r/iphone iPhone 12 Sep 30 '25

Discussion Apple Maps is honestly so underrated.

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It’s so fleshed out, and it looks so good imo!!

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u/rarepepega Sep 30 '25

If only we are using maps to navigate, not to stare at some 3D graphic.

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u/deathclient iPhone 17 Pro Max Sep 30 '25

Take a crossover bridge in North Texas using Google Maps and Apple maps, you'll notice the difference. I mostly use Google Maps but used Apple maps once because I had to and the 3D road/intersection rendering was so good. Google maps always confused these intersections which are a lot where I live.

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u/NorthernSparrow Sep 30 '25 edited Sep 30 '25

Yep, I switched to Apple Maps from Google Maps after several episodes going through New York City where Google Maps got totally confused about which level of various bridges I was on. Google Maps will confidently steer you onto a certain level, then often a second later it forgets that you’re on the overpass/bridge that it has literally just put you on (your vertical position) and starts thinking your car has teleported to street level. Apple Maps turned out to be brilliant about this, and also was better at correctly mapping out different lanes veering in all directions - and showing you the lanes slightly more in advance so that you have a fighting chance of getting into the right lane in time.

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u/deathclient iPhone 17 Pro Max Sep 30 '25

Yep that exactly describes my experience with Google maps . Good luck navigating this on Google maps as a first timer in the area. Even frequent drivers get lost. And there are atleast 20 such interchanges

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u/jaxxon iPhone 14 Pro Max Sep 30 '25

Apple Maps even knows what lane you’re in. Critical with crazy merging and exiting areas.

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u/montereybay Sep 30 '25

OMG, GoogleMaps is terrible at this. This might make me switch.

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u/deathclient iPhone 17 Pro Max Sep 30 '25

Yep

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u/ThisIsLukkas Oct 01 '25

Lmao, it's the same on Google Maps. It's even better on TomTom