Not liking the new Google Maps so far

[BlahBlahYouToo]

1. It doesn't drop a pin on the city you just searched, so when I zoom out for a better perspective, I can't locate the city
2. No more zoom slider
3. Slower

 

[waggy]

I hate it.

 

[Jaskalas]

Why do the roads blink in and out as you zoom? It redraws them rather slowly.

 

[Anubis]

ever since i installed it my GPS has been searching for signal constantly

 

[Vdubchaos]

No My Maps/Places is a deal breaker for me.

It's crazy that they took this away. I can no longer plan out my trip and follow the blue line.

BOO

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

ever since i installed it my GPS has been searching for signal constantly

was talking about the desktop browser one, not the mobile app.

 

[Fritzo]

It seems to take a lot more clicks to get the navigation going too.

 

[Mixolydian]

Awful. Just awful.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Well now they broke it.

 

[Anubis]

was talking about the desktop browser one, not the mobile app.

OH
i got into the beta a while ago and when i tried it i got a message that it didnt support Opera.

so i started using Bing maps

 

[Vdubchaos]

Awful. Just awful.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Well now they broke it.

This always seems to be the case.

Improve for the sake of "improving"....all while really making it worse.

 

[Nintendesert]

Don't worry, Google will cancel Google Maps anyways and roll the service into Google+

 

[blinblue]

I switched back to the old version, so maybe they have added the feature since, but you can't do multiple destinations. Also there is no map scale, street view is clunky, and the entire thing takes longer to load. Also I've had it crash google chrome multiple times...

I hope they get those features added/fixed before they make the new version mandatory

 

[Red Storm]

I like the new desktop version...

 

[QueBert]

I hated Google maps before, don't really feel any different about the new version. Both Apple & Google have a long way to go before I give up my stand alone Garmin.

 

[lxskllr]

I use openstreetmap.org and open.mapquest.com

 

[Midwayman]

I switched over to waze for mobile maps. The new google maps app is a POS.

 

[Vic Vega]

...

 

[OCGuy]

So you don't have navigation in your vehicle? I didn't know that was possible these days.

 

[Anubis]

So you don't have navigation in your vehicle? I didn't know that was possible these days.

its not a standard feature on most cars and is a costly and pointless option

 

[Vdubchaos]

its not a standard feature on most cars and is a costly and pointless option

Stock navigation sucks anyways, I'm shocked people even pay for it....or Garmin/navigation/aftermarket units.

Google maps is free and even with the latest shitty updates IMO it's still much better than my shitty Garmin that's been collecting dust every since I got my Android hehe

 

[Fritzo]

I switched over to waze for mobile maps. The new google maps app is a POS.

uh oh...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/11/it...a-boost-to-its-location-and-mapping-business/

 

[OCGuy]

Stock navigation sucks anyways

Based on.....?

 

[HN]

i miss highlighting of major streets

 

[waggy]

ever since i installed it my GPS has been searching for signal constantly

glad i'm not the only one this is happening to.

The new "update" they did fucking sucks. i couldn't go 21 miles becuase it kept fucking up.

 

[Midwayman]

So you don't have navigation in your vehicle? I didn't know that was possible these days.

Really? You like paying $2k for worse nav than you have on your phone? Even if nav is relatively good when released, its hopelessly outdated in a couple of years. Plus they typically lack traffic data without an extra fee, have expensive map updates, etc, etc.