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Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (www.androidauthority.com)
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[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 49 points 2 months ago

Nice. And then soon it'll be "watch this add to take the fastest route".

Then "subscribe for an add free experience" without subscription you get the add, as well as navigation that requires you to drive to a detoured location and take a picture of said location before continuing on to your destination (or yet another detour add, if the trip is long enough).

Look at us, peak civilization here.

/s

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 47 points 2 months ago

don't forget 3 years later when the subscription isn't profitable enough, so they start injecting ads into the paid subscribers as well.

[-] thejml@lemm.ee 29 points 2 months ago

Or when they complain that not enough people are using it so they relaunch it as “Google Roads”.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 months ago

"Google roads"->"road maps"->"Google directions"->"Google maps"

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 11 points 2 months ago

Promptly killing off the old version

[-] Archelon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Please drink your confirmation can now

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The map in my head will be deemed content theft because it cuts into Google's profits.

[-] technomad@slrpnk.net 37 points 2 months ago

I'd like to use this opportunity to promote Organic Maps, yet again

:)

[-] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago

+1, also recommend StreetComplete alongside it. Makes it easy to add data to OSM, in many cases (parks, etc) this data can be made extremely detailed.

For instance, my first use case was adding house numbers around my neighborhood to OSM, because I couldn't search for my address on Organic Maps

[-] fatboy93@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Does this support Android Auto? That's the only reason I use maps.

[-] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

Turn-by-turn walking, cycling, and car navigation with voice guidance and Android Auto

On their "about page"

[-] B0rax@feddit.de 1 points 2 months ago

I think it does, yes. At least it does support CarPlay on iOS, so I guess the functionality on Android is also there.

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[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I do like that it's available offline, but does it have live traffic if you're online? Waze has informed me about many a traffic jam and helped me circumvent them. Plus temporary road closures in case of big accidents, etc.

Edit: Ay, it's Estonian! Always cool to see something come out of my tiny home country.

[-] technomad@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

I don't think that is something that it has yet, It's possible that they could be working on something like that though. If you don't find anything, It would be worth a suggestion for sure.

github

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[-] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

Well, guess I need to look into more Google alternatives. OpenStreetMaps most likely.

[-] eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 months ago

While not FOSS, the closest thing we have to a drop-in replacement would be Magic Earth. It uses openstreetmap data, supports fully offline usage, has satellite images (only online though) and best of all, no tracking or telemetry.

[-] twistypencil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It's it better than organic maps?

[-] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

It has a better car navigation interface and some nice features like traffic amd live events data, but it really looks like it's update much, if any at all. Organic Maps is a little more barebone, but it constatly gets new features

[-] eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I significantly prefer it for car navigation, it seems to always pick 'more sensible' routes than Organic Maps. Also the live traffic is very nice to have.

I prefer Organic Maps when I'm on foot, ie. walking through the city or hiking. Imo it feels less cluttered when you just want to look at a map.

Edit: Another big plus for Magic Earth is transit support. It's not as good as Google Maps, but it's certainly better than nothing.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 months ago

People arent actually thaat tolerant to this cancer. If they arent careful people will switch.

OrganicMaps (or Osmand) is all i need usually. Search is kind of bad sometimes and obviously no live traffic data, but if you dont drive a car, the latter one at least is irrelevant.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

I've tried Osmand and my only complaint is that you need to tap and access too many menus to set up and/or exit navigation mode. Last time I tried it was last year, not sure if that's changed

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Havent used osmand in a while so i cant say, but with organicmaps its pretty simple. Just select from/to and press start. It also has proper support for TTS now and android auto i believe (dont actually know what that does).

One thing i love is being able to enter lots of intermediate stops for a route which makes it reroute automatically.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

I might try that, thanks for letting me know :)

[-] Klaymore@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I used it a couple years ago, and for walking especially it seemed really cool, since it has all sorts of extra data like slopes and benches or whatever. But there are a whole ton of settings everywhere, which is cool that you can customise everything but also a bit of a mess. Definitely more for power users it seems.

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Profit-seeking has ruined innovation and killed us all.

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 9 points 2 months ago

What do you mean? Can't you see all those innovations in the ads and tracking industry?

[-] open343@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Yes! Dozens of new surveillance techniques have been invented, and new content formats have been created to make people even more stupid. Moreover, efforts to add advertisements to artificial intelligence are still ongoing, stay tuned!

[-] Cornpop@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Apple Maps is great now. Fuck google maps I never use it anymore.

[-] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 months ago

i have noticed too, apple maps is absolutely superior to google. when we are navigating somewhere with gf, she uses apple maps with no issues while i can't find shit with google maps...can't remember this being a problem in the past.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

Ehhhhh I think Apple Maps is hit or miss depending on your area. In urban centers? I think Apple Maps gives superior directions.

In more rural areas? I think Google wins.

I haven’t tested out incident avoidance with Apple Maps as I haven’t used it since it guided me to the wrong address three years ago..

Maybe it’s worth a second try

[-] Cornpop@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I live in as rural as it gets FL and it’s yet to wrong me in the last fee years.

[-] nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Reminder that you can turn off auto updates in the play store settings.

Also Magic Earth and Here We Go are decent alternatives.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Both of the alternatives you listed are spyware. Stick with Organic maps ideally from F-droid

[-] Michal@programming.dev 12 points 2 months ago

This is the worst example of enshittification I've seen from Google. I think it's time to start considering iPhone.

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[-] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Google ruined their search and is now onwards to the other remaining working products. They are so dumb.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

No.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Weirdly The Most Infuriating Part Of This Story For Me Was The Twitter Post Someone Wrote Entirely Like This

[-] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'd really hate if they fuck up Maps since there are no alternatives on the same level but since it's the last of their services I depend on, I could degoogle for good.

[-] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I have been using OsmAnd today to get ready to leave Gmaps because of this news. It was better then I remembered and my number 1 peeve was no lane preference display (for highway driving specifically), but that works now too!

I'll miss traffic predictions and live traffic rerouting :-( Sigh, guess I'll pay that price. I #&@$ing hate distractions during driving, and now they think I'll allow my own phone to do that? Google is rotten to the core and the road way from them is annoying and boring. Buckle up y'all. Bring magazines.

[-] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

I'll miss traffic predictions and live traffic rerouting

That's the only feature I'm using it for. The car's built-in navigation is sufficient for "dumb" routing.

[-] Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

You can use Magic Earth for those.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

It is proprietary so it is hard to trust it

[-] Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

you think that open source software is magically trustworthy?

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

It only has the potential to be trustworthy

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

OsmAnd is pretty good. It's not as easy as GMaps, but that's understandable. If we all use and support alternatives more, we'll likely spur their development.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Organic maps works pretty well. You just need to actually contribute to OSM

[-] cupcakezealot 3 points 1 month ago

Promoted pins in navigation are not new – they let people see relevant ads for businesses like gas stations, restaurants, and stores along their route. To avoid driver distraction, these ads do not pop up, expand only if they’re tapped on, and disappear quickly after a short time.

from the correction in the article

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[-] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Glad my Garmin doesn't do that... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Oop, you dropped this ༼⁠ ⁠つ⁠ ⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠ ⁠༽⁠つ\

[-] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Weird... it rendered fine on initial post... same issue as reddit I guess.

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