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Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Jesus, that is a gross way to inject advertising into turn-by-turn navigation.

Edit/update from 9to5google so this post does not spread what is apparently inaccurate information: https://9to5google.com/2024/07/08/google-maps-pop-up-quick-detour-ad/

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[–] H0neyc0mb@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (5 children)

PSA: Apple Maps used to suck badly but now it's way better than Google Maps.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

OpenStreetMaps clients also works and are available everywhere

[–] zippythezigzag@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Thats what I use now

[–] anas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Any recommendations for an iOS client?

[–] Ldwghmmr@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Organic Maps ist nice. It‘s a fork of Maps..Me before they added all the bloat, I think.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bought iPhone last year.

Tried Apple Maps the first week.

Put in address to friend’s new condo building.

Took me to a parking lot behind a grocery store next to the building, and then acted like I could drive through an old wooden fence to get to the condos.

5/10 I only had to drive to the other end of the block to find the only entrance to the property.

[–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

At one point Google Maps moved my whole apartment building/address three streets from where it should be. It was wrong for months even though I reported it when I had to keep telling delivery people that got misdirected because they used it to navigate. Anecdotal evidence etc.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m sorry but as long as Apple Maps rely on and force you to install the Yelp app for reviews, I’m never using it.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

They’re moving away from that, only using Yelp for backfill when they have no data. There is instead a “thumbs up/down” set of buttons (because the 5-star system is uselessly Boolean anyway). Contribute to the ecosystem by rating places using this, and eventually it will reach parity with Google.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

LOL

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

~~The only thing Apple Maps lacks now is a Waze-like ability to report hazards, speed-traps, road closures etc.~~ apparently that’s been a thing for a few years now, thanks!

I’ll have to check it out where I am, but I have a feeling that there might not be a big enough active user base to sufficiently crowd source the datapoints.. I guess, be the change you want to see in the world!

[–] benark@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can report hazards, speed checks, and crashes in Apple Maps.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/105024

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Huh, TIL - thanks!

I’ve updated my original comment to reflect this.