This mockumentary exposes the truth behind Apple Maps: it was a massive art project made to put disturbing semi-realistic imagery into every iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on the planet. Just check out this ‘found footage’ where Jean-Marc Rosseau, the man behind the artsy mess, talks about his work and inspiration. More »
Among the first things people noticed about Apple’s new lackluster maps was that the 3D mode was not quite, um, true to life. Now Apple’s started to roll out fixes for some of the locations it flattened like a water-damaged waffle iron. More »
While the hubbub surrounding Apple Maps on iOS 6 has been somewhat sedated, some people who made the move to Google Maps’ web app had been further encouraged by word that it’d be getting Street View imagery soon. And what do you know, barely seven days into the estimated “in two weeks” and here it is. Search for a location (no long press yet), and you’ll spy the familiar icon bottom right. This appears in both Chrome and Safari. While perhaps still not quite as slick as the good old app of yore, a definite panacea for all those iOS toutin’ virtual tourists.
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Google Maps isn’t really gone from iPhones in iOS 6. You can still get it through the vastly inferior mobile version of its browser-based web app. Tim Cook even suggested you try it if you’re dissatisfied with Apple Maps. In a recent video about Google Maps, Señor Walt Mossberg notes that the company will be adding Street View to this mobile version of the app starting tomorrow. This more or less confirms earlier reports that the feature was coming soon. Huzzah! [WSJ via 9To5Mac] More »
Apple Maps is so horrifying, even Mad Magazine is making fun of the disaster with a parody of an iconic 1976 New Yorker cover. And it would be even funnier if it weren’t so close to the truth. More »
Side by side, Google Maps is better than Apple Maps. No matter what anybody says, that’s the truth. But unbeknownst to most people, there’s actually something that Apple Maps is better at and it’s pretty damn important: Apple Maps is a lot more data efficient, nearly five times more data efficient than Google Maps. Meaning you use less data using Apple Maps. More »
Following Apple CEO Tim Cook’s candid admission that Apple Maps might not be so great, and his suggestion that users turn to competing services, Apple has cleaned up one final detail: they aren’t calling their maps the most powerful any more. More »
Buried within Tim Cook’s apology for the embarrassment that is Apple Maps was the candid suggestion that people go try the many other map applications and websites out there. Well, now Apple has gone one step further, adding a whole featured section to the App Store for maps from third party developers. That’s a big on Apple’s part. Now maybe get your own maps working better? [MacRumors] More »
This is a bit of a surprise! Apple typically takes a stone faced approach towards consumer anger at new products (you’re holding it wrong). But since no rubber bumper will magically improve Apple Maps, an open letter apology is the best CEO Tim Cook can do. Posted early this morning, the letter follows Apple’s official line so far: the decision was made in order to provide turn-by-turn and it will get better with more use. But the surprisingly contrite letter also throws in this goodie:
While we’re improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app.
Wow. Of course the internet’s going to be buzzing about how this is a move that a certain legendary CEO never would’ve done, but it’s really an eminently practical move. The mapping switch, while annoying for some, is not the end of the world. In fact, Apple’s got a great software ecosystem that provides for several alternatives. Now that Tim Cook has made clear that there’s no problem with using a third-party app for directions, we can stop complaining. And we can start using Bing.
Take a look at the whole open letter here.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Google says iOS Google Maps in App Store hopefully “before Christmas”, Tim Cook speaks up regarding product rumors and speculation,
Apple Maps is a mess, to the point that now Apple CEO Tim Cook has now issued a public apology for it. And—in a very un-Apple fashion—has directed iPhone users to alternatives like Bing, Waze, and, well, Google. More »
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