Apple Maps Closes Gap on Google Maps after Years of Improvements
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Apple Maps launched in 2012 but was criticized for inaccurate data, leading to leadership changes. It has since improved with new features like Look Around, guides, AR directions.
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Google Maps has also improved with Immersive View, Lens integration, more realistic maps. It added features like charging station info for EVs.
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Many users seem impressed by how much Apple Maps has improved, with a cleaner interface than Google's more cluttered design.
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But due to its bad early reputation, Apple Maps still gets criticized, though improvements may be reversing some opinions.
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Anecdotal reports say Apple Maps is increasingly recommended, but most US iPhones still have Google Maps too. Users are asked which they now prefer.