All I know is that whenever I looked up a nearby business in search, there was usually a link for both phone number and another for directions. If I hit the one for phone, it dialed it automatically.
Likewise for directions. Took me straight to the navigation app and pinned the location. All I had to do was input my address (or let it work from my location) and a full set of step by step directions appeared.
To me, that’s pretty damn good integration, and flawless to boot. Neve once got a wonky set of directions. Not just locally but on several trips halfway across the country and back.
(I realize that some people don’t regard something as “navigation” unless it’s talking at them. But I’m just fine with printed turn by turn on a map) I prefer it.
Never steered me wrong ever.
I understand that they’re competetive with Google but that’s been true ever since the beginning of Android. So?
They’re also competetive with Microsoft and the two figured out how to play nicely in the sandbox (with a little help from govt.) so my original statement stands.
Google maps worked just fine and always has both on my computer and on my phone.
So if they’re the company doing the best job of mapping, it makes little sense to spurn that for something inferior just because of pride.
Prior to this, were there ever any problems with the iPhone and mapping? None that I’m aware of. Even when it first came out.
There have certainly been complaints aplenty about iPhone for a multitude of reasons but navigation and maps was just never on the radar.
It wasn’t broken. They should have just left it alone IMHO.