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Re: Google Maps for iOS Now Live in App Store

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I installed it...am I missing something? It isn't searching my contacts...shouldn't it? What am I doing wrong?

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I think it only searches your gmail contacts. I keep all my contacts in iCloud. I set up a carddav account on my iPhone, but none of the contacts synced to gmail (which currently doesn't have any contacts). How do I sync iCloud contacts with gmail.com contacts?

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This app (or the backing data) is a piece of crap. The satellite photos are so out of date that they are just plain wrong. From my own community, the sat photos are a good six years old.
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This is one of the nicest looking apps i've ever seen. Maps now works better on iphone 5 than on android.
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I used it this morning.
It is missing automatic day/night illumination setting
How do you turn the app off (without having to quit the app) no 'in app' off button

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Review of new Google Maps iOS app:
»apnews.myway.com//article/201212···NO2.html

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I bet Apple is shooting themselves in the leg over the new Google maps if they haven't already from when their maps were first released.
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The new google maps is useless, IMHO since it can't search your contacts, like Waze. So if you want directions to a contact, you have to copy and paste address....or worse, search google (do you know how many bob smiths there are?) Also, much like the rest of googles stuff, it is not intuitive and difficult to use (a lot of mistaken clicks on tiny icons since youre not sure what to do), Waze has big buttons with words that explain what the buttons do (the first time I used it I knew what to,do), google, as always, assumes you already know how to use it.
Almost all driving apps have big buttons...except google maps
Google maps is to ready for prime time, yet
I'll stick with Waze

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Google maps with its driving directions is pretty handy. I have noticed a few inconsistencies with routing directions and re-caclulating routes so be careful out there.

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Just read a way to bypass Apple maps and use Google maps with Siri is to say "Via Transit" at the end of your sentence when asking for directions. It works.

»bgr.com/2012/12/17/google-maps-s···-255870/
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I got the thing working, but the navigation in street view is harder. There is no little map insert that moves with you as you travel. The map you see when you pull the street view window down a bit does not show your movement. Also, the new Google maps does not link up with the contact list. You can always use copy and paste, but not so convenient. It does seem to be a bit more accurate at pinpointing addresses, though.

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10 million downloads in 48 hours. Not bad.

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Use voice in Nav - easy! Then any destination you think you might use again hit Fav - easy!

Anyway anyone when know when Google maps for iPad is due?
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