183
Google Maps has become an eyesore. 5 examples of how the app has lost its way
(www.fastcompany.com)
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
183 points (94.6% liked)
Technology
33632 readers
279 users here now
This is the official technology community of Lemmy.ml for all news related to creation and use of technology, and to facilitate civil, meaningful discussion around it.
Ask in DM before posting product reviews or ads. All such posts otherwise are subject to removal.
Rules:
1: All Lemmy rules apply
2: Do not post low effort posts
3: NEVER post naziped*gore stuff
4: Always post article URLs or their archived version URLs as sources, NOT screenshots. Help the blind users.
5: personal rants of Big Tech CEOs like Elon Musk are unwelcome (does not include posts about their companies affecting wide range of people)
6: no advertisement posts unless verified as legitimate and non-exploitative/non-consumerist
7: crypto related posts, unless essential, are disallowed
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I'm trying it now, but it can't seem to find some common addresses that I visit. I'll attempt to use it, but so far it doesn't look promising.
It's based on Open Street Map and sadly you need to know the location you want to go to (without needing to enter a door # I mean) in many cases because it relies on people entering the information on the map.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.westnordost.streetcomplete
For people who want to help while playing a game!
Yep, this is what I do! After awhile of adding addresses and POIs, finding this info is no longer difficult in my area for the most part.
It can help to download your local map for offline use. The default basemap doesn't have details like house numbers, but the downloaded maps should.