they wanted to make sure their app would still sell?[/QUOTE] that's a good way to get backlash from apple :v:
[QUOTE=tratzzz;37736719]We went tripping around Europe, we had an android phone with Sygic and a TomTom GPS. Sygic beat the standalone GPS unit hard. Speed and responsiveness and the maps were both better.[/QUOTE] and there's also this, I always heard TomTom was like the Beats of GPSes hello double post
Android on the other hand got an update for Google Maps, something that works and won't break.
[quote]Satellite images of various locations, particularly in Scotland, are obscured by cloud.[/quote] ha
[QUOTE=Protocol7;37736656]how to spot an android fanboy 101: they always talk shit about apple in apple related threads[/QUOTE] You wanted the truth, you got the truth. So why do I have to dial [I]whine-one-one[/I] because of you now? [QUOTE=tratzzz;37736719]We went tripping around Europe, we had an android phone with Sygic and a TomTom GPS. Sygic beat the standalone GPS unit hard. Speed and responsiveness and the maps were both better.[/QUOTE] My only beef with Sygic is that I can't ignore some updates without the app refusing to work normally. Imagine that happening on-the-go with no data plan :v: Quite the phone bill I got after forcefully turning on 3G data. Oh well, what happens when you don't double check your equipment before storming out of the door, though still a quite dickish thing.
oh my god android is not better than iOS, they're hard to compare because they fill different roles in the mobile market. get off your high horse
[QUOTE=garry;37736676]Yeah it sucks, but it's kind of expected. I find it odd that TomTom has provided the map data though. You'd think they'd be on top of it. It's literally all they do, it's the whole business. If their maps are shit what use are they?[/QUOTE] I could ask the same about your maps, when is flatgrass getting flatter?
Can someone confirm the level of shittyness of Apple's mapping feature?
I hope when google releases their own ios app that it will be as awesome as the youtube one.
[QUOTE=garrynohome;37734583]Y'kno except the iPhone 5 is really only surpassed by the LG Optimus G and still performs better in real use but if you completely ignore all that yah it's definitely worse in every way. Apple clearly uses the worst hardware and their software is the worst too.[/QUOTE] no they make aesthetically pleasing overpriced locked down hardware and actually useless, poorly designed skeuomorphic software that's made for people who dont want to use actual technology
[QUOTE=DOG-GY;37738637]no they make aesthetically pleasing overpriced locked down hardware and actually useless, poorly designed skeuomorphic software that's made for people who dont want to use actual technology[/QUOTE] hey here's a thought maybe a significant amount of people want aesthetically pleasing overpriced locked down hardware and actually useless, poorly designed skeuomorphic software because they don't need "actual technology"
theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com :v:
[QUOTE=Protocol7;37738926]hey here's a thought maybe a significant amount of people want aesthetically pleasing overpriced locked down hardware and actually useless, poorly designed skeuomorphic software because they don't need "actual technology"[/QUOTE] lmao no they don't. they just want something that looks good and works but are ignorant to what is actually a good product. its their own fault, but not that there's anything wrong with that. whats wrong is that their ignorance is being milked by a shit corporation who stumbled into success despite having probably the worst practices in the industry
[QUOTE=DOG-GY;37739379]lmao no they don't. they just want something that looks good and works but are ignorant to what is actually a good product. its their own fault, but not that there's anything wrong with that. whats wrong is that their ignorance is being milked by a shit corporation who stumbled into success despite having probably the worst practices in the industry[/QUOTE] but the product is good because it does everything they need it to [editline]20th September 2012[/editline] and I guess maybe now I'm a fucking idiot because I like my iPhone, is that where you're going with this maybe there's a reason I hardly ever use my android tablet
Fuck satellite photographs. I use a 12 year old GPS that uses bitmaps as the actual map. :v:
[QUOTE=Protocol7;37738926]hey here's a thought maybe a significant amount of people want aesthetically pleasing overpriced locked down hardware and actually useless, poorly designed skeuomorphic software because they don't need "actual technology"[/QUOTE] Amish? [editline]21st September 2012[/editline] You walked [I]STRAIGHT[/I] into that one
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