Remember back when it first came out and there were some severe problems? What were they? Did they fix them?
I ask because we took a family trip this weekend and, to make things easier, I entered all the street addresses of all the people we'd be visiting into my iPhone, so I could use Siri and just say "Directions to so and so" I didn't think about setting Google Maps as my default mapping program though, so when I spoke to Siri, it loaded up Apple Maps.
And it worked perfectly. In fact, I liked it better than Google Maps. Bigger, clearer graphics that are easier to read at a glance; simpler, more intuitive verbal directions...and this is the best part -- it automatically darkened the screen between turns, and came back up just before the next turn. This kept battery use to a minimum and kept the iPhone from running hot, which it always does with Google, as it leaves the screen lit up constantly.
Tim
I ask because we took a family trip this weekend and, to make things easier, I entered all the street addresses of all the people we'd be visiting into my iPhone, so I could use Siri and just say "Directions to so and so" I didn't think about setting Google Maps as my default mapping program though, so when I spoke to Siri, it loaded up Apple Maps.
And it worked perfectly. In fact, I liked it better than Google Maps. Bigger, clearer graphics that are easier to read at a glance; simpler, more intuitive verbal directions...and this is the best part -- it automatically darkened the screen between turns, and came back up just before the next turn. This kept battery use to a minimum and kept the iPhone from running hot, which it always does with Google, as it leaves the screen lit up constantly.
Tim