Why using Google Maps every time you go somewhere has a big downside

[Napalm2880]

you reckon they should be keeping track of which clouds they went past?

are there 'landmarks / skymarks' in the sky ?

You know they can look down and see what's beneath them right?

 

[kianm]

You know they can look down and see what's beneath them right?

And zoom their eyes in to catch the details right? And those landmarks over the vast oceans?

 

[Moosedrool]

Why are people paid to make articles like this?

 

[alphabyte]

Why are people paid to make articles like this?

Because it provokes discussions like this...?

 

[ekske1]

Why are people paid to make articles like this?

Because it provokes questions like that?
or for the 12 year old mybb followers?

 

[Rouxenator]

This - I like to know what my ETA will be and which areas will be slow due to accidents and breakdowns.
Some people have good direction - some don't. At least with Maps everyone gets there.

You can also use the voice assistant for that, like "OK Google, how long will it take to get home" or even more strange ones like "OK Google, how long will it take to walk from work to the nearest bike shop" - I've tried and it works pretty well. All that without opening maps.

 

[TribbleZA]

You can also use the voice assistant for that, like "OK Google, how long will it take to get home" or even more strange ones like "OK Google, how long will it take to walk from work to the nearest bike shop" - I've tried and it works pretty well. All that without opening maps.

I have only used the voice thing once. Woke at the BnB in Pietermaritzburg and dropped my phone on the way to breakfast. Glass cracked and I could see nothing as the (whatever substance) had leaked out covering everything. I had no idea where I was going. Everything was on my phone - had not brought my laptop. I always review names and locations at breakfast. So I did not even know who was meeting me or who I was training with - just knew it was a government department. Google voice got me there easily. I love Google. And I love smart phones with speaker capabilities.

But I like to see the routes and test to see if alternate routes are the same or longer eta because there are routes I prefer taking. You know - when it says 5 minutes slower? I use the walking thing in shopping centers so I can get in and get out quickly. That is the only place I really get lost - that and CT.

 

[Rouxenator]

Usually after you ask "OK Google, what is the fastest way home" she will give you the roads with the least traffic and ask "would you like to start navigation?" it's pretty sweet.

I also like how when you say "OK Google call my dad" (or brother or manager or wife, whatever) it will ask you who the person with that relationship is if you have not told her before. Pretty nifty.

 

[TribbleZA]

Usually after you ask "OK Google, what is the fastest way home" she will give you the roads with the least traffic and ask "would you like to start navigation?" it's pretty sweet.

I also like how when you say "OK Google call my dad" (or brother or manager or wife, whatever) it will ask you who the person with that relationship is if you have not told her before. Pretty nifty.

I was wondering about that - I store some people strangely. Thanks

 

[FaSMaN]

Lets talk about Landmarks mentioned in this article, nothing is worse than asking some one for directions, and they tell you "Just drive straight take a left after Johns house" when you ask them how to identify it "its the white one with a roof, you cant miss it!" :/

Thats why I use a GPS and refuse to take down directions, just give me the address.